Stus-List Re: C&C 121 in a pickle

[Randy Stafford via CnC-List]

Listers,

Here’s an overdue report on this situation.  Basically a tale of warning about 
what can go wrong offshore, with potentially very serious consequences.

By coincidence a few weeks ago I came into contact on Facebook with one of 
Calypso’s crew, a retired pediatrician.  We subsequently spoke on the phone, 
and she documented her experience on her Facebook timeline, which I’ll quote 
below.

Calypso’s owner and captain is a 75-year old man who’d never been offshore.  He 
found passage crew on findacrew.net , and they too had 
never been offshore (and in two cases had little sailing experience).

The boat experienced a sequence of cascading problems on the passage, which put 
it and its crew in a very serious situation: no electricity, no engine, low 
fresh water, and broken forestay many hundreds of miles offshore.  The sequence 
started with problems furling an asym on a top-down furler.  That somehow 
caused problems with the genoa furler too: the genoa wouldn’t furl all the way 
in or out.  That in turn contributed to the forestay snapping when the wind 
picked up.  When that happened, the crew lashed the genoa down the length of 
the side deck, and fouled the prop with sheets or lashing lines.  The prop was 
fouled hard enough, in forward gear, that it wasn’t possible to shift to 
neutral.  So they couldn’t run the engine.  So they got down to 4% battery.  
They had to shut off all electrical loads including radio, radar, GPS/AIS, 
lights, watermaker, and refrigerator.  They had to drift for two days waiting 
for seas to calm enough to dive the prop.  They lost refrigerated food and got 
down to 11% fresh water (with apparently no bottled water aboard).

If they had not been able to get off distress calls on their electronics and 
satellite phone before shutting down, they would have been in serious trouble.  
Fortunately two other boats received notifications of Calypso’s distress and 
came to assist, accompanying the disabled boat for many days.  They lent water 
and fuel, support and advice.  One of those boats was a Leopard 40 named 
Nobody’s Home in the Salty Dogs rally to Antigua, whose delivery captain was a 
man named Vinny, who is a friend of the delivery captain Scott of the boat I 
was on (a Fountaine Pajot Saona 47 named Quite The Catch).  We first heard 
about this whole situation when Vinny texted Scott via satphone.

Calypso departed from Hampton, VA on Saturday October 30th (day 1 for them) as 
part of the Salty Dogs rally.  My boat departed Newport, RI on Monday November 
1st, bound for the USVI (not part of the rally).  Calypso's forestay snapped on 
their day 7 or 8: Saturday November 7th or Sunday November 8th.  By that time 
there was a strong storm happening between the east coast and Bermuda, which 
would slam New England several days later as a nor’easter packing 
hurricane-strength winds. By Friday November 6th Chris Parker was advising all 
boats in the vicinity to get as far south and east as possible, as quickly as 
possible.  At that time, Quite The Catch was approaching Bermuda, and we were 
seeing forecasts of >50kts on PredictWind southwest of our position over the 
next couple days.  So we diverted SE two days and 400nm out of our way to avoid 
that weather.  Calypso probably sailed right through it, but the max wind 
strength they saw (at least, while they had instrumentation) was 37 knots.

Calypso was able to compensate for the broken forestay using halyards to the 
bow stem.  They got her prop unfouled and engine started and batteries charged. 
 Then she was able to limp along under reefed main.  Unbelievably, despite all 
that and a subsequently broken autopilot, her captain wanted to continue to 
Antigua and was requesting fuel!  On the evening of Thursday November 11th, as 
navigator on Quite The Catch, I plotted an intercept course to backtrack eight 
hours to Calypso and give her fuel, but we decided not to do it.

When Calyspo got far enough south to hit the easterly trade winds, her captain 
wanted to start tacking upwind to Antigua, starting with a NE leg.  At that 
point her crew mutinied, and forced the captain to turn towards the USVI.  She 
arrived in St. Thomas on November 15th after 16 days at sea from Hampton, VA.  
By contrast my boat arrived on November 12th after 12 days at sea from Newport, 
RI (two of which were extra days for weather routing).  

Learn what you will from this saga.  Now I will paste the crew member’s 
Facebook postings, in the order in which she posted them.

