Stopping a M18 Inbroad

[David]

I have just purchase a Catalina 27 with wheel steering and inbroad M18. My last boat was a Catalina 22 with an outbroad. I have read the owners manual and it states to stop the engine I am suppose to pull back the trottle untill it dies. This does not work and I must pull the lever up on the bottom aft of the control panel.It is not marked and I beleive it is the decompression lever which should only be used in an emergency only. This is how the last owner stop the engine but I am been told I need to adjust the throttle on the pedestal. What is the correct procedure? This there any good reference material anyone knows of about matainace on a mid size sailboat(seacocks, head repair, plumbing, wiring,etc....)

 

[Don]

Fuel shutoff

The owner's manual is generic in nature. Some boats are set up that way, but yours is not. The t-handle on the bottom of the instrument panel is the fuel shutoff and is used to stop the engine. The decompression lever is on the engine (aft end of the valve cover) and is only used to aid in starting when the engine will not spin over fast enough to catch. You will probably never use it.

 

[Big Daddy]

David. here's a helpful hint....

.... try proof reading your posts before submitting. Regarding reference books, try Nigel Calder's "Boatowner"s Mechanical and Electrical Manual, 2nd Ed." Follow the link below to Sailnet.com to purchase online.