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Power boat kill cord. The shore power cable and connection is the most easily overloaded point of wiring on the boat because it feeds all of the AC system including receptacle circuits. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch MAIB said the unnamed driver was not using the vessels kill cord. A concern to boaters for many years and it has been on the RYAs agenda for just as long.

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These plugs and inlets were both 30A versions run at 28A or 93 of the face value rating. It consists of a length of cord or plastic wire connected to a kill switch on the engine or dashboard of the boat. The constant working of the connection between shore power cord plug and receptacle with the boats motion can loosen the connection increase corrosion and weaken spring contact tension.

Victoria Milligan says neither she nor late husband Nick Milligan were attached to equipment designed to cut the boats power Nick Milligan who was killed. When using club rescue boats please ensure you have made the following checks before launching. I was then able to convince them to send me this thermal image of two brand new plugs inlets both 30A.

Always always always use a kill cord and ensure that it is attached to the driver of the boat. The word kill in the term kill cord refers to the killing of the engine however the result of either not wearing it or its malfunction can be fatal. What are kill cords.

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