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Does my boat have Edson steering?

Posted by Dave on Jul 6th 2022

Does my boat have Edson steering?

For good and bad (mostly good in our eyes), the popularity of Edson steering systems on production sailboats down through the years leads many many sailboat owners to assume that they have Edson steer …

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Cable tension dos and don'ts

Posted by Dave on Jun 29th 2022

Cable tension dos and don'ts

A few weeks ago, we published a post about steering cable tension (link) which has proven to be remarkably popular and useful. The photo at the bottom of that post shows the tightening nut instal …

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Orange hats and all

Posted by Dave on Jun 22nd 2022

Orange hats and all

If you're not already addicted to at least a couple of YouTube sailing channels, there's a whole great world you're missing out on. Starting from before the pandemic and absolutely catching fire durin …

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Crossing Oceans

Posted by Dave on Jun 16th 2022

Crossing Oceans

The ocean crossing hype is real. Last night we watched the premiere of 11th Hour Racing's film Under The Hull (link) at Fort Adams in Newport RI, the Newport to Bermuda Race (link) starts to …

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World Oceans Day

Posted by Dave on Jun 8th 2022

World Oceans Day

Today is World Oceans Day, which is a critical day for all of us as alpha citizens of the ocean. Edson is proud to be a leader in promoting ocean health through the ubiquity of our pumpout statio …

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Engine Cables 101

Posted by Dave on May 26th 2022

Engine Cables 101

Growing up, I think one of the reasons I got so into sailing was a) I loved being on the water and b) engines scared the crap out of me. This might have been reinforced when my brother and his friends …

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