Vern,Norm, etc., Please don't get me wrong because you know I truly value your input in areas such as we're discussing now and I'll always (well, ___most___of the time :-)) but I'm not so sure exactly what is wrong with using the OEM shorepower recepticles which come with the boat. We have a few large yachts (one @ 70' and one beautiful 125' sailboat) which call our Marine Center home. Norm, you've seen them when you've been here on past July 4ths. Granted, I have no idea what's going on below, behind the plug, but they connect to our shorepower pedestals (I think they've go dedicated larger amperage ones)just like the rest of us and the boatside end of the cable goes into recepticles on the boat, just like the rest of us except larger.
I'll grant you that sometimes there's shoddy electrical work done at the factory on production boats (that's a whole 'nuther thread!) but for the most part the system works. Seems to me that with proper inspection of the plugs to insure nothing's burnt or overheated, you could go with the stock system forever. Steve -----Original Message----- >From: "Densler, Vernon R (AS)" <[email protected]> >Sent: Jul 3, 2012 12:08 PM >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] EXT :Re: An elusive plastic box > >If you guys remember I had a cable burn up and was having electrical issues. >I did the crimped and soldered ring thermals direct to my power panel, getting >rid of the plug on the outside of the cabin and I haven't had a problem since. > Now I am lucky that right below where my receptacle used to be is a storage >locker that I store my cable in when not in use so it really doesn't get in >the way. Getting rid of that expensive point of failure was the best thing to >do in my mind. > >Vern > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Norm >Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 12:40 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: EXT :Re: [Liveaboard] An elusive plastic box > > >An important point is how the shore power connector attaches to the boat. >Mine goes into the boat via a 3" deck plate on the side of the deckhouse >then up a bit (a drip loop) then connects to the line going to the shore >power circuit breaker via crimped and soldered ring terminals bolted >together and the covered with rubber hose slid over the connection. > >I have seen some spectacular fireworks on failing shore power connectors but >mine have worked well whenever I used them. > >Norm > > >_______________________________________________ >Liveaboard mailing list >[email protected] >To adjust your membership settings over the web >http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > >To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > >To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
