I have a 18 ft manta ray jet boat with a panther in it, forward/reverse cable is getting stiff, seeing if anyone would know the length I need so I can order it without taking old one out before I get the new one, weather is nice right now so im still taking it out on the lake, my cable in it now uses a U anchor that goes over the cable to keep it secure near the handle if that matters? Thanks for any info,

like this one? http://www.cpperformance.com/p-13612-4300c-cable-clamp-style-maxflex-extreme.aspx

 I called CP last week he said most likely a 14ft or look for the stamp on the cable with numbers that will tell for sure, it must be hiddin between the seats and where top of fuel tanks are or just measure from handle to where it goes in the back.

Thanks