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Post by hookedup on May 8, 2019 16:19:01 GMT -5
My wife got me a Garmin Fantom 24" for my birthday last week. I was going to go fishing today, but she said "you're really going fishing instead of installing the new radar?" So, today I mounted the radar and wired up the power. Didn't get the ethernet cable installed as I forgot to take my ethernet crimp tool, but I have a few hours tomorrow morning and I should get the wiring completed and have an hour or so to 'test' the new radar while I have a line in the water. Anyway, that's my plan.
I ended up running the wires on the hardtop support. I tried for an hour to get just the ethernet cable run inside the support tubes, but no luck. Damaged several feet of the cable, but I was able to cut off the damaged area and still have plenty of cable left. Lost the pull tapes I put in when I ran the antenna cable, so no more trying to run cables in the tubes. I'll pretty up the cabling later.
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Post by fishnfool on May 8, 2019 17:35:32 GMT -5
Now that's the ticket!
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Post by outtadblue on May 8, 2019 18:15:48 GMT -5
You will like having radar. Very nice!!!
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Post by Gitsum on May 8, 2019 20:01:04 GMT -5
Awesome. I’d like to see your cable run as my T top legs are getting full as well
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Post by hookedup on May 9, 2019 11:14:47 GMT -5
Gitsum, here is what I ended up with. Not the prettiest, but functional and the wrap should keep a stray hook from damaging the wires.
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Post by Gitsum on May 9, 2019 12:26:46 GMT -5
Is that both of the power and ethernet cables or are they seperate? I may have the electronics installer do it. Theyre going down those legs one way or the other... lol.
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Post by popeye on May 9, 2019 13:54:19 GMT -5
Nice work!
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Post by hookedup on May 9, 2019 14:02:08 GMT -5
Gitsum it is both cables. Thanks Popeye. Always fun working on the boat, but hoping I'm finished until the end of fishing season.
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Post by Gitsum on May 10, 2019 19:23:43 GMT -5
Thanks that’s good to know. I was wondering if they needed to be separated or not.
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