[C320-list] Pulling Wires

[sail-ability at sympatico.ca]

It also pays to have a 40foot fish wire in your tool box as well, I've used mine countless times. They come on a nice compact spool.
Cheers
JohnM
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> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> From: wflowe3 at aim.com
> Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 09:30:15 -0500
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Pulling Wires
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> Don't know if this will help any but I had success fishing wires by using a length of metal beads (like chain pulls for ceiling fans) attached to sewing thread and dragging these through a multi angled wire chase on my last boat. I used a strong magnet on the outside of the wire chase to move the beaded chain. Once it and the thread were through, I attached stronger string to the thread pulled that back through and attached the wires to the tread-- you get the picture.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colin Evans <twosailors at bigpond.com>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 2:23 pm
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Pulling Wires
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> Alan
> I`ve just run wires to the cockpit for speakers from behind the power
> board/nav table. I put the wires in a 10mm (3/8`` to you guys) flexible
> loom tube first then removed the pelmets in the port lockers behind the
> stove. It was easy getting the loom in from the bulkhead at the main
> cockpit locker. 
> Through the main locker I just folowed the existing looms. There is one
> that dissappears into the binnacle, just in front of the rudderpost. Maybe
> there is enough room for another. I didn`t try to fix the loom tube to the
> hull or anything, I just tied it to the existing with zip ties. The longest
> job for me was cutting the holes for speakers in the lazarette hatches, but
> I took them home as I live across the road from the marina.(sometimes too
> close)
> It was easier than expected, though you may need 20mm loom tube for 3 wires.
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> Colin Evans
> #774 Lake Macquarie, Australia
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> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Albrecht, Alan
> Sent: Wednesday, 8 December 2010 1:27 AM
> To: 'C320-List at Catalina320.com'
> Subject: [C320-list] Pulling Wires
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> I am getting ready to install a Standard Horizon GX2100 AIS/DSC radio. I
> will most likely need to pull at least 3 wires between the VHF Radio at the
> main saloon Nav Station and the GPS Station at my Binnacle. In addition I am
> installation a RAM Mic near the wheel. Does anyone have any advice before I
> start researching how to run the wires between the two components and route
> the RAM Mic cable to the transom?
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> Alan Albrecht, PE
> Williams Deep Water Group
> Houston
> Cell 918-625-7352
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