fuel shutoff

[sailaway]

Need to replace my fuel shutoff cable. Need to know the length of the cable. I have a 1986 34 with the shutoff located  in the engine gauge area. It's round knob I would like to replace it with the finger pull type. Charlie

[Noah]

Least risk is to remove cable and measure and order online or take it to a chandlery/parts supplier to match. I wouldn't trust another boat owners measurements. Too many variables. This is assuming you are "happy" with your current cable's run/routing.

[britinusa]

Not sure why you need to replace it, but ours is very stiff, so I put a lanyard over the handle and now Peggy can easily use it to pull up and stop the engine.

Paul

[sailaway]

Mine is getting stiffer just afraid it will fail looking for a new one. Can always turn it off at the engine. Charlie

[Ron Hill]

Sail : Have you tried to remove the handle and squirting some penetrating oil down the inside of that cable assembly?   
That should loosen things up.

A thought

[britinusa]

They're not cheap!

http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/1302_789/engine-shut-off-cable-15.cfm

Paul

[sailaway]

Thanks for the help just ordered a new one catalina direct Charlie

[KWKloeber]

They're not cheap!

Paul

Paul,  The OE "marine" 15-foot, Teleflex, T-handle cable is about 80 boat bucks.  You "just need to know where to go"  .
Aftermarket, non-marine choke cables w/ round pull handles can be had for about 30 bucks.

Make sure it's the came that's stiff and not the stop lever itself. I have an issue with the latter on my '84 M25.

-Ken

[KWKloeber]

OH crap, I screwed up AGAIN.  Sorry.  I forgot to add it's much better to pay Catalina Direct 119 boat bucks.
And damn I think I should passed those ideas on in three separate posts.  I'll do better next time. 


-kk