What to do with wiring??

Truckmechanic · Feb 11, 2010

I have a 1436 jon, I am getting ready to "ReMod" it as I have found more of what I am wanting to get out of it and make it more fisherman friendly. My problem is I already have the bottom and sides carpets and don't want to redo that, I am looking for a way to make my wiring out of the way. Currently it is just hanging loose in the protector wrap and laying along the top.(which majorly gets in the way.) I know the best Idea would be to run it under the floor but I am too late for that. I was thinking of using water pipe for something, I don't really know what to do with it without having to tear out my floor. Your help or suggestions are greatly needed and appreciated...Here is pic to help see how I have it layed now. I tried to use velcro to hold it up on the side of the boat and it won't hold for very long and then falls back down.

*The wiring going to the rear of the boat is for the Transducer, I am going to do away with that and mount it on the trolling motor. I just need to go from the battery foward.

russ010 · Feb 11, 2010

you might be able to cut a slit in the carpet, then drill a hole in the wood on the side (infront of and behind the middle bench) where the side of the boat has that indention running down where wires and such can be ran... then run a fish tape in and out the hole. You can catch the fish tape at the other end with a hook or something like that to pull it out

I've done that in the past - with the carpet that you slit, just cut a square or round hole larger than the diameter of the hole you will drill, but don't cut it off... just pull it back then glue it back down

Deadmeat · Feb 13, 2010

I think what I'd do is get some cable clamps and run the wiring under the lip of the gunwhale. If you flip them over they will allow the cable to rest under the rolled lip and out of the way.