Stus-List Irma Wiped Out St. John, USVI

This is hard news to hear for anyone who has loved St. John, USVI, as my family and I have: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/after-irma-a-once-lush-gem-in-the-us-virgin-islands-reduced-to-battered-wasteland/2017/09/12/b49532e0-9736-11e7-af6a-6555caaeb8dc_story.html

Stus-List A4 Cutting Out

Listers- I’m having a problem with my Atomic 4, and hoped you might have some thoughts to share. When I went out for a sail yesterday, she started right up, as always. But then she cut out heading away from the marina. Initially I suspected a fuel flow problem, as the petcock on the tank

Stus-List Irma's Impact on Tortola

This is a sad picture: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/07/11/43FCB37F0578-4861184-Boats_piled_up_as_the_eye_of_Hurricane_Irma_passed_over_Tortola_-a-4_1504778890915.jpg

Re: Stus-List Silicone residue...

Coleman liquid fuel. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 4, 2017, at 12:22 PM, David via CnC-List wrote: > > I know this has been answered before, but was is the solvent used to get rid > of silicone from fibreglass? > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Sent from my Verizon 4G

Re: Stus-List Grenadine's Paint Job

I could do that. I use decals from BoatUS Graphics, and could order two boat name decals in the right font and size etc. to put there. Cheers, Randy Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 1, 2018, at 3:20 AM, Rob Ball wrote: > > Randy, > My daughter makes a point about chasing C owners to pitch them

Stus-List Re: Parting Out C 30-1

FYI, I had the following interaction with the guy (Joe) on Facebook Marketplace: Randy: Hi, are the cover and furler still available? Joe: Yes, it's available. Joe: 750 for the furler Joe: 500 for the cover Randy: How old are they? Joe: Gosh idk. We’re talking older boats here. If your just

Stus-List Re: How is this boat related to C?

To my eye, the Bob Perry influence shows up in the long cockpit. The boat looks like an Islander above the sheerline. Cheers, Randy > On May 14, 2021, at 11:30 AM, Shawn Wright via CnC-List > wrote: > > There is a Mirage 33 across the dock from me (and a friend has a 35, which is > the

Stus-List Best Head Pump Lube

This is kind of a shitty subject, but I’d like to hear y’all’s recommendations for lubricant for the shaft of a Jabsco manual head pump. Mine’s getting squeaky and stiff. Thanks, Randy Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want

Stus-List Re: Rescue at sea.

Well that’s a whole ’nother level. Perhaps the original poster Dave, who knows Kim Steeby, will have a chance to speak with him sometime about the voyage and rescue, and could provide an update. Cheers, Randy > On Jul 2, 2021, at 8:32 AM, RONALD CASCIATO via CnC-List > wrote: > > So,

Stus-List Re: Rescue at sea.

So I assume S/V Jenny is adrift somewhere in the North Atlantic? It was tough to see her hull and spreaders banging into that tanker. I wonder what will become of the boat - how long it can stay afloat, where it will end up. I guess eventually the guy would have run out of water and

Stus-List Re: Rescue at sea.

one thing it did not have was a second autopilot and yup the inevitable > happened and we steered close to 700 miles by hand! 8 days later and finally > feel normal again. > > From: Randal Stafford via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Sent: Thursday, July

Stus-List Re: A4 Slips Out of Gear

Well, almost five years later, I finally did this clutch adjustment, following the procedure in the Moyer manual. The actual adjustment was pretty straightforward; no problems there except the contortions required to access the gearbox from the lazarets of a 30 MK I. I turned the adjustment

Stus-List Glassing Over Instrument Holes Through Double Bulkheads

Listers- Grenadine is getting an instrument system update this year and, as part of that, I’ll eventually want to glass over previous instrument holes in the aft cabin wall. Last night I watched this video https://youtu.be/T4OHQDs8NKk , which is good, but seems

Stus-List Re: Glassing Over Instrument Holes Through Double Bulkheads

>> wrote: >> >>  >> Glass over the outside hole, and hang a picture over the inside. >> >> >> >> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device >> >> Doug Mountjoy >> Port Orchard YC >> Port Orchard, WA >> Rebecca Leah >>

Stus-List Anyone Affected By Henri?

