Let's see...MANY doctors spec "generic" brand drugs because they either are EXACTLY the same as the name brand or ACT exactly the same once injested....plenty of name brand medicines have killed/injured people too.
And your life doesn't depend on tinned or non-tinned wire...it depends on a good wiring job whichever wire is used...as well as proper PM and a decent skipper for a lot of reasons...
A lot of people talk about quality and safety but don't have the on the water experience to really back it up.
...I don't do generic medicine I want to know exactly were the chemicals i put into my body come from.
yes, but I don't believe in compromising quality. You can if you wish but whats the point in hiring the finest marine electrician in the world and then give him cut rate joe's materials to work with? Doesn't it make more sense to hire the best you can and then provide him/her with the finest materials available?
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Sir, I'm sure you will agree that when you are out on the ocean your life could very well depend upon your vessels electrical. Since a vessels electrical system could be the difference between life and death all repairs should be done to the highest standards possible with only the best quality materials used. Dead in the water is not the same as breaking down on the interstate were the worst that may happen is your AuLattee may get cold.
Marine spec wire is formulated to be more corrosion resistant than wire used for general construction.
Your absolutely correct about the quality of workmanship. I must have repaired hundreds of owner modified boats in my younger days only because the owners had modified them using automotive or other off the shelf cheap connectors or wire. Quality of workmanship is number ! in importance.
Oh, marine spec wire is both tinned and un tinned
http://www.boat-cable.com/types.htm
I think next in importance is the use of the proper termination devices and the use of shrink tubing to prevent corrosion.
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