[C320-list] Radio Remote Mounting

[Art Harden]

Joe: 

We almost have the same boat. Tortuga is hull #243. 

Art Harden
Tortuga Catalina 320
937-477-5544 (m)

> On Sep 12, 2017, at 7:44 AM, Elizabeth Schwartz <schwartz781 at optimum.net> wrote:
> 
> Ahoy.....I wanted to do the same to mine years ago....saw the same issues,,,,ended up just running speaker wire to pedestal with a remote speaker......and keep a handheld vhf at the helm.....Joe.....#245
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 06:57 AM, John Meyers wrote:
>> 
>> I am looking for a way and place to mount a radio remote onto the
>> pedestal.  I have the standard Edson pedestal including the instrument pod
>> near the top over the compass. (I purchased and installed a Standard
>> Horizon GX2200 in the cabin and then bought the remote CMP31.)
>> 
>> The remote cable has a connector that won't fit easily into the conduit
>> that goes into the gauge housing on my 1997 #406. There are about a dozen
>> wires and shut off cable that uses that conduit that leads from the housing
>> down to the steering box in the aft berth.  I tried pulling the
>> disconnected wires down and there was a lot of resistance and not sure if I
>> could push/pull those wire back through after I put through the remote
>> cable.
>> 
>> Has anyone done this? Is there another place/way to mount the radio remote?
>> Any advice on what I am trying to do?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance for any help.
>> 
>> John Meyers
>> 1997 #406
>> Wind Chime
>> Muskegon, MI
>>