Any listers in Henri’s path? I saw a picture in the New York Times this morning of a couple large keelboats ashore on Conanicut Island (Jamestown, RI). This fall I’m crewing the delivery of an Astrea 42 from Newport to Tortola, via Bermuda, as part of an offshore passage-making class from New

Stus-List Re: IDA - C check in

Dennis, Ed, glad to hear things aren’t worse. Please do update us on your boats when you can. Meanwhile I have kinfolk in Metarie and Walker. Haven’t heard from Metarie yet, but lots of downed trees in Walker, and no power or water. Cheers, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C 30-1 #79 Ken Caryl,

Stus-List Re: halyard/sheet bags

Hi Chuck, I run the tails of my halyards and vang down the companionway, and coil each one on the cabin sole in such a way that it can run out freely when needed. The tail of my working genoa sheet is usually coiled on the cockpit bench. The sheet length is such that the lazy sheet only has

Stus-List Re: halyard/sheet bags

My genoa halyard occasionally gets fouled on the galley sink foot pump. And I have melted spots into fenders when they fall onto the prop shaft from the lazaret. Cheers, Randy > On Aug 16, 2021, at 8:25 PM, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List > wrote: > > Funny story about dropping halyard tails

Stus-List Re: Moving on up!

The Hylas 44 is a stout and seaworthy boat. Chuck Scheaffer and Paul Hood and I, and Joel, and another guy Mark Shaffer not on this list, delivered Atlantis from Bermuda to Annapolis in June. We crossed the Gulf Stream in the remnants of Tropical Storm Claudette and it was blowing at least 50

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: C 33-II vs 35-II now race course design

Very interesting Marek! I raced USSA, college, and post-college corporate leagues for a good 25 years: SL, DS, GS, DH. Before rapid gates and SG. Tore myself up a couple times, can’t risk that again at 58 else I’d race Masters. It’s a thrill like no other. Cheers, Randy > On Sep 12, 2021,

Stus-List Re: the rum is gone! (and the boat too)

Whoa! I hope your boat survives and you get it back! Cheers, Randy > On Sep 12, 2021, at 6:19 AM, Graham Collins via CnC-List > wrote: > > List member John noticed a posting on BoatWatch >

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: C 33-II vs 35-II now race course design

This debate has raged within Colorado Sail & Yacht Club for the last several years. The J/22 racers argue that the larger PHRF boats (spinnaker or not) should sail windward/leeward courses like they do. The larger PHRF boats (including spinnaker boats) like reaching because that’s when

Stus-List Re: anyone gone lithium?

What’s the upside? I got seven years out of a pair of group 29s Everstarts from Walmart, just replaced for $90 each. And I just replaced the alternator on my A4, which lasted 49 years. But the way I use my boat doesn’t require having a state-of-the-art battery system. Cheers, Randy > On

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Re: anyone gone lithium?

"The stock system was so adequate for that that I didn't even notice a dead alternator for an entire season.” Lol, I think that’s what happened to me. I bought Grenadine in January 2016; this is my sixth season with her. She came with a pair of group 29 Everstart lead-acid batteries

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Re: anyone gone lithium?

Forgot to mention I also run a simple Raymarine instrument system on each use - DST sensor, wind vane, GPS, hub, and MFD. Cheers, Randy > On Sep 14, 2021, at 1:03 PM, Randal Stafford via CnC-List > wrote: > > "The stock system was so adequate for that that I didn't e

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: C 33-II vs 35-II now race course design

. And then burnt out that crew in a 4 race a day regatta. No fun. > > > We stopped that silliness years ago. > > Only long distance now. > > From: Randal Stafford via CnC-List > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2021 10:58 PM > To: Stus-List > Cc: Randal Staffo

