Stus-List Re: C&C 34/36+ For Sale
Hi Stephen, Did she sell yet? Mark Meyer fastguy1...@yahoo.com Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
Stus-List C&C 43-1 for sale, Calypso's BoatTrader ad is placed
I finally got Calypso finished, photo's taken, and way too much info put into a BoatTrader ad. I included a mention of this cnc-list, the cncphotoalbum, and JKC's web site history of C&C and the 43's so anybody looking at Calypso who is not familiar with the C&C myth and legend has some reference. Hopefully the ad will be live by 5pm west coast time today. As I placed the saloon table back onboard I realized it had been almost 10 years since I removed it to begin repairs. Today, with all the cushions and the table back in place Calypso looks better than it has since we bought her in 1998. Maybe someday I will total up how many gallons of epoxy, paint, and varnish were consumed. I estimate I put in 7,500 hours of labor, Calypso's co-owner maybe 2,500. (These would be amateur hours, not professional, YMMV.) I still have a few small areas on deck to coat with Kiwi Grip. After that we will get in some day sails and see to normal boat maintenance stuff. Martin Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Port Ludlow/Seattle Greta 1956 Matthews 42 Port Ludlow Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
Stus-List keeping the bilge dry
Agree with Bill. Keeping the bilge dry is the best way to avoid "boat smell" and after 22 years owning my 34R, I found the easiest. laziest way to do that is using a wet vac. I keep a small one with a strong motor ready, in a dock box with a long hose and find it very handy. Mine is only 5 gallon and 5Hp so it is powerful and instead of adding antifreeze to the bilge in winter, I pump it dry. I added a piece of carpet to the bottom of the tank and threw away the casters so I can set it on the cabin floor or on the deck and it won't scratch it. You could also use a sponge, but I'm lazy and these things go on sale for less than $50. Chuck S > On 07/03/2023 12:04 PM EDT Bill Coleman via CnC-List > wrote: > > > My mast drains out a half inch tube from the mast. In the winter I have a > vinyl hose that goes out through a transducer hole and keeps the bilge dry. I > have a felt wick inside that tube to pull it uphill where need be. > > In the summer it drains into a plastic pan, and I try to get down there after > heavy rain and drain the pan to keep the bilge dry. Works great! > > Bill Coleman > Entrada, Erie PA > > On Sun, Jul 2, 2023, 21:33 Dean McNeill via CnC-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Thanks all… some great ideas! > > Dean > > > > > > > On Jul 2, 2023, at 9:58 PM, John Read via CnC-List > > mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > > > On my 34 while the mast was out I drilled 2 small holes in the aft “wall” > > > and forced in 2 small plastic tubes so the water dripped into the bilge. > > > Also drilled a small hole in the bottom aft of the mast so the water > > > could easily get into the box. I clean each tube with grass trimmer line > > > as part of annual maintenance. Works well. > > > > > > John Read > > > Legacy III > > > 1982 C&C 34 > > > Noank, CT > > > > > > From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER via > > > > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help > me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
Stus-List Re: Water in mast step
My mast drains out a half inch tube from the mast. In the winter I have a vinyl hose that goes out through a transducer hole and keeps the bilge dry. I have a felt wick inside that tube to pull it uphill where need be. In the summer it drains into a plastic pan, and I try to get down there after heavy rain and drain the pan to keep the bilge dry. Works great! Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie PA On Sun, Jul 2, 2023, 21:33 Dean McNeill via CnC-List wrote: > Thanks all… some great ideas! > Dean > > On Jul 2, 2023, at 9:58 PM, John Read via CnC-List > wrote: > > On my 34 while the mast was out I drilled 2 small holes in the aft “wall” > and forced in 2 small plastic tubes so the water dripped into the bilge. > Also drilled a small hole in the bottom aft of the mast so the water could > easily get into the box. I clean each tube with grass trimmer line as part > of annual maintenance. Works well. > > John Read > Legacy III > 1982 C&C 34 > Noank, CT > > *From:* CHARLES SCHEAFFER via > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
