410- Issues Installing wires in headliner

[SailorFrank]

Ive owned my 1999 410 for 6 months and have a few (actually more than) upgrades planned. I’m baffled as to how to fish wires from the Nav Station / DC Panel up to the base of the mast area.
Beyond this more immediate Wire Route, if anyone knows a source if info on various other tricks for fishing wires (fore and aft) for the vessel that would be great. Thanks!

 

[scottdube]

There is a chase there between the mast step and the nav station area. It's molded into the ceiling. I have run a fish tape down through there I believe and I left an extra pull string for future plans. You might be able to find a wire that runs to the base of the mast that isn't well secured and use it to act as a pull string to get a real string pulled.

 

[JamesG161]

My 1998 H430 has an circular access in my Fiberglas Arch on both interior sides.
I have opened it and all the cables to service that arch are there and wire can be pulled.
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Also there is an access panel to the chase to the mast, in the Starboard side Cabinets to guide the wires from Nav Table to mast access panel.
Jim...

 

[Don Lucas]

There is a chase there between the mast step and the nav station area. It's molded into the ceiling. I have run a fish tape down through there I believe and I left an extra pull string for future plans. You might be able to find a wire that runs to the base of the mast that isn't well secured and use it to act as a pull string to get a real string pulled.

Mine has that also. But sometimes it is easier in the long term to add an access panel in the and install a cover after. People get worried about cutting into the liner/pan/grid pieces and shouldn't be.

 

[Sailgunner]

I've run wires from one end of the boat to the other. There is a wire chase above the ceiling to the mast (as previously stated). There is a wire conduit on the port side from the nav station to the port locker. There is a conduit from the helm into the boat.
The helm station conduit is not big enough for all the stuff I have added so just drilled new holes next to the locker under the ped cover.
There are also little access plates in the ceiling. I have never had to cut more holes for access.
And yes, pull an extra pull line for future wires. You will need it!
Happy fishing

 

[SailorFrank]

As a recently retired electrician the concept of fishing wires is not new, but I’m used to being able to making a hole or two in sheet rock if needed to get to where i need to go. I’m not keen on making the boat interior look like Swiss cheese just for exploratory holes - hehe. Thanks for all the great advice!