[lucky]

Here's my preferred method, overkill as some may think.

[dragon]

Anything but those splice connectors .

[Randallromans8]

I've never had a connect go bad.

[tadcroz81]

I used small squirts of expanding foam very carefully to seal around a few wire holes. Also I ran my nav lights and docking light wires through a piece of 1" conduit ran through the wiring holes that were pre cut into the cross members under my deck. I did this for two reasons, to prevent chaffing because the wiring grommets are missing from the wiring holes, and also because I fish quite a bit at night and sometimes can have branches wash under the bow while anchored. The pipe will prevent any branches from snagging on the wires and damaging them. If you do run through conduit, be mindful that getting future wires through will be very difficult unless you pull all the current wires out, then re-pull them back through with the new wire al at once. here

[tyler]

Re: Sealing hole around wires/rigging here

[StinkiePhish]

You can buy a boot that will seal the hold. Yes - wires and cables are run under the boat. The throttle, shift, and steering cables are water resistance and won't be bothered by the water. Electrical wires will also not be bothered if there are no exposed connections. Those wires are usually run in the split tubing and secured to the bottom of the deck with suitable clamps. more

[eche|on]

Re: Sealing hole around wires/rigging

[dan.klasson]

Thanks guys, I figured there was a boot that would take care of the hole. I appreciate the tips for the wiring. Now it's time to search for a boot to fit my hole problem. [links]

[Jade E.]

The middle tool is a low grade Klein strip & crimp tool though it’s not really well suited for much other than crimping non-insulated terminals and stripping wire. more

[extrin]

PREFACE: This article is long and rather detailed. It is written in two parts and covers crimp tooling, terminal selection, types of terminals and includes plenty of do’s & don’ts. The first part covers heat shrink terminals and then goes over insulated terminals.
After writing this article I have had many request to know what tools we actually use here at Compass Marine Inc.. This image shows some of them….

[dorianm421]

The second row of connectors are called insulated terminals but are not heat shrinkable. The ring terminals are a what are considered a three-piece terminal and the butt splices are a solid tube with no seam. These terminals stand head and shoulders above the bottom row but keep in mind that they are not sealed connections. As such they are quasi-open to the marine environment. When used in conjunction with UL 1426 tinned marine grade wire these crimp terminals will last a long, long time provided they are not in any direct contact with water, such as in a bilge.

[svs]

The biggest worry with el-cheapo crimp tools like this is the lack of pull out tensile strength you can achieve due to the very narrow cross section or thickness of the jaws. They also lack any sort of reliability in repeatable crimping. here

[dKingston]

Re: Sealing hole around wires/rigging more

[regina2020]

You can buy a boot that will seal the hold. Yes - wires and cables are run under the boat. The throttle, shift, and steering cables are water resistance and won't be bothered by the water. Electrical wires will also not be bothered if there are no exposed connections. Those wires are usually run in the split tubing and secured to the bottom of the deck with suitable clamps.

[jib]

Re: Sealing hole around wires/rigging

[Judson]

I used small squirts of expanding foam very carefully to seal around a few wire holes. Also I ran my nav lights and docking light wires through a piece of 1" conduit ran through the wiring holes that were pre cut into the cross members under my deck. I did this for two reasons, to prevent chaffing because the wiring grommets are missing from the wiring holes, and also because I fish quite a bit at night and sometimes can have branches wash under the bow while anchored. The pipe will prevent any branches from snagging on the wires and damaging them. If you do run through conduit, be mindful that getting future wires through will be very difficult unless you pull all the current wires out, then re-pull them back through with the new wire al at once. here