Re: Stus-List Plastic caps plugs for cabin interior roof?

[Jim Watts via CnC-List]

Home Depot used to have 3/4" snap caps.

Jim Watts
Paradigm Shift
C 35 Mk III
Victoria, BC

On 29 July 2016 at 20:24, rshibe via CnC-List  wrote:

> McMaster & Carr would be the first place I would look.
> Ray Shibe
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jul 29, 2016, at 21:56, Lorne Serpa via CnC-List 
> wrote:
>
> I need to replace a few caps that cover the bolt holes on the interior of
> the cabin roof where the exterior teak handholds bolt through the roof.
> Anyone know where to get some?  They are about 1 inch or so in diameter.
>
> Lorne Serpa
> C 30MKII 1988
> Friendship,  MD
>
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Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com Windoze 10

[Patrick H. Wesley via CnC-List]

I switched to W 10 quite a long time ago, from 7, and am largely satisfied,
some irritants aside. Use it on my PC, then Word allows me to see documents
in full on my iPhone and iPad while away on the boat. To keep this C & C
legal, I use Navionics as a backup on the i devices. Patrick Wesley The
Boat, 24, Sidney BC

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 7:05 PM, Jim Watts via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> I'm electing not to go to 10 from my Win 7 installs. I upgraded my wife
> from 8 to 10 because 8 was such a horrible piece of {expletive deleted}.
> I actually tried 10 on my main box, did not like it, and wiped it for a
> clean 7 install.
>
> Jim Watts
> Paradigm Shift
> C 35 Mk III
> Victoria, BC
>
> On 29 July 2016 at 12:28, S Thomas via CnC-List 
> wrote:
>
>> It is rash I think to believe much of what any company says about
>> perpetual or even long term support for software products.
>> Certain providers of sailboat steering systems come to mind too, but that
>> would be more directly sailing related.
>>
>> I still have a copy of Norton something or other, somewhere around here,
>> that was supposed to include perpetual virus pattern updates.
>> They stopped, no apologies, and that was that, although they did leave a
>> not too hard to find back door open that worked for about 3 years longer.
>>
>> Your mileage may vary,
>>
>> Steve.
>> C MKIII
>>
>> - Original Message - From: "Danny Haughey via CnC-List" <
>> cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
>> To: 
>> Cc: "Danny Haughey" 
>> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 14:06
>> Subject: Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com Windoze
>> 10
>>
>>
>> I thought the point of windows 10 was that it was going to be their last
>>> OS like apple's IOS.  That was what all the adds with the babies were
>>> saying. They, the babies, would be using windows 10 forever...
>>>
>>> Danny
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/29/2016 1:35 PM, S Thomas via CnC-List wrote:
>>>
 I agree with Gary, but would add the following:

 Most of the "features" which are privacy issues can be tracked down and
 turned off (they are all turned on by default), but the biggest problem
 that I have with Windows 10 is not something that can be turned off. There
 is no way to stop the operating system from downloading and installing
 updates, which in effect means that the operating system will be whatever
 Microsoft wants it to be in the future, and there is nothing at all that
 you can do about it if you ever want to use the internet. One thing they
 could do, for example, is decide that they are no longer going to offer
 support, and oh by the way for those of you who don't want to buy yet
 another operating system, Windows 10 will stop working altogether on such
 and such a date.
 Yuk.

 Steve Thomas
 C MKIII
 (Former IT guy at Ford Motor Co.)


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Re: Stus-List Plastic caps plugs for cabin interior roof?

[rshibe via CnC-List]

McMaster & Carr would be the first place I would look.
Ray Shibe

Sent from my iPad

> On Jul 29, 2016, at 21:56, Lorne Serpa via CnC-List  
> wrote:
> 
> I need to replace a few caps that cover the bolt holes on the interior of the 
> cabin roof where the exterior teak handholds bolt through the roof.   Anyone 
> know where to get some?  They are about 1 inch or so in diameter.
> 
> Lorne Serpa 
> C 30MKII 1988
> Friendship,  MD
> 
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Re: Stus-List Cabin sole screws

[Bill Coleman via CnC-List]

I took SS helicoils, screwed them onto Vaseline coated 10-24 SS screws, coated 
them and the enlarged holes with thickened epoxy, and set them in the holes. 
Then unscrew the screw when set, works great. 


Bill Coleman C 39



 Original message 
From: RAYMOND SHIBE via CnC-List  
Date: 7/28/16  5:13 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com 
Cc: RAYMOND SHIBE  
Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin sole screws 

McMaster & Carr "T" nuts used by Wally Bryant.Ray Shibe


On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 03:42 PM, Brian Fry via CnC-List wrote:

Does anyone have a fool proof or inventive fix for  deck plate screw holes that 
won't hold any longer?Only about half of my screws hold. The fiberglass holes I 
guess are just stripped from multiple times being screwed and unscrewed.
How about the boards under the seats? I know I can just drill out the holes and 
epoxy in some dowels, but has anyone done anything with latches for these? My 
group 31 battery boxes are so large as to cause me to lift up the whole board, 
not just the access board. Some sort of latch system would make this much 
easier.

-- 
Brian FryS/V La Neige1993 C 37/40XLHdG Maryland


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Re: Stus-List Plastic caps plugs for cabin interior roof?

[Jerome Tauber via CnC-List]

http://us.essentracomponents.com/en-US/caps-plugs?src=em_source=iContact_medium=email_campaign=1406_rebranding1_us_content=1406_rebranding_us

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 29, 2016, at 9:56 PM, Lorne Serpa via CnC-List  
> wrote:
> 
> I need to replace a few caps that cover the bolt holes on the interior of the 
> cabin roof where the exterior teak handholds bolt through the roof.   Anyone 
> know where to get some?  They are about 1 inch or so in diameter.
> 
> Lorne Serpa 
> C 30MKII 1988
> Friendship,  MD
> 
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Re: Stus-List Plastic caps plugs for cabin interior roof?

[Aaron Rouhi via CnC-List]

McMaster-Carr is a great source...

Cheers,
Aaron
Admiral Maggie
79 30-1
Annapolis, MD

On Jul 29, 2016, at 9:57 PM, Lorne Serpa via CnC-List 
> wrote:


I need to replace a few caps that cover the bolt holes on the interior of the 
cabin roof where the exterior teak handholds bolt through the roof.   Anyone 
know where to get some?  They are about 1 inch or so in diameter.

