[C320-list] Gross sticky shore power cord?

[Mike Paris]

Thanks Jeff! I used your Oxy Clean method on the power cord Sunday and it 
worked great. I also used the same bucket of suds to clean the hose I keep 
on the dock. It had got to the point that it marked up the deck when I used 
it. Simple and easy to do both.

Mike P
#734
Southern Calif.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Hare" <catalina at thehares.com>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 4:00 PM
Subject: [C320-list] Gross sticky shore power cord?


While packing up the boat for the drizzle we're expecting, I gave the job of 
removing and storing the shore power cord to my wife. Mostly because I 
didn't want to be scraping tacky goo off *my* hands for the next hour and 
she didn't know about that part of the job yet. :)

Well, needless to say I wasn't very popular for a while and got assigned the 
job to clean it. "NOW!" I think was how that expression translates best in 
mixed company.

So, I figured I'd try what I heard or read somewhere about how to clean this 
easily and fast.

One 5 gallon pail with the cord coiled inside, some very warm/hot water and 
a cup of Oxy Clean. This is the same stuff you can use in the laundry.

Well, within a few minutes it was obvious the tacky black stuff was just 
dissolving. I took a sponge with a scrubby side and wiped the cord off as I 
pulled it out of the bucket. A soapy rinse and I have a clean power cord. 
When it's dry I'll wipe it down with some 303 vinyl protector.

I didn't allow either plug end into the bucket because I didn't know how it 
would react to the metal connections.

Hey, worked great for me. (Almost took me longer to type this message on my 
phone than it did to clean the cord. Something's wrong with this 
technology.)

-Jeff