[C320-list] Marinco replacement

[Doug Treff]

Jim,

I just replaced my socket and boot yesterday with new Marinco parts. 
You really have to push down hard on the boot to get it to slide all the 
way on the socket. Try holding the end of the socket against a hard 
surface and firmly push the boot down over the socket. I'd bet that it's 
not fully seated. I had to really work on mine to get it down all the 
way. Try to do this without squeezing the boot, since it may prevent it 
from sliding easily.

Once I did this, my plug correctly engaged and I was able to use the 
locking ring. I'm still on the fence, though. I think I may convert to a 
Smart connector. See this link:
http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=2338&ParentCat=69

Fairly easy to swap out the on-board receptacle, I may do it next 
off-season. The on-board receptacle even uses the standard mounting hole 
pattern, so you don't need to drill new holes.


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Doug Treff
September Song #350
Pasadena MD
doug at treff.us

On 14.05.2013 07:40, jim brown wrote:
> Had a couple of loose connectors on the female plug of my shore power
> cord. I was leaving on a trip so I had the local marina replace the
> female socket. When I got the cord back there was a replacement boot
> over the new sockek but it didn't reach to the end of the socket
> leaving about 3/8 inch of white sockek protruding from the boot (the
> boot appears to be all the way down). This prevents the locking ring
> on the boot from reaching to the inlet socket threads on the boat so
> the cord can't be locked onto the boat. . I think this is a big no-no
> but the marina says that this is the way the replacement sockets are
> supposed to be. The only adapter I see from marinco links two cords
> together but won't work between the cord and boat socket  Anyone
> replaced the sockets on their cords and had a similar problem? 
>
> Jim Brown
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