Pulling old wiring out of old boats..

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I am starting a seemingly endless task of pulling old, unused wiring out of my boat. Is it worth the effort? Should I bother? Any shortcuts to speed the process? Anyone else done this and got any tips? I just seem to end up pulling the boat apart to remove a 30 ft length of coax - quite dispiriting.
 
I left all my old wiring in as i disconnected it, i buzzed it through and marked it up, and have actually reused some of the stuff i disconnected for other purposes as it saved me running a whole new length for some bits
 
Ive got one bit of old radio equipment (I think!) screwed to the back of a cupboard in the pilot house and the door is too narrow for me to get in and I can't reach it!! I have been training my six year son as he fits nicely, but he can't work out how to release it from it's mounting bracket! Does keep him happy for hours though!
 
Phoenix of Hamble said:
Oooh one final point... Dont bin the old wire... Keep it all and take it to a metal reclaimer... Its worth a good few quid.

My entire boats worth including the old battery cables and copper plumbing was worth over £200
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So how much is your local scrap metal dealer paying for copper at the moment????
I recently got £4.30 pkg.
C_W
 
My tuppenceworth.
Run wiring in conduits wherever possible.
Leave mousing lines ready for new wiring.
Try to avoid screwing wire to the structure in clips
 
The mousing line is a very good suggestion. Re conduits and screw clips - i agree. I am trying to get as much out of the conduits so I can creat space in them, to try and remove the wire cable tied along the outside of them. The scrap value is an interesting thought! If scallys can make money out of Network Rail's cabling, I am sure their must be a few pounds in my boat, and legally too!
 
pierscovill said:
Ive got one bit of old radio equipment (I think!) screwed to the back of a cupboard in the pilot house and the door is too narrow for me to get in and I can't reach it!! I have been training my six year son as he fits nicely, but he can't work out how to release it from it's mounting bracket! Does keep him happy for hours though!
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I thought child labour was illegal, shades of sending boys up chimneys :D
 
BlueLancer said:
I thought child labour was illegal, shades of sending boys up chimneys :D
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Hmm I can remember as a kid being sent into the stern locker on the boat to connect protect and tape the VHF aerial :rolleyes:.

This went on for several years till eventually my dad thought I had taken longer than normal and broke off his conversation to ask. I had spent some time trying to riggle out but due to another age of growth was stuck :mad:

It was only several years later when was with my first girl friend did I put 2+2 together and realised what I had been given to protect the wires with :o
 
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Phoenix of Hamble said:
Yep, i've become an expert dismantaller through removing old wiring.

However, remove it and you are left with a nice clean install and no confusion over whether a wire is 'active' or 'remnant'

Stick with it... It'll be worth it!
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+1

Removed everything and started anew in my 27'. Well worth the effort to get rid of confusion.

Seems obvious but when running new wires make sure you allow enough slack to secure it away tidily, thought I had but in a couple of places didn't leave quite enough slack to tidy away.
 
Satisfying weekend pulling old wiring out of my boat

My father in law and I spent all weekend pulling old wiring out and filled an ikea bag. VERY satisfying and the boat looks a whole load tidier.

Piers
 
S T O P !!!

Don't throw that bag away please.

It looks as if you have part of the connecting loom for the Snurble Gripthribbly Mk11 (the plastic one). More experienced forumites than me will check and confirm - the grey bits, chaps ?.

The makers stopped production in 1982, and the plans and details were lost when the' 84 hurricane demolished and then flooded the works on Eel Pie Island where the original workshops were undergoing restoration. I understand that the then Thames Conservancy had a skip load of debris, but it was taken in error when the BBC wanted some background material for one of the later series of Steptoe and Son were being made at Pinewood.

If you check the outer case of the moulding it will have Edward Coningsby's initial in the plastic.
 
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sarabande said:
S T O P !!!

Don't throw that bag away please.

It looks as if you have part of the connecting loom for the Snurble Gribthribbly Mk11 (the plastic one). More experienced forumites than me will check and confirm - the grey bits, chaps ?.

The makers stopped production in 1982, and the plans and details were lost when the' 84 hurricane demolished and then flooded the works on Eel Pie Island where the original workshops were undergoing restoration. I understand that the then Thames Conservancy had a skip load of debris, but it was taken in error when the BBC wanted some background material for one of the later series of Steptoe and Son were being made at Pinewood.

If you check the outer case of the moulding it will have Edward Coningsby's initial in the plastic.
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PM me and I will happily ship the whole lot to you for the cost of the postage! :eek:
 
sarabande said:
It looks as if you have part of the connecting loom for the Snurble Gripthribbly Mk11 (the plastic one). More experienced forumites than me will check and confirm - the grey bits, chaps ?.
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Sadly not, I think. The ridges on the sides suggest it's actually the short lived Amstrad knockoff, which used different plugs. Never worked very well and was unusually expensive by Amstrad standards (Mr Sugar trying to fleece the posh yotties?) so not many were ever sold. It could perhaps be converted to work with the genuine Gripthribbly item, but the cost would probably be comparable to making a new one from scratch.

Pete
 
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