And just like that, here we are once again at boat show season already. We don't do nearly as many shows as Edson used to do in the old days - there aren't nearly that many shows these days anyhow - but we've got a busy fall schedule that's got us hammering to get everything prepped and ready.  …

We're very happy to announce that we have become the North American distributor for Carbonautica's (link) excellent range of carbon and composite steering wheels and other composite marine products. Based in Slovenia - land of sea, mountains, and recent Tour de France champions - Carbonautica h …

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 installed with the second nut correctly installed as a locking nut. As I've looked at more and more steeri …

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 during it, YouTubers like Project Atticus (link), Acorn to Arabella (link), and Captain Q …

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 tomorrow also in Newport, and our friends Jordan and Des (along with Steve and Oso) from Project …

Having successfully removed the existing chain and wire in the last post, the task fell to measuring chain and cable, and making a new chain and new Dyneema cables. Measuring the chain is easy enough, as the J/109 uses Edson's steering chain and cable kit # 77103 (link), and so has an 18" chain …

Many of the world's top race boats have switched to using Dyneema rope instead of 7x19 wire. Edson has successfully supplied many systems using rope-based steering cable for many years, including on one of my all-time favorite keelboats, the Farr 40. The specific system that boats like the Farr 40 a …

Many of the best blog topics come up from conversations we have around the office or customer questions. Today's comes from both so it must be an absolute humdinger!Stainless steel is generally thought of as non-magnetic - but is it? Simply, the 300 series stainless steels (303, 304, and 316 are one …

An underappreciated element of sailboat steering maintenance is cable tension. Most people don't think too much about it, but in minor cases it can cause some imperfect steering responses and markedly increased system wear, and in more major cases it can cause a catastrophe.A lack of cable tension c …