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I've got a 1968 Sakonnet that I am restoring and recently went on the hunt for the wiring. The wiring for the stern light and bow light is actually embedded in the foam, placed there during original production. My boat had a plug for the stern light that was mounted on the inside ledge of the port transom. I know the wiring is internal since I cut the transom out this week because of rot, and I had to dig wet foam out of the port side as well. The holes from the original wiring plug were the source of the water. I actually got to see the wiring firsthand while excavating. Alternately, there are pictures on the site of stern light wiring that runs through the tunnel to a junction box mounted in the stern area and the the stern light gets plugged from there. That seems to be the norm.
I've opted to make a wire run under the port side cap by cutting a channel in the glass to lay the wire down inside the foam. The bow light wire will go under the cap from fixture to tunnel and the same for the stern. I'll have to glass the top of the cap after the wires are installed but it's not a big deal since I will be painting the boat. I hear that it is typical to run the wires through the rub rail as well - but that would be too easy!
The later models had the wires to the bow light run up the rub rail to the bow.
Check out this members personal page and look at the bow shot. You can see the bow light wire. http://www.whalercentral.com/infusion...r_id=12583
