Stus-List New Engine

2015-05-19 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
ld be plug and play. Not like you'll likely get many more $ on resale and assuming a good rebuilt you should be good for years. You can buy a lot of expensive Yanmar impellers for the dollars saved. Actually it'll be the same impeller you already have in your spare box. Kim Brown

Stus-List Flag Etiquette - Past Commodore's Flag

2015-05-18 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
Flag etiquette is clear in our club- Flag officers receive a flag with either one (rear) two (vice) or three (commodore) 'bare feet'. Same graphic that is on the club burgee. http://www.cmcs-sail.org Toes up if you are the current flag officer; toes down if you are a past officer.

Stus-List Towing, Insurance, etc.

2015-05-18 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
Check your homeowners ins - often you can get small boat liability coverage there if under 26'. Towing Ins is separate and different than liability. BoatUS offers both Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 Message: 13 Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 11:55:59 -0400 From: Andrew Frame To: CnC-List@cnc-list.c

Stus-List Impeller

2015-05-17 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
got lucky once by just removing the hose from the front of the heat exchanger. Vane was within grasp of needle nose pliers as chunk was actually too big to get sucked into actual cooling tubes. YMMV Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 ___ Email address: CnC-

Stus-List 35-3 polars

2015-05-08 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
Jake, add me to the list of folks interested in 35-3 polars in any format- hard copy is fine. Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 2015-05-07 8:25 PM, Jake Brodersen via CnC-List wrote: > > I have the hard copy from US sailing, but not sure how to translate it > into the appropria

Stus-List Overheating as high RPM only

2015-05-05 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
Also check the mixing elbow-crap will block flow out of back side of heat exchanger... Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 Message: 14 Date: Tue, 05 May 2015 07:49:11 -0400 From: Robert Boyer To: Tom Buscaglia , "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Overheating as hig

Stus-List I guess no sailing this weekend

2015-03-12 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
Sunny and mid-80's here. Only ice in gin and tonics. Scrubbed the bottom last weekend (year2, Slime only, Trinidad SR). Just threw a can of diesel in. Will be sailing along the beach this weekend. Wind SSE at 12. Kim Brown TrustMe!!!

Re: Stus-List Diving your own boat

2014-12-23 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
t me down 5' to the bottom of the keel. I would not recommend it for more than light/emergency use. Google 'hookah gold dredge' for a look at other uses besides boat cleaning.. Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 -Original Message- From: Jake Brodersen [mailto:captain_j...@cox.net

Stus-List Diving your own boat

2014-12-23 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
umulator but it does allow me to make it around the boat without drowning. My thought is that it stows nicely and gives me a way to deal with line wraps or clogged intakes etc. away from home. YMMV Kim Brown Trust Me 35-3 On Dec 22, 2014, at 6:25 PM, Burt Stratton via CnC-List mailto:cnc-list@c

Stus-List Tank fill Key

2014-10-18 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
. Guess I’ll get the new sail and skip the drive from Nice to St. Tropez for the moment…. Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 _ From: Antoine Rose [mailto:antoine.r...@videotron.ca] Sent: 10/18/2014 12:27 PM To: Kim Brown; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Tank fill Key

Stus-List Tank fill Key

2014-10-18 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
Anyone, All my tank fills (Diesel, Waters, Waste) require a winch handle to open close. Had a small plastic Barient key that was very handy to use. It is MIA. Any source for a replacement? Winch handles work fine but the little plastic key fits in the pocket better Kim Brown Trust Me !!! 35

Stus-List Mast Self-Climbers

2014-10-17 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
challenged so once at the top they are only good for pretty pictures. Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bo

Stus-List 1984 C&C 35 MIII

2014-10-06 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
David, I have an '87 35-3 CB and am on the gulf coast of FL. Spent 3 weeks in Abacos last summer without draft issues. Great boat. That said the real issue on a 30 year old boat is how it has been maintained for 30 years. I got lucky. Kim Brown TrustMe!!!

