Arc-y sparky...

During the Friday Harbor gathering, Roger on In Cahoots had a little "electric situation," with the plug on his 30 amp cable arcing.  I met Ben from Friday Harbor Marine while he was working on Roger's boat.  Fast forward a week or so, and we had exactly the same situation.  Ben was out of the Smart Plugs over the holiday weekend and just got more in today.  I have to say I didn't sleep well the past couple nights, having concern over that plug.

Not an inexpensive replacement, since the wiring from the plug in the cockpit back to the electrical panel had to be replaced, as well.  That bit of wiring wasn't fried all the way back, but there was no extra wire... cut off a few inches, and you're a few inches too short.  Now, there's a bit more wire to work with, if we need any kind of service on that in the future.

The burned plug...



And the replacement...



The new plug has a deeper connection and a positive lock; it sure looks like a "smarter" connection.  We went 6 years with the other, never had an issue.  Hopefully, this new one will go even longer.

Just a heads up for boaters - you might want to check your cable.  Ours was fine... right up until it wasn't.