on the old cable that I replaced, it was fully extended when I took it out, and I had to bang it HARD with a hammer to get it to telescope back inward. I just did this for kicks before throwing it away. On the new one, I could freely move the metal end of the cable (the 16 or so inches at the back of the boat) with my hands up and down. I've never heard of the boot, but I'd be very interested in getting one if they exist. I do wonder if the cables don't have something similar built in to them already though.
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