Re: Stus-List Windows laptop for chartplotter?

2015-09-09 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
A little bit of thread drift; I just installed a Raymarine e7D plotter/radar on Peregrine. I got it on sale at Defender for way less than $2K, including the radar antenna and wires. Just did a very foggy cruise to Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick and the whole unit worked a treat. One of the

Re: Stus-List removing sail numbers/residue

2015-09-06 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
If it's a good chute, you may want to avoid harsh chemicals. Sailmakers I know just sprinkle baby powder on the old glue, as Dennis says. Andy C 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On

Re: Stus-List Reporting when entering Canadian waters

2015-09-04 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I just entered Canada with a phone call from Grand Manan. Coming back we entered the U.S. In Eastport, ME and met the most delightful CBP officer there. No hassles at all but a wonderful 45 minute conversation in his office about all manner of things. It was of many highlights of our recent

Re: Stus-List C 37 question

2015-09-03 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
ns, MD > >> On Sep 2, 2015 10:42 PM, "Andrew Burton via CnC-List" >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> The 37 has a very different hull shape from the 38s. She is shorter in the >> ends, and has a little less spring to the sheer and a bit more freeboard, &

Re: Stus-List C 37 question

2015-09-02 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
The 37 has a very different hull shape from the 38s. She is shorter in the ends, and has a little less spring to the sheer and a bit more freeboard, though still a very attractive boat. Underwater she concedes a lot less to the IOR, with a very fair hull shape and only a little bustle aft by

Re: Stus-List Star PHRF

2015-08-26 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Edd, that's the policy of YRALIS. Most other places seem to have spinn and non-spinn ratings. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Aug 26, 2015, at 14:21, Edd Schillay via

Re: Stus-List knotmeter malfunction

2015-08-25 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
The paddle wheel should turn easily when you blow on it. If it doesn't then you may need to clean the socket in which it turns. Bleach helps. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Currently enjoying the warm clear weather in St Andrews, New Brunswich. Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840

Re: Stus-List Off topic-Newport boat show 2015

2015-08-20 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Personally, I soul be closer to town. Npt. HaS lotsa more to offers than just the show. Andy Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Aug 20, 2015, at 10:03, John Russo via CnC-List

Re: Stus-List Heaving-to - sail ratios for higher winds

2015-08-14 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Fred's right. Larry Pardey describes it as a slick that helps mitigate the waves breaking over the boat. His Storm Tactics is an excellent read. Bear in mind that heaving to isn't just for storms or reefing. if we want to have a nice sit down dinner, even in light airs, we will heave to. And

Re: Stus-List Looking at a CC 40-2 AC (Aft Cabin)

2015-08-14 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Sitting on mine on my way to Maine. Just had a delightful sail under spinnaker all the way up Buzzards Bay. I was asked to write an article for sail magazine on my ideal cruising boat; I ended up describing the CC 40 almost to a tee. (Before I bought this one.) The short answer is, I love the

Re: Stus-List Heaving-to - sail ratios for higher winds

2015-08-13 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Really, when you're hove to, you're pointing about 60 degrees off the wind and your COG is about 90 degrees to the breeze. How hard you have the main sheeted controls your angle to the breeze. I will roll most of the jib in big breeze...leaving as little as 10 or 20% out. Coming home to New

Re: Stus-List Yanmar engine mounts replacement

2015-08-12 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
One thing that was important when I replaced mine was to try your best to match the settings on the current mounts. That gives you a decent place to start from in aligning to the prop shaft. Andy Peregrine CC 40 On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 9:43 AM, S Thomas via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote:

Re: Stus-List filters (now: Sailing adventures and repairs)

2015-08-05 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
4, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Why do you need to keep the engine running offshore while you change the filter? Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 5:28 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: On Tue, Aug 4

Re: Stus-List filters (now: Sailing adventures and repairs)

2015-08-05 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
River, Mile 584.4... Richard N. Bush 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -Original Message- From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Andrew Burton a.burton.sai...@gmail.com Sent: Wed

Re: Stus-List filters

2015-08-05 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I think that's the ticket, Bill; use the stuff from new to prevent problems. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 3:05 PM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: With my old tank, before I started using Biobor my diesel was always dark and dirty looking. Starting out

Re: Stus-List filters

2015-08-04 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Why do you need to keep the engine running offshore while you change the filter? Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 5:28 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: If I was

