It is not hooked up so any instructions would be appreciated. Ray. > On Jun 12, 2018, at 9:20 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Send CnC-List mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of CnC-List digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Mast damage (Chuck S) > 2. Re: Outhaul replacement, C&C 37/40+ (Chuck S) > 3. Re: CNG Gas Stove Instructions (Joe Della Barba) > 4. Re: Alternator Charging both banks? (Marek Dziedzic) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 20:45:54 -0400 (EDT) > From: Chuck S <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast damage > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > The dent seems awfully small to me and sounds cosmetic. > I doubt a dent with a depth of 3mm counts for much. That's about an 1/8". The > mast wall is probably that thick. And the size of 5cm (2") by 3cm (1 3/16") > seems very superficial. Several feet above the gooseneck. If there aren't too > many halyard exits nearby, I'd sail with it as-is or fill and fair it using > West System. Another option: drill a 1/2" hole in the opposite side of the > mast and get a nice strong steel punch, grind the tip into a nice rounded > blunt end and peen out the dent from inside. Fill and fair. > > Then finish off with a BoatUS sticker. Go sailing. > > FWIW, I once bought a brand new Cape Dory 22 in 1981 and it was delivered to > the dealer with a dented mast. The dent was three times what you described. > Demand for the model was high and I was told I could wait six weeks for the > next one, but I went ahead and signed papers and took delivery the next week. > We had a blast with that boat for five years and drove her hard, sometimes > underwater offshore, (she was only 22 feet long) and never ever had a worry > about the mast. We saw that dent just above the jib halyard winch every time > we raised the headsail, but never questioned the integrity of the rig. I sold > the boat and the new owner drove her even harder off the coast of Maine and > loved her and wrote me a nice thankyou letter never once asked about the dent > that was as big as your hand. > >> On June 12, 2018 at 2:30 PM M Bodnar via CnC-List <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Discovered over the weekend that my mast blew off the rack at the boat >> yard over the winter. Landed on a lower level rack and dented the side >> of my mast - several feet above the gooseneck. Dent is maybe 5cm long >> and 3cm wide - max depth of about 3mm. >> >> Met with insurance surveyor today - he is suggesting a few options - >> weld aluminum to the side of the mast, cut mast and install a sleeve, >> find a used CS 30 mast or similar and replace or replace with a new >> mast. Apparently the sleeve option would cause a stiff spot in the mast >> and make it harder to trim well for racing (which I don't do - but don't >> want to devalue the boat in the repair). Not sure about the weld >> option. No immediately available used CS 30 masts locally. >> >> Insurance has a set upper limit of $22500 on the boat - so write off is >> a possibility if they can't repair or find a used option. >> >> Anyone have any experience? Advice? Know of any random CS 30 masts lying >> around??? >> >> >> Mark >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20180612/4b2d078b/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 21:31:11 -0400 (EDT) > From: Chuck S <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List Outhaul replacement, C&C 37/40+ > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > FWIW, The outhaul on my 1989 34R is 1/8" SS wire about eight feet long, > thimble both ends and in good shape. Inside the boom is a four to one > purchase made of two fiddle blocks for 7/16" StaSet that exits at the > gooseneck and comes back to the clutches and winches. I rarely need the winch > to tension this line, and I think it's OEM. > > >> On June 12, 2018 at 6:16 PM Josh Muckley via CnC-List >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I replaced the sheaves with ones made by zepherwerks. They were made for >> 1/2 but I only run 3/8th. I'd go smaller but the hand and the winches >> complain. I no longer have any wire rope on board. >> >> Josh Muckley >> S/V Sea Hawk >> 1989 C&C 37+ >> Solomons, MD >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 12, 2018, 4:59 PM bwhitmore via CnC-List >> <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > wrote: >> >>>> Thanks Josh! >>> >>> Quick related question. The existing line appears to be 7/16 >>> leading to 1/8 wire somewhere in the boom. Did you change out the sheive, >>> and/or will 7/16 line fit? It seems like it might as my reef lines are >>> 7/16. >>> >>> Thanks for all your insights, >>> >>> Bruce Whitmore >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone >>> >>> -------- Original message -------- >>> From: Josh Muckley via CnC-List <[email protected] >>> mailto:[email protected] > >>> Date: 6/11/18 10:34 PM (GMT-05:00) >>> To: C&C List <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > >>> Cc: Josh Muckley <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Outhaul replacement, C&C 37/40+ >>> >>> Bruce, >>> >>> I did a core to core eye splice which I simply attach to the >>> d-shackle which you have shown in the picture. I attach it to the D not >>> the pin effectively keeping the clew and the eye of the outhaul tied >>> together. You could also use an additional soft shackle to directly attach >>> the eye to the clew. >>> >>> While you are at it you might consider adding a purchase system to >>> your outhaul. I added a 4:1 internal to the boom and now I can adjust the >>> outhaul under almost all wind conditions. I also added a 2:1 to the first >>> reef. It is amazing how much easier it is to make adjustments and reef. I >>> didn't have enough boom length to accommodate any form of purchase on the >>> 2nd reef but since there is so much less sail it doesn't