Lorne Serpa
C 30MKII 1988
Friendship,  MD

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Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com Windoze 10

[Jim Watts via CnC-List]

I'm electing not to go to 10 from my Win 7 installs. I upgraded my wife
from 8 to 10 because 8 was such a horrible piece of {expletive deleted}.
I actually tried 10 on my main box, did not like it, and wiped it for a
clean 7 install.

Jim Watts
Paradigm Shift
C 35 Mk III
Victoria, BC

On 29 July 2016 at 12:28, S Thomas via CnC-List 
wrote:

> It is rash I think to believe much of what any company says about
> perpetual or even long term support for software products.
> Certain providers of sailboat steering systems come to mind too, but that
> would be more directly sailing related.
>
> I still have a copy of Norton something or other, somewhere around here,
> that was supposed to include perpetual virus pattern updates.
> They stopped, no apologies, and that was that, although they did leave a
> not too hard to find back door open that worked for about 3 years longer.
>
> Your mileage may vary,
>
> Steve.
> C MKIII
>
> - Original Message - From: "Danny Haughey via CnC-List" <
> cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> To: 
> Cc: "Danny Haughey" 
> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 14:06
> Subject: Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com Windoze 10
>
>
> I thought the point of windows 10 was that it was going to be their last
>> OS like apple's IOS.  That was what all the adds with the babies were
>> saying. They, the babies, would be using windows 10 forever...
>>
>> Danny
>>
>>
>> On 7/29/2016 1:35 PM, S Thomas via CnC-List wrote:
>>
>>> I agree with Gary, but would add the following:
>>>
>>> Most of the "features" which are privacy issues can be tracked down and
>>> turned off (they are all turned on by default), but the biggest problem
>>> that I have with Windows 10 is not something that can be turned off. There
>>> is no way to stop the operating system from downloading and installing
>>> updates, which in effect means that the operating system will be whatever
>>> Microsoft wants it to be in the future, and there is nothing at all that
>>> you can do about it if you ever want to use the internet. One thing they
>>> could do, for example, is decide that they are no longer going to offer
>>> support, and oh by the way for those of you who don't want to buy yet
>>> another operating system, Windows 10 will stop working altogether on such
>>> and such a date.
>>> Yuk.
>>>
>>> Steve Thomas
>>> C MKIII
>>> (Former IT guy at Ford Motor Co.)
>>>
>>>
>
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Stus-List Plastic caps plugs for cabin interior roof?

[Lorne Serpa via CnC-List]

I need to replace a few caps that cover the bolt holes on the interior of
the cabin roof where the exterior teak handholds bolt through the roof.
Anyone know where to get some?  They are about 1 inch or so in diameter.

Lorne Serpa
C 30MKII 1988
Friendship,  MD
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Stus-List (no subject)

[Dave via CnC-List]

A life in the connector biz tells me to look at military or heavy industry.  
Check out brad Harrison 2 or 3 pin mini series. 
Example 

http://www.bradharrisonsales.com/mc_2-6p_stoow_us.htm


If I had a deck stepped mast in salt water this is what I would use, and 
probably rather than a chassis mount connector On deck I would wire a female 
pigtail thru a cable gland fixed to the deck.  (On a boat like a C anyway - 
easier.  On a bluewater cruiser I would terminate inside an enclosure). Find a 
friend in the electrical field.  
My 33-2 has a keel stepped mast and I used a terminal block under the setee.  
The boat wiring has ring  terminals left attached to the block, and the mast 
wiring (mast removed spring and fall) has flanged fork terminals.  Easy to 
remove but won't fall off if the Terminal screw loosens.  

Dave



Message: 2
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:36:50 -0300
From: Rick Taillieu 
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet
Message-ID: <008001d1e9d8$ef457790$cdd066b0$@ca>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII

Mark,

I have fought with the mast wiring problem on my 25 ever since I bought it
in 1999. I have three cables coming from the mast, VHF coax, mast lights and
wind instruments.
Because it is deck stepped there are only a few products that can be used
and none of the ones I tried worked for more than a couple years before the
contacts corroded beyond cleaning or the crew stepped on the connector while
racing.  I also got rid of the original C wiring leading into the deck and
sealed off that leak point into the core.
Finally a couple years ago I saw these
https://www.bluesea.com/products/1003/CableClam_1.40in and the problem was
solved.
In my future boat anything removable that needs to go through the deck will
have one of these.

Rick Tai
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Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

[Dennis C. via CnC-List]

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 3:36 PM, Rick Taillieu via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> Finally a couple years ago I saw these
> https://www.bluesea.com/products/1003/CableClam_1.40in and the problem was
> solved.
> In my future boat anything removable that needs to go through the deck will
> have one of these
>


I heartily second the Cable Clam.  It is the ONLY fitting I use and
recommend for deck penetrations.  Been installing them for years with no
issues.  It would be a good solution for wiring for a deck stepped mast
with a terminal strip below.

The Scanstrut recommended in another reply looks very similar but I haven't
tried one.

BTW, I'm kinda anal about some mast cables.  Touche' has cables that run
all the way to the instrument server or display or breaker panel.  If I
pull the rig, I'll have to pull those back through the cabinetry to the
base of the mast.

Dennis C.
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Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

[Rick Taillieu via CnC-List]

Those look really nice Fred, I wish they were available when I did my project.

Also, in case I assumed too much, with these type of through deck seals you can 
just use the insulated spade connectors on the wires instead of the expensive 
waterproof connectors.

 

 

Rick Taillieu

Nemesis

'75 C 25  #371

Shearwater Yacht Club

Halifax, NS.

 

 

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick G 
Street via CnC-List
Sent: July-29-16 17:44
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Frederick G Street
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

 

You could also use the oval ScanStrut version for multiple cables:

 

http://www.scanstrut.com/products/electrical-accessories/ds-multi-deck-seals-aluminium-detail

 

— Fred


Fred Street -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI

 

On Jul 29, 2016, at 3:36 PM, Rick Taillieu via CnC-List  
wrote:

 

Mark,

I have fought with the mast wiring problem on my 25 ever since I bought it
in 1999. I have three cables coming from the mast, VHF coax, mast lights and
wind instruments.
Because it is deck stepped there are only a few products that can be used
and none of the ones I tried worked for more than a couple years before the
contacts corroded beyond cleaning or the crew stepped on the connector while
racing.  I also got rid of the original C wiring leading into the deck and
sealed off that leak point into the core.
Finally a couple years ago I saw these
  
https://www.bluesea.com/products/1003/CableClam_1.40in and the problem was
solved.
In my future boat anything removable that needs to go through the deck will
have one of these.

