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I need to run wire from my electrical panel to the Bridge. How do I access and were does this happen at? Going to run a wired remote for the stereo.

Thanks
Dan

I hope you have a long piece of cable! Although this seems easy, it's actually a PITA to do. The cables/controls to the bridge run up through a vertical access on the starboard side. Snaking a wire through there and up can be tricky. Look up under the helm on the bridge and you will see where the cables come together to go down. Then you will have to go into the control/salon area and remove some covers to get to the cable access. A fiberglass snake helps a lot. You may find it necessary to cut the connector off the remote cable and then reconnect it, as it is difficult to pull the connectors through sometimes. Be patient and make sure you have your electrical systems off before you start running snakes and cables through these areas - you don't want to short something!

Running wires on a boat is a job I would not look forward to doing. Just the tight spaces and lack of space to work makes it a difficult challenge. I would rather rewire my home than anything on my boat.

Not good. I just haven't looked into it at all but have a new remote for the radio and would also like to run a 120v outlet up there. The boat is 70 miles away and was going there in two weeks to do the job. I have been through a fair amount of the boat but never seen were the controls come up through from the lower end of the boat. This is only a single station boat.

Take a look at where the wiring and control cables go through the cabin top under the helm, then go to the salon and try to locate a long vertical panel below that area along the side or back wall, sometimes its a channel between two windows or something that might look like trim. Any area that looks like it might be used as a raceway from floor to ceiling. Depending on where it is, the panel/cover may be floor to ceiling or just a section. Look behind furniture or anything cut into walls like speakers. Either way, the raceway has to lead to the engine compartment for the control cables and engine wiring. You can also follow the control cables from the engines and see where they go through the engine compartment ceiling and that will give you an indication of where the raceway runs through the cabin. That should be a pretty straight run to the helm as twists and turns should be minimized for the control cables. Some wiring will branch off along the way to other areas of the boat but most will lead to the bridge and electrical panel.