Update here, but not how I expected. In a new slip at homeport, and pedestal got hot and blew the breaker.
changed sides, told the staff, its time for an electrician to check it. 3 days later cartridge fuse got hot (I was in parking lot washing the center console), family on board in August heat.
Fuse cut out, and then came back online and melted. Pedestal never blew, nothing on my panel affected. Smoke. family ran out.
Post mortem. Hatteras design did its job. going to single use cartridge fuses. No damage beyond the box but burned up wire in the box. Electrician replaced that inlet with a smart plug to try, wires, fuse.
Clearly the Hubbell plug on my inlet was worn and an arc got created. YC replaced all of the pedestal parts-likely contributed to problem.
I also now run 2 cords when family is onboard. While this happened family decided (and I wasn't there to drop 2 AC's off) to run the dryer, microwave , 4 ACs were on, and a hair dryer. pedestal should have popped.
Electrician is old school, but very capable. Said if your Hubbell inlet plug no longer 'clunks' in when you twist it, then time for a new plug. 3 old boats and 30 years, I don't think that I had one until now that does that.
I do like the binary nature of the smart plug, and the tech of the new High Tides cord. He wired the smart plug to an extra, older 50 amp cord, since they do not make them anymore (charles got out of that biz).
Both plugs this weekend are nice and cool. No loads over 35 amps possible to either cord (30 and 20 seem to be peak). electrician suggested that a load over 40 amps, time to add a cord.
CHECK YOUR INLET PLUGS!!!! It may be time. My error here, but it all worked out fine. I always spray my plugs with CRC, but never til now had the 'clunk' of a new plug. smart plug eliminates that possibility, but tough market to penetrate.
stay safe!