"Wow! Where to start?? We just spent 16 days at sea and ended up in the US 
Virgin Islands instead of Antigua. Lots of stuff on the boat broke and because 
of it we couldn’t sail east into the wind to get there. We anticipate being 
able to pick up another sailboat from here and continue to explore the 
Caribbean.  Here are some pretty sunrises and sunsets while I process how to 
share this story.”

"Days 3-6: Our trip was supposed to be abou

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] mounting chart plotter at helm

[Bob Mann via CnC-List]

Thanks all for the input.

I should have added that I will be using the chartplotter for racing, and more 
for B&G's sail-steer information ( TWS, TWA, AWS, AWS, TWD, laylines, wind 
shift patterns, routing) than for the plotter aspect.

> On 12/03/2021 1:03 PM Dave S via CnC-List  wrote:
> 
> 
>   I have a fixed plotter at the nav table, I leave that running 
> (openplotter on a raspberry Pi) and when I need a chart at the helm while 
> steering, I use an iPad in a waterproof case, on a detachable ram mount.  The 
> iPad is really only used in tight quarters while steering so - like Joel- I 
> only view from the wheel.
>  The iPad stays below, charging, on another ram ball when not in use.  
> Prior to getting the Pi, the iPad was left running below but was moved to the 
> helm when needed.  
> The iPad connects the the network via wifi, the Pi via a USB gateway. 
> The iPad can be viewed from any angle when at the helm.  I imagined this 
> was good and useful at first but in reality i’ve never found the need.  
> Dave 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
> > > On Dec 3, 2021, at 12:43 PM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List 
>  wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > I have a RAM mount on the pedestal guard, but rarely 
> rotate the plotter.
> > 
> > Joel
> > 
> > On Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 8:33 AM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List 
> > mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote:
> > 
> > > > > I have a plotter at the helm of my 35 MK I. It faces aft, 
> > if I want to navigate from forward, like I do about 90% of the time, I look 
> > at the computer on the chart table or SeaIQ/Navionics on my iPad.
> > > If I rotated the helm plotter sideways I think the mainsheet 
> > > would get it.
> > > 
> > > Joe Della Barba
> > > Coquina
> > > 73 C&C 35 MK I
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Bob Mann via CnC-List  > > mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com >
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 8:21 PM
> > > To: Stus-List  > > mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com >
> > > Cc: Bob Mann  > > mailto:sailrm...@comcast.net >
> > > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List mounting chart plotter at helm
> > > 
> > > I was going to put another instrument display at the helm of 
> > > my 35 mk I, but realized a chartplotter was only a couple hundred more so 
> > > went that route. 
> > > 
> > > Any suggestions on how to mount it to my Edson pedestal so I 
> > > can rotate it sideways, for easy viewing from the coaming? I rarely steer 
> > > from behind the wheel so I want to see it from the sides.  The pedestal 
> > > is about the same height as the wheel (not my boat, but similar setup. I 
> > > don't have the top tray): 
> > > https://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/17/14/05/22/2012-110.jpg)
> > > 
> > > The chartplotter is the B&G Vulcan 9.
> > > 
> > > regards,
> > > Bob Mann
> > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list 
> > > to help with the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the 
> > > list - use PayPal to send contribution --   
> > > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu
> > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list 
> > > to help with the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the 
> > > list - use PayPal to send contribution --   
> > > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu
> > > 
> > > > > 
> > 
> > --
> > Joel
> > 
> > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to 
> > help with the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list 
> > - use PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  
> > Thanks - Stu
> > 
> > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to 
> > help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list 
> > - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks 
> > - Stu
> 
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the 
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send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] mounting chart plotter at helm

[Dave S via CnC-List]