Re: Stus-List filters

2015-08-04 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Often the additives will clean the gunk off the sides of the tank. For that reason I never use any diesel additives. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Aug 4, 2015, at 15:05,

Re: Stus-List Windlass info

2015-08-03 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
at 11:16 AM, Richard N. Bush via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Thanks, I take it that you have the drum version? Richard Richard N. Bush Law Offices 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -Original Message- From: Andrew Burton via

Re: Stus-List Windlass info

2015-08-03 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
-Original Message- From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Andrew Burton a.burton.sai...@gmail.com Sent: Mon, Aug 3, 2015 11:46 am Subject: Re: Stus-List Windlass info happy to share! On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 11:29 AM, David

Re: Stus-List Securing seat locker

2015-08-03 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
. Bush 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -Original Message- From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Andrew Burton a.burton.sai...@gmail.com Sent: Mon, Aug 3, 2015 10:20 am Subject: Re

Re: Stus-List baby stay on a 38Mk2

2015-08-03 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I bet the Dyneema will do the trick easily. That's what I would do. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Petar Horvatic via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Has anyone replaced the baby stay on a 38 Mk2. It is a ¼” 1/19 wire braid. I am asking b/c I discovered a crack

Re: Stus-List Windlass info

2015-08-03 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
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Re: Stus-List Windlass info

2015-08-03 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Law Offices 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -Original Message- From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Andrew Burton a.burton.sai...@gmail.com Sent: Mon, Aug 3, 2015 11:06 am

Stus-List Securing seat locker

2015-08-03 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Like most of us, I think about taking my boat offshore one day. One of my 4AM quandaries is what to do about my seat locker. It has a huge hatch and nothing in the way of gaskets to keep water out. If a wave filled the cockpit, as has happened to me on many occasions in nasty weather, there is

Re: Stus-List Securing seat locker

2015-08-03 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I ask this as I am about to mount my windlass switch and breaker in there, next to my batteries and charger. The wrong wave could ruin my whole paycheck! Obviously, not a huge factor with coastal cruising, but if I head offshore... Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 10:07 AM, Joel

Re: Stus-List Running Back Stays

2015-07-29 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Racing CC 40s back when they were new, in the late 70s/early 80s, we used running backstays. They were used to do two things; stop the mast overbending when you had a lot of permanent backstay on and to stop the mast pumping when beating into a lumpy sea. These days, another use for running

Re: Stus-List Best EngineYanmar 3GM + Prop?

2015-07-21 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
It sounds to me like you may be over-revving your engine. My rule of thumb with my boat (same engine as you) and when I get on a boat I'm delivering, is to get into open water and, in gear, push the throttle wide open. My cruising RPM is no more than 75% of that number, which on Peregrine works

Re: Stus-List Re : Re: List down?

2015-07-19 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
It's quiet...too quiet. Andy Sitting on his CC 40, Peregrine, give her some love in the form of new hoses and an oil change and a 6th coat of varnish. Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Jul 19,

Re: Stus-List Diesel issues

2015-07-19 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
It does sound like a fuel filter issue. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Jul 19, 2015, at 18:45, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: On the way to

Re: Stus-List head question-lubrication

2015-07-16 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I used to use olive oil, but my feeling now is that would leave a film on top of the liquid in the holding tank, preventing air from getting at it, which would result on a foul odor. Perhaps one of the dedicated head lubes would be the ticket. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 12:21

Re: Stus-List CC 2015 Northeast Rendezvous -- September 11-13, 2015 -- Clinton, CT

2015-07-16 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Edd, We hope to attend, but if it's honking out of the west the week before, I doubt we'll make it. If possible, I would like to let you know a week before. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 4:17 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Listers, I am proud to

Re: Stus-List intimidating Music

2015-07-13 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
We used the theme from Rocky...when it was new...during an SORC. Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Jul 13, 2015, at 18:12, William Walker via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: How about

Re: Stus-List westerbeake sucking in air on a half tank

2015-07-10 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
You shouldn't have to do the injectors, just use the lift pump to get the air past the Racor and and out the top of the fuel filter on the engine and you should be fine. You may even be able to get away with just topping up the Racor after pumping for a bit. If there is a fuel shut off on top

Re: Stus-List Main sail slides

2015-06-23 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I have it on my boat and am very impressed. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Jun 23, 2015, at 17:09, Wally Bryant via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Petar wrote:

Re: Stus-List Pacific Sea stories / Offshore fishing tips?

