Ancor 16-14 Female Heatshrink Disconnect 100-Pack

The Ancor 16-14 AWG Female Heat Shrink Disconnects are a 100-pack with an adhesive-lined sleeve and tinned surfaces.

Sixteen to 14 AWG is the most-used wire size on a boat, which makes this the disconnect that gets reached for most. Lighting, pumps, instruments and general accessories nearly all land in this range, so a 100-pack is realistic rather than excessive.

A disconnect allows equipment to be removed for service without cutting and resplicing, which matters because everything gets replaced eventually. A boat wired entirely with permanent butt splices turns every pump or light swap into a rewiring exercise.

The adhesive-lined heat shrink sleeve seals around the wire insulation and adds strain relief at the crimp. Tinned metal surfaces resist corrosion at the contact itself, not just at the crimp, which is where an unsealed spade terminal fails first in a marine environment. Explore more wire connectors and terminals.

• 16-14 AWG is the most-used size on a boat
• Lighting, pumps and instruments nearly all land here
• Removable joints for equipment that gets replaced
• Tinned contacts, not just a tinned crimp