The cable covers on the lifelines of my '88 Hunter 28.5 have seen better days, so I ordered some Davis White Cable Covers from this site.
I did manage to get one 8' section installed today, and learned a little:
1. I had to cut the old ones off, using a sharp cutter (I found that I didn't nick the stainless steel cables at all). It's going to be a LONG process. some of the plastic from the original covers remains, but that shouldn't be of any consequence under the new covers.
2. Installing the new ones is also difficult, though I did learn that pressing down on the new one, and wiggling the feed point from side to side would allow some reasonable progress.
It took me about 2 hours to remove and install the first 8' length.
Does anyone have a better method?
I've thought about heating up the old cable covering, but I'm not comfortable using a torch on it, though I may try a heat gun to soften the old covering before cutting it off.
It seems that there should be a tool for installing them, but I haven't found one.
Mike
I did manage to get one 8' section installed today, and learned a little:
1. I had to cut the old ones off, using a sharp cutter (I found that I didn't nick the stainless steel cables at all). It's going to be a LONG process. some of the plastic from the original covers remains, but that shouldn't be of any consequence under the new covers.
2. Installing the new ones is also difficult, though I did learn that pressing down on the new one, and wiggling the feed point from side to side would allow some reasonable progress.
It took me about 2 hours to remove and install the first 8' length.
Does anyone have a better method?
I've thought about heating up the old cable covering, but I'm not comfortable using a torch on it, though I may try a heat gun to soften the old covering before cutting it off.
It seems that there should be a tool for installing them, but I haven't found one.
Mike