Stus-List suspect autopilot- RD II

2014-09-20 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
s a rudder position indicator in the mix. Looking for a 'Mine did that and it was the ________" Thanks Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your lis

Stus-List suspect autopilot

2014-09-19 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
There is a rudder position indicator in the mix. Looking for a 'Mine did that and it was the " Thanks Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List More animals on the bayou

2014-08-21 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
This just went down in our cruising area. https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/grouper-eats-shark-in-one-bite-in- viral-video-193741957.html Guess shark week will be replaced next year. Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C

Stus-List Racing rules at marks

2014-08-19 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
his boat was sailing. Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mai

Re: Stus-List Thoughts on repowering with outboard

2014-08-04 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
ket; motor; remote controls (you really don't want to be adjusting throttle and shifting by reaching over the transom); and removing the old running gear and plugging the shaft hole. Good luck I know how frustrating a flaky motor can be. In my case I solved it by buying a bigger boat with a diese

Stus-List Anyone remove the helm seat?

2014-07-24 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
atched the hole pattern of the helm seat to finish off the sides of the propane lockers where the helm seat went. Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change yo

Stus-List Old Boat Leaks

2014-07-14 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
Steve, FWIW I am constantly amazed how much water comes down inside the mast. My mast boot is fine. On my boat there is plastic tubing that drains the mast step into a container (bottom of cut off plastic jug - like the large gal container for 2 cycle oil) that fits nicely between the stringers a

Stus-List Martec Folding Prop

2014-07-09 Thread Kim Brown via CnC-List
kick it in gear w/o slowing more or else one blade deployment would be an issue (easy to do but hard to remember to do). After rebuild it is MUCH better and is now a very rare event. Besides the pin redo they rebuild the stops. Not sure what solves the issue but it is solved. Kim Brown TrustMe!!!

Stus-List &C 35 MKIII Reefer Madness

2014-04-20 Thread Kim Brown
g one would give you access and with the stove normally there it poses no 'aesthetic' issues. Never have had it off so who knows what lurks behind ;-) I have the little brass pump up under the sink that sucks the reefer drain and spits it into the sink. Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3

Stus-List Rebel Heart - an ignorant woman blogs...

2014-04-09 Thread Kim Brown
And won't our tax dollars be used when the big one hits? Actually the blogger probably accomplished her goal- It is not to further discourse but to drive traffic to her blog. And that is the sad lesson to be learned here. Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3

Stus-List Honda 2000i

2014-03-27 Thread Kim Brown
now I will need AC on the hook. Otherwise it is bulky (though less so than other generators) and in the way and adds an xtra gas can (dinghy 2 stroke/ Generator 4 stroke) Usually it is on standby hurricane duty. Got it after Charley- Not ever doing storm clean-up with only warm beer again....

Stus-List Flexible Solar panels

2014-03-26 Thread Kim Brown
with the semi flexible solar panels that you can attach (Velcro) to your bimini top? Not looking to trickle charge to top off- I am at a dock at the house and can plug in when home as needed. I need to keep the beer cold at anchor on day 2-3. Kim Brown Trust Me!!!

Stus-List Sizing AC unit

2014-02-17 Thread Kim Brown
sider 50's to be winter here. (sunny and headed to 80 today) Don't know about others but the thermostats we started with never lasted more than a year or 2- just not marine ready. So I finally just bought a Honeywell hockey puck and as it is all mechanical it has been just fine. Kim

Stus-List Time for a donation

2014-01-21 Thread Kim Brown
ll get an email confirmation with paypal instructions so you don't even have to figure out the postage or find a Canadian headed home (not 'til Easter if they know what's good for them). Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 Message: 1 Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:32:13 -0800 From: "David

Stus-List Adjustable genoa car system for C&C 38

2014-01-20 Thread Kim Brown
Ditto for Garhauer. I installed set-up on existing track and haven't looked back. Love being able to adjust from the helm. Great addition at a great price. Changing out the track would be a PITA. Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 ___ This List is pro

Stus-List Winter in FL

2014-01-06 Thread Kim Brown
we're headed to the mid-40's F. But that is ok- got to work this week and it should warm up by next weekend. Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Stus-List Rudder bearing

2013-11-12 Thread Kim Brown
s slop and lasted for years.. Kim Brown Trust ME!!! 35-3 Danny, Check the rudder tube carefully. I am pretty sure that I can see plastic inserts at the top and bottom of the rudder tube in your photos. On my Viking 28 these plastic inserts were worn and the rudder was sloppy. The inserts s

Stus-List 3gmf seawater pump

2013-10-23 Thread Kim Brown
Bill This should get you headed in the right direction. http://marinedieselparts.com/store/yanmar_3gm30_32_cooling_sea_water_pump.ht m Though of course Yanmar likes to change parts numbers every now and then Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 ___ This List

Stus-List New Head and holding tank system.

