Have any of you had experience with Composting toilets? Glenn Henderson C&C 41 WeGo
On Sun, Jul 7, 2019 at 12:00 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. C&C35-3 spinnakers for sale (Rich) > 2. Re: Voltage / Amp Hours (Josh Muckley) > 3. Toilet Replacement (Raymond Macklin) > 4. Re: Toilet Replacement (Neil E. Andersen) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rich <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2019 21:05:41 -0400 > Subject: Stus-List C&C35-3 spinnakers for sale > I have a great 2014 North Sails S2 Airmax 600 all purpose spinnaker that > needs a new home. I will also throw in an old spinnaker that came with the > boat that is a great heavy air chute. It probably came with the boat in > 1988 but never used. It was still crisp when I got my boat in 2011. Anyway, > we converted to asym 2 years ago so have no more use for them. 2 great > sails. You won’t be disappointed. Make an offer! > > Sent from my iPhone > Richard Spitzenberger CPA > R JMS > C&C 35-3 > Phone 631-331-3140 > [email protected] > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Josh Muckley <[email protected]> > To: "C&C List" <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2019 21:49:11 -0400 > Subject: Re: Stus-List Voltage / Amp Hours > Olivier, > > It sounds like you are using solar to charge? Under this situation you > would have charge current at high noon. While charging (with or without > any other loads) the battery is nowhere near full charged if it is reading > 14.01v. While charging, the very lowest voltage reading which you could > even halfway consider full would be 14.4v which is kinda common for auto > alternators and some bench type chargers. More likely you haven't come > close to full charge until 14.6v or 14.7v but as discussed previously this > is just the end of the bulk charge phase and represents only ~80%. You > really need a measure of the charge current once 14.7v is reached to know > better where you are between 80% and 100%. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > > On Fri, Jul 5, 2019, 2:37 PM Olivier Chatot via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Edd, >> >> I agree with Marek and Gary about the voltage reading not being a >> reliable indication of the state of charge. Here's an example from my boat. >> At noon my battery bank is normally back to full charge and the voltmeter >> shows 14.01V, cool. A second later the fridge starts and the voltage drops >> to close to 13V. >> >> Best, >> Olivier >> >> On Fri, Jul 5, 2019, 13:46 Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Edd, >>> to add to what Gary said... >>> >>> any measurement of the remaining capacity of the battery bank is tricky, >>> because it depends on how accurate your in- and out- meters are, what the >>> actual (current) total battery bank capacity is (it changes over time, >>> never up) and at what SoC (state of charge) you started the measurements. >>> >>> I assume that your 450 Ah is a nominal capacity, but you don’t know how >>> much of that is left. >>> >>> The 6 A you mention, is it 6 A over several hours (let’s say 3), i.e. 6 >>> A times “several (3)” hours = ~18 Ah or just 6 Ah? However, on a 450 Ah >>> battery bank, even 20 Ah is just under 5%, so if you started with 100% SoC >>> you should be at 95% (if it was 6 Ah, the SoC should be 98.5%). >>> >>> As Gary mentioned, re-synchronisation is a must. >>> >>> The voltage you are seeing depends heavily on what is using the battery >>> at the given time (as you check it). I can almost guarantee that if you >>> were watching the monitor at the time of starting the motor, the voltage >>> meter would show some number much lower than 12 V (even if the SoC was >>> almost 100%). >>> >>> I am not sure if it helped you much, though >>> >>> Marek >>> 1994 C270 Legato >>> Ottawa, ON >>> >>> *From:* Gary Russell via CnC-List >>> *Sent:* Friday, July 5, 2019 13:08 >>> *To:* C&C List >>> *Cc:* Gary Russell >>> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Voltage / Amp Hours >>> >>> Hi Edd, >>> The battery voltage is only an indication of the state of charge of >>> a lead-acid battery when the battery has been without load (or charge) for >>> several hours. Otherwise, the voltage is pretty much meaningless. Many >>> devices measure the state of charge by noting the difference between the >>> number of amp-hours drawn and the number of amp-hours charged into the >>> battery. It is a more accurate indication of the state of charge but has >>> it's limitations as well. Any inaccuracy in measuring the current into or >>> out of the battery will accumulate over time requiring the device to be >>> "re-synchronized". >>> >>> Gary >>> S/V Kaylarah >>> '90 C&C 37+ >>> East Greenwich, RI, USA >>> ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 12:23 PM Edd Schillay via CnC-List < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Listers, >>>> >>>> Last year, I installed a Blue Sea battery monitor and I’m a little >>>> perplexed about the readings I am seeing. >>>> >>>> Last night, before an amazing fireworks display at Hempstead Harbor >>>> (thanks to fellow Lister Neal Gallagher for the guest mooring), I looked at >>>> the display. Out of the 450 amp hours in the House bank, we had used around >>>> 6 amps between using the electric head, cell phone charging, etc. for >>>> several hours — with the display showing 99% capacity. But the voltage was >>>> showing 12.38, which I understand to mean closer to 75%. >>>> >>>> Someone on a YouTube video said that the Voltage reading is not really >>>> the one to go by, as the voltage will increase when you start switching >>>> things off. >>>> >>>> Is that all true? Is what I’m seeing normal? Can one of you Amperage >>>> Aces or Voltage Vixens explain this to me? (Please keep it simple - way too >>>> much Romulan Ale and Klingon Blood Wine flowing last night.) >>>> >>>> - Confused on City Island >>>> >>>> All the best, >>>> >>>> Edd >>>> >>>> -------------------------------—- >>>> Edd M. Schillay >>>> Captain of the “Starship Enterprise” >>>> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B >>>> Venice Yacht Club | Venice, FL >>>> www.StarshipSailing.com >>>> ----------------------------------- >>>> 914.774.9767 | Mobile >>>> ----------------------------------- >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent via iPhone X >>>> iPhone. iTypos. iApologize >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> 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 >> >> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Raymond Macklin <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2019 10:25:05 -0500 > Subject: Stus-List Toilet Replacement > Hello: > > I have a 1985 C&C 33 and i am looking to replace the manual toilet. I > want to replace it with one that has the same foot print for fastening it. > Does anyone know what i can replace it with to match and where could locate > one? The old paperwork indicates it might have been a W.C Marin Marine > Toilet > > Thanks > Ray > LakeHouse > Milwaukee, WI > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Neil E. Andersen" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: "'Raymond Macklin'" <[email protected]> > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2019 11:31:38 -0400 > Subject: Re: Stus-List Toilet Replacement > > Ray, > > > > I’m sure it was a Wilcox-Critten. I had the same issue and the Jabsco > doesn’t work with the way the studs are on a #@. Luckily I still had the > old toilet and was able to clean it up, get a new seat (West Marine for > $66-YIKES) and re-build kits are still available. > > > > If the old toilet is gone or beyond rebuild, you may have to resort to > eBay, or other Internet places that have “used” ones. > > > > Neil Andersen > > 1982 C&C 32, FoxFire > > Rock Hall, MD > > > > *From:* CnC-List <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Raymond > Macklin via CnC-List > *Sent:* Sunday, July 7, 2019 11:25 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Raymond Macklin <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Stus-List Toilet Replacement > > > > Hello: > > > > I have a 1985 C&C 33 and i am looking to replace the manual toilet. I > want to replace it with one that has the same foot print for fastening it. > Does anyone know what i can replace it with to match and where could locate > one? The old paperwork indicates it might have been a W.C Marin Marine > Toilet > > > > Thanks > > Ray > > LakeHouse > > Milwaukee, WI > _______________________________________________ > CnC-List mailing list > [email protected] > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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