I just straightened three 10' drowning cables of 3/32" diameter that were all tangled up.

I just sat and listened to the radio while I did it and it worked.

Now, people told me they were junk after they got tangled up but is this the case? Did I weaken the cable too much? I don't think so.

Anyone else do this on a regular basis? Seems like a waste of expensive cable if you don't, especially soon when I have no idea if the boat from Korea that makes the cable will come in or not.

I don't mind twisted up cables. True kinks I think you're flirting with weak spots. For 1.20 I'm just making new sliders...

I cut up bent cable to use in shorter projects.

If it is kinked it is gone. I scrap it unless there is enough straight cable to use for a shorter project like 330 said.

It seems to me If you can straiten out the kink you should be good to go. How much strain Is placed on a drowning cable?
As long as the lock will slide past the straitened section I believe you should be good to go.

I have straightened some that really nasty. If they can't be brought back to Safe drowner quality, I do the best I can and then use them for extension cables on snares for tangle lines. Any real bad kinks... cut them out, loop the ends and use for extensions.

Garry-

My definition of kinked herein would be: twisted.

Not 90 degree bent or anything.

I'm just saying I fixed 30' of twisted up cable and wondered if anyone else did that and reused it for drowning cable.

how you straighten it?

Just with my hands but I decided to actually do it so it took 15 minutes or so. Seemed to work.

Yes good point. This is the confirmation I was looking for. It's not that much strain in the first place, and it's in the water. Well I saved 30' of cable then I think.

on a downer your not really asking them to hold any more that the weight of your drowning weight which should be much less than the capability of the cable

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