The shore power cord on Trident becomes sticky in hot weather and leaves marks on the deck. Any solution?
Wipe it down with a bleach and water solution to clean it and then wipe it down with Armorall. Cleans up great!
Mike Smith
S/V Breezer
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...as Ron described, but with a little twist.
To keep the cruddy-ness of the shorepower cord from "staining" the lifelines, I make sure that where they are connected ith the velcro ties is next to one fo the metal pieces on the lifelines.
Now, how's that for minutia. I always thought that shorepower cords were supposed to look ratty so no one would steal 'em!
I also have two cords, but I keep my cruddy one attached to the dock with wire ties. That way when I want to sail I just turn off the power, unplug, and go. It helps that I have a port tie-up with my shore power plug on the port side. By the way, Stu, you're right about why power cords should be cruddy. Some Friends of ours with a Gozzard 44 had $300 worth of nice shore power cords and adapters ripped off this summer.
Ted