fredrussell
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That is a death trap like that for anyone who may touch the cableMost boats, including mine, have this on board, preferably in a sheltered spot
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Industrial Connectors IP44
And this on the end of the cable
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Industrial Connectors IP44
Definitely one of the cheaper ways to improve safety on board
Wrong way round Stemar. See post 3.Most boats, including mine, have this on board, preferably in a sheltered spot
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Industrial Connectors IP44
And this on the end of the cable
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Industrial Connectors IP44
Definitely one of the cheaper ways to improve safety on board
Workmen at our club tied my live shoreline out of their way while working on the pier at ~HW. Then the tide must have inexplicably retreated... Resulting in live bare wires in the river!And please don't do what my pontoon neighbour did. Of out for a couple of hours sail ,left shore plug connected ( yes plugged in live)!! , just coiled up the flying end dumped on pontoon. One coil had flipped over and hanging over the edge. Had to rush over and unplug before the slinky effect took over.
Not yet had a chance to let him know how close to disaster it was
And please don't do what my pontoon neighbour did. Of out for a couple of hours sail ,left shore plug connected ( yes plugged in live)!! , just coiled up the flying end dumped on pontoon. One coil had flipped over and hanging over the edge. Had to rush over and unplug before the slinky effect took over.
Not yet had a chance to let him know how close to disaster it was
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Workmen at our club tied my live shoreline out of their way while working on the pier at ~HW. Then the tide must have inexplicably retreated... Resulting in live bare wires in the river!
Just a thought, is the socket on the o/p's boat a power outlet, rather than the inlet?
If you have this setup on your boat you are trying to kill someoneMost boats, including mine, have this on board, preferably in a sheltered spot
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Industrial Connectors IP44
And this on the end of the cable
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Industrial Connectors IP44
Definitely one of the cheaper ways to improve safety on board
Most boats I've seen use the Marinco flush mounted male connector. Shore power is then a Marinco female to Commando male in 16A…
I’ve had one on my boat (fitted by me) for 15 years and no problems at all but have heard people have had issues.Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Do a search for boat fires connected to these sockets, i'd never, ever, use one or fit one. I've replaced lots of them, usually with heat damage.
Try: Inlets and Accessories | Energy Solutions
I’ve had one on my boat (fitted by me) for 15 years and no problems at all but have heard people have had issues.
Totally wrong way round! The cable should have a free socket on the end and the boat a male socket with the pins exposed.Most boats, including mine, have this on board, preferably in a sheltered spot
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Industrial Connectors IP44
And this on the end of the cable
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Industrial Connectors IP44
Definitely one of the cheaper ways to improve safety on board
As I posted earlier ... I know many MoBo's that have Marinco and similar ... like everything today - there are knock-offs as well ...
I've never seen any problems with them - but there are numerous reports of such. I put it down to mis-use .. like many things - there are ways good and bad to use ...
Neighbour who moored at my place with his MoBo - had such Marinco ... nice looking flush fitting - but we could not get a plug to fit ... only online ... so we ended up with trailing cable ... not best solution of course.
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Even if he didn't get electrocuted the trip hazards might have done for him.![]()
Even if he didn't get electrocuted the trip hazards might have done for him.![]()
I think we can all agree a "live" male plug is really a no no /dangerous....however one needs a male plug and a female socket....and this can be difficult to achieve safely in some circumstances.The plug on the cable you attach to the source of 230v should be male, and the other end that you attach to the boat should be female - once you have attached the cable to a power source, the cable is live.
See the several posts above describing how rubbish the Marinco shore power system is.this is what is fitted to merry fisher motor boats as standard, up to 32A
which seems massive to me
perhaps they are used constant at max power and then over heat / poor installation ?
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Look at the Ratio plug and socket previously mentioned. It's straight and it's also waterproof, whether the plug is in or not.Replying to the original question, yours is not the only boat with a female socket for shore power input. I've seen several myself and my own boat has one and it is WRONG and DANGEROUS. Even worse is that many of them use a male plug on each end of the long shore power connecting cable. Refueller's suggestion of a SHORT connecting cable with a male plug on each end is my own solution because I have found it impossible to get the proper male connector to mount on the hull. All the bulkhead mounted connectors that I have seen are angled so that they point downward to shed water but there is no room in the location on the combing to mount an angled connector. Hence the compromise. At some point I will mount one inside the cockpit locker and fill in the hole left when I remove the offender.