Originally Posted by spareparts (Post 149106)

I hate the rigging tubes, if you ever have to service any thing inside of it(and you will), its a PITA. I've found pinched fuel lines(the mystery fuel probelm) and battery cables that were rotted in half(ahrd starting with a new battery), all hidden by the rigging tube. Found countless bad controll cables and cut electrical harnesses, all hidden inside the tube.They aren't too bad when you do them yourself(still a pita), but the boat manufactures usually tie wrap everything about 6" apart so you have to remove the entire tube to service any one item. They look nice though. I've been getting the local canvas shop to make up a sleeve out of Subrella with a zipper that runs the length, after you get all your rigging together, you zip it up, if you ever need to service or replace anything, just unzip it. A hose clamp or some snaps will hold it on the bulkhead mounts and the engine side. It looks pretty good, can be color matched to your canvas(if you want) adn won't hold water.