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A question about rigging lengths
Henry	#1  Posted on 06/10/07 - 8:32 PM
Member Posts: 62 Comments: 2 Joined: 05/25/07	The following is copied from the article on rigging lengths for the 17' Montauk. Control cables: a. sump, straight, engine: 15 feet b. sump, tight bend, engine: 17 feet c. sump, wide bend, engine: 18 feet c. sump, bend, loop, engine: 20-21 feet What do they mean by "sump, straight, engine"? and "sump, wide bend, engine"? My boat seems to have 15' cables and I do not see how there is room for 18' cables. Any explanations will be appreciated.
Joe Kriz	#2  Posted on 06/10/07 - 8:43 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Henry, I use nothing but 20 foot control cables for all Montauks..... This gives a nice bend for the cables so they never bind. See this prior thread and view the photo I attached there. http://www.whalercentral.com/forum/vi...#post_1997 Some people like to have their cables come right out of the sump and straight up to the engine with any bends left or right.... To me, this binds the cable slightly when turning the engine and the cables are in the way as they come up too high. Keeping the cables low and out of the way like the ones in my link above fits my needs better. OMC recommends the large loop or bend before going to the engine.
Henry	#3  Posted on 06/10/07 - 11:14 PM
Member Posts: 62 Comments: 2 Joined: 05/25/07	Joe: Thanks for your response. The photo helps a lot. I guess it's 20 feet. (By the way my 1988 Montauk has a small box with a circuit breaker mounted on the starboard gunwhale near the transom. The typical Boston Whaler diagram I found on this site indicates that this box with the circuit breaker is original. I noticed in your picture that your boat does not have that box. Did you eliminate it? what is recommended to be done with that box and circuit breaker? Should I post this issue on a separate thread in another discussion area? )
Joe Kriz	#4  Posted on 06/11/07 - 10:10 AM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Henry, The earlier Montauk and 17' models did not have the circuit breaker box. I am not exactly sure which year they started to utilize the circuit breaker and box. I had the 1978 Montauk for 15 years and never had a problem not having a circuit breaker. I also want to mention something about the control cables. I use 20 foot for OMC motors that have the cable connection on the Starboard side of the motor. The length and routing may be slightly different on motors that connect on the Port side as the loop would be different....
Henry	#5  Posted on 06/11/07 - 12:38 PM
Member Posts: 62 Comments: 2 Joined: 05/25/07	Joe: Regarding the routing of the cables, I have a Mercury 90 so it looks like I would route them the opposite from yours, i.e., curve them to port as they exit from the sump then bend them to starboard then loop them back to port to enter the engine cowling.
Joe Kriz	#6  Posted on 06/11/07 - 12:45 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	That should work just fine Henry. It would be just the opposite of mine as the rigging tunnel is in the center of the boat.