Rigging tube question..

[gman 82 aquasport]

Rebuilding an 82 19-6 C/C and have done away with the wiring  chase. I am installing a 3" tube for wires and controls(Johnson 150 outboard) and a 2" tube for hydraulic steering and fuel lines. What is the best way to get the control lines thru the tube, put them thru as the pipe is being installed ,4 bends (45's).From just looking at the cables the only way I can see installing them is to slide them thru each section  and each bend seperatly then glue the sections together.. Is there a way to pull them thru the entire pipe at one time bends and all...Any info would be appreciated..Thanks, Garry

[slvrlng]

Go ahead and glue them up in place and get you one of these. I got one and I like it because it is thin and the plastic material doesn't stick on anything. It makes it easy when you pull. Just use duct tape to attach the ends of what you are pulling. It is also long enough that when you pull stuff you don't pull the whole thing through and have to re-feed it back through.

http://www.harborfreight.com/50-ft-nylo ... 66505.html

[gman 82 aquasport]

So the cables will go thru bends in the pipes OK.. My concern is the ends of the cables on the motor end have about 6-8 inches of not very flexible plastic and metal.

[slvrlng]

What are the other ends like? Maybe pull those the other direction from motor end to binnacle.

[seabob4]

They'll be fine just feeding them through by themselves, don't even need a pull wire.  When the ends reach the bends, if they stop, just pull back and then push again, they'll negotiate the bends...

My "snake" is an old shift cable...  

[sealion2288]

What are the other ends like? Maybe pull those the other direction from motor end to binnacle.

Yes, definitely from the other end. Pull from stern to helm.

[gman 82 aquasport]

Thanks for the input. The cables are still attached to the binnicle shifter now, so I will just take them loose from there and push/pull them from stern to console then hook back up when the time comes. The exit of the tubes will be on the starboard side panel at stern about 10-12 inches off the floor both pipes will exit side by side. There will a slight downturn to the pipe at exit to keep as much water out as possible.

[slvrlng]

Sounds like a plan!   We need pictures!!!!!!!          

[seabob4]

Gary,
If you have universal cables like those used on Yam, Zuke, you'll be alright going from helm to the motor.  But if you have a Merc or OMC with type-specific cables, you DEFINITELY want to go from stern to helm...

[gman 82 aquasport]

Not sure of type cables, it's a Johnson OB so I assume they are OMC but not sure..I will take a pic or 2 of the ends in the morning when i get off duty and post later in the day...till then thanks :pirat:

[seabob4]

Johnson/Evinrude type 479 cables have a big adjustment wheel at the engine end.  Not something I would want to be negotiating 45s in a rigging tube...

[gman 82 aquasport]

Those are what I have so it looks like I will disconnect them from the binnicle and run them from the stern. It will be a little while till that day as I am right in the middle of the floor job.. Thanks for the heads-up

[gman 82 aquasport]

These are my cables

that is the motor end. Does anyone make a cable that works with a Johnson that does not have the big turnwheel on it, this is all foriegn territory for me.If no one makes an aftermarket cable without the turnwheel that works, I will find a way to get the existing cables thru the tube! :pirat:

[MarshMarlowe196]

Are you not able to "un-screw" the adjustment dials off the throttle/shift cables?

[gman 82 aquasport]

Not sure, I will check to see next day I'm home before dark? If thats possible, it would make getting them thru a 3in tube a lot easier...