make too much >>> difference. In order to create a fixed point for my purchase systems I >>> worked with a local fab shop to make a becket for the triple turning block >>> in the mast end of the boom. You can see the block in the link below but >>> the picture is prior to the addition of the becket. >>> >>> >>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1ydWx5N3FISk5JWUU/view?usp=drivesdk >>> >>> Josh Muckley >>> S/V Sea Hawk >>> 1989 C&C 37+ >>> Solomons, MD >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 11, 2018, 10:07 PM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List >>> <[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > wrote: >>> >>>>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> Our outhaul is faded and ready for replacement. Currently, it >>>> is comprised of Sta-Set braided to wire, and the wire is then formed >>>> around a small thimble as it attaches to a car in the slot on the boom. A >>>> photo can be found here: Outhaul.jpg. >>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/pdejeakqehyl885/Outhaul.jpg?dl=0 >>>> >>>> Outhaul.jpg >>>> >>>> Shared with Dropbox >>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/pdejeakqehyl885/Outhaul.jpg?dl=0 >>>> >>>> I'd like to just go with a decent line and avoid the whole >>>> splice, thimble & nicopress fitting idea. I should have enough room for a >>>> simple knot and still have enough travel. But, I need to convert the >>>> attachment to the sliding car. I'm thinking, however, that if I tie a 3/8 >>>> or 7/16" line to a larger shackle, it may apply too much sideways pull on >>>> the hole in the car. Has anyone else dealt with this on a C&C 37/40+ >>>> with a similar boom & wire rope setup? >>>> >>>> By the way, I really like the Novabraid Argus or NE Ropes VPC >>>> due to the "nubby" cover that grabs nicely in my clutches. The current >>>> clutch slips slightly on my very old and tired outhaul, but I'm not sure a >>>> Argus or VPC to wire braid is either possible or even desirable. >>>> >>>> Thanks for the advice! >>>> >>>> Bruce Whitmore >>>> 1994 C&C 37/40+ >>>> Madeira Beach, FL >>>> (847) 404-5092 (mobile) >>>> [email protected] mailto:[email protected] >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your >>>> contributions. 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If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20180612/3eab59a5/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 21:49:19 -0400 > From: Joe Della Barba <[email protected]> > To: Ray Macklin via CnC-List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List CNG Gas Stove Instructions > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Is it all hooked up or are you looking for instructions for that? > > Joe > > Coquina > > > >> On 6/12/2018 6:46 PM, Ray Macklin via CnC-List wrote: >> Hello >> I have a 1985 C&C 33 that has a CNG gas stove I had the tank refilled but >> since I bought the boat I was to afraid to try it without instructions. I >> would hate to Go kaboom. Does anyone have instructions or a video of how to >> use it? Then I could eat breakfast on the boat. >> >> Hopeful >> Ray >> LakeHouse >> Milwaukee WI. >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 02:19:26 +0000 > From: Marek Dziedzic <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Alternator Charging both banks? > Message-ID: > > <dm3pr11mb09715752d99b97e710ed09e9ce...@dm3pr11mb0971.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I am with Dennis on that. > > If you spend a lot of time at anchor, you may need a large house bank and a > dedicated (smaller) starter battery. Then an Echo Charger or ACR between the > House and Start and all charging going to House. > > But what Dennis describes is an easy and straight forward system. > > I do use it, though I don?t spend much time at anchor. > > Marek > > From: CnC-List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dennis C. via > CnC-List > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 19:08 > To: CnClist <[email protected]> > Cc: Dennis C. <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Alternator Charging both banks? > > I do not like using the "Both" option for selector switches. If one battery > dies, then it will drag the other battery down and you'll be stuck. > > For many years, I had two identical batteries on Touche'. My simple system > was to use Battery 1 on odd numbered days and Battery 2 on even numbered > days, never "Both". That ensured I always had one hot battery. > > You can get complicated with ACR's, etc. or a large house bank and dedicated > start battery but the system I described above is simple and effective. > > The alternator should charge whichever battery is selected. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 5:09 PM, Francois Rivard via CnC-List > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Do you guys know if the alternator charges all the batteries all the time? > > I was under the impression that the selector switch effectively directed all > the current from the battery banks including charging from the alternator and > I usually run on "both" to make sure all the batteries get exercised. Now > that I might be looking for a new charger (Different story) and I'm looking > into this charging thing deeper / I'm reading on the web that the alternator > might actually be charging both all the time regardless of the switch > position? > > We mostly daysail and don't require much from the batteries so I thought it > would be a good idea to have them all involved both in charging and > discharging so I typically use the "Both" option on the switch. > > Now I'm thinking I should maybe just use position 1 except when at anchor or > for extended night cruises? > > Thanks, > > Francois Rivard > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, GA > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. 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