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View Full Version : Proper Thru-hull (deck) electrical connections Mr. Sandman 01-13-2011, 10:46 AM Beyond drilling a hole running a wire and filling it with a dollop of 5200, what is the best electrical connection for a thru roof or thru hull? I have seen a couple mechanical coupling types but I can't find a place to buy them. likwid 01-13-2011, 11:42 AM Scanstrut makes em Cable Clam / Deck Seal (http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|328|49758|112306|316467&id=1351847) Also Blue Seal http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|328|49758|112306|316467&id=28645 Mr. Sandman 01-13-2011, 11:46 AM Thats it!!! I was couldn't find what they were called. thanks! likwid 01-13-2011, 11:51 AM Thats it!!! I was couldn't find what they were called. thanks! Took me about 15min to remember who made the stupid things. :rotf2: Defender master catalogue = your friend. beamie 01-13-2011, 12:43 PM Lotsof choices at Hamilton too. Very inexpensive, mostly chromed brass stuff. CABLE OUTLET 3/8" CABLE CHROME PLATED BRASS 137039 (http://store.hamiltonmarine.com/browse.cfm/cable-outlet-3-8-cable-chrome-plated-brass-137039-/4,20819.html) RIROCKHOUND 01-13-2011, 12:52 PM Defender master catalogue = your friend. And the shipping is exceptional * *My father-in-law oversees the shipping department likwid 01-13-2011, 12:57 PM Lotsof choices at Hamilton too. Very inexpensive, mostly chromed brass stuff. CABLE OUTLET 3/8" CABLE CHROME PLATED BRASS 137039 (http://store.hamiltonmarine.com/browse.cfm/cable-outlet-3-8-cable-chrome-plated-brass-137039-/4,20819.html) Never liked those, they fall apart or seize. RIROCKHOUND 01-13-2011, 01:06 PM Never liked those, they fall apart or seize. they aren't bad for through roofs. I put a bead of silicone in the ones on the R/V. still removable, but much tighter seal.... Mr. Sandman 01-13-2011, 02:25 PM I have some cheap plastic ones that I know will either break or not work once I take them apart. I like those clams. RIhound...Let your father-in-law know I am very happy with Hamilton's shipping. Everything is super well packed and gets here pronto. I ordered the comm fishing offshore flare kit/box from them and Let me say that thing was packed like it was a nuclear reactor! Boxes within boxes in metal cans and again in multiple exterior boxes...It was unreal the amount of packing material used to ship flares RIROCKHOUND 01-13-2011, 02:38 PM RIhound...Let your father-in-law know I am very happy with Hamilton's shipping. Everything is super well packed and gets here pronto. Nope. He's at Defender..... Mr. Sandman 01-13-2011, 02:45 PM Oooops.:rotf2: likwid 01-13-2011, 05:18 PM they aren't bad for through roofs. I put a bead of silicone in the ones on the R/V. still removable, but much tighter seal.... Thats if it doesn't have a connector on the end. Most warranties are voided if you cut the cable. Believe me, I've been in some fights over that one. SM: pains wessex solas flares or junky olins? :D vBulletin® v3.8.7, Copyright ©2000-2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
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