Underdeck wiring Ribcraft 585

Nano · 26 June 2012, 19:20

Hi

Does anyone have a good idea how to wire a cable below deck on my Ribcraft 585. Tried a couple off times but failed. Would rather not mount my VHF antenna on the console, instead of the A-frame. But maybe that's the only way out?

/Mårten

jambo · 26 June 2012, 19:47

Hi
I was lucky in that I had an old cable that I tied a cord onto pulled it thru till cord appeared attached new cable and pulled the other way. At the same time I had enough spare cord that i doubled it up on the cable so that when I was finished I had a pull thru cord in the truncking that I could use both ways if needed.
Do you have an exsisting cable that you are replacing or a cable you could scrafice to put your cord in place then replace the cable.
Hope this helps.

Nano · 26 June 2012, 19:56

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Originally Posted by jambo

Hi
I was lucky in that I had an old cable that I tied a cord onto pulled it thru till cord appeared attached new cable and pulled the other way. At the same time I had enough spare cord that i doubled it up on the cable so that when I was finished I had a pull thru cord in the truncking that I could use both ways if needed.
Do you have an exsisting cable that you are replacing or a cable you could scrafice to put your cord in place then replace the cable.
Hope this helps.

Hi.

No spare cable available. Will wiring a new VHF antenna cable.

At worst, i will have to disconnect a existing cable, and pull it out with an extra cord, and then pull everything back with the new one.
But if that fails...."i'm screwed"

/Mårten

mister p · 26 June 2012, 20:06

Oh man, don't run wires under deck dude. Sparks and wear and shorts and smoke and stuff.

falcon0310 · 26 June 2012, 20:32

just fish it with mini trunking

willk · 26 June 2012, 20:37

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Originally Posted by falcon0310

just fish it with mini trunking

My thoughts precisely. Maybe pour a bit of silicone oil down there first - just remember to keep it off the tubes!

Oh, and ignore Mr P - he's been inhaling MEK again

Nano · 26 June 2012, 20:41

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Originally Posted by falcon0310

just fish it with mini trunking

Yepp, thought about that too.

But will make a new try tomorrow with my fish tape. I will try to modify it with a bulb on the top so it not get stuck in the "flexible hose"

I'll keep you updated....

/Mårten

jyasaki · 26 June 2012, 21:24

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Originally Posted by mister p

Oh man, don't run wires under deck dude. Sparks and wear and shorts and smoke and stuff.

From a VHF cable? I doubt it. I'd be more worried about the nav light wiring, which are wired to a hard 12V, but since they don't worry me either, well...

jky

Maximus · 26 June 2012, 22:12

It could pay to have a GOOD LOOK for the Mouse cable (Nylon cord) that is left in from the Factory for such instances as you describe ,i.e Take off the the Hat and and get in there, and have a good Root around. They often fall, or get pushed- pulled down into the Trunking.I had the same problem on my last R.C,but finaly got it out with a piece of wire coat hanger.. saved alot of grief.

CJL · 26 June 2012, 22:45

Did exactly the same job about a month ago on our Ribcraft 585 and used this

Worked pretty easily and keeps the deck clean and tidy. I am sure you could purchase an equivalent kit.

I left a bit of string in afterwards to make it easier in the future!

Chris

mick · 26 June 2012, 22:58

An old fiberglass tent pole will do a good job just make sure you tape the joints together 1st.

jyasaki · 27 June 2012, 06:54

Or an electricians fish tape...

Wightdiver · 27 June 2012, 09:12

If you still have trouble finding the other end of the pole attach a long tie wrap to it leaving the tail as long as possible, twisting the pole rotates the tie wrap and hopefully you will see it from the exit hole. Worked for me, after a day of faffing about and not being able to locate the rod as it was stuck behind a chine.

Good luck

Nano · 27 June 2012, 21:12

Hi

Finally, I managed to get the cable through the pipe.
All it took was a fish tape and A FRIEND. I pushed the fish tape from the console and back. My friend pulled at the other cables / hoses that went into the tube and out the stern. Then we managed to get through it. I also had to remove the rubber bushings.

I also added a spare cord for the future.

Thanks for all the tips. I hope this thread will be useful to someone else as well.

/Mårten

jambo · 28 June 2012, 08:16

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Originally Posted by Nano

Hi

Finally, I managed to get the cable through the pipe.
All it took was a fish tape and A FRIEND. I pushed the fish tape from the console and back. My friend pulled at the other cables / hoses that went into the tube and out the stern. Then we managed to get through it. I also had to remove the rubber bushings.

I also added a spare cord for the future.

Thanks for all the tips. I hope this thread will be useful to someone else as well.

/Mårten

Glad you got sorted.

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