Control Cables

hooty	I've seen pictures of some o/b performance boats that have their control cables in a "hose". It looks like they come from the engine, make a 90 deg. bend and go down under the splash well. How do these short cables accommodate engine tilt and turn. I've got a 20" dia. coil of control cables in my splash well to handle tilt and turn. I think it looks good but can't figger out how-to-do. Thanks & c/6 hooty	2002-01-11
Ranger354	Hooty, A buddy of mine covers his cables up with a piece of black jacuzzi(sp) hose. Looks great! I think his cables are coiled up under the deck before they come out to the backwash basin.	2002-01-11
BOATRIGHT	Hooty,my local marine dealer rigs all thier new boats with the cables in a black mesh sleeve.The material is like fabric and very flexable.Like you I wanted to dress my outboard up as well,the dealer sells the mesh sleeving by the foot.I bought about 4feet and it was a breeze to install and looks like a pro did it.I am sure a hose will work to,but won't be as flexable.Best of luck.	2002-01-11
djohns19	Hooty, Either way will work. You can also buy the black plastic wire conduit in diameters up to 2". One nice thing about this stuff is that is that it is split and does not require you to unhook everything. Depends on how your rig is laid out. Ranger's buddy has the coils under the deck. That's OK as long as they can move with the engine.	2002-01-12
hooty	Allright, Thanks for getting back to me. I appreciate it. Think I'll stuff all my control cables up under the splash well, deck,what ever and see if tha engine will still twist 'n tilt, then see what's available to put 'um in. Thanks for tha tips & c/6, hooty	2002-01-12
mbb	On several boats I've used washing machine drain hose to clean up engine appearance. It is about 1.25" diameter soft black rubber tube around 6 ft long. I've crammed starter cables and wiring harness thru it by wetting with soapy water first. Local rubber supply houses couldnt find me anything as good to use.	2002-01-12
Pursuit2150	Use caution when stuffing the cables anywhere,try to give them as much radius as possible.	2002-01-12
ajp	For me, I'll do without the hose conduit for my cables and wires. The mesh hose sounds OK. I bought a used boat that had all the wires and cables running through a rubber type hose. The problem I found was that it was brittle and full of water. Caused alot of corrosion of the shielding for the wires and positive battery cable. That corroded battery cable caused low voltage and burned up a starter and powerpack and caused a boat owner to sell the boat to me cheap because he couldn't find the problem. An easy fix -battery cable and a $250 powerpack. Out of sight/out of mind was expensive. FYI Arlan	2002-01-25
hooty	Ajp, good for you, bad for him. Rust, corrosios, etc would be something to be aware of. Thanks for the heads-up. c/6 hooty	2002-01-25
suzukidave	Ditto on the problem of these "decorative" hoses filling up with water. I used some flexible bilgepump hose to tidy up my wiring harness and it filled up with salt water in a sag and ended up causing a short. To make matters worse, the water combined with grease from the motor to make a disgusting mess that coated the wires and spilled into the battery compartment when I finally discovered it. To fix the problem punch some holes in the hose.	2002-01-25
Ranger354	Hooty, I looked at my ranger and I have the flexable mesh hose around my cables. I think that is what I would use. I will talk to my buddy with the jacuzzi hose and see if he has water in them.	2002-01-25
Pursuit2150	If you have exposed wires and cables you want to cover for "LOOKS" use the split covers or the mesh. The split can be removed from time to time and cleaned, Or the mesk will always be exposed to air , otherwise the cables/wires will be subjected to water.etc,and give you future problems.Also when you are making loops in the runs, make the radius as large as possible to prevent kinks and any binding, for a smooth movement!!	2002-01-25
djohns19	Howdy Hooty, The split conduits are OK. I forgot to mention-just make sure you install them with the OPEN SIDE DOWN. Last time I checked-water flows down hill. They won't retain it this way.	2002-01-26

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