Switching to all Lowrance on my new ZXR20 and I'm having a difficult time getting power, shoot thru hull, 3n1 transducer wires to console and additional power wires to bow for Livescope. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
Switching to all Lowrance on my new ZXR20 and I'm having a difficult time getting power, shoot thru hull, 3n1 transducer wires to console and additional power wires to bow for Livescope. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
Sometimes a liberal spraying of Armor All or dry silicone spray will help things get started.
pull the plate that the shifter is on an lay it over in the boat an it will be much easier.
Lots of profanity helps. I can't understand why Skeeter made that hole so small.
If a new installation, you can run wires up the starboard side to the bow. I re-rigged my ZX200 this winter and ran my lead from the battery to the bow up the starboard side. There are rigging tubes over the rod locker, just hard to find.
Be sure you pull a string through with the wires, so you can re-rig later. I have one from the stern to the console and another from the console to the bow.
ssmithboats idea is good. I pulled mine and worked through that hole.
Pull the shifter plate, makes it about 1000x easier!
Sorry about my bad direction.
PORT side !!
Fiberglass wire-fishing rod is nice, it's firm but flexable.
Cen-tech 3/16 of a inch, 33ft at harbor freight $9.
Best 9 bucks you'll spend.
Usually trolling motor wires are on port side. I’d stay away from them and run electronic wiring on starboard side. jmoOriginally Posted by MCIPinkie
When I installed livescope in my FXR 21, ran a fish tape through driverside rodbox all the way to battery compartment. Pulled wire to redbox and then to panel under bow.
Get yourself a piece of flexible, plastic conduit from your favorite big box hardware store. I think I have a 10' piece of 1/2" that I picked up at Menards...it's blue in color though I'm sure that's not universal. It's flexible but stiff, and works fantastic for fishing wires through tight places down the gunnel of a boat.
You can either push it through then pull the wires back, or use it to push the wires through. Putting the end of whatever plug/wire into the tube and electrical taping it works great for pulling them back through. Even though several connectors are the same or bigger diameter than the conduit, the electrical tape can make a sort of "ramp" so it doesn't get hung on any corners or edges you encounter. You can also cut a slit into the end and wedge the wire into the slit you've cut. That seems to work better if you want to try pushing the wires through the gunnel instead.
2011 Skeeter ZX225
225 Yamaha HPDI Series 2
Minn Kota Ultrex 112 52"
Console: HDS 16 Carbon
Bow: HDS 12 Carbon, Solix 12 G2, Mega 360, Garmin 106 SV, LVS 34
There is a pull rope in every skeeter built after 2018, you need to look hard to find it. This will help get from the battery to the console. Going forward is easy. Transducer cords are usually laid in the hull and can use the old ones to pull a rope through.
This, and reach in from the starboard side rod locker. I usually push the rod to the back, pull it out, tape the connector to the rod, then pull through.
2017 Phoenix 819
2016 200ProXS, s/n 2B359849, Mod 1200P73BD
Thanks for all the help..finally got everything done..
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