New Owner Introduction

[ReelMagic]

My suggestion would be to pull the entire cable out and straighten it out as best as possible.The cable has a natural twist that should allow the cable to coil correctly in the container.... Good luck

[anthem]

First, welcome to the site and good luck with the new boat!  We are in the st Petersburg area and belong to the St Petersburg Yacht Club.  I'm sure we will see you around.

I would also agree that getting rid of the Cablemaster would be a mistake IMHO.  They have been around for many years....and are quite reliable.  I had a boat with 50 Amp cords without the Cablemaster and it was a major chore to coil it and store it.  They are very heavy.

[nukey99]

Athem - Which model Tiara do you captain?  We dock in the Clearwater, municipal marina by coachman park.  We are on A dock which is directly on the intercoastal with amazing sunset positioning, we leased the slip 3 months prior to finding the boat.

I've heard all the good voices about the cable master, and am not going to decommission it, our cable has an odd twist in it, which is making the system struggle on retrieval.  The reality is in the short term, I can go in the engine room and help the system correctly align the cable in the tub.  That can't be more work than manually coiling a 50 foot 50 amp line.

Again, I'm glad I joined this forum for the good and sound advice which I receive.

Best

[anthem]

Athem - Which model Tiara do you captain?  We dock in the Clearwater, municipal marina by coachman park.  We are on A dock which is directly on the intercoastal with amazing sunset positioning, we leased the slip 3 months prior to finding the boat.

I've heard all the good voices about the cable master, and am not going to decommission it, our cable has an odd twist in it, which is making the system struggle on retrieval.  The reality is in the short term, I can go in the engine room and help the system correctly align the cable in the tub.  That can't be more work than manually coiling a 50 foot 50 amp line.

Again, I'm glad I joined this forum for the good and sound advice which I receive.

Best

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We have a 2002 38 Open with 6CTA's.  great boat!  We are thinking about a "road trip" up to Clearwater, Honeymoon Island, etc.  Don't get up to that area much.  We usually go south.  Sarasota, Venice, Boca Grande, etc.  On the Cable Master issue....I had a friend who had a 48 Viking...his 50 amp cord had some unusual twists to it. I think he had to "push it' into the hole.  It was'nt an issue during the summer when the cord was warm...it became an issue when the Temp dropped into the 40's and 30's in the fall.  I don't know how the cord became so disfigured. Shoving it into the hole is still better than coiling and carrying a 50' 50 amp cord.

[Capt Steve]

Hi,
We have a 1977 Tiara 2500 Vacationer. She is a great boat. Still runs strong and is in very good condition.
Looking for any info on the head in the boat, how it functions and servicing. It is an Electra Magic brand.
Thank you.