Duh!  Not 92!  Sorry. 

Rich


> On Mar 4, 2014, at 23:19, Ken Heaton <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I keep a spreadsheet like Chuck's assembled out of publicly available 
> information (or personal knowledge).  I've located about 79 of the 90 or so 
> 37+ & XL and 25 of the 25 or so 37R's that were built.  All the R's seemed to 
> have been built in '89 or '90 (with one aberration built in '93).  The 37+ & 
> XL's were built in '88, '89, '90, '91, '93 & '94.  None in 1992.  I don't 
> think C&C built any boats at all in 1992.
> 
> Spreadsheet headings I use are:
> 
> Boat Name: Salazar
> Previous Names: Lady Hawke, Seven, 1 Dolce Vita 1
> 37 R?: No
> Type: XL
> Keel: 8' 2"
> Year: 1990
> Owner: Kenneth Alan Heaton & Anne Marie Tobin (former owner - Allan James 
> Stokes, Will Apold)
> Owner's Address:
> Owner Since: 2010
> Sail #: CAN 54955
> VIN:
> Hull Number (HIN):
> #: 67
> Call Sign:
> Hailing Port: Sydney, NS
> Location: Sydney, NS
> Email:
> Phone:
> Web Site:
> Information Source:
> Date:
> Notes:
> 
> 
> Ken H.
> 
> 
>> On 4 March 2014 21:56, Richard N. Bush <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Chuck, I like your spreadsheet idea, can you share the headings and data 
>> categories you keep?  I believe this information was once on the photoalbum, 
>> but it hasn't been maintained or made available due to an information loss a 
>> few years ago.  I think many of us would like to keep such information about 
>> where similar models are and how they are equipped. Thanks
>> 
>> Richard
>> 
>> Richard N. Bush Law Offices 
>> 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite 9
>> Louisville, Kentucky 40220 
>> 502-584-7255
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Chuck S <[email protected]>
>> To: kenheaton <[email protected]>; cnc-list <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tue, Mar 4, 2014 5:43 pm
>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Understanding the 34/36 layup
>> 
>> Right you are Ken.  
>> FYI, I believe from researching HIN numbers, there were only 9) 34Rs ever 
>> built, all in '89 and '90.  These boats were raced in high profile regattas 
>> imediately after delivery to establish interest and generate sales.  After 
>> those C&C built 85) plus and XL models after that, the majority in '90 and 
>> '91.   
>> 
>> I keep a spreadsheet of 34/36 boats and owners that lists 56 of the 94 boats 
>> built, 75% in 1990, none in 1991, another batch in 1992, none in 1993, and a 
>> few more in 1996.  Tough years for C&C.
>> 
>> Chuck
>> Resolute
>> 1990 C&C 34R
>> Atlantic City, NJ
>> From: "Ken Heaton" <[email protected]>
>> To: "cnc-list" <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 4, 2014 5:42:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Understanding the 34/36 layup
>> 
>> Chuck, I think you'll find that the "R" version will have plywood where the 
>> "+" and "XL" versions do not.  It seems as the "R" were the first built and 
>> were built in fewer numbers (25 or so 37R vs. 100 or so 37+ & XL) and used 
>> more straight flat plywood interior pieces giving a stiffer, lighter hull.  
>> The + and XL  had floors and "spider" (interior grid) made up on a mould and 
>> fitted and bonded into the hull.
>> 
>> Ken H.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 3 March 2014 23:09, Chuck S <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Jean-Francois,
>>> Not sure where you got the research info?  
>>> 
>>> I've got hull number 2 in the 34/36 series and I am holding a 4" circle of 
>>> the deck I cut out for a solar fan and I find the balsa is 3/4" thick and 
>>> the rest of your layup list is probably right.  As I look at the edge and 
>>> count the layers of glass and Kevlar, I see the outer layer is thicker than 
>>> the inside layer.
>>> 
>>> Another thing I see is they tapered the edges of the balsa to where the 
>>> hull is solid.  Some areas of the hull are solid laminate from the 
>>> hull/deck flange down to about 4" from the sheerline.  The deck is solid 
>>> laminate about 4" in from the outer edge making a waterway, and all 
>>> vertical panels in the cockpit sides and along the cabin sides where the 
>>> windows are, have no balsa.  I was surprised to find the transom is solid 
>>> laminate.  But most horizontal surfaces have balsa coring for stiffening.  
