Based upon Bill's recommendation I have purchased a roll of the butyl
tape...(Thanks for the suggestion!) I'll report back on my results.
Richard
Richard N. Bush
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 584.4
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
I agree with Fred, although I have a 37 and my tank specs will be different
from the 38; I placed my tank this spring, and I went with Kracor; they were
excellent to work with and shipped on time; I would recommend them to anyone
replacing an older tank...no affiliation, ymmv, ... etc
Richar
"On everything up top on the standing rigging," Rob, by "up top" do you mean
that the rings are still acceptable for the turnbuckles? thanks
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
-
C&C 37+ “Paikea”
Poulsbo, WA
On May 5, 2015, at 8:58 AM, Richard N. Bush via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Hi all, in getting ready for spring I noticed some slack in my steering
cables in the area between the quadrant a
rain on anything. I now have about
1/2 to 3/4 inch play in the wheel.
Doug Mountjoy
sv Pegasus
LF38 #4
just west of Ballard, WA
On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Richard N. Bush via CnC-List
wrote:
Hi all, in getting
Hi all, in getting ready for spring I noticed some slack in my steering cables
in the area between the quadrant and the sheaves which turn the cable up into
the helm; the play is about 1/2 to 3/4 inch; is there a norm or a standard rule
of thumb for how much, if any flex, or looseness is consi
Dennis, I agree about Mobile Bay, I have done the Dauphin Island race and boats
get strung out all up and down the Bay, leaving them sitting ducks for a squall
line like that; my sympathies to all who were injured and the one sailor lost.
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River Mile 596;
Richard
OK, I've ordered two of the rei petzl headlampsthanks for the strong
recommendation!
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River Mile 596; waitin' for the River to return to pool
stage from 2nd flood this year...
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-146
Edd Schillay)
Try this to start.
http://www.yandina.com/combInfo.htm
Josh
On Mar 30, 2015 8:54 AM, "Richard N. Bush via CnC-List" <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I have been reading this thread about the wiring and the cha
I have been reading this thread about the wiring and the charging avidly, but I
have no training in electrical engineering and I am having difficulty figuring
out how all this comes together... is there a way someone could summarize this
in layman's (rank beginner) terms? I would like to know
For anyone contemplating repainting their hull, or if you want to see how it
should be done, check out Dave Godin's blog at http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/
The quality of this paint job is amazing, congrats, Dave.
Richard
1985 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596;
Richard N. Bush
2950 Brecken
You're not alone... the Ohio River is above flood stage from Ohio through
Illinois; we are currently at 26 ft. and predicted to go another1-2 feet by
Monday, (flood stage is 23 ft; "normal" pool stage is 12 ft.)
Richard
1985 C&c 37; Ohio River, mile 596; (happily on a floating dock)
Richard N
Brent, Check out the "Sailing Saralane" blog, they have a C&C 40 with a
centerboard and have been cruising for several years now;
http://sailingsaralane.blogspot.ca/
Also the Persuasion Blog, they're from Canada and just made the jump to the
Bahama's; http://persuasion37.com/
I'm sure the
Dave, congrats on the "liftoff"; the photos are incredible! I was riveted to
each one and it was amazing to see the project step-by-step
For those interested, Dave's site is http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/
I wonder how different would my centerboard keel look if lifted off?
thank you fo
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Dave, please take lots of photos,
Rob, is there anything we can do as an organization? Obviously, a large
portion of us are south of the border, but we want to see the museum be
successful in this as well as our Canadian brethren; what would you recommend?
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596
Richard N. Bush
2950
Bush ; "
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Broken Goose neck
We had garhauer make a new one in stainless when we put the solid vang on
Not a fan of cast aluminum for the reason you saw
Sent from my iPad
On Jan 11, 2015, at 2:17 AM, Richard N.