Rick Taillieu
Nemesis (soon to be for sale in Halifax)
'75 C 25  #371
Shearwater Yacht Club
Halifax, NS.

 

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Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

[Frederick G Street via CnC-List]

You could also use the oval ScanStrut version for multiple cables:

http://www.scanstrut.com/products/electrical-accessories/ds-multi-deck-seals-aluminium-detail
 


— Fred

Fred Street -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI

> On Jul 29, 2016, at 3:36 PM, Rick Taillieu via CnC-List 
>  wrote:
> 
> Mark,
> 
> I have fought with the mast wiring problem on my 25 ever since I bought it
> in 1999. I have three cables coming from the mast, VHF coax, mast lights and
> wind instruments.
> Because it is deck stepped there are only a few products that can be used
> and none of the ones I tried worked for more than a couple years before the
> contacts corroded beyond cleaning or the crew stepped on the connector while
> racing.  I also got rid of the original C wiring leading into the deck and
> sealed off that leak point into the core.
> Finally a couple years ago I saw these
> https://www.bluesea.com/products/1003/CableClam_1.40in 
>  and the problem was
> solved.
> In my future boat anything removable that needs to go through the deck will
> have one of these.
> 
> Rick Taillieu
> Nemesis (soon to be for sale in Halifax)
> '75 C 25  #371
> Shearwater Yacht Club
> Halifax, NS.

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Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

[Rick Taillieu via CnC-List]

Mark,

I have fought with the mast wiring problem on my 25 ever since I bought it
in 1999. I have three cables coming from the mast, VHF coax, mast lights and
wind instruments.
Because it is deck stepped there are only a few products that can be used
and none of the ones I tried worked for more than a couple years before the
contacts corroded beyond cleaning or the crew stepped on the connector while
racing.  I also got rid of the original C wiring leading into the deck and
sealed off that leak point into the core.
Finally a couple years ago I saw these
https://www.bluesea.com/products/1003/CableClam_1.40in and the problem was
solved.
In my future boat anything removable that needs to go through the deck will
have one of these.

Rick Taillieu
Nemesis (soon to be for sale in Halifax)
'75 C 25  #371
Shearwater Yacht Club
Halifax, NS.




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From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Mark
McMenamy via CnC-List
Sent: July-29-16 11:27
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Mark McMenamy
Subject: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

Hello Everyone,

A while back I posted I was having trouble with my anchor light flickering
and going out.  I traced the problem to the outlet at the base of the mast.
It's just a smidge too loose to make good contact all the time.  There is a
split on each prong of the plug which I have made bigger in order to get
better contact, but the connection still fails unless I push the plug to one
side or the other.   Before I pull the outlet and replace it, I wondered if
anyone had any ideas?   I've also cleaned the outlet as best as I could.
There was some corrosion, but it's gone now.

As always, thanks a lot.

Mark McMenamy
C 25 "Icicle"
Fort Pierce FL
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Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com Windoze 10

[S Thomas via CnC-List]

It is rash I think to believe much of what any company says about perpetual 
or even long term support for software products.
Certain providers of sailboat steering systems come to mind too, but that 
would be more directly sailing related.


I still have a copy of Norton something or other, somewhere around here, 
that was supposed to include perpetual virus pattern updates.
They stopped, no apologies, and that was that, although they did leave a not 
too hard to find back door open that worked for about 3 years longer.


Your mileage may vary,

Steve.
C MKIII

- Original Message - 
From: "Danny Haughey via CnC-List" 

To: 
Cc: "Danny Haughey" 
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 14:06
Subject: Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com Windoze 10


I thought the point of windows 10 was that it was going to be their last OS 
like apple's IOS.  That was what all the adds with the babies were saying. 
They, the babies, would be using windows 10 forever...


Danny


On 7/29/2016 1:35 PM, S Thomas via CnC-List wrote:

I agree with Gary, but would add the following:

Most of the "features" which are privacy issues can be tracked down and 
turned off (they are all turned on by default), but the biggest problem 
that I have with Windows 10 is not something that can be turned off. 
There is no way to stop the operating system from downloading and 
installing updates, which in effect means that the operating system will 
be whatever Microsoft wants it to be in the future, and there is nothing 
at all that you can do about it if you ever want to use the internet. One 
thing they could do, for example, is decide that they are no longer going 
to offer support, and oh by the way for those of you who don't want to 
buy yet another operating system, Windows 10 will stop working altogether 
on such and such a date.

Yuk.

Steve Thomas
C MKIII
(Former IT guy at Ford Motor Co.)




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Re: Stus-List Windows versions (was: Question on PredictWind.com)

[Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List]

This is not sailing related, but we can all pretend that it is...

Win 10 is much better than 8.1 – more stable, more configurable, better 
supported. And substantially better than 8.0.

You can stop (only kind of) the updates by identifying that your wireless 
connection is metered. This would prevent the updates to download 
automatically. However, this could cause you grief with some updates that you 
may want to do (like weekly firewall and malware protection updates).

You auto-capitalisation is a user configurable feature. You can still keep it, 
but e.g. prevent the auto-corrections after certain characters (e.g. after btw. 
or etc.). This has nothing to do with Win 10, but it is a change that caught 
you when you upgraded from Outlook 2007 (until that point you had a choice of 
using the Outlook’s built in editor or Word; now this is the same editor (and 
it is pretty much Word)).

If you want to stick with the well-proven version, stay with Win 7 (and don’t 
upgrade to 8 or 8.1).

And you don’t need to use your Win 10 device like a smartphone. You can, but 
you don’t need to. With Win 10, you can use it very much the same way as with 
Win 7. Much more so than what you could do with Win 8.1 (or worse yet, with Win 
8).

