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Here's the stern end control cable set up on my 18 Outrage with twins. The cables are 18 feet starboard and 20 feet port. These photos were taken when I bought the boat in December. Since then I've rewired. I bought new cables the same length, and I'm trying to decide whether or not to put shorter cables on. Does the set up in photos look good? I'd like some opinions. Should I redo things the same way, or get shorter cables. I could move the 18 footer to port and buy 16's for the starboard -- but that would only shorten by 2 feet. Thanks.
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Edited by WhalerDan on 03/29/09 - 1:34 PM
Here's mine.
Everything looks good.
I think the starboard engine is perfect. The port engine could use another foot to match the starboard side but will work just the way it is.
I admit, I like rigging to be neat and tidy (think new boat with the rigging hose). I redid the rigging on my Montauk's 90 hp Yamaha as well as my Outrage's F115 engine.
With your setup, consider this:
While allowing enough slack for turning and tilting, run 1 rigging hose from each motor grommet forward to the back of the "dam" (where there are currently some type of clips) and along to the starboard side and then up and over the dam into the tunnel.
I would add the gas lines to the main hose close to the engine using a fuel port unions (see link below for product information). For your primer's add two unions in the main hose where you want them to be.
Of course to do all this means de-rigging the engines and fuel lines, threading the cables and harnesses and redoing the primer bulbs.
There are 4 components:
1.Grommet converter - replaces grommet to mate to hose
I differ with you guys and don't like that rigging job at all, especially all that double loop stuff, which is cluttered and not necessary. I do think the cables and fuel hoses are too long.
I am used to the super clean look on my 18 with twins! (3rd photo down)
Admittedly, my jackplates help clean up the splashwell, but in this case I would run the ignition harnesses and cables up higher with the steering cables, and up under the engine brackets. Then simply swing out single loops to go into the engines as necessary. Bundle up extra length of the harnesses in the console.
The photos are before the new fuel lines, new battery cables, and new control cables. Everything is loose now. I wanted the opinions to help when I redo things and to know if I should get shorter control cables. I do have some of the split loom stuff. I didn't know it came in Yamaha blue -- looks really cool, but I don't know if I want to spring for the extra money, and I don't need 25 feet. Maybe In2Deep with split it with me. I think black will be fine.
