To what point do you say enough? I mean all the examples are of battery cables. Is that the only area that needs this much attention or should it be across all wiring? Not being argumentative, genuinely curious.
Sent from my iPad using Trawler Forum
Like many things manufactured...it's a question more of how long do you want it to last or how many oceans does it need to cross????
Many of the guidelines presented by safety organizations have one "opinion"...this opinion is supposed to cover almost every boat from fresh water lakes to hurricane prone seas....from ocean racers to rowboats.
It also fails to account for owners that eyeball most things on a regular basis...to other's who are oblivious to standards.
So all in all..just like boat manufacturers who chose the best or the worst of products...as long as they aren't "unsafe"...they ARE good enough. You just might have a heavier maintenance schedule than the owner of a $2mil setup.
I have had many systems fail on boats...often they are the newest...not the 30 year old...untinned wire with hand made crimps and no special heat shrink/glue filled crimps either.
It's all about application, your boat, how you use it, how often you check the system in question...etc...etc...
Even space craft fail...and I don't wear a hairnet in a clean room with top of the line components when I make every crimp on my boat....wow...
I just completed 5000 miles of cruising without a single failure from my hand...only manufactured parts. So let the "only the best" types slay me...I'm laughing all the way.....
The reality is...you just have to know when it's time for the "best equipment and best practice".
I go through life figuring I'll spend the money on a heart surgeon...not my tailor (to a point)....