Lowrance 4 connector not Fitting through connectors on Hobie

So I got a call from someone trying to install a Lowrance 4 (of some kind) but says he can't get the connector through the threaded nut under the seat.  has anyone else experienced this? 

Would piss me off since its "Lowrance" ready.  I found an older thread on it but its all I could find.  I thought I would have heard more about something like this.

Here's the guys picture:


A forum says grind down the edges.  THAT is a ridiculous solution but I guess doesn't do any harm....
Here's the pic from the forum thread:

I have both the elite 4 chirp and elite HDI that I put in  2015 Revo and 2015 outback.  Both were tight but I was able to force it through without grinding.

I have both the elite 4 chirp and elite HDI that I put in  2015 Revo and 2015 outback.  Both were tight but I was able to force it through without grinding.

+1

Rudy, they'll fit without altering them, but it takes some effort.  I pushed and fiddled and cursed at them for a while and they suddenly popped through.

+1.  It was flexible enough to push through.

Yup. Tight for sure! But it will go! Then there is getting that nut started on the connector threads by reaching all the way back under the seat to the tankwell. Your arms got to reach there with your shoulder crammed inside the center hatch. Doesn't feel good. 

Yup. Tight for sure! But it will go! Then there is getting that nut started on the connector threads by reaching all the way back under the seat to the tankwell. Your arms got to reach there with your shoulder crammed inside the center hatch. Doesn't feel good. 

I should've taken photos of bruise I got from threading that connector.  Resort to long arms friends if everything fails.

Pass the other end of the cable through instead.

Pass the other end of the cable through instead.

I highly doubt that the transducer will fit through that hole

Well, it works for power !


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I successfully crammed the red and the blue Lowrance Elite 4 chirp leads through the "Hobie Lowrance-Ready" thru hull connector.  What a PITA.  Didn't have to do any grinding or sanding, but swearing...oh yeah.