  I have a fixed plotter at the nav table, I leave that running (openplotter on 
a raspberry Pi) and when I need a chart at the helm while steering, I use an 
iPad in a waterproof case, on a detachable ram mount.  The iPad is really only 
used in tight quarters while steering so - like Joel- I only view from the 
wheel.
 The iPad stays below, charging, on another ram ball when not in use.  Prior to 
getting the Pi, the iPad was left running below but was moved to the helm when 
needed.  
The iPad connects the the network via wifi, the Pi via a USB gateway. 
The iPad can be viewed from any angle when at the helm.  I imagined this was 
good and useful at first but in reality i’ve never found the need.  
Dave 
Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 3, 2021, at 12:43 PM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> I have a RAM mount on the pedestal guard, but rarely rotate the plotter.
> 
> Joel
> 
>> On Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 8:33 AM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List 
>>  wrote:
>> I have a plotter at the helm of my 35 MK I. It faces aft, if I want to 
>> navigate from forward, like I do about 90% of the time, I look at the 
>> computer on the chart table or SeaIQ/Navionics on my iPad.
>> If I rotated the helm plotter sideways I think the mainsheet would get it.
>> 
>> Joe Della Barba
>> Coquina
>> 73 C&C 35 MK I
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Bob Mann via CnC-List  
>> Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 8:21 PM
>> To: Stus-List 
>> Cc: Bob Mann 
>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List mounting chart plotter at helm
>> 
>> I was going to put another instrument display at the helm of my 35 mk I, but 
>> realized a chartplotter was only a couple hundred more so went that route.  
>> 
>> Any suggestions on how to mount it to my Edson pedestal so I can rotate it 
>> sideways, for easy viewing from the coaming? I rarely steer from behind the 
>> wheel so I want to see it from the sides.  The pedestal is about the same 
>> height as the wheel (not my boat, but similar setup. I don't have the top 
>> tray): https://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/17/14/05/22/2012-110.jpg)
>> 
>> The chartplotter is the B&G Vulcan 9.
>> 
>> regards,
>> Bob Mann
>> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with 
>> the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use 
>> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - 
>> Stu
>> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with 
>> the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use 
>> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - 
>> Stu
> 
> 
> -- 
> Joel 
> 
> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with 
> the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use 
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu
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Stus-List Re: Rudder shaft play

[John McCrea via CnC-List]

John, feel free to go climb on Talisman I have one between wheel and post. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 3, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> John,
> 
> IIRC The Office had speakers back there instead of access plates.  If I 
> removed them I could reach 3 of the 4 the nuts on the underside of the 
> cockpit.  Minimized the time in the lazarette.
> 
> Joel
> 
>> On Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 12:33 PM John Read via CnC-List 
>>  wrote:
>> So I believe we have a plan.  After discussions with other C&C owners whose 
>> rudderpost arrangement is similar the culprit is the stainless plate bolted 
>> to the cockpit floor.  It has a bronze bushing through which the rudder post 
>> passes.  That plays a significant role in keeping the shaft in alignment.  
>> Over time it wears and enlarges, allowing the top of the shaft to move.  The 
>> fix is to support the rudder while on the hard, remove the donut nut, then 
>> remove the plate which may entail lots of boat yoga under the deck as the 
>> nuts are extremely close to the steering quadrant.  Take the plate to a 
>> machine shop and have them remove the old bearing and press in a new bronze 
>> / oil bushing with ID closely matching shaft OD.  Reverse the process to 
>> install.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> It was suggested to cut an access hole and install an inspection plate in 
>> the vertical face behind the helm seat to improve access to the steering 
>> system.  Any words of wisdom from the group?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> John Read
>> 
>> Legacy III
>> 
>> 1982 C&C 34
>> 
>> Noank, CT
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> From: Joel Delamirande [mailto:joel.delamira...@gmail.com] 
>> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2021 6:16 PM
>> To: Stus-List
>> Cc: John Read
>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Rudder shaft play
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> This should be interesting I have to do mine 
>> 
>> On a 30 mk1  if anyone have experience 
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 6:09 PM John Read via CnC-List 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> After 40 years the rudder now has a bit of play laterally and fore and aft.  
>> Bottom of rudder can be moved less than an inch in all directions.  Not bad 
>> but should be addressed.  This also is most likely causing the leak through 
>> the shaft where it penetrates the deck fitting causing the donut to be not 
>> true to the stainless plate on the cockpit floor.  The design is very simple 
>> – shaft rides inside tube (with grease) that is glassed into hull, shaft is 
>> open from top of tube to bottom of cockpit floor to allow steering quadrant 
>> , shaft goes through hole in cockpit floor, through stainless bearing plate 
>> on top of cockpit floor, through delrin washer, then shaft is threaded and 
>> donut installed that rides on delrin washer.
>> 
>> My initial thought is to machine a delrin bearing and washer that would fill 
>> the small gap between the shaft and hole in the bearing plate / cockpit 
>> floor but wanted to inquire if anyone else has had similar issues or thoughts
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> John Read
>> 
>> Legacy III
>> 
>> 1982 C&C 34
>> 
>> Noank, CT
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with 
>> the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use 
>> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - 
>> Stu
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Joel Delamirande
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> www.jdroofing.ca
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with 
>> the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use 
>> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - 
>> Stu
> 
> 
> -- 
> Joel 
> 
> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with 
> the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use 
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the 
costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to 
send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] mounting chart plotter at helm

