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Installing a TV in aft Cabin

Discussion in 'Carver Yacht' started by timjet, Dec 8, 2011.

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  1. timjet, Dec 8, 2011
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    timjet

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    The aft cabin in my Carver 355 ACMY '98 has a plywood panel in the forward part of the cabin, perfect for attaching a TV. However I can't see how to run electrical and video cables to the TV.
    Is there space behind (forward) of the panel which would allow passing some cables. I don't want just start drilling holes without knowing whats behind the panel.
    Thanks guys
  2. nilo, Dec 8, 2011
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    i assume the yard should be keeping the drawings; they should be the best party to advise. even though carver is a production boat, there might be changes within the same model range.
  3. timjet, Dec 8, 2011
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    I called Carver and they were no real help. The tech said there is no space behind the plywood panel to run video or electrical cables. He also said there are no diagrams. I think there is some way to feed cables behind the panel, I just have to find out. Hoping that someone here has done this.
  4. DanM, Dec 12, 2011
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    Aft cabin TV

    I had a Carver 356 for which the Master Stateroom is the same layout as the 355. I attached a 19" TV to that same wall you discussed. There is space for something much larger but 19" worked for us. I positioned the mounting bracket so the right edge of the TV was just about flush with the left edge of the cabinet where the old TV was. That also had it just about center on the wall. I drilled a hole horizontally through the cabinet edge which I believe was 5/8 inch. I then ran the TV cables including power through a black, corrugated, split wire loom. With the edges of the flat panel and the cabinet right next to each other you really could not see the wire loom unless you looked for it. (And any one on my boat that was looking that close for flaws would be asked to leave:) I channeled the cabling around out of sight in the cabinet and made the connections. The empty space where the old TV was housed was just the right size for a 6 bottle wine cooler. The installation looked great and I did not have to do any major woodworking surgery.

    Good luck,
    Dan