Happy 2017 to all!
Turns out my paranoia was not all in vain. Shore power was off for 3 days
with temps into the 19F range. The marina suffered a 1 in 20 year "Arctic
outflow" storm with a direct hit of winds > 50kn. Word on the dock is that
a BC Ferries captain clocked 80kn winds nearby. My
FWIW, I looked into splitting the backstay for my 34R and determined I would
forgoe using U Bolts and substitute a length of Stainless Tee section from
McMaster Carr. That would allow me to shape the Tee bar into a proper tang
with one hole for the backstay and six to eight bolts through the
I may be wrong but I think the 37/40 always had an option of a CB. Before I
ordered my 34/36 XL in 1993 I was shown the CB on a 37/40 by the salesman at
the Annapolis Boat show as an example of what it would look like on my boat
after it was built.
The 37 was significantly beyond my price
Follow the link below. Find a transom picture - there are many. The humps
on port and stbd top corners are the attachment points for the hydraulics.
On Michael Cotton's boat, Blue Pearl, there was only a single hydraulic
piston which attached on the port side. This piston pulled down against a
I looked at it also...very nice boat, I wasn't aware that a centerboard was an
option for the 37+ series...; I would be interested in a follow up report after
you've had the boat for a while...hope the survey turns out well for you.
Richard
S/V Bushmark4; 1985 C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile
Tom,
I looked at the boat about when the photos were taken and prior to the
listing going up. The backstay is currently disconnected while the
hydraulics are out being rebuilt. They are currently tied off to the
stern pulpit. If you look close at the main picture you can see
attachment point
Hey Mark
I took a look at Ogopogo, the 37+/4- in Fairhope,online. Since this
string started with questions about the back stay on these boats, I
was wondering about the set up on the one you're looking at. They
seems to have been relocate inboard from their original location on
the
