Amazon sell self watering wicking cord. It is made from a polyester-mixed fiber, so it may have some UV resistance. It costs $10 per 50ft, so even if it has a limited life, you would have plenty to spare.
https://www.amazon.com/Watering-Capillary-Self-watering-Automatic-Hydroponic/dp/B07CLNGBRL - Paul E. 1981 C&C Landfall 38 S/V Johanna Rose Fort Walton Beach, FL http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > On Apr 29, 2021, at 2:09 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > That's exactly what I did. Worked great but UV killed it in a few months. > It fell apart. > > Sewed two short pieces of lamp wick under a single long piece. The short > pieces laid in the puddle on the deck and the long piece went out through the > toe rail and hung down a few inches. Great design. No longevity. > > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 11:13 AM Michael Crombie via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > I just sew two flat oil lamp wicks into a T and place through the hole in the > toe rail. The T holds them in place. Available online or in any outdoor store. > > Mike > Atacama 33ii > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
