Re: Stus-List New (old) C 35 Mk I - Water Ingress

Tom, 1. Don't get carried away tightening toe rail fasteners. You could squeeze out too much butyl rubber and cause the leakage to increase. I apply several applications of Captain Tolleys Creeping Crack Cure to the toe rail/deck interface every spring. Seems to keep leaks there at bay. 2.

Re: Stus-List New (old) C 35 Mk I - Water Ingress

Tom, FWIW, I get a similar amount of water in the boat as you're finding, most comes down the mast. However, water under the settee is most likely from hull/deck joint. My boat had also been on the hard for three years before my purchase, and the lockers under the port settees were all

Re: Stus-List New (old) C 35 Mk I - Water Ingress

Regarding recurring water in the bilge: I am busy going over everything on my newly acquired 1980 CNC 36. My mast is off pending repairs to the rigging. I have checked and double checked water tanks (2), water lines, and keel bolts. No water coming from them or any of the 7 through hull

Re: Stus-List New (old) C 35 Mk I - Water Ingress

That may not work, because it comes down the inside of the mast! Go down to the boat when it's raining like hell, and take a flashlight and look at your mast and see if you don't see water running down through  there.   By the way, somebody on this list came up with a really great

Re: Stus-List New (old) C 35 Mk I - Water Ingress

Randy, Neil, Bill, Thank you all for the advice. I've marked the hull with a washable marker and will check for water next weekend. The mast is in, and it hadn't crossed my mind that the water was coming through it. I'll add replacing the mast boot and installing a garboard drain to my list of

Stus-List Thank you! Further update

Hello everyone. First, I want to thank everyone for your invaluable insights (and yes I owe Stu!).  I went to the boat over the weekend and after warming up the engine for the oil and transmission fluid change, I drained the Racor.  In short, no water, and about a teaspoon of gritty black stuff

Stus-List whisker pole rebuild

I finally got around to using the whisker pole on Alera last summer and loved it. That and the preventer fashioned from the block set from an old boom vang on our C 35 Mk1 made for some very sweet and comfortable downwind sailing, including some wing and wing with much less stress than

Re: Stus-List Anchor chain

Fred, Practical Sailor mag had good article in January 2017 updating an earlier article from 2016. Its an expensive mag but lots of good tests...including wth is one on anchor shackles. I would copy and post but sticky copyright issues... Bill Walker Cnc 36 Sent from AOL Mobile Mail On

Re: Stus-List Anchor chain

Hi Fred, I don't believe there is anything wrong using a high quality link, with the expectation that it is replaced occasionally due to corrosion issues where it is difficult to inspect. It might be tricky to get one that matches the pitch an your windlass head.

Re: Stus-List Rewiring Universal starter/glow plug/alternator

Hi David, I've had alternator to starter lead wired like that on so many boats that I cannot recall any other way. On one baot I did have an ammeter but it was located very close to the engine so the lead was alt > ammeter -> starter lead, less than 18" of wire. The purpose of this

Stus-List Anchor chain

I have another 50 feet of chain I would like to add to my existing chain for my ground tackle. What is the feeling of the listers about using a link/ If I use a shackle it would bind in my anchor windless. Fred Hazzard S/V Fury C 44 Portland, Or ___

Re: Stus-List New (old) C 35 Mk I - Water Ingress

Tom, May I suggest the use of children markers (not crayons). The ones for kids are water based and run when exposed to water.  I ran a heavy line all along the inside of the hull up near the hull/deck joint and on the mast near the roof of the cabin so I could see areas that were leaking. 

Stus-List Rewiring Universal starter/glow plug/alternator

Siting here watching lots of snow come down makes my thoughts turn to boat maintenance and I have been reading the very useful Mainecruising site. First question- Engine panel, alternator wiring and charge control I have a Universal diesel on my boat and the infamous trailer connectors

Re: Stus-List New (old) C 35 Mk I - Water Ingress

It's coming down the mast .  Put a garboard drain in .   (Now, don't tell me the mast is out!) Regards, BillC 39 Original message From: Thomas Delaney via CnC-List Date: 2/12/17 10:27 (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Thomas Delaney

Re: Stus-List New (old) C 35 Mk I - Water Ingress

Hi Tom, A gallon of water per week seems like a lot! Especially since the boat is shrink-wrapped. Are you having much snow or rain in NY this winter? One way water might be coming in is down the shrouds and down the chainplates, assuming the rig is up and the shrink-wrap seal around the

Stus-List New (old) C 35 Mk I - Water Ingress

Hello listers, In December I finalized the purchase of my first keelboat, a C 35 Mk I, after receiving an extremely thorough and detailed list of items to survey from Joe Della Barba. Joe, thanks again for your help! The previous owner of the boat was a local racing legend who ran a marina near

Re: Stus-List Deteriorated mast step

Klacko Spars is still making some C parts out of cast aluminum. No idea about mast steps. www.klackospars.com Michael Brown Windburn C 30-1 From: T power via CnC-List  Subject: Stus-List Deteriorated mast step Hi, I own a C 30 MKI that has a badly eroded aluminum mast step, is there

Re: Stus-List Deteriorated mast step

Just make sure they use a correct marine aluminum alloy. Bill Bina On 2/12/2017 9:30 AM, T power via CnC-List wrote: I never thought about that, seems like a simple solution. Sent from Outlook

Stus-List Water tank inspection ports

I was able to source new tank inspection ports in Toronto at Holland Marine Products. (HMP) holland marine.com The amount of original and replacement C parts Peter has in stock is impressive. There is an online catalogue. If you have changed the O rings and just want to caulk the cap, silicone

Re: Stus-List Deteriorated mast step

I never thought about that, seems like a simple solution. Sent from Outlook From: CnC-List on behalf of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2017 8:45:54 PM To:

Re: Stus-List Dumb question, folks... water tank inspection ports

I use silicone dielectric grease to lubrcate and condition the o-ring seals. Still have all original inspection ports except the holding tank. The plastic weld/glue on the holding tank failed so I replaced it with a beckson port. No screws just plastic glue from TAP. They claim heating the

Re: Stus-List Dumb question, folks... water tank inspection ports

I'm going to have a good look at these for my tanks, new from Vetus this year: http://www.vetus.com/news/inspection-port-ilt.html Ken H. On 12 February 2017 at 09:07, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Our old C would occasionally leak out of the inspection port when

Stus-List Dumb question, folks... water tank inspection ports

Our old C would occasionally leak out of the inspection port when full and hard on the wind. I mostly fixed this with a good o-ring. Our newer boat has somewhat soft o- rings, but the prior owner had applied a bunch of silicone sealer presumably to stop leaks, which came apart when I removed