Dennis, thank you; I cannot tell you how many of your emails I have saved over
the years; your advise is almost always my "go to" when I need the voice of
experience on some issue or part...; keep em' coming!
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB: Ohio River, Mile 596;
Richard N. Bush Law Offices2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite NineLouisville,
Kentucky 40220(502) 584-7255
On Monday, May 5, 2025 at 06:58:10 PM EDT, Dennis C. via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
My 2 cents.
I did marine repair for about 15 years after retiring from my "real" job. In
those years, I saw or replaced several of the standard Marinco plugs where
degradation had occurred with evidence of over heating or arcing. Many of them
had one thing in common. The plug was always unsupported. That is, they were
hanging with some cable weight on the plug. Some were routed from the pier
directly to the plug.
My opinion is that by being unsupported, the movement of the boat can cause
the plug to become slightly loose and then arc or whatever. If you eliminate
any load or stress on the plug, there is less chance of failure.
Touche's power cord, a Marinco, is routed from the pier then around the stern
pulpit then has a single wrap around a winch before being plugged in. On the
dock, it is coiled on a hose reel before being plugged into the dockside
receptacle. When I cruise, I always make sure there is a wrap around a piling,
the shore power stanchion or a cleat on the dock. I maintain the wrap around a
winch on the boat. Never had an issue. --
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