I am planning on adding a pair of LED spreader lights on my 1973 Coronado 27 sailboat.
The spreaders were not previously wired.
My question is (because this boat is pretty minimalistic in terms of hardware size, strength and quality) would I be weakening the spreader tubes (probably about 1 1/4 or 1 1/2" diameter) by drilling a hole to run the lamp wiring inside the spreader tube and into the mast? Versus attaching the wiring cable to the outside of the spreader tube and leading it to the mast?
The spreaders were not previously wired.
My question is (because this boat is pretty minimalistic in terms of hardware size, strength and quality) would I be weakening the spreader tubes (probably about 1 1/4 or 1 1/2" diameter) by drilling a hole to run the lamp wiring inside the spreader tube and into the mast? Versus attaching the wiring cable to the outside of the spreader tube and leading it to the mast?