2015-06-18 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
We've had good luck with a cedar plug, too. I think it's appropriate, given the direction of this thread, to mention that the difference between a sea story and a fairy tale is that one starts Once upon a time... And the other starts, Now, this is no shit...! Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton

Re: Stus-List Pacific Sea stories

2015-06-18 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Calypso 1971 CC 43 Seattle From: CnC-List [cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] on behalf of Andrew Burton via CnC-List [cnc-list@cnc-list.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 7:41 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Andrew Burton Subject: Stus-List Pacific Sea

Stus-List Pacific Sea stories

2015-06-17 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
So I just had dinner with an old mate of mine and he had a great story about sailing a CC 39 back to Seattle from Maui a few decades ago. Japanese fishermen used to have these beautiful blown glass fishing floats that would occasionally get away and were highly valued by sailors. They were

Re: Stus-List Emergency Tiller Bracket Squeaking

2015-06-15 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Yes, the lower tube. Not only got rid of the squeak for me , but freed up the steering so driving became a real pleasure. Andy Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Jun 15, 2015, at 14:01, Jim

Re: Stus-List Emergency Tiller Bracket Squeaking

2015-06-15 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
My 40 and the 41 I'm delivering south from St John, NB at the moment both have grease fitting on the tube. These are packed with grease and you give them a turn every now and then to lube the tube. Mine hadn't been done for quite some time so it needed to be repacked twice before I was

Re: Stus-List sail question

2015-06-04 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I find my #3, about 110%, drives my 40 just fine for cruising and it's easy to tack and trim. I have an asymmetric in a sock for light airs off the wind. The sock makes the kite very easy to use by myself. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840

Re: Stus-List Annapolis to Newport Race

2015-06-03 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Looking forward to seeing you at Ida Lewis YC. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Tim Goodyear via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Good luck Joel - it looks like you'll have a nice breeze to head down the Chesapeake - we may be kedging... It also looks upwind and

Re: Stus-List Whisker pole attachment to genoa

2015-05-28 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Here's how I do it even for just a coastal sail: http://www.cruisingworld.com/how/sailing-downwind-set-whisker-pole Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Wed, May 27, 2015 at 5:42 PM, jtsails via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: David, I would simply run the sheet through the pole end, the angle

Re: Stus-List Whisker pole attachment to genoa

2015-05-28 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
? Topping lift means one more thing to mess with when setting up the pole. I have not tried attaching the topping lift and haven’t even looked at how that would be done with the Forespar whisker pole. I will play with that this weekend. Dave On May 28, 2015, at 9:50 AM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List

Re: Stus-List Engine panel cover...

2015-05-26 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Then check out the film; its sometimes called a clear bra for cars and I believe it's available in sheets. andy On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 11:00 AM, David via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Andy, Thanks and that's good, but I fear spraying it on may goop up the warning buzzer and cause

Re: Stus-List Best wishes to Rich

2015-05-23 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Great time to be in the market for a boat. I've never not regretted selling one. Some of the worst days of my life! Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On May 23, 2015, at 09:30,

Re: Stus-List Scum Drag

2015-05-21 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Cleaning the speedo impeller has often improved my boatspeed. :) Andy On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 12:34 PM, Jim Watts via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: A knot and a half seems extreme, but I'm guessing it's your instruments. I usually pick up less than half a knot in reality, once I have

Re: Stus-List Appropriate safety gear for a trip to Boston

2015-03-12 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I would say a raft is an option if you have the dinghy. I would have an EPIRB. In that area rescue is going to be pretty quick if you need it. I would also have a waterproof handheld VHF handy so you can direct the search. The best safety equipment you can get is the patience to await a good

Re: Stus-List 1971 CC 41C For Sale

2015-02-23 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I'm not familiar with the 41C. Is that like the Crusader 40 or the Redline/Newport 41? Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 6:05 PM, Laura Norris via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: We are looking to sell our 1971 CC 41C, “Badness.” Seeing if anyone here on the list serve may be

Re: Stus-List salt water siphoning into sink

2015-02-20 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Same on the 40. I just close the thru-hull, like the others do. Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Feb 20, 2015, at 20:01, Bruno Lachance via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: my 33mkII did

