Just wanted to respond to moving the boat and the future commute. I kept my boat close to home for 10 years. It took me 45 minutes to get to my slip. I had to run my boat 2 hours to the nearest race. In two hours a sailboat can take you 10 miles from home, while a car can travel 100 miles in the same time.
I moved my boat 2 1/2 hour drive away, and made it into our weekend get away. I added shore power, a flat screen TV, and reverse cycle air conditioner to survive the 100 degree summer heat of Chesapeake Bay. I used the heater for the first time this weekend to raise the cabin temperature from 50 degrees to 72. It was 43 outside, 65 later the same day. No regrets. My slip is located in one of the most beautiful lagoons and I feel like I'm on vacation as soon I get there. By boat, I'm only 2 hours to Annapolis and 5 hours to Baltimore Inner Harbor. Love the better sailing opportunities, better choice of cruising destinations, and many racing opportunities too. Good luck with your move. I'm sure it will be a great adventure. One thing I learned is to make a checklist for things to do before leaving the boat. Good luck. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R previously located in Atlantic City, NJ Now located in Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md ----- Original Message ----- From: "schiller via CnC-List" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: "schiller" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 4:43:35 PM Subject: Stus-List Roller Reefing Boom So, Corsair is out for the season and I brought home the Spinnaker Pole and the Boom to clean up for the winter and it got me wondering how many still have the original roller reefing boom? I have used the roller reefing feature once with the old main (no slab reefing). We now have a North Main that has two reef points. We don't reef all that often. We just don't go out that often in 15+ TWS. Once I got the end fitting off I figured out why the outhaul was always such a tough adjustment. The outhaul sheave has a half inch ID and the pin is 5/16. There was no bushing in the sheave. I think that I'll just order a new sheave from Rig Rite. I am having the mast stepped this winter so that I can give it a good look over this winter. I am going to replace all of the bulbs with LEDs and finally fix my spreader lights (they came disconnected a few years ago and I just haven't wanted to go up the mast that bad to reconnect them. We are doing all of this work because we are finally leaving South Haven and taking the boat north to White Lake (Michigan). It is a difficult decision. We have been in South Haven (short one year that we didn't even go in the water and one year in Saugatuck/Douglas due to low water levels in South Haven) since we came up to Michigan with our South Coast 23 in 1992. We find that there is no social life for the old sailors in South Haven. We are hoping to find a little more activity in Whitehall and we will join White Lake Yacht Club to help. The up side to moving up the lake is that the cost is less (we can pay for the slip and the WLYC dues for less than slip in SH) and we can sail White Lake when the big lake is not hospitable. We already know more people on White Lake than we do in South Haven. We are also replacing the 45 year old cushions since we will be spending more weekends on the boat. Whitehall is a 2 hour drive, South Haven was a twenty minute drive. This is a pretty big move for us but we are excited to maybe get more usage out of the boat. Wish us luck. Neil Schiller 1970 Redwing 35, Hull #7 (C&C 35, Mark I) "Corsair" on the hard in South Haven fo probably the last time _______________________________________________ Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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