[Joel Aronson via CnC-List]

I have a RAM mount on the pedestal guard, but rarely rotate the plotter.

Joel

On Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 8:33 AM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> I have a plotter at the helm of my 35 MK I. It faces aft, if I want to
> navigate from forward, like I do about 90% of the time, I look at the
> computer on the chart table or SeaIQ/Navionics on my iPad.
> If I rotated the helm plotter sideways I think the mainsheet would get it.
>
> Joe Della Barba
> Coquina
> 73 C&C 35 MK I
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Bob Mann via CnC-List 
> Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 8:21 PM
> To: Stus-List 
> Cc: Bob Mann 
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List mounting chart plotter at helm
>
> I was going to put another instrument display at the helm of my 35 mk I,
> but realized a chartplotter was only a couple hundred more so went that
> route.
>
> Any suggestions on how to mount it to my Edson pedestal so I can rotate it
> sideways, for easy viewing from the coaming? I rarely steer from behind the
> wheel so I want to see it from the sides.  The pedestal is about the same
> height as the wheel (not my boat, but similar setup. I don't have the top
> tray): https://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/17/14/05/22/2012-110.jpg)
>
> The chartplotter is the B&G Vulcan 9.
>
> regards,
> Bob Mann
> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with
> the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks
> - Stu
> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with
> the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks
> - Stu
>


-- 
Joel
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costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to 
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Stus-List Re: Rudder shaft play

[Joel Aronson via CnC-List]

John,

IIRC The Office had speakers back there instead of access plates.  If I
removed them I could reach 3 of the 4 the nuts on the underside of the
cockpit.  Minimized the time in the lazarette.

Joel

On Fri, Dec 3, 2021 at 12:33 PM John Read via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> So I believe we have a plan.  After discussions with other C&C owners
> whose rudderpost arrangement is similar the culprit is the stainless plate
> bolted to the cockpit floor.  It has a bronze bushing through which the
> rudder post passes.  That plays a significant role in keeping the shaft in
> alignment.  Over time it wears and enlarges, allowing the top of the shaft
> to move.  The fix is to support the rudder while on the hard, remove the
> donut nut, then remove the plate which may entail lots of boat yoga under
> the deck as the nuts are extremely close to the steering quadrant.  Take
> the plate to a machine shop and have them remove the old bearing and press
> in a new bronze / oil bushing with ID closely matching shaft OD.  Reverse
> the process to install.
>
>
>
> It was suggested to cut an access hole and install an inspection plate in
> the vertical face behind the helm seat to improve access to the steering
> system.  Any words of wisdom from the group?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> John Read
>
> Legacy III
>
> 1982 C&C 34
>
> Noank, CT
>
>
>
> *From:* Joel Delamirande [mailto:joel.delamira...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 20, 2021 6:16 PM
> *To:* Stus-List
> *Cc:* John Read
> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Rudder shaft play
>
>
>
> This should be interesting I have to do mine
>
> On a 30 mk1  if anyone have experience
>
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 6:09 PM John Read via CnC-List <
> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>
> After 40 years the rudder now has a bit of play laterally and fore and
> aft.  Bottom of rudder can be moved less than an inch in all directions.
> Not bad but should be addressed.  This also is most likely causing the leak
> through the shaft where it penetrates the deck fitting causing the donut to
> be not true to the stainless plate on the cockpit floor.  The design is
> very simple – shaft rides inside tube (with grease) that is glassed into
> hull, shaft is open from top of tube to bottom of cockpit floor to allow
> steering quadrant , shaft goes through hole in cockpit floor, through
> stainless bearing plate on top of cockpit floor, through delrin washer,
> then shaft is threaded and donut installed that rides on delrin washer.
>
> My initial thought is to machine a delrin bearing and washer that would
> fill the small gap between the shaft and hole in the bearing plate /
> cockpit floor but wanted to inquire if anyone else has had similar issues
> or thoughts
>
>
>
> John Read
>
> Legacy III
>
> 1982 C&C 34
>
> Noank, CT
>
>
>
> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with
> the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks
> - Stu
>
> --
>
> Joel Delamirande
>
> [image: Image removed by sender.]
>
> *www.jdroofing.ca *
>
>
> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with
> the costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks
> - Stu