Marek
(should I list my computers here (instead of my sailboat)? (-;))

From: Gary Nylander via CnC-List 
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 13:11
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com 
Cc: Gary Nylander 
Subject: Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com

Wally, I am not a fan of win 10. It appears that Microsoft assumes that all
users are gamers and/or want to join the social media world 100%. It also
appears the office software assumes a dolt of a user who has no idea of how
to compose a letter or much of anything else - in other words they make
spelling/grammar/punctuation decisions for you whether you are interested or
not. If you get into some of their games, they assume you want to play games
with the world and store all your results and whatever on the cloud. I
prefer to keep it simple and that does not appear to be their plan.

My smarter friends tell me to stay on 7 or 8.1. But I was coming from
Vista!! And that wasn't possible (note the capital on the A, that was placed
there by Outlook all by itself).

Gary (still living in the stone age and not liking having to come out of my
cave)

-Original Message-
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Wally
Bryant via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 12:01 PM
To: Support ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Wally Bryant 
Subject: Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com

Jon -

Thanks for that upgrade.  I'll check it out.

I was going to upgrade to Win 10 after I sailed to La Paz, since I use the
machine to navigate and didn't want to take any risks with software not
working.  But, I see the offer expires in 13 hours, so what the heck.  I
just did a full system backup yesterday, and if there's a problem I can
quickly rebuild the current Win 8 system.  Besides, I have two backup
computers and an entirely different marine chartplotter and three separate
GPS systems... Single handed sailors tend to be fussy about safety.

Wal


On 7/27/2016 6:27 PM, Support wrote:
>   ##- Please type your reply above this line -##
>
> [image: Jon Bilger]
>
> *Jon Bilger* (Support)
>
> Jul 28, 11:27 NZST
>
> Hi Wal,
>
> I understand the dilemma I have upgraded your account to the 
> Standard for free - I hope this helps!
> I see you are on Windows 8.1 - I would recommend you upgrade to 
> Windows 10
> - it is free upgrade until the end of the month. The Offshore App 
> works okay on Windows 8.1, but is optimised for Windows 10
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jon Bilger
>
> [image: Wal]
>
> *Wal*
>
> Jul 28, 05:56 NZST
>
> This is a follow-up to your previous request #25052 
>  "Question on 
> PredictWind.com"
>
> Thanks Jon -
>
> Yes, that answered my question. I'm not entirely pleased, because I 
> will have to upgrade my account to get high resolution gribs that 
> would be equivalent to what I get with the web interface. i navigate 
> with Fugawi 4.5, which can load gribs and overlay them on the charts, 
> and have many sources for gribs. But I've always enjoyed the PDF files 
> that store the web displays, with color contours and high resolution. 
> I'll probably just use the snipper tool to grab screen shots and merge 
> them into a .jpg.
>
> While I've been a full time cruiser since 2009, I'm really just 
> cruising around Pacific Mexico, and use cellular for internet access 
> using the phone as a WiFi hotspot. On the mainland it's easy to get a 
> good cellular connection within 10 miles of shore, and the only time I 
> need a long term forecast is if I decide to head out a hundred miles 
> and tack back. However, the crossing over to Baja takes a few days, 
> and up into the Sea of Cortez you can go a week or more 

Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com Windoze 10

[Danny Haughey via CnC-List]

I thought the point of windows 10 was that it was going to be their last 
OS like apple's IOS.  That was what all the adds with the babies were 
saying.  They, the babies, would be using windows 10 forever...


Danny


On 7/29/2016 1:35 PM, S Thomas via CnC-List wrote:

I agree with Gary, but would add the following:

Most of the "features" which are privacy issues can be tracked down 
and turned off (they are all turned on by default), but the biggest 
problem that I have with Windows 10 is not something that can be 
turned off. There is no way to stop the operating system from 
downloading and installing updates, which in effect means that the 
operating system will be whatever Microsoft wants it to be in the 
future, and there is nothing at all that you can do about it if you 
ever want to use the internet. One thing they could do, for example, 
is decide that they are no longer going to offer support, and oh by 
the way for those of you who don't want to buy yet another operating 
system, Windows 10 will stop working altogether on such and such a date.

Yuk.

Steve Thomas
C MKIII
(Former IT guy at Ford Motor Co.)

- Original Message - From: "Gary Nylander via CnC-List" 


To: 
Cc: "Gary Nylander" 
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 13:09
Subject: Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com


Wally, I am not a fan of win 10. It appears that Microsoft assumes 
that all
users are gamers and/or want to join the social media world 100%. It 
also
appears the office software assumes a dolt of a user who has no idea 
of how

to compose a letter or much of anything else - in other words they make
spelling/grammar/punctuation decisions for you whether you are 
interested or
not. If you get into some of their games, they assume you want to 
play games

with the world and store all your results and whatever on the cloud. I
prefer to keep it simple and that does not appear to be their plan.

My smarter friends tell me to stay on 7 or 8.1. But I was coming from
Vista!! And that wasn't possible (note the capital on the A, that was 
placed

there by Outlook all by itself).

Gary (still living in the stone age and not liking having to come out 
of my

cave)




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Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com Windoze 10

[S Thomas via CnC-List]

I agree with Gary, but would add the following:

Most of the "features" which are privacy issues can be tracked down and 
turned off (they are all turned on by default), but the biggest problem that 
I have with Windows 10 is not something that can be turned off. There is no 
way to stop the operating system from downloading and installing updates, 
which in effect means that the operating system will be whatever Microsoft 
wants it to be in the future, and there is nothing at all that you can do 
about it if you ever want to use the internet. One thing they could do, for 
example, is decide that they are no longer going to offer support, and oh by 
the way for those of you who don't want to buy yet another operating system, 
Windows 10 will stop working altogether on such and such a date.

Yuk.

Steve Thomas
C MKIII
(Former IT guy at Ford Motor Co.)

- Original Message - 
From: "Gary Nylander via CnC-List" 

To: 
Cc: "Gary Nylander" 
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 13:09
Subject: Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com


Wally, I am not a fan of win 10. It appears that Microsoft assumes that 
all

users are gamers and/or want to join the social media world 100%. It also
appears the office software assumes a dolt of a user who has no idea of 
how

to compose a letter or much of anything else - in other words they make
spelling/grammar/punctuation decisions for you whether you are interested 
or
not. If you get into some of their games, they assume you want to play 
games

with the world and store all your results and whatever on the cloud. I
prefer to keep it simple and that does not appear to be their plan.

