[Southern_Illini_Man]

Hey guys I haven't found a whole lot searching through the threads. I can wire stuff to make it work but I am horrible at making it look clean and I'm currently redoing my 1860 and I do not want to make a mess of the wires. I was just curious if you guys use regular conduit or flexible conduit and use those junction box things to connect different leads together under your deck. I have always wired each light to it's own plug then plug them into a surge protector then to the generator and use a ton of zip ties. I would appreciate some pictures with a few suggestions of how you guys did your boats because I have seen a lot of boats on here without any noticeable wires.

 

[Southern_Illini_Man]

Thanks in advance!

 

[carp31]

I used 1 1/2" sump pump/bilge hose from Ace hardware. It was cheap and everything looks clean, plus it keeps wires from getting pulled when a fish misses the barrel.

 

[Southern_Illini_Man]

I had actually used that same stuff for my fan wiring, how did you attach it to the boat?

 

[carp31]

I attached it under my cat walks and deck using stainless self tapping screws and the zip ties that have a hole on the end. 3 hoses run vertically down on inside of the boat on both sides, then under the floor, then up into the center console. I'll try to get pics and pm them to you tomorrow.

 

[Southern_Illini_Man]

Thanks man I appreciate it

 

[Big95xj]

Not my picture obviously but when I was at mmi in orlando this is how they wanted boats wired...lol probably helps you zero but the level of craftsmanship that goes into some wiring is ridiculous.

 

[duckduckboom]

http://www.amazon.com/JT-Products-4...p/B002UZQIRM/ref=pd_ys_sf_s_15684181_b3_1_p?ie=UTF8&refRID=0M6XSQ89CFG5WNB9EMS5


riveted these in.

 

[P&R_Carp_Slayer]

I've always just used Conduit under the gunnels and Bent it with a heat blanket to boxes ect. ect. No wires to get hooked on other than the cord going to the Genny and Looks clean.

 

[Southern_Illini_Man]

Not my picture obviously but when I was at mmi in orlando this is how they wanted boats wired...lol probably helps you zero but the level of craftsmanship that goes into some wiring is ridiculous.

That wiring is ridiculous! Looks great though but that is way over my skill level haha

 

[Southern_Illini_Man]

Thanks for the tips guys at least I'm starting to get ideas in the right direction.

 

[mudfish]

PVC conduit some good stuff.
Getting ready to run some for fishing lights

 

[Southern_Illini_Man]

PVC conduit some good stuff.
Getting ready to run some for fishing lights

I had seen that stuff at Lowes and liked it do you just thread it into those boxes?

 

[mudfish]

No you make a hole in it, just like it a metal box.

 

[Southern_Illini_Man]

Oh got ya do you use those to make T's?

 

[kingcan]

The conduit in the picture is Sealtite or liquitite. It's flexible weatherproof conduit which is much easier to use than PVC or EMT if you don't know how to bend them. The connectors don't thread into the box, you punch a hole in the box just big enough for the threaded end to fit in and then there's a locknut (silver piece on the threads in the picture above) that you thread on inside the box to hold it in place. Look for "One Hole Straps" in the size you bought (3/4", 1/2" etc) to hold it in place. Get one size bigger conduit than you think you'll need so you'll have room for wires down the road. Look for weatherproof fittings and junction boxes.

 

[kingcan]

Yes junction boxes let you make a "T" and run multiple directions

 

[Southern_Illini_Man]

Thanks kingcan that explanation made it to where I understand haha

 

[kingcan]

No problem good luck

 

[mudfish]

Flex hose on my boat only need from hull to 3 up high, going to wire switch on the boat on 3 up high.
On the PVC conduit you put a heat blanket on to make 45's or more, but it can collapse if not careful.