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After seeing a charred connector on one boat, coming back ot the dock to
find a neighbor's boat had caught fire (luckily folks were around the
usually deserted dock and quickly put it out), and finding early signs of
overheating on my own shore power cable.... [cable was ~1 year old]
I asked around and on the list (about 2 years ago)
Based on the advice I got and my observation, I cut the boat-side
connector off the shore power cable and hard-wired it to the boat
("upstream" of the boat-side power connector). Used "code approved" crimp
connectors, not wire nuts to make the connection, made sure the cables
were stress-relieved, etc.
During the next year or so livingin aboard I never had any issues and
slept *much* better at night - aboard or ashore.
jim
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