My smarter friends tell me to stay on 7 or 8.1. But I was coming from
Vista!! And that wasn't possible (note the capital on the A, that was 
placed

there by Outlook all by itself).

Gary (still living in the stone age and not liking having to come out of 
my

cave)




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Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

[Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List]

If I ever did remove my mast again, my disconnects are below as well.
Joe
Coquina

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Gary 
Nylander via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 1:17 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Gary Nylander
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

My mast wires go down inside the boat – then into the compartment under the 
dinette – the connectors are there – been doing the disconnect/connect for 23 
years.

Gary

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Marek 
Dziedzic via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 12:03 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Marek Dziedzic >
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

Twice a year. Haulout in late October and launch in early May. It is called 
frozen North for a reason. But it leaves me at least 12 weeks for skiing (-;).

Marek
Ottawa, ON

From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 11:46
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Della Barba, Joe
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

My mast has been out twice from 1973 to 2016. How often are you doing 
this
Joe
Coquina

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson 
via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 11:39 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Joel Aronson
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

Marek,

Unless you are trailer sailing, using a screw driver to loosen two wires is 
simple enough for me.  I could live with spade connectors to make it easier 
than ring connectors.  If the molded connector is going to fail in a season or 
two, I don't see the advantage.

Joel

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List 
> wrote:
But how would you handle connecting and disconnecting every time you step or 
unstep the mast? And how would you protect it from the elements?

I replaced the plugs numerous times and I seem to have a problem doing it 
reliably. And the worst part is that you have reasonably limited time when the 
mast is hanging in the mast crane.

I am using this: 
http://www.sea-dog.com/groups/1989-polarized-molded-electrical-connector. It 
works for a season or two; potentially longer, if you don’t disconnect it.

I am still looking for a good solution.

I am almost at the point where I am considering drilling through the deck and 
installing the wiring outside of the mast, so that it could be handled when the 
mast is already standing. But I hate to drill a hole and this would also put 
the connector in the harms way from my feet (on occasion).

Marek

From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 10:37
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Joel Aronson
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

I would use a terminal block, not a plug.
http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|328|2289986|2289993=51890

Joel

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Mark McMenamy via CnC-List 
> wrote:
Hello Everyone,

A while back I posted I was having trouble with my anchor light flickering and 
going out. I traced the problem to the outlet at the base of the mast. It's 
just a smidge too loose to make good contact all the time. There is a split on 
each prong of the plug which I have made bigger in order to get better contact, 
but the connection still fails unless I push the plug to one side or the other. 
Before I pull the outlet and replace it, I wondered if anyone had any ideas? 
I've also cleaned the outlet as best as I could. There was some corrosion, but 
it's gone now.

As always, thanks a lot.

Mark McMenamy
C 25 "Icicle"
Fort Pierce FL
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Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

[Gary Nylander via CnC-List]

My mast wires go down inside the boat – then into the compartment under the 
dinette – the connectors are there – been doing the disconnect/connect for 23 
years.

 

Gary

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Marek 
Dziedzic via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 12:03 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Marek Dziedzic 
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

 

Twice a year. Haulout in late October and launch in early May. It is called 
frozen North for a reason. But it leaves me at least 12 weeks for skiing (-;).

 

Marek

Ottawa, ON

 

From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List   

Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 11:46

To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com   

Cc: Della Barba, Joe   

Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

 

My mast has been out twice from 1973 to 2016. How often are you doing 
this

Joe

Coquina

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson 
via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 11:39 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com  
Cc: Joel Aronson
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

 

Marek,

 

Unless you are trailer sailing, using a screw driver to loosen two wires is 
simple enough for me.  I could live with spade connectors to make it easier 
than ring connectors.  If the molded connector is going to fail in a season or 
two, I don't see the advantage.

 

Joel  

 

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List 
 > wrote:

But how would you handle connecting and disconnecting every time you step or 
unstep the mast? And how would you protect it from the elements?

 

I replaced the plugs numerous times and I seem to have a problem doing it 
reliably. And the worst part is that you have reasonably limited time when the 
mast is hanging in the mast crane.

 

I am using this: 
http://www.sea-dog.com/groups/1989-polarized-molded-electrical-connector. It 
works for a season or two; potentially longer, if you don’t disconnect it.

 

I am still looking for a good solution.

 

I am almost at the point where I am considering drilling through the deck and 
installing the wiring outside of the mast, so that it could be handled when the 
mast is already standing. But I hate to drill a hole and this would also put 
the connector in the harms way from my feet (on occasion).

 

Marek

 

From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List   

Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 10:37

To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com   

Cc: Joel Aronson   

Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

 

I would use a terminal block, not a plug. 

http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|328|2289986|2289993 

 =51890

 

Joel

 

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Mark McMenamy via CnC-List 
 > wrote:

Hello Everyone,

A while back I posted I was having trouble with my anchor light flickering and 
going out. I traced the problem to the outlet at the base of the mast. It's 
just a smidge too loose to make good contact all the time. There is a split on 
each prong of the plug which I have made bigger in order to get better contact, 
but the connection still fails unless I push the plug to one side or the other. 
Before I pull the outlet and replace it, I wondered if anyone had any ideas? 
I've also cleaned the outlet as best as I could. There was some corrosion, but 
it's gone now.

As always, thanks a lot.

Mark McMenamy
C 25 "Icicle"
Fort Pierce FL
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Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com

[Gary Nylander via CnC-List]

Wally, I am not a fan of win 10. It appears that Microsoft assumes that all
users are gamers and/or want to join the social media world 100%. It also
appears the office software assumes a dolt of a user who has no idea of how
to compose a letter or much of anything else - in other words they make
spelling/grammar/punctuation decisions for you whether you are interested or
not. If you get into some of their games, they assume you want to play games
with the world and store all your results and whatever on the cloud. I
prefer to keep it simple and that does not appear to be their plan.

My smarter friends tell me to stay on 7 or 8.1. But I was coming from
Vista!! And that wasn't possible (note the capital on the A, that was placed
there by Outlook all by itself).

Gary (still living in the stone age and not liking having to come out of my
cave)

-Original Message-
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Wally
Bryant via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 12:01 PM
To: Support ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Wally Bryant 
Subject: Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com

Jon -

Thanks for that upgrade.  I'll check it out.

