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> On Jul 28, 2018, at 2:44 PM, John Irvin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Recommend you look at Garhauer for your bang. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 28, 2018, at 2:08 PM, Nathan Post via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> >> We finally have Wisper - our 1981 C&C 34 CB we purchased in May in the >> water! Excited to take her for a first sail tomorrow from Scituate up to >> Lynn MA where we will be keeping her this season. She was left on the hard >> by previously owner for two years so lots of cleaning and lots of projects >> completed, and of course still more to do. A few highlights on where we are >> at: >> >> Thanks to everyone for the feedback previously on the rudder - after >> drilling holes and draining I determined that it was definitely still solid >> and that the best thing to do was leave it as is - sealed up the holes with >> Thixo epoxy and then some barrier coat. This fall when she is pulled I >> think I’ll install a couple of plugs to make draining easier in the future >> since keeping the water out doesn’t sound like a realistic possibility in >> the long run. >> >> Refinished the cabin sole, replaced the removing ceiling panels with 3/16” >> Starboard. Had the sails cleaned and mended. Replaced the glow plug >> solenoid which had partially failed - the glow plugs were still getting >> power, but the electric fuel pump which it also runs was not. Replaced the >> waste hoses and rebuilt the head. >> >> I have also been following the bilge pump discussion and decided to install >> a primary 3.5 gal/min Whale diagram pump with a large low profile screen >> inlet and WaterWitch in addition to the rule 1500 with rule float switch and >> the hand pump. >> >> Had New England Propeller rebuild the folding 2 blade prop at their strong >> recommendation to reduce slop and make the blade angles symmetric again - it >> took Ron a longer than I had hoped to complete it and was the main delay in >> getting launched the last few weeks, but it came out really nice so I think >> it was well worth doing. Put the shaft back in with a new PSS shaft seal >> and new spit coupling (fit and faced by New England Prop as well) and >> everything went together smoothly. >> >> We seem to have a very slow leak at or around one of the through hulls (the >> waste exit which we likely will not be using at all since we will be staying >> close to shore for now and getting pump outs), even after tightening the >> valve as much as I dared. Probably only about a teaspoon or so an hour but >> if I dry the area off around it, it will get wet again. Any suggestions? >> Thinking of just leaving it that way for this season until we pull her for >> the fall. >> >> Still to be done: look into the propane system and getting that working >> again - probably need a new solenoid but I haven’t looked into that yet. >> Connect the new hot water heater. Replace the faucets in the head and >> galley, add a shower gray water pump, rig a new vang (the boat didn’t come >> with one), and perhaps have a dogger and bimini built for her. Plus lots of >> little maintenance, teak refinishing, etc. >> >> Looking to get some new propane tanks (11 lb tall version) as the ones she >> came with were very rusty. Does anyone make a stainless steel version? I >> might go aluminum I suppose if I can find one the right size and shape. >> >> It would be fun to make it to the north east coast rendezvous at some point, >> but unfortunately we already have plans for that weekend this year and >> aren’t set up for cruising that far quite yet. Maybe next year! >> >> Nathan Post >> S/V Whisper >> 1981 C&C 34 >> Lynn, MA >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
