Replacing Vinyl Jacketed Starter ‘Rope’

[ede]

Does anyone have a source for vinyl jacketed cable.  Is anyone fabricating ‘new’ starter ‘rope’.  Interested in replies

[jcrigan]

Might be something that the sailboat people use. Furling line? This is just a guess on my part.

[dave-bernard]

I have not used that stuff for years. never liked it. I use braided nylon

[Bob Wight]

Haven’t seen that vinyl coated rope for a long time now.   I’ve always replaced worn starter rope with Stens TrueBlue starter rope.   Good stuff – high strength, low stretch and excellent wear resistance.

Bob

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[crosbyman]

?? what was the advantage of  vinyl  coating   wear protection ?

if so why not just install some heat shrink tubing   between the handle  and spooler portion where most of the wear happens.

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[dave-bernard]

why not smooth out the ruff spots where the rope rides.

[crosbyman]

good point…  🙂

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[ede]

Thanks for all of your responses  This was more of a marketing question , rather than a repair question

[JOHN HOLBIK]

Clothes line should work

[joecb]

Are we talking about the common, vinyl coated steel cable that is used for tiller steering? I haven’t bought any lately, but the stuff was available from hardware stores. Also same stuff that is used on dog run leads, pet store and Harbor Freight has the stuff. If I remember, Scott Atwater tended to use the coated steel cable on recoils in the 1950’s

Joe B

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