2013-10-21 Thread Kim Brown
r pump can 'run dry'). Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Stus-List Booze on Board

2013-10-17 Thread Kim Brown
ay for the Admiral- box wines Vodka- we don't drink it but there is an importer that is often a sponsor of a local regatta so we often end up with a free bottle- actually the pepper vodka makes great bloody mary's. Kim Brown Trust Me 35-3 ___ T

Stus-List Photo Album Upgrade

2013-09-19 Thread Kim Brown
Thanks Stu I appreciate what a PIA maintaining a site (and more) can be/has been. Florida is not a bad place to sail in Feb-Mar. The boat is unlocked and you are welcome. Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 Ft. Myers ___ This List is provided by the C&a

Stus-List Bilge pump siphon

2013-08-13 Thread Kim Brown
port, loop up in the stern and discharge it to starboard and vice versa that way if you actually are doing something like sailing one side or the other will be high. Kim Brown Trust ME!!! 35-3 Original message From: Steven Winks Date: 08/12/2013 9:15 PM (GMT-05:00) To: c

Stus-List Water tanks 35-3

2013-08-06 Thread Kim Brown
pump under the forward part of the dinette. If it is useful I have the Kracor tank numbers somewhere. They appear factory installed so no info on retrofitting. Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 Message: 4 Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 21:11:33 -0400 From: "Richard H. Bernstein" To: cnc-list@cn

Stus-List Using a hammer drill to remove corroded fastener

2013-08-04 Thread Kim Brown
. (though surely not OSHA approved) Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 Message: 4 Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2013 10:13:36 -0400 From: kelly petew To: cnc-list Subject: Stus-List Using a hammer drill to remove corroded fastener Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I want t

Stus-List opening ports

2013-08-01 Thread Kim Brown
http://www.pompanette.com/pomp.nsf/0/2648B1279F709117852578170048142D?Open This falls in the guess category as I don't know the 36 Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 From: TOM VINCENT To: C&C Forum Subject: Stus-List Opening port manufacturer Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=&q

Stus-List ICOM radio charging station

2013-06-24 Thread Kim Brown
Richard The ICOM charger for that is the AD-95 though I have seen some universal chargers too. Agree you should try e-bay. You can hardwire it into boat 12v or it comes with a 200mA 12v transformer (bc-122a) Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Stus-List

Stus-List 35-3 Mast height

2013-05-20 Thread Kim Brown
Joel took a 2x4 and extended it from deck top at mast base toward dock; using level to insure 2x4 level with deck and measured between water and bottom of 2x4 = 56" went up the mast (love atn climbers) extended dummy end of 100' reel tape to spouse at mast base below= 44' 3" Measured from Mast

Stus-List 35-3 Mast height

2013-05-19 Thread Kim Brown
y who tips boats $200 (each way). So has anyone else with a 35-3 come up short? (Can't wait to see the response to that set-up) Or do I need to check my math again (did it 3x). I could see an inch or two variance but this is more than a foot? Thanks Kim Brown

Stus-List Overheating due to plugged knuckle

2013-05-15 Thread Kim Brown
now know it is barely more than 1 boat buck (US or CDN). And it was well worth it - purrs like a new engine. Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 _ From: "Don Jonsson" To: Subject: Stus-List Overheating due

Stus-List Overheating due to plugged knuckle

2013-05-13 Thread Kim Brown
. I had replaced the elbow about a year ago and the knuckle was fine then so it built up relatively quickly. And I haven't sucked an impeller lately (on my FWC the vanes hang up at the front end of the heat exchanger and are a PITA to extract). Kim Brown Trust Me

Stus-List 35/3 on a lift?

