My C36 MkI has a simple knob you pull to stop the engine. It is connected to a rod that runs inside a sleeve, and comes through the back of the port cockpit seat.
The thing drives me nuts. The sleeve has a screw on clamp around it to hold it outside the fiberglass, but pushing the knob back in a few times yields the sleeve getting pushed back too. Then you don't notice that even though the knob looks like it's pushed in all the way, it isn't, you're just pushing the cable and sleeve together. The engine happily turns over but gets no fuel because the kill switch is not completely back. First time it happened I lost a sail day, replaced fuel filter, fussed and cussed, and finally noticed the knob was not fully retracted. I have to redo the clamp every few times.
Is this the way they all are? Does anyone have a way to clamp that sleeve so it stays far enough out that you can reliably push the knob back in?
Dan
S/V Tao, #114
S/V Tao
Catalina 36
1983, Hull #114
I'm searching the forum for info on the engine kill lever on my M25 - is there a better/newer arrangement for killing the engine than this? I'm thinking so, because on Catalina Direct the engine panels being sold for the M25 do not have the pull lever, or a space for it. Can anyone comment on if they have replaced this with some other kill function? Much appreciated.
Jeff D
Island Time
'84 MK-I SR/FK #273
Kemah, TX
The lever was moved from the panel to the fiberglass just to the port side of the panel - sometime mid-late 80's. You might try a bit of locktight on the nut hat holds the lever to the panel - mine has never backed out or given me a problem -- if you give the handle a quarter turn i\n either direction it locks. Can you post a piture of how it is secured on your panel as someone may have put something different in there.
Les
Les & Trish Troyer
Mahalo
Everett, WA
1983 C-36 Hull #0094
C-36 MK 1 Technical Editor.
Commodore
Les, thanks for the feedback. You may be right on the lever location I can’t recall right now. My question was about the kill function and whether there is a better way to kill the engine than that pull cable. Maybe that’s just the nature of the beast and I just have to live with it....
Jeff D
Island Time
'84 MK-I SR/FK #273
Kemah, TX
Jeff maybe I don’t understand but from your description above it sounds like the assembly is being pushed back in your panel. I don’t see how this can happen if both nuts are fully tightened or someone kluged something else in place of the stock cables. Does your end look something like this?!!
Les & Trish Troyer
Mahalo
Everett, WA
1983 C-36 Hull #0094
C-36 MK 1 Technical Editor.
Commodore
If the goal is to eliminate the T handle and cable - you might try a trunk or door popper. You would have to measure the force necessary and buffer with a good spring, mounting would be the only issue but these are often not in line with the actuator and use a pulley for changing directions.
If if you decide to do this take pictures and write it up.
Les
Les & Trish Troyer
Mahalo
Everett, WA
1983 C-36 Hull #0094
C-36 MK 1 Technical Editor.
Commodore