Cheapest place to buy Oceanflex cable?

[lustyd]

I've realised it's probably better to just buy a 30m reel of red and one black of 6mm oceanflex. Does the panel have any thoughts on the cheapest place to buy this in the UK? 12VPlanet is £56.35 while furneauxriddall is £40.49. That's quite a difference so naturally I'm wondering if there's somewhere even cheaper!

 

[Gixer]

I've bought a lot of cable from these guys and it seems good quality. They also do oceanflex.
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[lustyd]

Thanks, seems to be slightly more than Furneaux so I'm starting to think they may be the cheapest option.

 

[PaulRainbow]

Thanks, seems to be slightly more than Furneaux so I'm starting to think they may be the cheapest option.

As far as i know, they are.

Do you have need for two 30m rolls of 6mm ? It would be perfectly acceptable to use black for both cables and put a short piece of red heat shrink on each end of the positive cable.

 

[Gixer]

Just had another look and only some of the listing for the company I recommended actually state Oceanflex. The 6mm doesn't so it might be another brand not Oceanflex.

 

[mrangry]

Being a tight Scotsman I spent loads of time looking for the cheapest and found furneaux Riddall the cheapest

 

[lustyd]

With the number of projects I've done and have left to do it just seems time to get a couple of reels in. I'm not a fan of losing the colour coding, and against the cost of components (2 plotters, A/P, radar, VHF, solar....) a couple of reels isn't going to be the thing that breaks the bank. I ended up buying 100m of solar cable as it was cheaper than buying bits and bobs, and I think I have 50m of outdoor Ethernet cable too, ready to connect helm and mast top router to the switch. I now have a few solar extension cables of different lengths which is handy, and still a bunch of spare cable in case needs change. 6mm seems to be a good size as it'll handle most "big" or long loads on the boat while also being small enough not to be silly for smaller jobs. I do have some thinner cable on the boat for the really small loads though.

 

[lustyd]

Now ordered from Furneaux. I hadn't even realised they were Portsmouth based, that makes life much easier when looking for electrical boaty stuff!

 

[dune16]

I bought some a month or so ago and Furneaux were the cheapest, arrived super quick too

 

[lustyd]

Well, here I am less than 24 hours later with my two reels of cable, which was packed within minutes of the order going in. That is exceptional service so kudos to www.furneauxriddall.com!