Hi Peter,

On my boat, there are wooden bulkheads at the front and rear of the cockpit sole.  These bulkheads seal off the cabin and lazerette compartment from the foam under the cockpit sole.  How are you going to cut thru them?  Also, after you cut the holes, how are you going to seal around them so that water in the cabin or lazerette compartment doesn’t seep thru?

On my boat, there is a wooden strip of wood covering the hull/deck joint in the cockpit.  I have run cables from the cabin to the lazerette compartment by using cable hangers and zip ties with outdoor/ burial rated cables.  But, there is no reason you couldn’t run a conduit.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
1978. Sanford, MI
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> On Jan 16, 2026, at 11:01 AM, Ric Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com> wrote:
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> HI Peter
> Seems much easier to run wire to the Laz from the port or starboard sides, under the cockpit seats.
> I ran new starter cables and a 12V wire to the Laz for Laz and under port side cockpit seat for  LED  lighting without much difficulty.
> That way your wires remain somewhat accessible.
> Digging through the foam seams like an unnecessary hardship to me.
> Ric
> SV Dadventure
> HB NY
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>> On Jan 16, 2026, at 10:50 AM, peter beckerman via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
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>> Hi all,    I’m looking to run an electrical conduit between the cabin and lazeret.  I’m hoping to run a 3/4 inch PVC pipe between the floatation foam and the cockpit sole.  As there is little room to work with, my plan (such as it is) is to cut some “teeth” in the leading edge of the PVC and try to trim away enough foam to allow the pipe to make the run.  I’m looking for opinions about whether this seems like a good plan, or if anyone has any reasons why I should reconsider.  As always, thanks for your thoughts.  BTW happy new year!
> 
> Richard F. Stott, AIA, LEED AP
> ric at stottarchitecture.com
> C- 516-965-3164
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