[whimsy]

I've got an Edson steering pedestal, with a few links of "motorcycle chain" over the gear on the wheel and lengths of SS cable going down and through turning blocks to the quadrant. The cable has got a meathook or two, and I'd like to replace it soon.

I've had so much fun making soft shackles that I would rather use some sort of HM line, like Amsteel as a replacement for the SS cable.

I think it has shackles to attach it to the chain inside, although I've not looked at it in a while, so I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure that I could either splice an eye onto it or hitch the splice over it. The other end is terminated to ring bolts on the quadrant, and I can do the same there.

I figure I would need to make sure all the blocks are nice and smooth. Are there other pitfalls I should watch out for?