Marinco has terrible customer service

my cords are short, only enough for tide swing and my power connectors are on side of boat right next to piling so even if they dropped they would not make it to water. If they do reach the water turn off the breakers at the meter(if they haven't already tripped) remove wire from water rinse with fresh water and dry thoroughly.
 
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Originally posted by Robski97

Pascal. I don't know if they are. Everything is covered in rubber . its a good question.

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I really won't sweat it. Most if not all cords do not use tinned wire. And as I recall the ABYC doesn't even call for them to be tinned.

Based on all the cord failures I've seen over the years I'm not sure it would be worth the extra cost to buy a cord with tinned wire anyway. The type of wire itself rarely seems to have anything to do with the failures.
 
Anyone who understands electricity would shut off power at the pedestal or source before plugging in or unplugging the boat end of the cord and a manufacturer who produces a product that encourages having the cord "live" when plugging it into the boat is irresponsible at best.

For those who have a setup at their dock that requires or encourages leaving the cord "live", this is something you should have changed ASAP.
 
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Anyone who understands electricity would shut off power at the pedestal or source before plugging in or unplugging the boat end of the cord and a manufacturer who produces a product that encourages having the cord "live" when plugging it into the boat is irresponsible at best.

For those who have a setup at their dock that requires or encourages leaving the cord "live", this is something you should have changed ASAP.

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I fail to see how it encourages you to plug it in live. All you have to do is turn the breaker on briefly woth the boat end of the cord unplugged to see if the boat plug lights up indicating power is going down the cord. Then turn the breaker off and plug in. Of course you could also just have your master breakers off on the boat ( as you should in most cases anyway) and achieve much the same thing.

It also makes for a handy tool to check were the problem may originate if you loose power. If the LED is still lit at the boat end of the cord you quickly know the break in the power is down stream.

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Ah yes. But you could still use that feature as long as you have your master breakers off.
 
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Ah yes. But you could still use that feature as long as you have your master breakers off.
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And you don't drop the cord in the water.

A live electrical cord around water is an accident waiting to happen. To you, your child, an innocent passer by. There's typically no GFCI protection on the dock pedestals, it's on the boat. The safety standards for dockside power are much more relaxed than for situations such as swimming pools, bathrooms, etc.

And of course, many of us would have to go inside the boat to check the main breaker and if it's dark, break out a flashlight.
 
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Originally posted by Capt. Bill1

Ah yes. But you could still use that feature as long as you have your master breakers off.
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And you don't drop the cord in the water.

A live electrical cord around water is an accident waiting to happen. To you, your child, an innocent passer by. There's typically no GFCI protection on the dock pedestals, it's on the boat. The safety standards for dockside power are much more relaxed than for situations such as swimming pools, bathrooms, etc.

And of course, many of us would have to go inside the boat to check the main breaker and if it's dark, break out a flashlight.

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I take it you have no DC lighting on your boat. Nor any DC lights at the panel to illuminate it when you need to check it in the dark for one thing or the other.

Otherwise if you're switching over from Genset you'd have lights. And if you have no Genset most people turn off their main breakers before disconnecting shore power and leave them off till they have reconnected.

But I understand your point about dropping the cord into the water. And if all the circumstances are just right you might cause some one harm.
 
new lens came today ... very disappointed. U know those white reinforcements we used to put on loose leaf paper? well that's what the lens looks like and how it applies. No wonder it fell off. this is soo not going to work

Rob
 
The marinas I've visited on Long Island, NY, all have On/Off switches at the pedestals. A few years ago, when we had a Chaparral, the marina had regular 20A house receptacles at the slip posts. I had to make an adaptor to use my 30A shore power cord. The owner refused to change the receptacle, even though I offered to pay for the parts. I was never really comfortable with that set-up, and it was one of the reasons we left the marina. I flip main switches at the pedestal and the main boat panel before connecting or disconnecting. I also think that having a live shore power cord hanging at a dock or pier is illegal in this neck of the woods. It's dangerous, period. Hy
 
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