Wiring from the Helm

[Scoel]

I have a 2003 386 with a Raymarine C70 chartplotter at the helm, radar, autopilot, ST60 wind, speed and depth. I wanted to connect AIS and DSC at the electical panel where my VHF is located. The chase hole at the base of the pedestal is so full of wires that I don't think I can get another one through let alone the four for AIS and two for DSC (all 18 AWG). Can anyone think of a solution or work around?

 

[Sailgunner]

If you are talking about the hole through the boat, just drill another one. I had to for all the wiring I added.

 

[seadaddler]

Your Pain

Same thing on my 2007 H-36 has all the bells going through the one available stainless pipe but I was able to add one more small wire with grease and that was it and that's why I dare not try to add anything more and really impossible with all the wires already in the pipe.
The only way is to run wires on the outside with maybe a nice tube and try hiding it but thats it for sure and going down under the floor not a problem,good luck if you find a way let us know.
nick

 

[BLIGHT]

I noticed that you have two pipes coming from the deck are both filled?

Bob

 

[Ken13559]

Run a 3/4"-1" SS tube along the side of the pedestal pipe. Make a hole on the instrument cover for cable entry and cut a slot (not a hole) at cockpit floor cover (this cover is for the steering arm area) so that the floor could be remove without removing the tube/wiring. Stand-off the tube from pedestial pipe with home piping stand-off brackets. Dress the cables at both ends of tube with flexible plastic conduit (white color) and gormet. It'll look great.

 

[Bill1565]

All of the wires at my helm go up thru the pedestal. Compass light, wind speed, power and A/P compass wires stop there. instrument wires go out of pedestal thru a conduit up to DF/ boat speed combo from Raymarine.

Project this summer to add a tall crash bar, single lever throttle/shifter from Edson and a nav pod. Will have Fuse block/ negative strip in nav pod, so only one power wire from "instrument " breaker on panel. DF wires and W/S wiring will probably continue up thru pedestal and conduit to nav pod. Throttle and shift cables will go up starboard leg of crash bar.