I was going to upgrade to Win 10 after I sailed to La Paz, since I use the
machine to navigate and didn't want to take any risks with software not
working.  But, I see the offer expires in 13 hours, so what the heck.  I
just did a full system backup yesterday, and if there's a problem I can
quickly rebuild the current Win 8 system.  Besides, I have two backup
computers and an entirely different marine chartplotter and three separate
GPS systems... Single handed sailors tend to be fussy about safety.

Wal


On 7/27/2016 6:27 PM, Support wrote:
>   ##- Please type your reply above this line -##
>
> [image: Jon Bilger]
>
> *Jon Bilger* (Support)
>
> Jul 28, 11:27 NZST
>
> Hi Wal,
>
> I understand the dilemma I have upgraded your account to the 
> Standard for free - I hope this helps!
> I see you are on Windows 8.1 - I would recommend you upgrade to 
> Windows 10
> - it is free upgrade until the end of the month. The Offshore App 
> works okay on Windows 8.1, but is optimised for Windows 10
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jon Bilger
>
> [image: Wal]
>
> *Wal*
>
> Jul 28, 05:56 NZST
>
> This is a follow-up to your previous request #25052 
>  "Question on 
> PredictWind.com"
>
> Thanks Jon -
>
> Yes, that answered my question. I'm not entirely pleased, because I 
> will have to upgrade my account to get high resolution gribs that 
> would be equivalent to what I get with the web interface. i navigate 
> with Fugawi 4.5, which can load gribs and overlay them on the charts, 
> and have many sources for gribs. But I've always enjoyed the PDF files 
> that store the web displays, with color contours and high resolution. 
> I'll probably just use the snipper tool to grab screen shots and merge 
> them into a .jpg.
>
> While I've been a full time cruiser since 2009, I'm really just 
> cruising around Pacific Mexico, and use cellular for internet access 
> using the phone as a WiFi hotspot. On the mainland it's easy to get a 
> good cellular connection within 10 miles of shore, and the only time I 
> need a long term forecast is if I decide to head out a hundred miles 
> and tack back. However, the crossing over to Baja takes a few days, 
> and up into the Sea of Cortez you can go a week or more without internet
access.
> Thus I like to cache a good long term forecast. Oh well, I'll keep 
> working on it.
>
> Best regards,
> Wal
> This email is a service from Support.
> 
>
>  
> 
>  
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>


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Stus-List 2 prong DC outlet

[ssjohnson via CnC-List]

Hi Mark...Edson has a nice M-F 2 prong connector that they use for a compass 
connection.   Nicely constructed.Spencer Johnson 84 Landfall 38 "Alegria" 
#165Racine WI

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Stus-List SailTimer Wind Instrument

[RANDY via CnC-List]

Listers- 

Have any of you installed (or ordered) the SailTimer Wind Instrument? ( 
http://www.sailtimerwind.com ) 

I clued into it last year after experimenting with the SailTimer application ( 
http://www.sailtimerapp.com ), and ordered one for my boat this year. 

The problem is the vendor is WAY behind in filling orders. I placed my order on 
April 10th, and the vendor charged my credit card, and I STILL have not 
received the instrument. 

Has anyone else had this experience? Or any other thoughts on SailTimer? I'm 
sold on the technical advantages of their offerings, but disappointed with the 
customer service on the instrument so far. 

Thanks, 
Randy Stafford 
S/V Grenadine 
C 30-1 #7 
Ken Caryl, CO 


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Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

[Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List]

Twice a year. Haulout in late October and launch in early May. It is called 
frozen North for a reason. But it leaves me at least 12 weeks for skiing (-;).

Marek
Ottawa, ON

From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List 
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 11:46
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com 
Cc: Della Barba, Joe 
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

My mast has been out twice from 1973 to 2016. How often are you doing 
this

Joe

Coquina

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson 
via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 11:39 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Joel Aronson
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

 

Marek,

 

Unless you are trailer sailing, using a screw driver to loosen two wires is 
simple enough for me.  I could live with spade connectors to make it easier 
than ring connectors.  If the molded connector is going to fail in a season or 
two, I don't see the advantage.

 

Joel  

 

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List 
 wrote:

But how would you handle connecting and disconnecting every time you step or 
unstep the mast? And how would you protect it from the elements?

 

I replaced the plugs numerous times and I seem to have a problem doing it 
reliably. And the worst part is that you have reasonably limited time when the 
mast is hanging in the mast crane.

 

I am using this: 
http://www.sea-dog.com/groups/1989-polarized-molded-electrical-connector. It 
works for a season or two; potentially longer, if you don’t disconnect it.

 

I am still looking for a good solution.

 

I am almost at the point where I am considering drilling through the deck and 
installing the wiring outside of the mast, so that it could be handled when the 
mast is already standing. But I hate to drill a hole and this would also put 
the connector in the harms way from my feet (on occasion).

 

Marek

 

From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List 

Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 10:37

To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com 

Cc: Joel Aronson 

Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

 

I would use a terminal block, not a plug. 

http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|328|2289986|2289993=51890

 

Joel

 

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Mark McMenamy via CnC-List 
 wrote:

Hello Everyone,

A while back I posted I was having trouble with my anchor light flickering and 
going out. I traced the problem to the outlet at the base of the mast. It's 
just a smidge too loose to make good contact all the time. There is a split on 
each prong of the plug which I have made bigger in order to get better contact, 
but the connection still fails unless I push the plug to one side or the other. 
Before I pull the outlet and replace it, I wondered if anyone had any ideas? 
I've also cleaned the outlet as best as I could. There was some corrosion, but 
it's gone now.

As always, thanks a lot.

Mark McMenamy
C 25 "Icicle"
Fort Pierce FL
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Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

[Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List]

My mast has been out twice from 1973 to 2016. How often are you doing 
this
Joe
Coquina

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson 
via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 11:39 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Joel Aronson
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

Marek,

Unless you are trailer sailing, using a screw driver to loosen two wires is 
simple enough for me.  I could live with spade connectors to make it easier 
than ring connectors.  If the molded connector is going to fail in a season or 
two, I don't see the advantage.

Joel

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List 
> wrote:
But how would you handle connecting and disconnecting every time you step or 
unstep the mast? And how would you protect it from the elements?

