Hi Rwilson,
The cable is used to keep the hawse pipe cap from going overboard. I lost the original cap when the ball chain broke and the cap went in the drink. I made the new cap retainer from stainless steel cable, ss thimbles, ss ring and copper swages. I hope this arrangement is much stronger than the original ball chain! I was lucky in that the original hawse pipe was a standard one and I was able to get a new cap from Starboard Supply for about $30. I got the ss cable etc. from Bosun's Supplies.
Geek
http://www.starboardsupply.com/
http://www.bosunsupplies.com/
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