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The inspiration to create the CableBoom was based on our observation as we fished off the dock at the Montauk Yacht Club, a place we frequently vacationed with our boat. With our hooks in the water waiting for a bite, we glanced along the dock and observed a vast amount of the docked boat’s shore power cables submerged in the water. It was high tide, so it was understandable there was excess slack in the cables allowing them to comfortably reach from the boats to the dockside power receptacle when the tide dropped. Regrettably, at high tide, the consequence of excess slack in the unsupported shore power cables caused many of the boat’s power cables to be submerged. Here's what we saw...
We recognized the dilemma we had with own shore cable along with the preponderance of other boat owners and also discussed the damaging effect shore power cables caused while immersed in the water, such as electrolytic corrosion, also known as galvanic corrosion, emitted from the cable. We knew this electrical current was potentially damaging our own boat's metal fittings in addition to neighboring boats. We also considered the harmful effect a submerged power cable negatively effected the marine environment along with people that swam near the docks.
There was one other matter we had with our cable laying in the water since we are fanatical about keeping our boat and equipment clean and in good working order. Our cable, while submerged for hours at a time, became slimy and covered with barnacles which was unsightly and probably harmful to the retractable Glendenning Cablemaster.
Recognizing the consequences of a submerged power cable, we considered numerous methods to safely support it. Before the next fish was caught we were sketching out proto-types of what is now the CableBoom.
Jay & Jordan Camina
CableBoom Inventors
