[Paddlewise] Replacing a rudder cable - suggestions needed

Dave Kruger wrote:
>
>Saul Kinderis wrote:
>>
>> I loaned one of kayaks out (a tandem) and got it back last week with the
>> plastic adjustment clip broken and the cable pulled into the hull. Replacing
>> the clip will be fairly easy, but I'm not sure about how to thread the
>> cable.

>> I'm leaning toward replacing the cable, my biggest concern is do new cables
>> tend to fray at the cut end and if so, how would one thread them?
>>
>> The only thing I've thought of so far is to solder the end, probably prior
>> to cutting it, before threading it. Does anyone have any better suggestions.

>Soldering is good, although a very tight wrap of plastic electrician's tape
>would probably work.>\

>The best method depends on the sort of channel the cable rides in.  Standard
>H-shaped extrusion with a hole in it?  If so, get some piano wire of small
>diameter, solder enough together to make the run, then solder the cable to one
>end and thread.

>I've threaded SS cables in the channel in my Wind Dancer a couple times just
>pushing in a taped-over cable end, so the piano wire method is probably
>overkill.

I recently replaced mine and wondered exactly the same thing.  What I found is
if you use good sharp wire cutters (preferably using a shearing-type cutter) and
get a good clean cut, it won't fray at all and you can slip the end through the
channel clean as a whistle (maybe cleaner if you whistle like me...).  I was
going to try a piece of tape on the end, but it just seemed to get in the way.
If that didn't work, I'd be tempted to try solder or maybe a drop of super glue
to hold the strands together.

Evan
Woodinville, WA


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