Captn TJ
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Does anyone know if the 280 has a cored hull? I'm looking to install an in hull transducer from Garmin and the specs say it doesn't work with cored hulls.
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I'm pretty sure someone posted about running such a wire in this very thread, but I can't find it right now. I believe they ran into the arch, down through the refreshment center and right into the ER.Anyone run cabling from the ER to the helm? I going to run transducer wire - hoping there's a messenger line there or at least conduit where I could run the wire.
Thx hadn't thought of doing that. Will give it a try.I'm pretty sure someone posted about running such a wire in this very thread, but I can't find it right now. I believe they ran into the arch, down through the refreshment center and right into the ER.
Anyone run cabling from the ER to the helm? I going to run transducer wire - hoping there's a messenger line there or at least conduit where I could run the wire.
Taking a look at it from the ER, looks like all of the cabling is sealed with lots of stuff - not sure if it's silicone. Regardless it may more of a chore remove that stuff than running cabling.pull both speakers out of the starboard side. Directly above the holding tank there will be a large hole in the deck that is directly behind the aft speaker hole. Feed the wire up through the hole. This will then allow you to feed the wire into the space under the wet bar. The carpeted “walls” inside the under sink compartment do not go all the way to the top of the enclosure so the wire can feed over that.
Once under the wet bar the wire has to go forward down the starboard side. There is a vertical stiffener in the hull side that is located directly forward of the front speaker hole. If someone has been in there before there may be a hole that was cut to allow a gps cable from the arch top. If not, you are going to have to cut one.
Now if you can snake a wire through a wall you can go under the helm where there is a round hole in the side of the gunnel. Snake the wire through the vertical stiffener to the hole under the helm. If you can’t do that, you can pull the side panel that holds the throttle & shift handle. It’s a time consuming pain, but it’s just a bunch of screws and cutting through the caulking. The only trick is to remove the small piece of starboard filler that forms the little cup holder under the throttle because the screws do double duty, holding the filler as well as the panel itself. Once the panel is free, horse it around and lean it on the helm seat. You may want to cover the seat so you don’t constantly get reminded about the cut in the seat that happened when you tried to install the wire. After that it’s pretty simple. Although you might want to leave a length of heavy string so you don’t have to pull the panel when you go to re-wire the gps...
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Taking a look at it from the ER, looks like all of the cabling is sealed with lots of stuff - not sure if it's silicone. Regardless it may more of a chore remove that stuff than running cabling.
How about removing the ceiling and side panels in the aft stateroom will that expose the access?
Looks like I'm one of the 'lucky' ones? The panel looks like it's just screwed in (see pic below). Didn't try to unscrew it yet - this will be a winter project once all the leaves are down and outdoor furniture put away.On some 280s the panel against the starboard is blocked in by the other panels so you would have to dismantle the whole mid-berth, on others it can be removed easily by itself. Our 280 was one of the former so I default to what I used. If you can get that panel down and out of the way easily that’s the way to go.
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Looks like I'm one of the 'lucky' ones? The panel looks like it's just screwed in (see pic below). Didn't try to unscrew it yet - this will be a winter project once all the leaves are down and outdoor furniture put away.
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Jovan
Congrats on the boat. Please post pics.
As to the 'tests' I assume you had the boat surveyed so electric/shore water/toilet were tested? If not let us know what help you need. FYI there was a thread recently on the main discussion board about a couple of boats sinking because the shore water supply burst inside the boat. Good practice is to disconnect the shore water supply when leaving the boat.