Last year we replaced all our instruments and transducers. In my case I have
an older ('88) C27 but the job was made easier as there was already an
existing hole drilled near the top of pedestal guard for the old
instruments. We tried an Edison pod mount but the sucker was HUGE, far
deeper than we needed for our new ST60 instruments, and after much research
we hired a local craftsman to create a brand new teak housing for us. Turned
out to be not much more expensive than a manufactured one and looks gorgeous
without overwhelming the pedestal.I would imagine drilling a hole in the stainless steel pedestal guard would be a challenge. The base of the pedestal guard, below the cockpit, was open on our boat so wires could be run freely without drilling a hole down there. Essentially, following Phil's style of explanation, we ran our wires: 1. transducer cable from the transducer (in the v-berth, ahead of the waste holding tank) through the bilge aft, to the engine compartment; from there along the cockpit underside to the port locker; 2. used a steel fish to push power wires from the starboard electrical panel down to the space around the fuel tank under the starboard berth; 3. routed power aft of the engine and over the shaft, tied to existing wires; to the same spot the transducer cable was routed, near the port locker under the cockpit. 4. pushed a fish down from the hole in the pedestal guard till it poked out below the cockpit; 5. spent an uncomfortable long time pulling the transducer, power, and SeaTalk cables up through the pedestal guard by sitting in the port locker The most difficult part was pulling the wires, because in my case I was pulling 3 transducer wires and a SeaTalk cable (which carried power for all the instruments) through the guard, and it was a tight fit both for the cables in the guard and for the human squeezed into the locker trying to reach both below the cockpit via the engine access portals and above the guard to pull on the fish / cables. I too would prefer having the instruments where all crew can see them but generally the only useful spot is against the aft wall of the cabin, either side of the companionway. Downside is a human usually sits back to these two spaces because it is so comfortable, and thus blocking view of the instruments to crew AND captain. Patience is well advised when doing this work :) David On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 4:44 PM, PAUL <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > Need more advice from you seasoned skippers. The boat I recently purchased > has a through-hull depth-sounding transducer but no depth gauge. I've found > one at a local boat electronics store that works with the transducer when > powered. I think I can find a bracket to mount it on the guard above the > binnacle compass. Need some wisdom on running the wires from there to the > fuze box and transducer. Will I have to drill a hole in the pedestal or is > there another way? > Thanks! > Paul > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IC27A/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
