HeadedToTexas
Guru
Each of my electrical projects cleans up the rather messy collection of wires and hoses in my bilge and throughout the boat. Often tidying up loose wires is as simple as adding them to a nearby bundle that is already secured to a bulkhead or other structure, but there is a growing number of instances where I need to attach a zip tied group of wires to a new point.
What is the best way to make that attachment? I see several existing examples of a small stainless screw in a hole drilled in a big zip tie screwed directly into a fiberglass stringer or similar structure. Any problem with that? Or should I go to the length of epoxying a small piece of plywood to the fiberglass and screwing the zip tie to the plywood? If that is the standard, my Mariner 37 is way out of compliance.
My two main concerns are keeping it neat and safe, and not compromising the waterproof nature of the fiberglass by poking holes in it.
What is the best way to make that attachment? I see several existing examples of a small stainless screw in a hole drilled in a big zip tie screwed directly into a fiberglass stringer or similar structure. Any problem with that? Or should I go to the length of epoxying a small piece of plywood to the fiberglass and screwing the zip tie to the plywood? If that is the standard, my Mariner 37 is way out of compliance.
My two main concerns are keeping it neat and safe, and not compromising the waterproof nature of the fiberglass by poking holes in it.