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jason78 posted 09-11-2013 09:29 PM ET (US)
Well, I am pleased to announce I am now the proud owner of a 1997 Outrage 20. Thanks for all the advise people here have given me over the past several years as I searched for the right boat. I am sure I will have more questions as time goes on. Only question I have right now is there is a small line that runs from under the helm to the motor well. It is unused like it may have been run as a spare or something. Any ideas on what it might have been intended for? It is black and about the size of a fish tank air line. It is coiled up under the console and just laying loose in the motor well. If there is no use for it, I will just remove.
Thanks
Jason
silentpardner posted 09-11-2013 09:37 PM ET (US)
It was probably left there intentionally to be used to attach anything that might be needed to be pulled thru the wiring/cable race under the deck. This would prevent the necessity of using an electrical fishtape for this in the future.
Congrats on your new Whaler!
K Albus posted 09-11-2013 10:02 PM ET (US)
If it's not an electrical wire, but a hollow tube, it's probably left over from a pitot tube speedometer. If that's the case, you may want to leave it place to be used later as a fish tape, as suggested by silentpardner.
Striper15 posted 09-11-2013 10:41 PM ET (US)
It might be the pickup tubing from a speedometer that was removed. It normally runs from the pickup on the stern to the console speedometer.
Ferdinando posted 09-12-2013 09:15 AM ET (US)
Or it could be the tubing used for water pressure reading from the engine to the gauge on the console.
Good luck and enjoy your boat..........
jcush87 posted 09-12-2013 12:42 PM ET (US)
My outrage 20 had the same tube. definitely for a speedometer. I pulled ine out to make room for data cables to my E-TEC. I did leave some parachute cord in there though for future pulls.

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Author	Topic: 1997 Outrage 20: Mystery Cable or Hose
jason78	posted 09-11-2013 09:29 PM ET (US) Well, I am pleased to announce I am now the proud owner of a 1997 Outrage 20. Thanks for all the advise people here have given me over the past several years as I searched for the right boat. I am sure I will have more questions as time goes on. Only question I have right now is there is a small line that runs from under the helm to the motor well. It is unused like it may have been run as a spare or something. Any ideas on what it might have been intended for? It is black and about the size of a fish tank air line. It is coiled up under the console and just laying loose in the motor well. If there is no use for it, I will just remove. Thanks Jason
silentpardner	posted 09-11-2013 09:37 PM ET (US) It was probably left there intentionally to be used to attach anything that might be needed to be pulled thru the wiring/cable race under the deck. This would prevent the necessity of using an electrical fishtape for this in the future. Congrats on your new Whaler!
K Albus	posted 09-11-2013 10:02 PM ET (US) If it's not an electrical wire, but a hollow tube, it's probably left over from a pitot tube speedometer. If that's the case, you may want to leave it place to be used later as a fish tape, as suggested by silentpardner.
Striper15	posted 09-11-2013 10:41 PM ET (US) It might be the pickup tubing from a speedometer that was removed. It normally runs from the pickup on the stern to the console speedometer.
Ferdinando	posted 09-12-2013 09:15 AM ET (US) Or it could be the tubing used for water pressure reading from the engine to the gauge on the console. Good luck and enjoy your boat..........
jcush87	posted 09-12-2013 12:42 PM ET (US) My outrage 20 had the same tube. definitely for a speedometer. I pulled ine out to make room for data cables to my E-TEC. I did leave some parachute cord in there though for future pulls.