Re: Stus-List Vic-Maui or Pacific Cup

2015-01-29 Thread Ian Matthew via CnC-List
Kevin, I have sailed the PacCup and it was a great trip. We sailed a Westsail 40 ft with a crew of 6. We trained for 6 months prior to the race and so we knew the crew dynamics which were excellent. The first 3 days are the hardest as you head out under the Golden Gate Bridge into the fog and i

Re: Stus-List Universal M4-30 (Eric Baumes)

2015-01-29 Thread Joe Della Barba via CnC-List
Without the 2:1 reduction gear no one with a displacement hull boat is getting more than maybe 2400-2600 RPMs out of the A4. Joe Della Barba j...@dellabarba.com From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chuck S via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 6:30 PM T

Re: Stus-List Vic-Maui or Pacific Cup

2015-01-29 Thread Martin DeYoung via CnC-List
Kevin, I have crewed on 4 Transpacs (a course similar to Pac Cup but starting near LA) and one Vic Maui. I also crewed or was delivery skipper on 4 trips back to the west coast. I would do either race again. The deciding factor for me would be crew compatibility and boat suitability. Spendi

Re: Stus-List Universal M4-30 (Eric Baumes)

2015-01-29 Thread Chuck S via CnC-List
FWIW, The atomic 4 was supposed to achieve 30Hp at 3500 RPM, less Hp at lower RPMs. Found this on website selling engines replacements: "Several Beta Marine diesel engines are available to replace the Atomic 4 gasoline engine for your Sailboat engine repower depending upon the vessel's displ

Re: Stus-List Vic-Maui or Pacific Cup

2015-01-29 Thread Jim Watts via CnC-List
Your own boat, or as crew? Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 29 January 2015 at 13:32, Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Looking for objective opinions i.e. sans nationalism. > > Thanks! > > ___ > > Emai

Re: Stus-List Universal M4-30 (Eric Baumes)

2015-01-29 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
That’s what she s- Darn, I’ve got to stop saying that! Bill Coleman C&C 39 I have to ask the question: will it fit in the hole? That's a lot of engine for a 29ft boat. The A-4 only put out About 18hp at the RPM that it probably generated pushing your boat. My yanmar 2gm20f se

Re: Stus-List Universal M4-30 (Eric Baumes)

2015-01-29 Thread Chuck S via CnC-List
You are right. The owners manual states the M4-30 is 25Hp @ 3600 RPM. Transmission has a 2:1 reduction. - Original Message - From: "Gary Russell via CnC-List" To: "Joe Della Barba" , "C&C List" Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:31:40 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Universal M4-30 (Er

Stus-List email addressses:

2015-01-29 Thread Stu via CnC-List
rjcasci...@comcast.net is that the one you are looking for?___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com

Stus-List Vic-Maui or Pacific Cup

2015-01-29 Thread Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List
Looking for objective opinions i.e. sans nationalism. Thanks! ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com

Stus-List Ron CAsciato with a question re email addressses:

2015-01-29 Thread Ron Casciato via CnC-List
HI Stu: Long time no talk, but I read the list every day. I'm in the process of changing some of my email addresses for receiving email and I would like to keep my C&C email constant. However, I, as usual, deleted the regular notification of my membership in the list group and I would like

Re: Stus-List My old 24' up for sale

2015-01-29 Thread Rick Taillieu via CnC-List
Yes we do, Peter Deppisch S/V Tangerine C&C 35 MK II Lion's Head, Ontario Cheers Rick Taillieu Nemesis '75 C&C 25 #371 Shearwater Yacht Club Halifax, NS. -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List Sent: January

Re: Stus-List My old 24' up for sale

2015-01-29 Thread Paul Baker via CnC-List
Yes, a 33 or 35 I think. If anyone sees something similar on the west coast, don't tell me! - Original Message - From: Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List To: Peter Fell , cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:26:29 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: Stus-List My old 24' up for sale Didn't

Re: Stus-List My old 24' up for sale

2015-01-29 Thread Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List
I had a SJ 24 and I believe there was as much room in a Cat 22. Ron Wild Cheri C&C 30-1 STL On Thu, 1/29/15, Paul Baker via CnC-List wrote: Subject: Re: Stus-List My old 24' up for sale To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Date: Th

Re: Stus-List My old 24' up for sale

2015-01-29 Thread Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List
Didn't we have a lister from the Great Lakes that had a boat named Tangerine? Ron Wild Cheri C&C 30-1 STL On Thu, 1/29/15, Peter Fell via CnC-List wrote: Subject: Re: Stus-List My old 24' up for sale To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Date: Thursday, Januar

Re: Stus-List My old 24' up for sale

2015-01-29 Thread Paul Baker via CnC-List
The later 24s had this different layout with the head under the v berth. I just redid all the cushions, foam, curtains etc Actually a really good amount of room for a 24' boat, compared to a san Juan 24 it's palatial. - Original Message - From: Marek Dziedzic To: Paul Baker , cnc-list

Re: Stus-List Universal M4-30 (Eric Baumes)

2015-01-29 Thread Gary Russell via CnC-List
I could be wrong... Ask my wife, but I think an M430 is 25 HP even though the model number would make you think it was 30. Gary S/V Expresso '75 C&C 35 Mk II East Greenwich, RI, USA ~~~_/)~~ On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 1:42 PM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

