[C320-list] Wiring an ST 60 Wind Instrument

[tharrison at innovations-plus.com]

Well said Jeff 

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> On Apr 17, 2015, at 1:06 PM, "Jeff Hare" <Catalina at thehares.com> wrote:
> 
> Generally you'll find that running wires to the pedestal will go smoothly if
> you go down the port side of the boat.  We ran our wires to up into the
> compartment next to the Nav Station Seat where we have a box where the
> connections are made.  When pulling the mast, there's only a short distance
> to pull the wires back before they get to the base of the mast.  It also
> keeps the connections out of the bilge.
> 
> From there there's a spot where you can snake the wires up behind the nav
> station.  That's typically where the VHF radio cable goes up to get to the
> radio (assuming yours is mounted next to your electrical panel also).  Under
> the stove is a little storage cubby that you can remove with 4 screws.
> Between this and the door under the sink, you'll be able to snake the wires
> aft into the area where the water tank valves & pump typically are located
> (on your model year).
> 
> From there, you follow the blower hoses and have access to the storage
> locker (we call it the black hole) behind the aft cabin.  'cause everything
> goes in there and doesn't come out till fall.  Anyway, to route wires up to
> the pedestal, you should remove the steering gear cover in the aft cabin.
> It's got a dozen small screws and probably sealed with silicon or something
> like that (which you should re-seal when you're done so that you don't get
> anything dripping down the back wall of the aft cabin and leaving stains or
> a wet bunk.
> 
> If your boat is anything like ours, the original wiring runs up one side of
> the pedestal tube.  I've had mixed luck trying to just feed a snake wire up
> the tube and pulling new wires.  It gets full pretty quickly.  If that's the
> case, you should consider loosening and lifting the pedestal tubes a couple
> inches and drilling a new hole down the other foot so you'll have an empty
> tube to run some new wires up into.  I suggest also running a new/spare
> duplex power wire, and a length of Cat6e cable for NMEA, radio remote or
> other future signaling purposes. Easy to do now, hard to do all over again.
> 
> Then when you're done, seal the holes and cables with some kind of
> waterproof sealant that you can easily remove in the future, drop the
> pedestal tube back in place.
> If you run wires up the other tube, you'll have to drill a large access hole
> in the pod and the SS tube to bring the wires into the pod where your ST
> gauges are.
> 
> If you don't have an Autopilot yet, it's a good time to consider at least
> buying and running the control wires because you'll have to do this all over
> again otherwise.
> 
> All in all, it's one of my least favorite wiring jobs on the 320 but once
> it's done you should be in great shape for the future.
> 
> -Jeff Hare
> #809
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
> Of Harry Juris
> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 9:53 PM
> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Wiring an ST 60 Wind Instrument
> 
> To introduce myself to the group, my name is Harry. I purchased Polar STAR
> about a year ago and have been actively reading the website and this group
> ever since then. They have been incredibly helpful. I previously owned a
> Catalina 30.  I haven't posted previously because I didn't have any good
> answers to contribute and didn't have any questions which hadn't already
> been answered.    
> 
> I am now in the process of installing an ST 60 wind instrument on Polar
> Star, a 1998 C320. The mast is down and I snaked the wire and got the
> transducer installed on the masthead today. Tomorrow I will tackle the
> interior work, running the wire down the compression post and aft then up
> through the pedestal. I'm looking for advice as to how the wire runs from
> the bottom of the post. Does it go down the Port or Starboard side? How does
> it get through the aft cabin? Does it go under the bed or up and through the
> headliner? Any suggestions would be welcome.  
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Harry
> 
> Polar star
> 
> C320 # 541
> 
> Nyack Boat Club
> 
> Nyack, NY 
>