Bill,
Where the Enterprise is now, the travelift is never 10 feet above dry
land, and, as Joel mentioned, it’s hard to find a place with a lift that far
off the ground. In order the replace the cable, the board must be completely
down.
A short haul in my area would be several hundred dollars alone.
materials an labor would probably be another hundred or so.
I bet I can get it glassed over for $100 right where she is.
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log
On Mar 7, 2014, at 11:14 AM, Bill Coleman <[email protected]> wrote:
> This kind of reminds me of the old English tale of the axe stuck in the
> ceiling and everyone crying about what would happen if it fell out and
> killed her future husband. Till a man suitor came along and pulled the axe
> out of the ceiling.
> Why not be proactive and just replace it? If you prepare everything
> beforehand you can just do it when you are going in in the spring or coming
> out in the fall. You already know it will last 8 years, and every year that
> passes you will be worrying even more – when you take out the old one you can
> check the condition and determine if you can wait till, say Stardate 11242.5
>
> Bill Coleman
> C&C 39 <image001.gif>
>
> From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Edd
> Schillay
> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 10:44 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Stus-List Now Boat Names
>
> Joel,
>
> You’re right. The cable itself would not be a major expense.
>
> The hauling the boat 10 feet in the air, perhaps as an emergency
> short-haul, and doing the repairs while in a travel lift, dismantling what’s
> there, snaking a new wire through and everything else gets expensive. And if
> it breaks on its own, I’m looking a major out-of-pocket keel repair.
>
> I’m not so sure about the resale value part. A shoal-draft keel
> has its advantages, especially for cruising. And, a next owner would not need
> to continually inspect and possibly repair the cable.
>
> Upwind performance is the biggie. But, in less than 10, I find
> the boat runs slower VMG than with the board up. And in Western LI Sound, we
> don’t get above 10 all that often. As I said — playing with the idea.
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Edd
>
>
> Edd M. Schillay
> Starship Enterprise
> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
> City Island, NY
> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log
>
>
> On Mar 7, 2014, at 10:34 AM, Joel Aronson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Edd,
>
> I wouldn't think the cable (or Dyneema) would be a major expense. You would
> hurt the resale value and upwind performance if you glassed it over.
>
> Joel
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Edd Schillay <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Dwight,
>
> Initially, I was very enthusiastic about owning a keel/centerboard model —
> better pointing upwind, less drag downwind. The process of lowering and
> raising the board is quiet and it’s great to have some control over how much
> you can have down there depending on wind strength — Then, I joined this list
> and heard some horror stories about the cable breaking and the board doing
> (uninsured) damage to the keel.
>
> So each year, I have my bottom cleaners lower the board and check the cable.
> So far, each year (8 years running), they have said it was fine, but I dread
> the day where I have to replace the cable ($$$).
>
> Now that I’m transitioning to a more cruising-oriented sailing lifestyle, I
> have been playing with the idea of just glassing it over, forcing it to
> always remain in the up position and never having to inspect or maintain the
> cable again.
>
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Edd
>
>
> Edd M. Schillay
> Starship Enterprise
> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
> City Island, NY
> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log
>
>
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