I replaced the plugs numerous times and I seem to have a problem doing it 
reliably. And the worst part is that you have reasonably limited time when the 
mast is hanging in the mast crane.

I am using this: 
http://www.sea-dog.com/groups/1989-polarized-molded-electrical-connector. It 
works for a season or two; potentially longer, if you don’t disconnect it.

I am still looking for a good solution.

I am almost at the point where I am considering drilling through the deck and 
installing the wiring outside of the mast, so that it could be handled when the 
mast is already standing. But I hate to drill a hole and this would also put 
the connector in the harms way from my feet (on occasion).

Marek

From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 10:37
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Joel Aronson
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

I would use a terminal block, not a plug.
http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|328|2289986|2289993=51890

Joel

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Mark McMenamy via CnC-List 
> wrote:
Hello Everyone,

A while back I posted I was having trouble with my anchor light flickering and 
going out. I traced the problem to the outlet at the base of the mast. It's 
just a smidge too loose to make good contact all the time. There is a split on 
each prong of the plug which I have made bigger in order to get better contact, 
but the connection still fails unless I push the plug to one side or the other. 
Before I pull the outlet and replace it, I wondered if anyone had any ideas? 
I've also cleaned the outlet as best as I could. There was some corrosion, but 
it's gone now.

As always, thanks a lot.

Mark McMenamy
C 25 "Icicle"
Fort Pierce FL
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Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

[Joel Aronson via CnC-List]

Marek,

Unless you are trailer sailing, using a screw driver to loosen two wires is
simple enough for me.  I could live with spade connectors to make it easier
than ring connectors.  If the molded connector is going to fail in a season
or two, I don't see the advantage.

Joel

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> But how would you handle connecting and disconnecting every time you step
> or unstep the mast? And how would you protect it from the elements?
>
> I replaced the plugs numerous times and I seem to have a problem doing it
> reliably. And the worst part is that you have reasonably limited time when
> the mast is hanging in the mast crane.
>
> I am using this:
> http://www.sea-dog.com/groups/1989-polarized-molded-electrical-connector.
> It works for a season or two; potentially longer, if you don’t disconnect
> it.
>
> I am still looking for a good solution.
>
> I am almost at the point where I am considering drilling through the deck
> and installing the wiring outside of the mast, so that it could be handled
> when the mast is already standing. But I hate to drill a hole and this
> would also put the connector in the harms way from my feet (on occasion).
>
> Marek
>
> *From:* Joel Aronson via CnC-List 
> *Sent:* Friday, July 29, 2016 10:37
> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> *Cc:* Joel Aronson 
> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet
>
> I would use a terminal block, not a plug.
> http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|328|2289986|2289993=51890
>
> Joel
>
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Mark McMenamy via CnC-List <
> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> A while back I posted I was having trouble with my anchor light
>> flickering and going out. I traced the problem to the outlet at the base of
>> the mast. It's just a smidge too loose to make good contact all the time.
>> There is a split on each prong of the plug which I have made bigger in
>> order to get better contact, but the connection still fails unless I push
>> the plug to one side or the other. Before I pull the outlet and replace it,
>> I wondered if anyone had any ideas? I've also cleaned the outlet as best as
>> I could. There was some corrosion, but it's gone now.
>>
>> As always, thanks a lot.
>>
>> Mark McMenamy
>> C 25 "Icicle"
>> Fort Pierce FL
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Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

[Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List]

But how would you handle connecting and disconnecting every time you step or 
unstep the mast? And how would you protect it from the elements?

I replaced the plugs numerous times and I seem to have a problem doing it 
reliably. And the worst part is that you have reasonably limited time when the 
mast is hanging in the mast crane.

I am using this: 
http://www.sea-dog.com/groups/1989-polarized-molded-electrical-connector. It 
works for a season or two; potentially longer, if you don’t disconnect it.

I am still looking for a good solution.

I am almost at the point where I am considering drilling through the deck and 
installing the wiring outside of the mast, so that it could be handled when the 
mast is already standing. But I hate to drill a hole and this would also put 
the connector in the harms way from my feet (on occasion).

Marek

From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List 
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 10:37
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com 
Cc: Joel Aronson 
Subject: Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

I would use a terminal block, not a plug. 
http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|328|2289986|2289993=51890


Joel

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Mark McMenamy via CnC-List 
 wrote:

  Hello Everyone,

  A while back I posted I was having trouble with my anchor light flickering 
and going out. I traced the problem to the outlet at the base of the mast. It's 
just a smidge too loose to make good contact all the time. There is a split on 
each prong of the plug which I have made bigger in order to get better contact, 
but the connection still fails unless I push the plug to one side or the other. 
Before I pull the outlet and replace it, I wondered if anyone had any ideas? 
I've also cleaned the outlet as best as I could. There was some corrosion, but 
it's gone now.

  As always, thanks a lot.

  Mark McMenamy
  C 25 "Icicle"
  Fort Pierce FL
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Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

[Dennis C. via CnC-List]

...and coat everything with TefGel.

Dennis C.

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 9:36 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> I would use a terminal block, not a plug.
> http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|328|2289986|2289993=51890
>
> Joel
>
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Mark McMenamy via CnC-List <
> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> A while back I posted I was having trouble with my anchor light
>> flickering and going out.  I traced the problem to the outlet at the base
>> of the mast.  It's just a smidge too loose to make good contact all the
>> time.  There is a split on each prong of the plug which I have made bigger
>> in order to get better contact, but the connection still fails unless I
>> push the plug to one side or the other.   Before I pull the outlet and
>> replace it, I wondered if anyone had any ideas?   I've also cleaned the
>> outlet as best as I could.  There was some corrosion, but it's gone now.
>>
>> As always, thanks a lot.
>>
>> Mark McMenamy
>> C 25 "Icicle"
>> Fort Pierce FL
>> ___
>>
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>> like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All
>> Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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>
>
>
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Re: Stus-List [Support] Re: Question on PredictWind.com

[Wally Bryant via CnC-List]

Jon -

Thanks for that upgrade.  I'll check it out.

I was going to upgrade to Win 10 after I sailed to La Paz, since I use 
the machine to navigate and didn't want to take any risks with software 
not working.  But, I see the offer expires in 13 hours, so what the 
heck.  I just did a full system backup yesterday, and if there's a 
problem I can quickly rebuild the current Win 8 system.  Besides, I have 
two backup computers and an entirely different marine chartplotter and 
three separate GPS systems... Single handed sailors tend to be fussy 
about safety.


