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Re: Material: rudder cable - spectra
By:Alex
Date: 4/8/2002, 1:19 am
In Response To: Material: rudder cable (Marek Uliasz)

: I am looking for a source of rudder cable. What is a technical name of this
: cable or wire? I need something like 26' in one piece. It's a long boat
: ...

Use 2 mm Spectra. I did use 3 mm on my double but that was before I down sized. I now use it on all my kayaks and a few others I know do the same. You can tie it and don't need crimps. It doesn't fatigue as I found with one set of SS wire cables.

Alex

Messages In This Thread

Material: rudder cable
Marek Uliasz -- 4/4/2002, 5:00 pm
Re: Material: rudder cable - spectra
Alex -- 4/8/2002, 1:19 am
Re: Material: rudder cable
Hans Friedel -- 4/6/2002, 7:00 pm
Try bicycle shop
Jay Babina -- 4/5/2002, 9:53 am
Re: Try bicycle shop
Brian Nystrom -- 4/5/2002, 12:59 pm
Re: Material: rudder cable
Randy Knauff -- 4/4/2002, 9:44 pm
Re: Material: rudder cable
Tom Armstrong -- 4/5/2002, 4:26 pm
Re: Material: rudder cable
Gini -- 4/4/2002, 8:58 pm
Re: Material: rudder cable
Tom -- 4/4/2002, 9:16 pm
Re: Material: rudder cable
KenB -- 4/4/2002, 6:33 pm
Re: Material: rudder cable
Rob Macks -- 4/4/2002, 5:16 pm
steel rudder cable (not rubber ...) *NM*
Marek Uliasz -- 4/4/2002, 5:42 pm
Re: steel rudder cable (not rubber ...)
Rob Macks -- 4/4/2002, 11:14 pm
Re: Wire Rope,Vinyl coated? 1/16-1/8 inch? *NM*
Steve Frederick -- 4/4/2002, 6:01 pm
1/16" wire rope, uncoated *NM*
Marek Uliasz -- 4/4/2002, 6:21 pm