"Harold" wrote in message
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You have what looks to be direct burial wire. You might as well call it
solid wire because it doesn't look to be capable of bending easily. The
ends of the wires are severely corroded and the crimps don't look too
good. At the very least the cable ends should be sealed with liquid
electrical tape or something similar. The wire itself should be finely
stranded tinned copper and the connectors could be soldered if the wires
could be rigidly supported for 6" or so from the end. (There are different
schools of thought on this). It just doesn't seem right to be running wire
in an aluminum boat in the absolute wettest part of the bilge. Other than
that it looks really good.



The wire runs through a channel half way up a semi v hull.
No wire right at the very bottom, where water will collect first.
I'd need about 8" of water to cover the wire in the forward section of the
boat... not so much back in the flatter aft section.