Cable tie bases for glueing

[mrming]

Hi all,

I’m looking to route a bundle of two NMEA2000 cables around an area of the boat.

I want to cable tie them down as they go. These are parts of the boat where screws can’t be used, so ideally I would glue down the cable tie bases. They’ll cross a variety of unsuitable surfaces including (shock horror) a small area of vinyl hull lining, so the glue will need to be very sticky.

However, for buying online in the UK, I can only find cable tie bases with self-adhesive pads, or those designed for screwing down.

What I’m after is this kind of thing, but without the self-adhesive pad, so I can use my own adhesive (e.g. epoxy which is much more likely to stay put).

I found this article about a weld-mount cable tie system, but the product doesn’t seem to be available in the UK.

Does anyone know of a suitable item for my application? Any tips gratefully received!

 

[Boathook]

Have you looked on RS components or CEF ?
The other option is some trunking. I stick it in place using waterproof 'no nails'. Either use the trunking as a long bit or as short sections.

 

[Daverw]

I use the small self adhesive pads, peal off backing as normal but use CT1 to stick, works well

 

[crewman]

I use the small self adhesive pads, peal off backing as normal but use CT1 to stick, works well

So did I . Still stuck down even in the cockpit

 

[rogerthebodger]

So did I . Still stuck down even in the cockpit

It may be the heat where I sail but all my self-adhesive pads fell off eventually.

Used heavy duty contact adhesive to re stick then back on once I removed the foam pad

 

[mrming]

Thanks everyone! Sounds like I should buy the ones with the adhesive pad, then remove the pad and use epoxy.

 

[rogerthebodger]

Thanks everyone! Sounds like I should buy the ones with the adhesive pad, then remove the pad and use epoxy.

Ensure the plastic on the pad is compatible with Epoxy which is why I used contact adhesive and in my case, I was sticking then to my ceiling so needed then to hold themselves up

 

[mrming]

Ensure the plastic on the pad is compatible with Epoxy which is why I used contact adhesive and in my case, I was sticking then to my ceiling so needed then to hold themselves up

Good point thanks. I’ll do a test on one of them and see.

 

[PCUK]

Hi all,

I’m looking to route a bundle of two NMEA2000 cables around an area of the boat.

I want to cable tie them down as they go. These are parts of the boat where screws can’t be used, so ideally I would glue down the cable tie bases. They’ll cross a variety of unsuitable surfaces including (shock horror) a small area of vinyl hull lining, so the glue will need to be very sticky.

However, for buying online in the UK, I can only find cable tie bases with self-adhesive pads, or those designed for screwing down.

What I’m after is this kind of thing, but without the self-adhesive pad, so I can use my own adhesive (e.g. epoxy which is much more likely to stay put).

I use exactly those and add a small dab of CT1 on the adhesive pad. Needs a chisel to get them off (as I found last Friday!)

 

[zoidberg]

I've used CT1's big brother Power Grab and Bond ( same stable ) to hold quite weighty objects - e.g. some underdeck reinforcement pads - until I can get throughbolts in place. Once set, I'm assured by CeeTec's boffin that it has as strong a grip as CT1. Perhaps a smear of this in 'up under' places would do the job...