For PD 36 winch trim?

Noticed my cable has a broken strand in it.

3/16" or 1/4"

Or does it matter?

I think it's 1/4", but I ain't sure. I usually just get 1 from KP. 1 broke strand ain't really gonna hurt.... I run 'em 'till dey snap, then just tape da end up, re-route, tie a figure 8 knot in da end, and keep runnin it. I might do this 3 times before actually replacing da cable. Just keep sum metric allan wrenches in da boat.

*tip* when da cable breaks it's hard to work with da freyed end sumtimes, so I tape it and da closest clean spot, then cut it using my cane knife as a cable cutter and an old prop as a hammer. lol

*another tip*

a .357 magnum will not shoot through da cable if u don't have any other means to cut it.

don't ask me how I know. lol

Stump....I'll prolly just replace it. I've got a .45 and a pile of old props, but no cane knife..

DA got him sum synthetic winch rope to put on his.... said he liked it, don't know if he's still usin it or not.

yep, forget the wirerope and get the synthetic rope.

after seeing sumbody with it on theirs, i went to the hardware store and bought a peice of 1/4" 10'long and sum 5/16" 10 long and maybe even sum 3/8" 10' long.

it ie as easy on the hands as rope but is stronger than the stainless cable.
u just can't chafe it alot or it will not last.
i ended up with the 5/16" on my winch. it was a bitch to get through the hole in the transom thingy, but my motor is so old that i think there is a differant style out there and won't be a problem.

i been having the same peice of rope on there since before hunting season and it ain't broke yet [over 100hrs]. when it does i will just tie it back together.

the 1/4" was like $1.5 a foot the 5/16" or 3/8" was like $2.5 a foot.

still way cheaper than the 30$ one u get from pd.

i keep the easy to install 8' peice of 1/4" rope in the front deck of the boat in case i break it one day.

sooooo,
i highly recommend it from my personnal experiance.

what hardware store you get it from?

i got mine at Touchards Marine in Delcambre, la. they sell stuff to the shrinp boats.

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