Re: Stus-List Universal M4-30 (Eric Baumes)

2015-01-29 Thread John McKay via CnC-List
My 26 had a Vires. I still have it sitting around if anyone wants it for spare parts and wants to arrange for pick. John On Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:46 PM, Dan Utinske via CnC-List wrote: My 26' uses a Yanmar Diesel 8HP.. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Della Barba, Joe via

Re: Stus-List Universal M4-30 (Eric Baumes)

2015-01-29 Thread Dan Utinske via CnC-List
My 26' uses a Yanmar Diesel 8HP.. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > + 1 > > A 30 HP diesel is HUGE for a 29 foot boat. > > An A4 powered 29 would have the 1:1 tranny, so depending on the prop you > would have between about 15 and 25

Re: Stus-List Universal M4-30 (Eric Baumes)

2015-01-29 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
+ 1 A 30 HP diesel is HUGE for a 29 foot boat. An A4 powered 29 would have the 1:1 tranny, so depending on the prop you would have between about 15 and 25 HP available. Joe Della Barba From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Robert Gallagher via CnC-List Sent: Thursda

Re: Stus-List Universal M4-30 (Eric Baumes)

2015-01-29 Thread Robert Gallagher via CnC-List
I have to ask the question: will it fit in the hole? That's a lot of engine for a 29ft boat. The A-4 only put out About 18hp at the RPM that it probably generated pushing your boat. My yanmar 2gm20f seems to have more power than my A-4 did YMMV ROB ___

Re: Stus-List 34 offshore

2015-01-29 Thread Petar Horvatic via CnC-List
Maps could be off with respect to GPS so into an unknown small harbor or anywhere on the banks in the Bahamas I always navigate by looking at water color and spotting coral heads. You also don't want to be traveling across the banks too early if you're heading east due to sun glare. Same thing fo

Re: Stus-List Universal M4-30

2015-01-29 Thread Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List
Can you really fit a 4 banger into a 29-1? I would be surprised. Original spec must be a 2-Cyl Yan'erkins with about 15hp, no? They can't all have come with A4's. On Thu Jan 29 2015 at 8:13:48 AM Eric Baumes via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Had a 3 cylinder on a previous boats and i

Re: Stus-List 34 offshore

2015-01-29 Thread Frederick G Street via CnC-List
The charter company from whom we rented the Tartan 37 we used for our trips required a night crossing to Bimini (arriving in the morning) because of the weird dog-leg entrance there, and the desire to see what the heck we were going to run into in the daylight… :^) So we went out for a nice

Re: Stus-List Universal M4-30

2015-01-29 Thread Eric Baumes via CnC-List
Had a 3 cylinder on a previous boats and it was very reliable. As parts go I never had trouble finding the "marine-ized" versions, And as they are based on Kubota tractor engines, there is a lot of information about finding the non-marine parts at a cheaper price. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 6:59 AM,

Re: Stus-List 34 offshore

2015-01-29 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
And when you leave Florida for Bimini or the Banks, leaving at night allows you to pick up the lights on the big radio tower on Bimini so you know how far you got pushed by the stream and then when you get there the sun is up so you can make your way in. I guess I'm dating myself as that isn't nece

Re: Stus-List 34 offshore

2015-01-29 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
We had a 34 in the first Bermuda Race we did. They had a funny emergency and then a serious one. First one was someone pumped the hell out of the head, not realizing how the valves were set, and made a hose pop and spew sewage all over the place. This happened during the daily radio schedule too

Re: Stus-List 34 offshore

2015-01-29 Thread Jack Brennan via CnC-List
The course from South Florida to the Bahamas is somewhere between southeast and south, depending on conditions, where you’re leaving from and the speed of your boat. However, you can only cross from South Florida to the Bahamas when the winds have a southerly component. Any wind with a norther

Re: Stus-List 34 offshore

2015-01-29 Thread Frederick G Street via CnC-List
Brent — the few times I’ve crossed the Gulf Stream to/from Bimini and the Bahamas, we motor-sailed. Partly because the winds were light or right on the nose (going over); and partly because you DO NOT want to be stuck drifting around in the middle of the Gulf Stream if the weather turns. Fred

Re: Stus-List My old 24' up for sale

2015-01-29 Thread Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List
Paul, Nice boat. I had one like that myself (even the same year model). You did a lot of changes in the cabin; mine was very original (even the upholstery was as shown in the brochure). Very good boats (even if a wee bit smallish). Btw. I wonder if he can get the asking price. Someone was sel

Re: Stus-List Gray PVC plumbing fittings source?

2015-01-29 Thread mike amirault via CnC-List
I've done the same, Jim.___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List My old 24' up for sale

2015-01-29 Thread Evan Morgan via CnC-List
Does anyone recognize the handrail fittings he used? I've never seen those and would like to find them. Thanks. Evan Wind Affair 1978 C&C 26 -Original Message- From: "Paul Baker via CnC-List" Sent: ‎1/‎29/‎2015 1:28 AM To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Stus-List My old 24' up for sa

Re: Stus-List Universal M4-30

2015-01-29 Thread Gary Russell via CnC-List
I have a M430 diesel and have found it to be bullet proof. I haven't had to buy many parts for it in the 18 year I've had her, but when I need the parts they were available. The parts aren't cheap, but seem to be available. Other than that, I just turn the key, push the button and away we go. I