[hatrack]

on my himalayan there are a few wiring harness clips that have plastic shrouds that don't cover the connections.. water and dirt can fly right into the block holding all the small metal contacts. has anyone addressed this ? It would be hard to wrap it because the space is so tight; caulking or foam might be too permanent. anyone have ideas?

[Richard230]

How about that liquid electrical tape stuff that is typically sold in hardware stores? You brush it on and it dries to look like electrical tape.  It looks easy enough to remove if needed. 

[olhogrider]

How about that liquid electrical tape stuff that is typically sold in hardware stores? You brush it on and it dries to look like electrical tape.  It looks easy enough to remove if needed.

I used it once. It never dried. Could have been defective or just that brand but I'm not willing to try that again.

[Bilgemaster]

I used it once. It never dried. Could have been defective or just that brand but I'm not willing to try that again.

I can recommend without reservation the Performix 4 Oz. Liquid Tape - Electrical at Harbor Freight for $10.99 (or just $8.79 with a 20% Off coupon). According to their website, they also make a spray can version, though I've never used or ever even seen it in my local store.

The 4 Oz. jug comes with a little application brush right in its cap, and is marvelously useful for tidying up and weatherproofing electrical connections or patching up any torn or split black rubbery things. Not only did I waterproof one of my sailboat's key electrics and a new solar panel array with it, I then used it to patch up its rub rails that had been pretty well gouged up by a previous docking-challenged owner. It's pretty rugged stuff once set, and I've found that you can form it up and contour it "just so" using wax paper. Allow it to cure, and then just peel the wax paper away. Lovely useful stuff...

[9fingers]

Bilgemaster, you have solar panels on your sailboat? I believe that counts as "off the grid" and I salute you for your greatness! A dream of mine.......but getting too  old to do it the way I want.......and my wife would not be so happy.
9fingers

[Bilgemaster]

Bilgemaster, you have solar panels on your sailboat? I believe that counts as "off the grid" and I salute you for your greatness! A dream of mine.......but getting too  old to do it the way I want.......and my wife would not be so happy.
9fingers

Well, it's only a flexible 50 Watter that coincidentally bungees very neatly onto my companionway's sliding hatch, but it does the trick well for my modest power needs (no jacuzzi aboard), and the whole shebang--panel, charge controller, cabling and connectors--only cost me about $100. I could double the system up to 100 Watts using the existing controller just by plugging in a second panel, but really see no need presently. As it is, I've actually used the system to get a car in the boat lot that had a tired battery started. For more details on my cheapo slapdash solar solution, you can see this old posting over on the Macgregor Sailors Forum.

[stefano_musica]

If you are super concerned about water getting into connectors, the best option is expensive and time consuming, and that is to go through the entire harness and change each plug to full automotive Deutsche Connectors.