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<blockquote data-quote="azekologi" data-source="post: 142395" data-attributes="member: 2311"><p>:beer: I know this ALL TOO WELL!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Excellent advice that I'll make sure to follow. Soldering is a little more work, but it's worth it in the long run I'm sure.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is the ONE THING that's kinda keeping this semi-easy project on the back burner. Sure, I might be able to fish the wire past any obstructions now, but, when I put a new top on (hopefully next season) what's gonna keep those new screws from severing the wire that will be in there? That's right; NOTHING! And I sure as heck don't want to do the work now, just to redo it again later (either under the guise of pulling the wire for safety if/when I put new screws in it, or afterwards because it screwed it up and doesn't work). So, I'm between a rock and a hard spot.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>These are some excellent ideas, but I don't think that either will work very well for my application. If I was to attach tubing under the gunwale I think that it would end up looking beyond silly; the biggest problem would be getting past the oarlock hardware (both the mount and the oarlock shaft itself) without looking like utter hell. I think that the spray rail is the best option, BUT, my rail is mounted entirely on the outside of the boat. I think that drilling through the hull, that close to the waterline, just seems like <em>inviting</em> water to leak into the boat...not good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azekologi, post: 142395, member: 2311"] :beer: I know this ALL TOO WELL! Excellent advice that I'll make sure to follow. Soldering is a little more work, but it's worth it in the long run I'm sure. This is the ONE THING that's kinda keeping this semi-easy project on the back burner. Sure, I might be able to fish the wire past any obstructions now, but, when I put a new top on (hopefully next season) what's gonna keep those new screws from severing the wire that will be in there? That's right; NOTHING! And I sure as heck don't want to do the work now, just to redo it again later (either under the guise of pulling the wire for safety if/when I put new screws in it, or afterwards because it screwed it up and doesn't work). So, I'm between a rock and a hard spot. These are some excellent ideas, but I don't think that either will work very well for my application. If I was to attach tubing under the gunwale I think that it would end up looking beyond silly; the biggest problem would be getting past the oarlock hardware (both the mount and the oarlock shaft itself) without looking like utter hell. I think that the spray rail is the best option, BUT, my rail is mounted entirely on the outside of the boat. I think that drilling through the hull, that close to the waterline, just seems like [i]inviting[/i] water to leak into the boat...not good. [/QUOTE]
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