After less than a year, the pull rope on my new Minn Kota Edge 55 trolling motor has broken. I can order a replacement for $10 but was looking at Cabela’s online and they sell a replacement cable that it says replaces the original lift and lock system. It says that instructions are included but I can’t find anything online that details those instructions. It’s obviously different than the original style and I really don’t want to perform major surgery. Have any of y’all installed it?

I had an edge on a boat years ago. It is a simple repair.

What kind of replacement did you buy?

I just bought a replacement rope and handle for it for right now but was wondering if the Cabela’s product would require disassembly or modification of the arm in order to install it. This is their part. It’s obviously not just a plain rope like the original. But, mine only lasted 7 months before it broke. The ad says this one is a change to the system. All the “upgrades” that I’ve been able to view installation require drilling out or grinding out parts of the frame but I can’t find anything about this specific one.

The cable just slides through the same holes as your original rope. Then you install the barrel and tighten the set screws.

If you think about it, you might try to keep the factory MinnKota handle and use the new cable with it. The factory handle secured to the yoke on the mount so it doesn’t flop around. The new handle doesn’t.