2013-04-29 Thread Kim Brown
ater depth. So be sure it'll work for you at low tide lest you find yourself clunking the cross member in your comings and goings. It is not like you can 'heel the boat' to get away from the dock if the tide is challenging and you are on a lift... Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-

Stus-List Third battery

2013-04-28 Thread Kim Brown
eeded to run an air blower to pump the dinghy up on the bow. It is tight and a PIA to work on but once everything is settled in it works nicely. Looked at 6V golf carts but the height looked to be a problem. Battery charger is in the Port lazerette tucked behind the waterheater and trash can. Kim

Re: Stus-List CnC-List Digest, Vol 87, Issue 122

2013-04-22 Thread Kim Brown
Steve Number I show for my 3GM30F for the alternator belt is 25132-003700 Yanmar seems to change their numbering system every now and then just to confuse. I have bought and used that number. Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 On Apr 22, 2013, at 12:08 PM, OldSteveH wrote: > Hello all, I went t

Stus-List Dry anchor rode AND Sportscars

2013-04-22 Thread Kim Brown
ice thaw Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 _ To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List keeping anchor rode dry Message-ID: <5309182787683771127@unknownmsgid> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I pulled my

Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom

2013-04-17 Thread Kim Brown
spect. Not enough time to do major work but enough for maintenance. Then splash in the AM. Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Stus-List Repair of Polyethylene Tank

2013-03-24 Thread Kim Brown
perly you shouldn't be able to. This has held for several years now without incident- all for less than $20. Obviously this only works if the cracks are right at the fitting and are covered by the flange on the fitting and nut. Regards Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 _

Stus-List Windows yet again

2013-03-21 Thread Kim Brown
70's) up to my elbows in Dow 795.. What a mess. Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Stus-List Edson Pedestal

2013-03-18 Thread Kim Brown
drill them out? Guess I could leave well enough alone but that is just asking for failure at an inopportune time Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Stus-List Centerboard 35-3

2013-03-06 Thread Kim Brown
the hardware front-some sort of pin/bolt that will fit between the straps (approx 1.5") and the then expand (spring? threaded?)to pop into the strap holes on either side. Of course it needs to be stainless, handle real weight and stay expanded.Thoughts? Voice of experience? Anyone tried #3?

Stus-List Leaking windows-biting the bullet

2013-03-05 Thread Kim Brown
ll? I need good enough - not perfect. I want to get going as they are playing baseball here so the weather is bound to get out of the 60/70s and be warm enough to sail soon. Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Ph

Stus-List PHRF ratings - Spin vs non-spin

2013-02-28 Thread Kim Brown
. Whatever you pick some will whine- it is in their nature and they like to do it. Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Stus-List Headliner access panels

2012-11-14 Thread Kim Brown
h and available in almost any color. You may also be able to source scraps from your local cabinet shop- The cabinet shop I worked with always had a big scrap selection useful for small projects but not for the countertops they built. May be easier than sourcing a 4x8 sheet of something. Kim Brown

Stus-List Need Legal Advice please

2012-11-03 Thread Kim Brown
uing and likelihood of success. BTW down here the long lines at the gas station always happen before the storm.. Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 On Nov 2, 2012, at 10:15 PM, Chuck S wrote: During Hurricane Sandy, in Atla

Stus-List Holding tank fitting leak

2012-10-27 Thread Kim Brown
d large rubber washer of some sort. The fitting has a hose barb on the end for the waste - insert (careful not to stress the tank and fitting too much) and you are back in biz. Kim Brown Trust Me!!! 35-3 BTW it has been blowing like stink (25-35) the last couple days here due to Sandy and it didn&#

Stus-List Golf cart batteries in a 35-3?

2012-10-03 Thread Kim Brown
C. (I use it on the foredeck to attach to a blower to fill the inflatable as I don't like to tow it if I can avoid it. So you can certainly pick up some amp hrs by moving to grp 31s for your house bank (don't think 3x grp31's will fit

Stus-List Head Trouble/ ATN

2012-09-13 Thread Kim Brown
she even sort of likes the view but her skill set is limited once she is at the top. Kim Brown Trust ME!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Stus-List Isaac

2012-08-28 Thread Kim Brown
winding in - better that lots are inconvenienced than some get creamed. Pay attention to the backside and let it get well on its way before you start unwinding. Be safe! Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Ph

Stus-List Yanmar issues

2012-08-20 Thread Kim Brown
s, checked for water in the filter bowl etc. - do the cheap, obvious, and easy first. If it is still acting up then this goes on the list of relatively common possibilities. Kim Brown TrustMe!!! 35-3 ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Stus-List Yanmar Problem

2012-08-20 Thread Kim Brown
Jackson FWIW 1) I would start with the prop and bottom - be sure it is clean. it is amazing how a few barnacles on the prop can kill speed (and RPMs) and unbalance things. (what kind of prop?- if folding-one blade not opening right due to crud would really throw stuff out) BTW can you get it to