-- 
Joel
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Stus-List Re: Rudder shaft play

[John Read via CnC-List]

So I believe we have a plan.  After discussions with other C&C owners whose 
rudderpost arrangement is similar the culprit is the stainless plate bolted to 
the cockpit floor.  It has a bronze bushing through which the rudder post 
passes.  That plays a significant role in keeping the shaft in alignment.  Over 
time it wears and enlarges, allowing the top of the shaft to move.  The fix is 
to support the rudder while on the hard, remove the donut nut, then remove the 
plate which may entail lots of boat yoga under the deck as the nuts are 
extremely close to the steering quadrant.  Take the plate to a machine shop and 
have them remove the old bearing and press in a new bronze / oil bushing with 
ID closely matching shaft OD.  Reverse the process to install.

 

It was suggested to cut an access hole and install an inspection plate in the 
vertical face behind the helm seat to improve access to the steering system.  
Any words of wisdom from the group?

 

 

 

John Read

Legacy III

1982 C&C 34

Noank, CT

 

From: Joel Delamirande [mailto:joel.delamira...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2021 6:16 PM
To: Stus-List
Cc: John Read
Subject: Re: Stus-List Rudder shaft play

 

This should be interesting I have to do mine 

On a 30 mk1  if anyone have experience 

 

On Sat, Nov 20, 2021 at 6:09 PM John Read via CnC-List  
wrote:

After 40 years the rudder now has a bit of play laterally and fore and aft.  
Bottom of rudder can be moved less than an inch in all directions.  Not bad but 
should be addressed.  This also is most likely causing the leak through the 
shaft where it penetrates the deck fitting causing the donut to be not true to 
the stainless plate on the cockpit floor.  The design is very simple – shaft 
rides inside tube (with grease) that is glassed into hull, shaft is open from 
top of tube to bottom of cockpit floor to allow steering quadrant , shaft goes 
through hole in cockpit floor, through stainless bearing plate on top of 
cockpit floor, through delrin washer, then shaft is threaded and donut 
installed that rides on delrin washer.

My initial thought is to machine a delrin bearing and washer that would fill 
the small gap between the shaft and hole in the bearing plate / cockpit floor 
but wanted to inquire if anyone else has had similar issues or thoughts

 

John Read

Legacy III

1982 C&C 34

Noank, CT

 

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costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to 
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-- 

Joel Delamirande

Image removed by sender.

www.jdroofing.ca

 

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Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] mounting chart plotter at helm

[Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List]

I have a plotter at the helm of my 35 MK I. It faces aft, if I want to navigate 
from forward, like I do about 90% of the time, I look at the computer on the 
chart table or SeaIQ/Navionics on my iPad.
If I rotated the helm plotter sideways I think the mainsheet would get it.

Joe Della Barba
Coquina
73 C&C 35 MK I


-Original Message-
From: Bob Mann via CnC-List  
Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 8:21 PM
To: Stus-List 
Cc: Bob Mann 
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List mounting chart plotter at helm

I was going to put another instrument display at the helm of my 35 mk I, but 
realized a chartplotter was only a couple hundred more so went that route.  

Any suggestions on how to mount it to my Edson pedestal so I can rotate it 
sideways, for easy viewing from the coaming? I rarely steer from behind the 
wheel so I want to see it from the sides.  The pedestal is about the same 
height as the wheel (not my boat, but similar setup. I don't have the top 
tray): https://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/17/14/05/22/2012-110.jpg)

The chartplotter is the B&G Vulcan 9.

regards,
Bob Mann
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the 
costs involved.  If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to 
send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu
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