F-Ribs And Sibs - Inflatable Boat Community

Hi all I am installing the above on my 3m rib, there are two data cables comeing from the back of the fishfinder can I cut these short and seal the ends to get them out of the way
slate

Slate
Personally I wouldn't as the plugs are heat moulded onto the cable to ensure a waterproof seal.
It's very unlikely you would achieve the same waterproofing once you have cut the cable and reconnected a replacement plug
Can't you just coil up the excess into a tight loop and cable tie it to the back of the unit or if it's going into a bag like mine store the excess cable within the bag.
Not forgetting if you at any time use the set-up on a larger boat you'll be stuffed

Paul

Hi paul I'm not intending to cut the wire that connects to the head unit, I have two extra data cables comeing from the power lead

Ah right I'm with you now Slate
I've the Elite 4 HDI and it has two plugs with three cables. One is the power supply the second the transducer cable and the third is the NMEA0183 cable to connect to a VHF radio if required. So yes I could cut off the MNEA cable without affecting the unit.
Hope this helps.

Paul

Nice one cheers for that,
slate