I am the proud new owner of a 1992 C36 and am very new to boat maintenance. The one significant maintenance item I need to get resolved is the missing handle for the engine shut off. It appears that the threaded connection between the handle and the cable assembly has rusted in two, and I do not have a good way to reattach. Catalina direct offers 2 parts, a 15' and a 16'. I was wondering if anyone could give me guidance in which is the correct one, or do I need to look elsewhere?
Thank you very much,
Eddie Hodge
La Mariposa
Fairhope, AL
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Eddie & Marina Hodge
La Mariposa
1992 Wing Keel / Standard Rig - Hull 1179
Eddie, I have not tackeled this task though I am familiure with the routing of the cable and have had mine disconnected. There is plenty of room to rearange the routing of the longer one but, the shorter one would be awfully hard to streach. If in doubt, I would go with the longer one and be safe.
Cepheus dream
C36 MK I # 825
MK I Tech Editor No Mas
Eddie,
I just replaced the cable on my 1995 MKII. You can see my thread about it midway down the forum. You will need the Catalina Direct 15' foot engine stop cable. It will be too long, so plan on bringing a file with you to cut the outer sheath. (pull the inner wire back past the cut line before you cut.) You may also need something to shim the cable clamp on the engine, as the new cable is a smaller diameter than the OEM cable. Have some heavy duty nylon wire ties handy too.
When running the new cable, I used 1/4" nylon tubing as a messenger. My daughter pulled the old cable out from the engine pod (after removing the stop nut inside the pod. dohh!) while I pushed from underneath in the rear cabin.
Any other questions, just ask :)
Good luck.
Dave
Dave
Ballena 1995 Mk II #1445
Imperical data is always better than theory. Listen to Dave.
Cepheus dream
C36 MK I # 825
MK I Tech Editor No Mas
I just recently upgraded my engine panel and didn't want to go through the panel so there was a hole I think a cig plug type went and I used a piece of Starboard and attached a new cabel. Not sure of the lenght but where it's feed through the extra length doesn't show.