I went to the boat to check on things and while standing on the frozen dock I
sensed that something wasn't right but nothing seemed out of the ordinary until
it dawned on me that the boom was laying on the top of the cabin; the outboard
end was hanging by the topping lift but the inboard end wa
Hi all; I hope everyone had a great New Years! I am looking for feedback on an
anchor windlass; my boat, (1985 C&C 37, CB, new to me last year) came with an
older model Powerwinch 502 unit, ( not to be confused with the current
Powerwinch 500 which is for pontoon boats); I have little experienc
Joel, I have heard nothing from Steve Sharkey for months, he usually does this
race; has he sold his 37? thanks
Richard
C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
-Original Message-
From:
A simple TLC will go a long way...last spring, with mast down (boat new to
me), we took out all of the sheaves, cleaned and very lightly sanded I the
inside and put them back without anything further; the main hoist works better,
meaning easier, than any main I have ever had, that's on a 45 ft
I am in need of the lists' collective institutional knowledge; I bought two
teleflex gauges; one for oil pressure, and the other Water temp; I need to
order the sending units;
I have a 1985 Yanmar 3HMF (1985 C&C 37); the engine has never had these gauges;
I called the tech dept for teleflex; t
Dennis, I have anchored there; a great place!
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River Mile 596; winterized;
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
-Original Message-
From: Dennis C. via CnC-List
To: cnc-list
Sent: Sun, Nov
Sometime last spring, someone on the list mentioned that he was reading the
Farley Mowat book; "The Boat Who Wouldn't Float"; I had never heard of Mr.
Mowat, but noted that the comment was that the book was enjoyable. So I picked
up a used paperback copy on ebay. I laid it aside during spring
Dennis, et al; for the bilge, is there an alternative to having a long
discharge hose going to the stern? My pump works, and there has been a check
valve put in by PO, but the long hose simply holds the water and the bilge pump
can't do its job... thanks
Richard
Richard N. Bush
1985 37 CB;
Jake, you may as well send the pics to every one, we'd all like to see the
plate! Thanks
Richard
1985 37 CB, Ohio River, Mile 584;
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
-Original Message-
From: Bruno Lachance via CnC-Lis
Rick; if Danny's boat doesn't pan out; I have a really nice 1986 33-2;
Centerboard model; (with a OEM split back stay!); for sale
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River Mile 584;
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
email; bushma...
Bob I just went to Paypal to load in the funds an I received an email saying
that they wanted a bunch of information like photo Id, SSN etc; I got a bit
shook and logged off; would it be possible to send you a check and you can wait
till it clears before sending me the part?
Richard
Richar
Bob, I'll take the solenoid for $100.00, please let me know offlist how you
would like me to send payment, my email address is: bushma...@aol.com thanks
Richard
1985 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 584;
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
Is there any video of the Rendevous?
Richard
1985 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 584
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
-Original Message-
From: Robert Gallagher via CnC-List
To: cnc-list
Sent: Tue, Sep 23, 2014 2:16 pm
Subj
Paul, could you please email me off list; I am looking for info to rent a condo
in your area around late February, thanks
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 584;
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
-Original Message-
Danny, and all; I did exactly that a couple of years ago...I found a 33-II
which was the boat of my dreams, until we needed just a little more room, after
much searching, voila, I'm now a happy 37 owner
with the 33 for sale...I have not regretted it one bit...good luck
Richard
1985 37 CB Ohio
Does anyone on the list use CNG for their stove? If so, could you tell me
about how it works, suppliers, and pitfalls? My boat came with a CNG stove and
full tank of CNG; the system seems to be in good condition, but I'm too
intimidated by it to try it before having someone check it out; but
Joel, we used the inspection ports for speakers on my 33-II, even though they
were not equally spaced apart; in the cockpit you never get tru stereo
anyway...it worked great; I am not a big fan of putting extra holes in the
boat either!
Richard
1985 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 584;
Richard N.