>>> Including the spray hood that covers the companionway slide which has 3/8" 
>>> balsa coring, while the forward slanted surface and vertical sides of it 
>>> are solid.
>>> 
>>> The floors on our boat (what the floorboards sit on) are built of two or 
>>> three layers of 3/4" marine grade plywood and are covered in at least 13 
>>> alternating layers of glass and kevlar which become about 1/4" of solid 
>>> laminate over the wooden beams.   (I had to repair some damage and counted 
>>> the layers before duplicating the original.)   It's important that all 
>>> edges are well rounded and inner angles are filleted.  A boat builder told 
>>> me the wood was really just a mold and the laminate provides the strength 
>>> and stiffens the hull.  
>>> 
>>> You sound as passionate about your 34+ as I am about my R.  
>>> 
>>> Chuck
>>> Resolute
>>> 1990 C&C 34R
>>> Atlantic City, NJ
>>> From: "Jean-Francois J Rivard" <[email protected]>
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Sent: Monday, March 3, 2014 8:34:22 PM
>>> Subject: Stus-List Understanding Composites
>>> 
>>> So the Kevlar in the 34+ series and 37+ a well was not 'straight' Kevlar 
>>> but a hybrid  and E-glass I guess this way you'd get the lightweight 
>>> resiliency of Kevlar with the stiffness of the glass: 
>>> 
>>> DuPont Aramat C72K/200 seems to have been an E-glass/Kevlar hybrid weave.  
>>> (From research on the web):
>>>  
>>> Composition of the glass/Kevlar hybrid, DuPont's Aramat 72K/200:
>>>  
>>> Component    G/SQ.M    OZ/SQ.YD      Wt. % in Base Fabric         Wt. % 
>>> inTotal Fabric
>>> Glass Fiber     245.6       7.2                 63                          
>>>             41.1
>>> Kevlar 49        144.0       4.2                 37                         
>>>              24.0
>>> Mat Backing    200.0       5.9                 --                           
>>>             33.5
>>> Stitching Yarn     8.0       0.2                 --                         
>>>                 1.4
>>> Total               597.6     17.5
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Also, in keeping with the stiffness / resiliency theme, the grid area on 
>>> those boats is a combo of the aforementioned Kevlar hybrid along with the 
>>> keel / mast step area containing Epoxy resin and Nomex (Also Kevlar based) 
>>> Honeycomb mat which was known for high cost but high strength / stiffness 
>>> with low weight  and came from the Aerospace industry
>>> 
>>> Here's the lay-up schedule:  
>>> 
>>> Topsides (total thickness 1.19")
>>> 1. Gelcoat
>>> 2. 1.5 oz. Chop
>>> 3. 1.5 oz. Mat
>>> 4. C72K/100 Kevlar Fabmat
>>> 5. 1” Balsa Core
>>> 6. C72K/100 Kevlar Fabmat
>>>  
>>> Bottom (total thickness 1.23")
>>> 1. Gelcoat
>>> 2. 1.5 oz. Chop
>>> 3. 1.5 oz. Mat
>>> 4. C77K/200 Kevlar Fabmat
>>> 5. 1” Balsa Core
>>> 6. C72K/100 Kevlar Fabmat
>>> 
>>> To avoid the potential issues with the balsa core on the factory mounted 
>>> through hulls, the  through hull areas are devoid of balsa core made of 
>>> solid composite kevlar / Hydrex isophatlic resin (A type of Vinylester). 
>>> The isophtalic resin cures from the inside out and is very water resistant  
>>> (Read blister resistant)  
>>> 
>>> So what does all that mean?   No Blisters, (My boat has one about half the 
>>> size a pencil eraser) No chalking, very stiff: all bulkhead doors open and 
>>> close like a safe, less weight means it can carry more ballast in the keel 
>>> and handle a pretty high power to weigh ratio (Around 12,500 lbs for 795 SQ 
>>> ft using the 135 gib, 96 base phrf)  while having a fully teak lined cabin, 
>>> almost king sized bed in the aft cabin, separate shower with stand--room. / 
>>> shower curtain, and all the cruising amenities..  
>>> 
>>> -Francois
>>> 1990 C&C34+ "Take Five" 
>>> Lake Lanier, Georgia
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