Abstract: An adjustable cable pulling apparatus and method for pulling cable through interior compartments of a marine vessel. The apparatus consists of a motor, a pair of rollers and a plurality of drive gears that transfer the driving force of the motor to at least one of the rollers for pulling cable therebetween. The cable is manually threaded through the rollers of the apparatus and then can operate automatically once the apparatus is energized. The apparatus is portable and can be mounted various cable pulling configurations. Additionally, the apparatus is adjustable to accept various sized cables which can be pulled at various speeds. Furthermore, the clamping force of the rollers can be adjusted to incrementally increase or decrease the frictional forces between the cable and the rollers.