Is everyone able to fit all cables into the rigging tube?

[seabob4]

While rigging mine I had everything ran except the wiring harness, when I took it to the marina to rig the motor they had to take everything out of one rigging tube to run the motor harness. The plug and play connections for the new mercury wiring harness are now huge and impossible to run with anything else in the rigging tube. Even with 2 rigging tubes with 45 degree sweeps it was a pain in the butt.  Like Gran said leave a extra pull in there just in case you need to add anything later
I feel your pain
Capt Matt

Gotta love those big a$$ Canon plugs on Merc stuff... :x  :x

Try doing triple Vrods!!!

[BTF112989]

Thanks alot guys!  Fedex just dropped the steering cable off right now.  I will let you know if the dawn, electrical tape, and bullet shaped ends will work or not by this afternoon!

To extend my battery cables, would yall recommend buying new yamaha ones that are one single line, or could I go to lowe's
& buy some heavy gauge wiring, then bolt it to the existing yamaha battery cables?  Kind of like a battery cable extension cord?

[gran398]

Yep, good luck. Will the original engine batt cables reach the console? If so, you could mount a big lug block and run zero guage marine grade to your batts, saving some$$.

[seabob4]

Thanks alot guys!  Fedex just dropped the steering cable off right now.  I will let you know if the dawn, electrical tape, and bullet shaped ends will work or not by this afternoon!

To extend my battery cables, would yall recommend buying new yamaha ones that are one single line, or could I go to lowe's
& buy some heavy gauge wiring, then bolt it to the existing yamaha battery cables?  Kind of like a battery cable extension cord?

Ben,
First, DO NOT buy and wiring from Lowes, HD, or any other home store!  You need marine grade tinned cable.  I'm buying my cable from Greg's Marine Wire, just bought some 2GA from them, about $2.65/ft.  Now, since your batt is in the console, you need to step up from 4GA to 2GA, all the way to the motor.  No running 2GA to a power post aft, then use the existing 4GA that Yam supplies.  I just did this exact same thing on a customers Cape Horn, twin 200 HPDIs, moved the batts to the console, so de-rigged the motors (installed new rigging hoses and grommets as well), then ran 2GA all the way back.

That's just the proper way to do things...

[seabob4]

Yamaha 200 HPDI with new rigging hose, grommet, and proper 2GA batt cables...



What the old chit looked like...

[seabob4]

I try to get the motors as identical as I can, gives a look of professionalism, as well as makes it easy for anyone working on them in the future to find all the plugs...





If one is thinking about relocating the batteries to the helm, and thus having to run new, larger gauge cable, this tool is invaluable...



Harbor Freight sells them, hydraulic, as you can see by the dies out of their slot, crimps up to 00GA, I've even crimped heavy wall 2/0GA fabbing a cut down die to get the lug in the jaws.  You can't rent a heavy duty crimper anywhere (not Autozone or Advance Auto Parts), and to buy one from, say Grainger or an electrical supply house will run you north of $250.  Got mine on sale for $45 a couple years ago, just saw it on sale again for $54.  Still a steal, mine has paid for itself a 100 times over...

BTW, see those rigging ports going into the lower pan?  For anyone who has ever rigged a larger Yam and dealt with those piece of crap grommets with the little slots for all the various rigging, these are the way to go.  Completely hollow center, hard plastic fits right in the groove of the lower pan, it screws right on to the rigging hose (no clamps), and...IT'S MADE IN THE USA!!!  Got those 2 from Andy at SIM Yamaha...$20/per...

[Circle Hooked]

Those pole holders are doing a number on the covers.

[gran398]

Good eye bro...foam pipe insulation may keep it from getting worse.

[RickK]

If one is thinking about relocating the batteries to the helm, and thus having to run new, larger gauge cable, this tool is invaluable...



Harbor Freight sells them, hydraulic, as you can see by the dies out of their slot, crimps up to 00GA, I've even crimped heavy wall 2/0GA fabbing a cut down die to get the lug in the jaws.  You can't rent a heavy duty crimper anywhere (not Autozone or Advance Auto Parts), and to buy one from, say Grainger or an electrical supply house will run you north of $250.  Got mine on sale for $45 a couple years ago, just saw it on sale again for $54.  Still a steal, mine has paid for itself a 100 times over...

Nice work Bob.
I just bought one of those crimpers at HF an hour ago and it was indeed $54.

[seabob4]

I just bought one of those crimpers at HF an hour ago and it was indeed $54.

Rick, we all know HF sells a lotta cheap crap, if it fails, chuck it, buy a new one.  But this crimper?  I can't see it ever failing.  When I've done crimps in front of my customers, they're like Holy chit!!  

[RickK]

That's good - was wondering how it would work.  Now I have to find a #4 end that is 3/8" locally.

[seabob4]

That's good - was wondering how it would work.  Now I have to find a #4 end that is 3/8" locally.

Autozone, the isle before the batts where the batt cables are...but they are straight copper, not tinned.  Just order tinned from genuinedealz, $1.13 a piece, no shipping, and you'll get them in 3 days...

OOPS, since I am known there, and am promoting their products...  

[RickK]

I guess I could spray it with the red stuff to protect it instead of waiting 3 days?

[RickK]

Hey, I have a real ugly wiring pic for you from my 230.  I'll post it in the other thread - it' UGLYYYYY.

[gran398]

SB, you made a suggestion. Not a promotion.

Must give credit, since we're discussing this, to Lewis.

Lew has been given responsibility to deal with potential vendors/advertisers here at the clubhouse.

Difficult assignment. There occurs on many dedicated websites subtle advertising/marketing which may not be noticeable to the membership. Gray area. And why we have rules in place, to protect the club from invasion. As mentioned to Rick, I'm now seeing the "Big Picture".

Let's pick this back up on "Chum" after Christmas.

Thanks. And now... back to "Lubes for Chase Tubes"

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