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pfduffy
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Initially Posted - 04/29/2012 :  19:13:29  Show Profile
Today I installed the CD swing keel maintenance kit (cable, turning ball, hose.) Once I got the cable attached to the drum - which required just about all of the hand strength I could muster, I laid under the boat and held some tension on the cable while my trusty assistant cranked it in. When it was done, I noticed that the bitter end of the cable became frayed from contact with the sides of the winch which pulled off the little end piece. Do I need to worry about this? I am thinking about getting some small zip ties to tidy it up and bit and then zip tie the bitter end down through one of the holes in the side of the winch. Or should I just start over with a new cable?
Pat Duffy
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 04/29/2012 :  19:31:34  Show Profile
Try taking the strands, one little bundle(set) at a time, and push them through the closest hole into the drum. Now that they are separated, it should not be too hard. Next, I would unwind the cable and try to wind it back up on top of the strands.
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pastmember
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Response Posted - 04/30/2012 :  07:19:38  Show Profile
In my photos you see that I recommended using vice grips to assist. IfI were you I would dremel the tail hair off. Then I would assume the slack in the cable will allow you to reeve the second hole. (Mine had nothing on the end to hold it together.) Pull enough through the first hole to easily go through the second with no bend at either hole. Put the fist vice grip down, (the needles in my photo), then pull the slack back through the first hole to the drum. Use the second set of vice grips to hold the cable flat as you see in my photo. Bolt her down.
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 04/30/2012 :  16:40:30  Show Profile
One of the most important details on these winches is to have a minimum of three wraps of cable on the drum when the keel is fully lowered. The cable clip functions to keep the cable in place, it absolutely should not take a serious strain. It is the friction of the cable wraps on the drum that takes the real strain and does the lifting. I offer two suggestions; 1 - reeve the cable about the drum to provide three neat smooth wraps. When lifting the keel, ensure these wraps are neat. When lowering, do not go too far, just enough the keel is only supported by the pin ad cable is a little slack. 2 - simply take a quality pair of dykes and clip off the ragged tail, clipping the strands one/two at a time, then neatly re-position the strands into the shape of the cable, and finish with a few wraps of quality tape.

There is very little clearance between the drum cheek and the winch housing, the cable must be short and neat.
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Jay Schkloven
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Response Posted - 05/26/2012 :  08:22:45  Show Profile
Definitly wrap the end of the cable with a good quality tape.
If you can wrap the tangled end up nice and neat, then that is what I would do. I had enough extra cable to cut off some of the tangle, but you may not. Also, is your cable the correct replacement for the boat? I have 4 to 6 wraps with the cable when the keel is all the way down.
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