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Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: rope steering cable

Posted by dogffish on 07/07/08 - 6:13 AM

I need to repair my rope/pully cable on my older 13ft side console. How much do I need? 8 ft? Also, any links with repair help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Posted by Binkie on 07/07/08 - 1:24 PM

I bought 25 ft. to be sure I had enough cable. It is very cheap. I can`t remember how much I had left, maybe 6-10 ft.

rich

Posted by Binkie on 07/07/08 - 1:54 PM

I bought 25 ft. to be sure I had enough cable. It is very cheap. I can`t remember how much I had left, maybe 6-10 ft.

rich

Posted by BAY2SAV on 07/08/08 - 9:33 AM

I just did mine and got about 25 feet also. It was more than enough but made respooling the drum and mounting the helm that much easier. There are two different lenghts that come off the drum - trying to calculate the proper lenghts can be a pain. By having the excess, you can just worry about the respooling (which is an adventure all in itself) and trim the extra away when your satisfied with the tension of the final hook-up.

Posted by dogffish on 07/09/08 - 8:49 AM

Thanks guys,
I got 30 ft to be safe and I had a couple feet left over. Cable was cheap, about 8 bucks. Went pretty smooth after I got it turning in the right direction.