[C320-list] Autohelm Rudder Reference Transducer

[alahlm at comcast.net]

Tim:   just make sure you measure carefully and drill up from underneath, i wouldn't go much bigger than half inch drill bit, it's not that difficult and you should see the bolts that hold the pedestal guard foot in place 
   
  al ahlman
    #476
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Jeff Church" <jjemail at comcast.net> 

> Thanks Tim. 
> 
> Can the job be done without removing the guard? I was hoping that I might be 
> able to leave the guard in place and fish the wires up from below. 
> 
> JeffC 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Timothy Grennan" 
> To: "C320-List" 
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 7:42 PM 
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Autohelm Rudder Reference Transducer 
> 
> 
> >I drilled through the deck and ran the wires through the other post. The 
> >wire in the port side filled the pipe so running added wire was not 
> >possible.Drilling throught the deck w/the guard off was a piece of cake.The 
> >only hard part was to drill the tubing for the additional wire on the 
> >starboard side. Make sure to fill the deck hole up w/silicone after the 
> >wires are run. 
> > 
> > Jeff Church wrote: I was just down at the yard (50 
> > degrees in Chicago!) trying to figure out 
> > how to run the new wire for the rudder reference transducer up thru the 
> > binnacle post. If anyone has run additional wire up to the instrument pod, 
> > I'd appreciate some advice. Will another wire fit in the port-side post? 
> > Am 
> > I better off drilling thru the liner and deck into the starboard post? I 
> > think there were previous comments that either option could be 
> > problematic. 
> > 
> > Thanks 
> > 
> > JeffC 
> 
> 
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