Need advice on replacement shore power cord

[DaveK]

Went to the Hattini this morning and someone has stolen the shore power cord. I'm looking for advice on where to buy one, any brands to avoid, what to look for in a replacement, what price to expect etc.

Thanks in advance,

Dave

 

[Dan Mapes]

Depending on the copper inside, keeping the outside clean is going to determine how it lasts. I started using Mop-N-Glo to coat a clean power cord and it works.

 

[nautibake]

Here is a recent link on this topic. I ordered a High Tide 50 Amp 50' cable thru Amazon. Supposedly sealed ends, lifetime warranty, another member gave it a good reference. Hope it helps...

http://www.samsmarine.com/forums/showthread.php?28239-Recommendation-for-50a-220v-power-cord

 

[SEVEN]

Marinco was worked great for me. I've found Craigslist a good spot for really good pricing. 50'125/250 for around 250.00 to 400.00. That's about 1/2 price of West Marine.

 

[DaveK]

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I ended up going with a 50' 50 amp from High Tide.... I have seen a hand full of good reviews between this forum and another and no bad.

 

[Scott & Malina]

Went to the Hattini this morning and someone has stolen the shore power cord. I'm looking for advice on where to buy one, any brands to avoid, what to look for in a replacement, what price to expect etc.

Thanks in advance,

Dave

You may also want to invest in a motion activated camera to put on your dock as long as you plan to continue to provide the thief more shore power cables. Then at the least, you can find the person responsible and invite them for coffee and "chat" about his latest shore power cable selection. Unbelievable!

Scott & Malina

 

[kjcampos]

You may also want to invest in a motion activated camera to put on your dock as long as you plan to continue to provide the thief more shore power cables. Then at the least, you can find the person responsible and invite them for coffee and "chat" about his latest shore power cable selection. Unbelievable!

Scott & Malina

thank god when we were in NJ this summer my tech friend installed cameras with night vision on my boat that can see 360 degrees they r being recorded 24-7 ...the week of Christmas the boats to the right and left of me got robbed in the middle of the night and the culprits looked up at my cameras ....they glow red at night...and just kept going....cameras PRICELESS....

 

[nautibake]

thank god when we were in NJ this summer my tech friend installed cameras with night vision on my boat that can see 360 degrees they r being recorded 24-7 ...the week of Christmas the boats to the right and left of me got robbed in the middle of the night and the culprits looked up at my cameras ....they glow red at night...and just kept going....cameras PRICELESS....

Wow, that is a great story kjcampos. Would you mind sharing what kind of cameras and where they were mounted, and what is the storage mechanism for the recordings? Sounds like a very good investment...

 

[kjcampos]

Wow, that is a great story kjcampos. Would you mind sharing what kind of cameras and where they were mounted, and what is the storage mechanism for the recordings? Sounds like a very good investment...

hi Nautibake ...im not a tech guru my friend is the expert it was his idea and boy am i GLAD i did....the system is a ALIBI system and 4 cameras 1 on the bow under the overhang in front of the windows 1 each over the doors that go from the side decks to the Aft Deck and 1 on the stern where you put the tender looking down ....all my cameras have night vision so i can see everything they all glow red at night which is a warning to keep out....my system has enough memory to record for 6 months and they are always recording ...the system will tell you when you go to the memory when it recorded an issue so you can just look at that instead of having to rewind to look at the whole recording i can go back to any day in the last 6 months....im glad i have it its already paid for itself....

 

[nautibake]

hi Nautibake ...im not a tech guru my friend is the expert it was his idea and boy am i GLAD i did....the system is a ALIBI system and 4 cameras 1 on the bow under the overhang in front of the windows 1 each over the doors that go from the side decks to the Aft Deck and 1 on the stern where you put the tender looking down ....all my cameras have night vision so i can see everything they all glow red at night which is a warning to keep out....my system has enough memory to record for 6 months and they are always recording ...the system will tell you when you go to the memory when it recorded an issue so you can just look at that instead of having to rewind to look at the whole recording i can go back to any day in the last 6 months....im glad i have it its already paid for itself....

Thanks kjcampos, sounds like a very effective system with some serious storage! I'll be looking into something similar, would like to add the ER's too.