New wiring for graphs from stern to bow issue

[strutin22]

Has anyone run new wires from the battery tray to the bow in a 2017 Sabre FTD Vision?  I can’t seem to find a path with either a fish tape or fiberglass rods.  This is the hardest boat I have worked on when adding new graphs.  I have done 4 other brands before without issue.   I can’t seem to find an open path that works.

[Bass Cat Boats]

Our boats are built to last and the walls are tied to the hull on foam chambers. One other brand has a wall system that prevents easy access. The boats are solid and you can not remove the top cap. Accessories are installed after assembly, so we know any challenges others have as well.

The center channel is open to the bow, and you should be able to run to the front direct through the sump. While the console area is easier accessed using the cowl vent opening.

BCB

[catdude28]

BCB has explained the two options:

1) Sump area feed.   In my 2019 Classic, the 6 gauge troller wires run from the battery compartment, through the sump to the front. I assume it is the same in yours.  You could disconnect one of the troller wires at both ends, attach (tape well) your new wire  along with a piece of rope to the disconnected troller wire in the battery compartment, and pull that assembly to the front.  Detach your new wire which is  now at the bow behind the bow panel, and then just pull the rope with the troller wire still attached, back to the battery compartment.

2)  Starboard side feed.  This is how I have done it in all four of my Cats, and most others do it this way as well. To get a wire from the battery compartment to the console, removing the vent cowl, like BCB mentioned, makes it much easier to fish to the console. As well, remove the four screws on the panel that the shifter is attached to, and just drop it down to access behind it. Be careful with this. Once the wire is in that area behind the panel, it is easy to fish throught the rod locker to the bow.

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