In docking (and most other sailing endeavors too) we have discovered an
immutable law of physicality we call the "people watching rule"; which is; "the
amount of trouble or difficulty encountered is directly proportionate to the
number of people watching"!
Richard
1985 37 CB; Ohio River Mil
a
9/16" dia. by 1 1/2" long clevis pin.
This is a great little free
program for these sort of conversions.. NASA has used
it:
http://joshmadison.com/convert-for-windows/
Ken H.
On 21 August 2014 14:47, Richard N. Bush via CnC-List
wrote:
I have run into
I have run into an unusual problem; I lost a clevis pin from the lower shroud,
("someone" didn't spread the cotter pin apart enough), and the pin vibrated out
under sail; (that was pretty scary!); I thought replacing the pin would be
easy, but I can't seem to find the part anywhere; the boat
Bob, I looked at lots of different boats before buying my current boat; I would
urge you to compare the Shannon to a 1981-1985 vintage C&C 37, the specs are
very similar; the blue water capability is there (see, Steve Sharkey's
excellent You tube video of the 2012 Annapolis to Bermuda
Race;(
"I’m just wondering why in the friggin’ hell I haven’t pulled the trigger on
that option..."
Dave, its because you have a great boat...
Richard
1985 37 CB; Ohio River, mile 584
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
-Orig
Andy, will you be sending a blog or other info about your cruise? (the answer
should be yes) thanks!
Richard
1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River Mile 584 RBD;
Richard N. Bush
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
-Original Message-
From: Andrew
my solution was to buy one of those folding wheels; I love it and have kept it
through three different boats...it solves all of the issues mentioned in
previous emails, and you don't have to take it off and store it...
I love the looks I get from the power boaters when I start unfolding it...th
Bruno; check in on the Persuasion blog; (just type in Persuasion 37 and you
should find it) they have a 37 and just went through that area; they make note
of several marinas and restaurants; Mike is on this list as well; his email is;
persuasio...@gmail.com
Richard
1985 37 CB; Ohio River
Could someone refer me to the Archives (or other reference) where the holding
tank matters were discussed? I have discovered a leak in the tank which allows
liquid seepage into the bilge, (and at 94 degrees, well...ugh!); the volume is
very minimal, so I am hoping to do some sort of repair rath
Paul, if Joel doesn't take the Hatch, I need on too! My 1985 spec sheet states
"A&H model 210", but the hatch is Bomar hatch... go figure?
Richard
1985 37 CB; Ohio River Mile 593 (this week anyway...)
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
--
I am pleased to report that the boat has been launched and that the launch went
smoothly; the engine (Yanmar 3HM) fired right up and has plenty of power in
reverse, (2 blade fixed prop); the only thing I wasn't ready for was, when
under power, there is a steady pull to port, like when a car is
Fred, you beat me! we're scheduled for launch on Friday...
Richard
1985 37
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
-Original Message-
From: Frederick G Street via CnC-List
To: Jerome Tauber ; cnc-list
Sent: Thu, Jun 19, 2014 12:39 pm
Subj
I am happy to report that after much rehab work, wiring, etc., we finally put
up the stick on our new-to-us 1985 37 CB; the crane operator said his gauge
showed that the mast and rod rigging top at over 700 pounds!
Richard
1985 37 CB
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky
Edd, for reference purposes, take a look at the archive pages on the Sailing
Saralane website; they did just what you are describing and sailed the whole
Caribbean that way...
Richard
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
-Original Message
JP; your description was quite similar to what we get around here on the Ohio
River; except for Coyote part! Happy sailing.
Richard
1985 37 CB
2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine
Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462
502-584-7255
-Original Message-
From: J.P. via CnC-List
To: cnc-list
Se
Graham, I would check with Fred Street of this list; he has been invaluable to
me in getting my drive unit hooked up; we ended up building a sort of shelf
with two wooden stringers being covered in fiberglass, then glassed to the
underside of the hull; the unit itself was mounted on the port si
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