Waterproof is a relative term. After years of exposure to moisture most
"waterproof" things are not really all that waterproof. Many of the
electrical problems I have seen on older boats is poor conductivity. I've
never encountered a broken wire that broke because it was soldered to a lug.

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:14:50 -0500, jamesgangnc penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|I solder all my wires. Evry crimp connection I have seen on a boat that
was
|more than a few years old had developed noticable resistance and voltage
|drop.

You can expect that if you don't use quality water tight connectors.

--

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

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