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Yours,not mine..
But if that isn't possible,helpful ideas in running cable down the boat..
Due a mysterious allergy to wine,fries and pies I no longer seem able to crawl through the lazerette
Either end of the run is very restricted ,I'll try a cable conduit but I think there are too many restrictions on the way through..tape measure didn't work
Suggestions for some super solution that I haven't thought of please----
 
gjgm said:
Yours,not mine..
But if that isn't possible,helpful ideas in running cable down the boat..
Due a mysterious allergy to wine,fries and pies I no longer seem able to crawl through the lazerette
Either end of the run is very restricted ,I'll try a cable conduit but I think there are too many restrictions on the way through..tape measure didn't work
Suggestions for some super solution that I haven't thought of please----
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I use this for runs that aren't too bendy:

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p75799

Not quite as exciting as borrowing your mates lithe missus, but less likely to get you into trouble.
 
jimmy_the_builder said:
I use this for runs that aren't too bendy:

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p75799

Not quite as exciting as borrowing your mates lithe missus, but less likely to get you into trouble.
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Yep, I have used these a few times now for threading cables and boom lines. As JimmyTB says, the only thing they wont do is get around a tight corner or a kink easily. The other thing I have used is a bit of 2.5 twin and earth cable.
 
Ripster said:
Yep, I have used these a few times now for threading cables and boom lines. As JimmyTB says, the only thing they wont do is get around a tight corner or a kink easily. The other thing I have used is a bit of 2.5 twin and earth cable.
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Alternate method if a congested cable void is a length of MT2 trunking 25mm x16mm x 3m and a nylon draw wire .
Remove the trunking lid cut the square end of the lid to a even round, tape the draw wire on the inside of the lid and feed the lid gently along the run, at the far end if a tight opening, use long nose pliers and fish the draw of the trunking lid
Then withdraw the trunking lid and use the draw wire to draw the cable through

Good Luck
 
Gemini said:
Alternate method if a congested cable void is a length of MT2 trunking 25mm x16mm x 3m and a nylon draw wire .
Remove the trunking lid cut the square end of the lid to a even round, tape the draw wire on the inside of the lid and feed the lid gently along the run, at the far end if a tight opening, use long nose pliers and fish the draw of the trunking lid
Then withdraw the trunking lid and use the draw wire to draw the cable through

Good Luck
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I was thinking of this too, not sure if there is room to feed it in at the starter end;otherwise it might have to be JTB's suggestion.
Thanks all.
 
I have a couple of Morse control cables I use for cable running, a thinner more flexible outboard cable for bendy runs, and a thicker inboard cable for longer runs where its stiffness means it doesn't sag so much. And the metal slides at the ends means they will fight their way through conduits with out buckling.
Another thing is when you join the new cable, if it has a plug/connector streamline the joint with tape so it slides through more easily, and if it won't go through then it will pull back out, nightmare if it jams halfway!
Just things I have found out from several miles of cable pulling...!
 
Cable Pulling

I thought the borrowing of neighbours wifes was restricted to the cravan / campervan fraternity, dont tell me it has penetrated fnarf fnarf the boating world too!

Anyway, +1 for both the tools listed i have used both in conjunction depending on the run i am trying to get cables through.

I find that taping cables to the nylon draw cord can work against you, the tape binds up on everthing.

I found that pulling a length of the orange plastic multiplat type rope, like what you get on MOB throwing bags, then threading the cable you want to pull up inside the rope a foot or so then applying very little tape around the end to minimise binding works well. The rope closes around the cable like a chinese finger and provides a very slippy surface for drawing through trunking. You'll know how slippy the rope is if you've ever tried to tie a knot in it!

Worked for me.
Barry
 
Soon after our boat was delivered, I wanted to install her docking cameras and managed to get another visit into the factory where they had a number of 67s on the production line.
I was really only interested in where I could run the cables but the factory guys were so helpful.
They use large cable ties - cut the little nobbly bit off the end and simply tape a few together with electrical tape.
You end up with a something similar to the tools described above but it is only bendy in one direction.
If you pick fairly large cable ties, you can get it quite a long way through and by twisting it, you can "kind of" steer it through.
Thats what they used in the factory and it worked for me when I fitted my docking cameras.
I hope I've explained that well enough.
 
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