No tools involved while working on the slip deck.
You run the cable through the hole in the floor under the console, pulling out about 15 feet. Then you tape the cable to the end of an 8' pvc pipe. You insert the pipe into the end of the pontoon guide and push it through the other end of the guide. You take the tape off, freeing up the cable. Pull about three feet of the cable from the end of the guide, run it through the hole in the front where the female tm plug had been.
You put connections on both wires and fasten them on the connector strip. You then pull the cable back through the guide so you have a tight line and use a line fastener to fasten the cable to the bottom of the pontoon deck.
On the battery end you measure and cut the cable to fit. Add your connectors and you are back in business.
The only tools used are used on the deck of the pontoon so i can't drop them into the water. Or shouldn't be able to drop them into the water but lately there is no telling what will hapen when it comes to me doing things.
The hardest part of the job is getting the pvc pipe through the pontoon guide, which is a pain whether on the water or on land. And as I said, it is easier for me to work laying down than it is standing up.
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