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Old 11-24-2019, 08:24 AM   #6
rgano
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Given the density of wires and radar cabling going down the starboard side of the hardtop support, you might try going across the boat to the port side where there is less obstruction and then across the engine compartment to the stbd side and thence up to the helm. The only cable I have successfully gotten through the stbd side forward corner of the hardtop and down to the helm was a new Vhf radio antenna cable using the old one securely attached to the new one, and that was a tight pull - I feared getting halfway and having the union give way. I used liquid soap on the new cable to make its trip through there a bit easier.

OTOH, I am sure you could sort of hide the cable under a neatly made surface mounted strip made of wood or plastic and painted to match the area.
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