Re: Stus-List CC drawings from Maritime Museum of the Great Lakes

2015-02-07 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I have all my 12Metre models lined up on my wall...26 of them; it's cool to see the different keels...the different solutions to the same problem. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401

Re: Stus-List Latest Chartplotters

2015-01-30 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I find the Raymarine more intuitive to use. I can mostly figure it out by pushing buttons. I have to get out the manual for the BG. I'm just about to buy an e7d on advice from my favorite electronics guru. Another thing I like about it over the BG is that it has wifi that means I can see

Re: Stus-List Latest Chartplotters

2015-01-30 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
at 11:49 AM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: I find the Raymarine more intuitive to use. I can mostly figure it out by pushing buttons. I have to get out the manual for the BG. I'm just about to buy an e7d on advice from my favorite electronics guru. Another thing I

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

Re: Stus-List 34 offshore

2015-01-28 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Though I like the idea of trailer ing down to Fla and sailing across, (and you're right, it would be easy with the 27), I'm looking forward to doing a little exploring on the way down from the Chesapeake, hopping in and out of the ditch. I suspect that not having a schedule will make it as much

Re: Stus-List 34 offshore

2015-01-28 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 5:42 PM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Though I like the idea of trailer ing down to Fla and sailing across, (and you're right, it would be easy with the 27), I'm looking forward to doing a little exploring on the way down from the Chesapeake

Re: Stus-List 34 offshore

2015-01-28 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
within the design parameters. Just an opinion John Sent from my iPad On Jan 28, 2015, at 5:42 PM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Though I like the idea of trailer ing down to Fla and sailing across, (and you're right, it would be easy with the 27), I'm

Re: Stus-List Lavish CC's

2015-01-27 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Wait a second! We have champagne and umbrella drinks all the time on Peregrine. Except when we're going to windward. Everybody puts umbrellas in their dark and stories, right? Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840

Stus-List Block Island Race Week 2015

2015-01-25 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
As I sit here in my living room, bracing for the first Storm of the Century this year, what could be more natural than dreaming about summer sailing plans? I hope more than a few on the list will plan to sail in Block Island Race Week June 21-26 This regatta was a ton of fun and I think many

Re: Stus-List Donation Line

2015-01-22 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
This list is provided by the CC Photo Album and is free to subscribed members. Please help us keep it free by donating today at: http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/chandlery_2/store.php?crn=226rn=428action=show_detail ___ Stu, can you deal with a US cheque?

Re: Stus-List CC 30 one design

2015-01-20 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I hate racing under a rating system. That being said, I'm not sure the skipper of the boat is terribly experienced, and he is racing against some very good teams. On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Gary Nylander via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Curtis, I agree with you. I race on a

Re: Stus-List FW: Magazines

2015-01-20 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Is that because they featured your gorgeous boat on the cover, David? Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 2:20 PM, David via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Get most of the mentioned, but really peruse Practical Sailor. David F. Risch 1981 40 (401) 419-4650 (cell)

Re: Stus-List Teak stain?

2015-01-18 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I think it's just regular teak oil, Jim. Lots and lots of it. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Jan 18, 2015, at 23:26, Jim Watts via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote:

Re: Stus-List Fw: The stern squats at high speed

2015-01-14 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
On my Shields, which is a lovely slim 30 footer with long overhangs, when we get going hull speed and the breeze is trying to push us quicker, the bow wave starts rolling over the foredeck and the stern wave rolls over the aft deck. Any faster and we'd be under! Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew

Re: Stus-List questions from potential buyer

2015-01-13 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
He should have tapped the hull, too, which would tell him if there is any delamination. High readings could be caused by condensation inside the boat. Bottom line is that I would tend to trust him. Get a second opinion, if you're not confident. Great boat! Good luck with your purchase. Andy CC

Re: Stus-List CC 37+ engine size

2015-01-12 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Danny, If it's any help, I'd buy another 40 in a heartbeat. Also the right 39, 37, 37+, or 41. Great boats all. That said, I wouldn't mind a more powerful engine in Peregrine, but I don't have the room for it or the fuel capacity to run it for long. Powering against wind and current down Vineyard

Re: Stus-List CC 37+ engine size

2015-01-10 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
All I have on my 40 is a 3-cylindr yanmar rated at 27-hp. I get 6 out of it with no problem. If I want to go faster I put the sails up! Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Sat, Jan 10, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Hi Guys, I'm eyeing a 1989 37+ but it has a

Re: Stus-List Indigo is for sale.

