Oh and BTW I'm going to be getting soldering lessons eventually! That'll be handy. I was talking with the person who does the lighting maintenance for the school building and has given me dozens of 4' lamps, a couple ballasts, and other things, and who also has the 1972 "Double deuce and a half"I'm interested in (No updates on that yet though), and they couldn't BELIEVE I didn't know how to solder! (I think we were discussing computer motherboards or something; between the two of us we have lots to talk about).
This will be helpful for almost any marine wiring project, as well as joining stranded wire. Actually, come to think of it this came up while describing the "rat's nest" wiring job I did a couple days ago...I was lamenting on how annoying it is to join solid and stranded wires together in the same junction!
I'm going into the world of hardware stores in 10 days or so, but I doubt I'll have the chance to buy any slimline lamps, which I need, but I'll be too busy with other things. But hopefully by the end of next month I'll be able to, I'll have time and transportation can be arranged to get them to where I live. Actually, though, I think I might wait until the end of the summer, I'll be spending much of the summer in/around Sitka I think, so toward the end I'll buy a case and stick it on the boat though I think it will ride around for a few week until I can get to them again, I need to be back here by August 24 for school. My senior year too! (And probably last winter here, though I think I'll be back and forth during other times of the year)