Attaching cables to Glass Fibre

[Ruffles]

I have a number of cables running inside the cockpit locker underneath the hull/deck join flange. These were attached with self adhesive pads when I bought the boat and most had come unstuck. I bought new pads but they don't stay on for long!

Is there a better way? I'm reluctant to drill holes unless absolutely necessary.

Rob.

 

[jjj]

Why don't you clean the contact area with acetone, and then apply abit of epoxy resin to the adhesive pads.

 

[Thistle]

Is there room to glass in a length of plastic conduit? The stuff with a snap-on lid could be fitted without re-wiring.

 

[Ruffles]

Then the sticky stuff will still be against epoxy - just new epoxy. I think it's the natural tackiness of gf that's the problem.

Rob.

 

[stretch33]

Had similar trouble so made up some small ply pads which l stuck on with epoxy, then put cable clips, clamps etc onto those using screw to secure them, lot better than them pads.

 

[kds]

Blobs of sikaflex at regular intervals works. You just need to wedge the wires up there until it has gone off.
Ken

 

[Ruffles]

Thanks, I'll try that. Might use araldite or equivalent for convenience.

Rob.

 

[paddywackcocker]

you could try cleening with a touch of thinners (as above) and get your self a hot glue gun from your local DIY store, this works a treat. The bigger the cable the bigger the squeeze on the trigger. Goes off very quickly as well. Is very neet and tidy

 

[simonfraser]

superglue works fine on clean surfaces

 

[Guest]

Hot melt glue gun - first clean off area and then a good blob every so often ....

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[tome]

Would that be a hot glue gun Nigel, like Paddy suggested, or a special gps bluetooth glue gun with CMap cartridges?

 

[pappaecho]

TLC (Electrical distributor) produce a range of sizes of stick on cable mounts with cable ties built in. They stick to anything, and require a great deal of effort to get them to dislodge - some have a softish back which is designed for uneven surfaces like grp mat...

 

[Ardenfour]

you could try one of the building adhesives, eg 'grabs-like-nails' after degreasing the area. I used this on a previous boat to stick cable conduits onto bare grp and it held without any probs...

 

[frilaens]

Stick the pad on and then wait a while before attaching the cable. The weight or tension of a cable on a newly stuck pad pulls it off.

 

[cliff]

[ QUOTE ]
you could try one of the building adhesives, eg 'grabs-like-nails' after degreasing the area. I used this on a previous boat to stick cable conduits onto bare grp and it held without any probs...

[/ QUOTE ]I'll second that! - Did it on last boat to stick rectangular snap top ducting up - stuck up one too many tried to remove the next day - boat still has spare cable duct!
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