2014-12-16 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Sorry to hear you're parting with Indigo, Rich. I hope you will get another boat out there. It's the most beautiful cruising grounds in the world! Boat prices are high, though, and you may well find that it's more economical to ship Indigo out. Congrats on the move! Andy CC 40 Peregrine

Re: Stus-List Block Island Race Week 2015

2014-12-16 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Hi Tim, a little late in replying, but yes, Peregrine will be at Block Island Race Week again this year. Last year one of the crew brought his cruising boat and Zodiac and we rated up and anchored just on the other side of the channel from the marina. We slept on both boats and were

Re: Stus-List Indigo is for sale.

2014-12-16 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Having just completed a trip from Acapulco to Florida last month, I can aver that the leg through the canal makes the whole trip worth it. A truly impressive experience. As Joshua Slocum once said, to any...man contemplating a voyage, I would say, go! Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W

Re: Stus-List smart phone navigation programs

2014-12-01 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I like iNavX for the US government charts that come with it. Outside the U.S. I use navionics and have been very pleased with them for the most part. But as has been noted, all the hazards do not show up until you zoom in. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA

Re: Stus-List CC 41 Spinnaker

2014-11-18 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
About the time your boat was built riggers started using three halyard mast heads. Any of your halyards can be used for the jib but only the outer halyards can be used for spinnakers. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840

Re: Stus-List 34/36 flat area

2014-11-04 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
That flat area forward of the keel on many 70s and 80s CCs, including my 40, was there as a way of fudging an IOR measurement point. The purpose was to make the rule think the boat was slower than it actually was. The boats do pound if you motor straight into waves, but heeled the hull presents

Re: Stus-List Running Lights Approved LED bulbs

2014-11-03 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Bob, a tricolor is indeed a substitute for deck level running lights. But it may only be used while sailing. And it should never be used in addition to deck level lights. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840

Re: Stus-List Farley Mowat and thanks

2014-10-17 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
The grey seas under, by Mowat. Can't recommend it highly enough Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Oct 17, 2014, at 09:36, Tim Sippel via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List A Special Thank You

2014-10-16 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Thanks for all you do here, mate. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Stu via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: To Andrew Burton – Trident Studio (The Half Hull Company). Today’s mail contained a beautiful 1/2 hull model of Diversion, a CC Yacht I owned for over 15

Re: Stus-List thread reply and rod rigging

2014-10-12 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Talk to the guys at Navtec about reheading. That's on my list for this winter. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Oct 12, 2014, at 08:19, David Dawes via CnC-List

Re: Stus-List Think you know boating, navigation and seamanship?

2014-10-07 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
FIVE whistle alarm? Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: All this talk about captains license, etc. So you think you know how to operate your boat? Navigate around your area? Avoid stuff? Ever taken a Power Squadron

Re: Stus-List 1983 C7C 29 MkII

2014-10-07 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I checked my drawings and they are just too faded to be of use. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 12:09 PM, Jim Watts via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: The Kingston Museum has the original drawings for many CC's, you could get in touch with them. Several of us on the list

Re: Stus-List 1984 CC 35 MIII

2014-10-06 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I should mention that David is one of the more experienced professional captains around. Tells you something about our boats when people like him fall in love with them! Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840

Stus-List Savannah /Charleston boatyards

2014-10-02 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Can anyone recommend a good yard in the Charleston/Savannah area where I can get some significant work done on a client's boat. It will need to come out of the water and she draws 11' and the mast height is more than 80' so the approach has to be pretty easy. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew

Re: Stus-List mast

2014-09-30 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Pretty easy to spice a section on the bottom if it's the same section Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Sep 30, 2014, at 14:41, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List sailing under jib alone

2014-09-19 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I have sailed in storm conditions several times with only a jib and no problems. The main, when hoisted, dies stabilize the mast. But with the rig on the 40, for instance, I would crank on the baby stay and back stay to induce bend and then rig the runners fairly hard. The mast would be

Re: Stus-List CC NE Rendezvous 2015

2014-09-07 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Funny, just dropped a boat off in Milford at 2 this afternoon. There was plenty of water; the least I saw in the channel to Milford Boatworks was 10'. Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Sep 7,

Re: Stus-List CC NE Rendezvous 2015

2014-09-06 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Peregrine will be there...unless I leave her in Nova Scotia next fall. Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Sep 5, 2014, at 12:25, Edd Schillay via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Listers,

Re: Stus-List Sound insulation

2014-08-29 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I found that new engine mounts really cut the noise from my engine a lot. I think because the old ones were hard, they were transferring a lot of the noise and vibration straight to the structure of the boat. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840

Re: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without an engine?

