I had to upsize to a 1.5" guard when I put new instruments at the helm. (Radar, plotter, wind, depth, speedo, and autopilot head). Seemed like a big waste money at the time, but in retrospect, I'm glad I did it.
If you plan on having the boat for a while, it's probably worth doing. If you're not going to keep the boat for a while, don't put new electronics on. Cheers Colin On 5/4/13, John Russo <[email protected]> wrote: > Remove the Binnacle guard leaving the floor mounts in place and drill holes > through the cockpit floor for the wires. Keep insides of mounts clean so > guard fits back in. I started with a small drill then over drilled in size > and then filled with epoxy to seal any coring and then drilled the size for > the wires. Pretty thick with plywood floor etc. Then drilled hole where > wires are to come out the Binnacle guard (hardest part to do). Since I ran > many wires into an Edson pod for three instruments , I had to align holes > in > each side of the Pod binnacle interface with Edson mounts so no wires are > exposed. Run the wires through before remounting the Binnacle Guard > simplifies the snaking of wires etc. Good Luck! > > John > Arpeggio > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joel > Aronson > Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 11:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List Electronics at the helm > > BTW, > > you'll need a coat hanger or electrician's fish tape and a helper. > I'd also run a messenger line to make the next one easier. > > Joel > Sent from my iPad > > On May 4, 2013, at 11:10 AM, Robert Gallagher <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am getting ready to fully wire my Chartplotter/depth/ to power, depth > transducer, and Ais GPS that is located down below. >> >> There is not enough room to go through the pedestal as the autopilot and > engine cables are taking up most of the space and I don't want anything to > get tangled. >> >> The pedestal guard is the obvious choice but there are NO HOLES down > there. Only nuts on studs or bolts at the base of the guard tubes. >> >> HELP! >> >> A new pedestal guard seems like overkill just to run wires. And yes, I > need the chartplotter at the helm. >> >> Thanks in advance, I know someone will come up with a solution :) >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