Wal


On 7/27/2016 6:27 PM, Support wrote:

  ##- Please type your reply above this line -##

[image: Jon Bilger]

*Jon Bilger* (Support)

Jul 28, 11:27 NZST

Hi Wal,

I understand the dilemma I have upgraded your account to the Standard
for free - I hope this helps!
I see you are on Windows 8.1 - I would recommend you upgrade to Windows 10
- it is free upgrade until the end of the month. The Offshore App works
okay on Windows 8.1, but is optimised for Windows 10

Kind Regards,

Jon Bilger

[image: Wal]

*Wal*

Jul 28, 05:56 NZST

This is a follow-up to your previous request #25052
 "Question on
PredictWind.com"

Thanks Jon -

Yes, that answered my question. I'm not entirely pleased, because I
will have to upgrade my account to get high resolution gribs that would
be equivalent to what I get with the web interface. i navigate with
Fugawi 4.5, which can load gribs and overlay them on the charts, and
have many sources for gribs. But I've always enjoyed the PDF files that
store the web displays, with color contours and high resolution. I'll
probably just use the snipper tool to grab screen shots and merge them
into a .jpg.

While I've been a full time cruiser since 2009, I'm really just cruising
around Pacific Mexico, and use cellular for internet access using the
phone as a WiFi hotspot. On the mainland it's easy to get a good
cellular connection within 10 miles of shore, and the only time I need a
long term forecast is if I decide to head out a hundred miles and tack
back. However, the crossing over to Baja takes a few days, and up into
the Sea of Cortez you can go a week or more without internet access.
Thus I like to cache a good long term forecast. Oh well, I'll keep
working on it.

Best regards,
Wal
This email is a service from Support.


 
 
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Re: Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

[Joel Aronson via CnC-List]

I would use a terminal block, not a plug.
http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|328|2289986|2289993=51890

Joel

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Mark McMenamy via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> A while back I posted I was having trouble with my anchor light flickering
> and going out.  I traced the problem to the outlet at the base of the
> mast.  It's just a smidge too loose to make good contact all the time.
> There is a split on each prong of the plug which I have made bigger in
> order to get better contact, but the connection still fails unless I push
> the plug to one side or the other.   Before I pull the outlet and replace
> it, I wondered if anyone had any ideas?   I've also cleaned the outlet as
> best as I could.  There was some corrosion, but it's gone now.
>
> As always, thanks a lot.
>
> Mark McMenamy
> C 25 "Icicle"
> Fort Pierce FL
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Stus-List Two Prong DC outlet

[Mark McMenamy via CnC-List]

Hello Everyone,

A while back I posted I was having trouble with my anchor light flickering and 
going out.  I traced the problem to the outlet at the base of the mast.  It's 
just a smidge too loose to make good contact all the time.  There is a split on 
each prong of the plug which I have made bigger in order to get better contact, 
but the connection still fails unless I push the plug to one side or the other. 
  Before I pull the outlet and replace it, I wondered if anyone had any ideas?  
 I've also cleaned the outlet as best as I could.  There was some corrosion, 
but it's gone now.

As always, thanks a lot.

Mark McMenamy
C 25 "Icicle"
Fort Pierce FL
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Re: Stus-List Converting schaefer 1 inch traveller car

[Eugene Fodor via CnC-List]

Hi Jerry,

Do you have a picture of the conversion? I want to replace my traveller on
my 29-2 and I'd love to see what you did.

Thanks,

Gene
29-2
Hawk

On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 10:10 AM,  wrote:
>
>
> My C 29-2  came with a Schaefer 1 inch traveller car that is no longer
> made.  I found an inexpensive way of converting this car to a twin block
> car and it worked quite well.  My 27-5 came with the same traveller car so
> I just did the same simple conversion and thought I share it with list. The
> secret are Harken 10 bullet block sheaves with Delron bearings.  They are
> 1.25 inches and a perfect fit.  Unscrew the eye strap and remove the two
> 1/4 inch screws.   The sheaves have a perfect match 1/4 inch hole.   Cut a
> piece of 1.5 inch by 3x 1/4 aluminum bar for top plate and drill two 1/4
> inch holes to mount strap.  Replace the original 1/2 inch long screws with
> 1.5 inch screws.  Put the screws through the strap, cover plate and sheaves
> and attach.  Round the edges of the cover plate.   Makes a nice looking car
> and works well with no outside blocks flopping around.  You can even double
> the sheaves for a four block car if desired.  Sheaves are only $10.   Jerry
> J
>
>
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Re: Stus-List Cockpit Shower on 30 mkII

[kelly petew via CnC-List]

 If your 30-2 is a later model, this might work as well.  The later models had 
opening ports from the head just behind the main halyard winch.   From a big 
box store, I bought a "phone" showerhead and extra tubing that will screw into 
the fixture at the head's sink.  I simply run the tubing and showerhead through 
the port, and into the cockpit. The showerhead has controls for the water flow 
and I have a shower.  Low tech, but effective.   Pete W.Siren SongC 
30-2Deltaville, Va  
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Re: Stus-List Cockpit Shower on 30 mkII

[Dennis C. via CnC-List]

That's similar to the one I made from a garden sprayer for a lot less $$$.
See:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_sb5TfIENvsN2FwWkxodmJnRUk

Dennis C.

On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 11:05 PM, Bill Hoyne via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> I have seen these in a local camping store. They look interesting.
>
> https://www.rei.com/product/882468/nemo-helio-pressure-shower
>
> *Bill Hoyne*
> Mithrandir
> ’74 C MkII
> in Victoria,BC
>
>
> On Jul 28, 2016, at 1:41 PM, Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List <
> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>
> 30 mkII owners...do you have a cockpit shower? I would like to put one in
> the aft cockpit locker on the stbd side (next to the helm seat). I am
> planning something on the cheaper side (white plastic RV type?), that I
> would mount inside the locker (I.e. not cut a hole in the fiberglass) and
> just open the locker to remove the sprayer when used.
>
> We have a 1+ year old with lots of sand play in our future. I am hoping to
> keep it out of the cabin!
>
> Thanks!
>
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