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've tried pushing the cable back into the cockpit without any luck (it's probably frayed or has a small fitting on the end of it). I was thinking that the next thing I should do is pull it the rest of the way out, and either cut off the fitting or frayed end, or replace the cable with a new one and thread it back through. 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 fat is to solder the end, probably prior to cutting it, before threading it. Does anyone have any better suggestions. Thanks - Saul __ © o -\_<, < \/ (*)/'(*) / 0 /> ______©/_______ Saul Kinderis / ` / ' saul_at_isomedia.com ^~^~^~^~^~^ 0 ^~^~^~^~^~^~ My web page is at: http://www.isomedia.com/homes/saul (425)402-3426 POB 2221, Bothell, WA, 98041 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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