Replacing Wheelhouse Cables

Remember about 10 or 15 years ago when wheel houses first became real popular? At that time the thought was the cables had to be replaced every couple years if they were galvanized and every four years if they were stainless steel, my house has 5/16 galvanized cables on it. What is everyone’s thought now about how often they have to be replaced? I’m on about four or five years now on my galvanized ones and they don’t show any signs of wear, corrosion or fraying. I’m starting to wonder how long these things would really last, although I don’t wanna be the guy with a broken one out on the lake either. Replacement time probably has a lot to do with how much time you spend on the road with your house, the more salt exposure, the faster the corrosion. How often are you guys replacing cables now? PS-I used to do it every two years.

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the correct season is coming soon! I would replace the cables before you take it back on the road. I agree that you dont want a broken cable out on the ice. JMO

I always just kept a spare or two in the fish house when I had a crank house. It’s about a 5 minute job to replace them on the lake. I just replaced them when they started looking rough which can happen what seems like out of nowhere.

I wouldn’t replace them unless they showed signed of crushing, bird caging, severe distortion or 3 broken wires per lay or 6 random broken wires.