Running a Windvane cable - update
Hi H33 owners. I need some advice.
I had a Raymarine windvane installed before my mast was stepped this year. The cable is at the base of the mast going into a small junction box. An i60 was installed at the helm.
All I need to do is run the wire from the junction box to the i60 display.
Any suggestion how to run the cable? (preferably without having to remove the liners)
Update:
Last night I spent a few hours routing the wind vane cable from the base of the mast to approximately where the electrical panels are located.
My issue was that I did not want to remove the head liners to feed the cable, but after much investigation, I saw no other choice. The dealer told me that removing the liners is easy, getting them back without damaging them is tricky without the right tools.
In the end, with the help of a metal coat hanger (reshaped to serve a new purpose) I fed the cable from the base of the mast to the starboard side where the radio speaker is located. I ran a metal "fish line" from inside the electrical panel to the corner where the speaker is mounted. From there I was able to pull the cable back into the electrical panel area.
(Sound easy, but this took about 4 hours to figure out and execute.)
All of this is certainly no easy task because there is all kind of bends and obstructions hidden behind the ceiling liner. There is very little room between the liner and the underside of the fiberglass deck.
Running the cable further aft will be much easier as there is a nice clear opening where many other cables are going to the rear of the boat. Just need to use the fish line again and pull the cable back.
(I'm sure when someone from Hunter reads this, they will laugh because they know that there is a much easier way.)