[Paddlewise] SV: A last turn on Global Warning -> exercise and power -> rechargeable batteries for kayak equipment - will they work?

--- Has anyone had any bright ideas for getting 12V power through the
deck ---- or bulkhead in a salt-water environment?


I'm now using IP67 connectors both flying, i.e. connecting two wires,
and as throughput into switch boxes. Have a look at this catalogue for
identification of parts:

http://www.svb.de/index.php?sid=1ba98726e71d37b277e0619671d46417&&cl=cat
alog_env&anid=284&pageid=110

Bty: my previous kayak caught fire this summer about 2 hours after being
left in a container. The whole morning had been spent with water in the
cockpit during rescue practice and the bailing pump system with
air-actuated switch, waterproof switchbox and gel-battery was located in
the cockpit.
The lead-acid battery for the bailing pump may have been connected with
a cable, that was not up to standard, or the sealed switch box may not
have been sealed enough. It's likely that leaking current had heated
parts so that the fuse couldn't prevent the outcome. Anyway, we shall
never know. The kayak was completely destroyed.
At the same time another 10 kayaks in the container were destroyed by
fire and heat. A very sad story.

Best regards
Jens Viggo Moesmand
Denmark
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