2014-08-28 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I can't remember all the times I've had to sail a boat to the dock at the end of a delivery. It's good practice to sail your own boat in occasionally--just for fun--in case one day you have to get in without an engine. I suspect most of the people on this list know their boats well enough that

Re: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without an engine?

2014-08-28 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
(save that one time when my outboard quit when turning into the fairway) Which is exactly why I advocate practicing sailing in! We lose these skills over time, so practice is necessary and far from irresponsible. Nothing says we have to come charging in at hull speed. Try approaching with just

Re: Stus-List East River trip

2014-08-27 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
None that I've encountered. Even around the bridges they seem to have relaxed. Of course by LGA they are still a bit fussy. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Aug 27, 2014, at

Re: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without?

2014-08-27 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
As well as or instead of fender washers, consider wooden battens to hold the foam in place. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 9:17 AM, Neil Andersen via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: FWIW – Gluing is not all that. I used the same stuff and the glue for the job isn’t

Re: Stus-List varnishing

2014-08-27 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Try regular laundry bleach first. Then you may have to carefully work with a sharp chisel to get the old varnish off. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Bev Parslow via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Ready to start varnishing but how can I get rid of the

Re: Stus-List Ever broke the key in the ignition switch?

2014-08-26 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
My Yanmar key is on the same ring as the padlock key. Guess which my wife started the engine with the other day. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 11:42 AM, Jack Fitzgerald via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Yanmar keys are just like Club Car golf carts keys. They are all

Re: Stus-List Engine Sound Insulation - Go Without?

2014-08-26 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Interesting conversation. Don't you guys own SAIL boats? Mine is pretty quiet. (at least when I'm singlehanding) Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Dave Godwin via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: What? Wha'd you say. I can't hear you. Oh. Sound insulation.

Re: Stus-List Racing rules at marks

2014-08-20 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
I think the race should have been invalid. The RC screwed up. And I can't imagine the carnage in rounding the mark to port and then trying to get past all the boats approaching it! Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840

Re: Stus-List Up-sizing boats

2014-08-19 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Danny, Check out this blog http://sailingsaralane.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2012-01-01T00:00:00-05:00updated-max=2013-01-01T00:00:00-05:00max-results=27 The CC 40 meets all your criteria except the swim platform. here's how a friend of mine solved that before he took off for the

Re: Stus-List Upsizing boats

2014-08-19 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Danny it wouldn't take much to get the boat here. I've just done that trip a couple of times. I can help you out with logistics if you jump (but it'll mean coming to Newport and getting together for a beer). And the trip is easy and beautiful. Don't be put off by that. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On

Re: Stus-List Upsizing boats

2014-08-19 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
too much fun doing it on its own bottom to send the boat overland. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: overland? some $5-$6k. Unless you find some special deals. Marek *From:* Danny Haughey via CnC-List

Re: Stus-List Racing rules at marks

2014-08-19 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
18.1 When Rule 18 Applies Rule 18 applies between boats when they are required to leave a mark on the same side and at least one of them is in the zone. 18.2 Giving Mark-Room (a) When boats are overlapped the outside boat shall give the inside boat mark-room, unless rule 18.2(b) applies. (b) If

Re: Stus-List Racing rules at marks

2014-08-19 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
If you're inside and not laying the mark you can head up--as long as you don't go past head-to-wind and still be entitled to room. Sailing in a 30-boat one design fleet will expose you to pretty much all these situations! Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA

Re: Stus-List Racing rules at marks

2014-08-19 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Had that happen earlier this summer. As you say, interesting and a trifle loud, too! Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Aug 19, 2014, at 19:21, Rick Taillieu via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List what happened to this boat?

2014-08-18 Thread Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Before I bought Peregrine, I looked at a 39 here. It's always been one of my favorite boats; I agree with what Bob Perry has to say about its looks. The one I saw here was asking $25K and was in about the same shape, except the deck was covered with Treadmaster. I passed. Andy CC 40 Peregrine

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