DWABoat
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- Aug 13, 2019
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- Boat Info
- 2001 280 Sundancer
1989 220CC Cuddy Cabin
- Engines
- Twin 4.3 w/Alpha Ones
5.7 Mercruiser Alpha One
Took another picture for you. When you crawl into the locker under the helm you'll see a bunch of wires, control cables etc. going through the bulkhead (pic below). Using a short fishtape through there the fish tape will exit into the area directly below (pic from my post #6723). It's only a couple of feet so the shorter the fishtape the better. You can then attach the wire(s) and pull them through pretty easily.
Also going into the ER bulkhead I think you're better off drilling a new hole vs. going through the access hole that has the control cables and wires. That's a pretty big hole with lots of silicone and I personally wouldn't want to disturb that grouping. Pretty easy to silicone up a small hole for the new wires.
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I see the hole in the starboard side under the helm. It has lots of wires.
Unfortunately, there are no visible screws in my mid cabin berth. I guess the panels have never been off. I really don’t want to start tearing up the boat. Looking for suggestions.
My first priority is to find a route from helm to galley. Short run, for sure, but I will have to get around the head.
I plan to install a new Standard Horizon VHF at the helm with the connected RAM4 handset in the galley. I want to monitor VHF in the cabin while at anchor and I want the intercom feature back to the main radio from the galley.
I can easily install the base at the helm, but am looking for a way to get the RAM4 wire into the galley. No need for the Engine Room in this yet. Do you know the best route?