Rope Break!!

[mike28nc]

Well, everyone said it would happen. But the timing sucked. I was trying to pick the Trolling motor up in the shallows and snap. Rope breaks. That was @ 10am fishing club tournament. I went all day with it like that. After about 2 hrs of moving around I finely started to take it completly apart. I got it where It would function somewhat.

Everyone said I need to head to Bass Pro and get one of the coated cable to replace the rope. It just didnt seem right spending $40+ for something like that. So I made my own. $3.12 it cost. That is 4' cable (little thicker then I wanted) and cable crimps. Reused the orginal handle. Now it works like a champ. 25mins and it is back better then before.

[tomtopping]

What did you use??

[bronze_back_hunter]

What size cable? I need to do that.

[Champ 196 elite]

3/32" nd coated cable was what I used on my Motorguide. Only used 3' on mine. Got everything at Home Depot for around $3.00.

[mike28nc]

The cable I got was little bigger then the rope. But that was the only one I could find that was coated. I got to end pieces. Mine I made 4' long. so far I am very happy.

[CHAMPMANBILL]

I've been thinking about replacing mine too Mike. Thanks for the DYI info. Didn't know they were that expensive. $40 + for that small cable, WTF.

[mike28nc]

Well, they thrown in the handle. yea I was somewhat shocked. So I just made my own.

[Riccochet]

The G-Force handle is $25 at Academy. At least it was the last time I was there. Easy to install. Best thing ever.

Thought about making my own, but decided to just buy the T-H kit.

[Boogerman]

$8.00 at lowes works great with the metal cable also it's what i use, http://www.lowes.com/pd_141612-60858...pe+pull+handle

[CHAMPMANBILL]

Thanks for the tip on the handle John, it worked like a charm. Cable, clamps and handle, $12.00 I feel smarter today, but I still have a lot of catching up to do......

[alanhore]

$8.00 at lowes works great with the metal cable also it's what i use, http://www.lowes.com/pd_141612-60858...pe+pull+handle

+1

[smghaley]

^^^^^^^^ I like that

[Ken Bass]

^^ just made mine, and installed it! Great idea, and works perfectly!

[OkieBud]

^^ just made mine, and installed it! Great idea, and works perfectly!

Me Too

[drl2t]

What are y'all using to crimp the ferrules on the cable? Having trouble finding a crimping tool to borrow. Thanks

[drainplug]

I bought the handle, shown above, cable & crimps at Home Depot, got one of the sales associates to put a crimp on one end with the "store" crimping tool. Put a knot in the end that pulls down into the handle. Been good to go for two seasons.

[mike28nc]

What are y'all using to crimp the ferrules on the cable? Having trouble finding a crimping tool to borrow. Thanks

I used hammer to crimp the ends.

[Jake Thomas]

Also what happeened with my homemade coated wire rope...it wore through the casing and then started to dig into the areas of rub when stowing/deploying.

[Sammiew]

Lowes and coated cable works great.

[Jake Thomas]

It takes like all of 5 minutes to change a rope (on a MG Tour)....i had a coated cable way back in 2010. Now i just use "break proof" rope. I swap out the factory rope with this and change at the begining of every season. Havnt had a break yet. I didnt like the way the "wire rope" ones felt.