Stus-List Re: Reefing Hook(s) for CnC 30 Mk1

I got mine from Rig-Rite. Search for “RR 54-B7-35A” on this page: https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/SparParts/Reef_Hooks.php#Reef%20Hook/Tack%20Assemblies They’re proud of the damned things. I’m embarrassed to say

Stus-List Re: wind instrument

Hi Marek, After screwing around for several years with a SailTimer Wind Instrument (solar-powered bluetooth-based masthead anemometer) and SailTimer App on an iPad velcro’d to the cabin wall - all of which only worked part of the time and was generally disappointing - last offseason I switched

Stus-List Re: Perfect boat

Thanks for sharing that Andy. Good article. Cheers, Randy Stafford SV Grenadine C 30 MK I #79 Ken Caryl, CO > On Sep 30, 2021, at 6:04 AM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List > wrote: > > This was written a couple of years before I found my 40. Obviously when I > wrote it I had the 40 in mind mind!

Stus-List SV or S.V. or S/V?

warning: religious debate I’m interested to know the proper (in the US) stylization of the acronym for Sailing Vessel. Is it SV, S.V., or S/V? Thanks in advance for your replies; I’ll go get some popcorn. Cheers, Randy Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with

Stus-List Re: SV or S.V. or S/V?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_prefix > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_prefix> > > > > > - > Paul E. > 1981 C Landfall 38 > S/V Johanna Rose > Fort Walton Beach, FL > > http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ <http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com

Stus-List Re: crank handle for roller furling boom on a 30 mk1

Hi Andrew, and welcome. For sharing images we typically put them on a google drive or whatever, and put the link in the message to the list. I’ve got 30 MK I hull #79 (1972), with roller-reefing boom, and still have the handle. A previous owner rigged slab reefing, and I added a vang, so

Stus-List Re: C 121 in a pickle

Thank you Dennis and all who replied. I just got a cell signal off Tortola, about 25nm ahead. As of this morning Calypso was some 200nm astern of us; we’re heading 214M to the western tip of Jost. In addition to her previous troubles (broken forestay, wrapped prop, etc.) now apparently her

Stus-List Bilge Pumps

Hey Listers, What are your favorite bilge pumps? I think I’m pretty done with RuleMate 1100s. I’ve had really mixed experiences with their reliability. I’m general I’d prefer an automatic pump so I don’t have to fuss with a float switch, but I could relent on that. Thanks, Randy Sent from

Stus-List Eight Bells for Rob Ball

Listers, I regret to report that Pat Mangan Ball posted end-of-watch 9/9/22 for Rob Ball, on the C Owners Facebook group 50 minutes ago. Respectfully, Randy Stafford SV Grenadine C 30 MK I #79 Ken Caryl, CO Sent from my iPhone

Stus-List Re: Eight Bells for Rob Ball

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Stus-List Re: Running Lights Blowing Fuses

On Saturday I screwed the forward covers on with nylon screws, and the fuse didn’t blow. The lights ran all night. I didn’t take the time to do further diagnostic procedures this weekend, but will report back when I do. Riley the toe rail is aluminum, but the SS screws I was using go into the

Stus-List Re: Running Lights Blowing Fuses

Thanks Chuck, I missed this one. But my reply to the others this morning covers the points, I think. Cheers, Randy Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 11, 2022, at 21:21, CHARLES SCHEAFFER wrote: > > Hey Randy, > > Strange problem. Something is creating a dead short to blow the fuse. The >

Stus-List Re: Sail costs

Hey Chuck, I paid ~$2K for a new Genoa a year ago. Sailmaker is Hyde (I also have a Hyde main, ~3 years old). It’s a basic Dacron sail, designed for furling, with UV strip. I chose a weight good to 20 kts. A local guy measured for it and ordered it for me. Cheers, Randy Sent from my

Stus-List Re: 30 MK I Mast Sheaves

Awesome, thank you Roy! Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2023, at 11:43 AM, Leeward Rail wrote: > >  > Hi Randy, > > Good news.. > I was just organizing my spring task lists and found the measurements in my > notes. > > My boat is a 1978 30 Mark 1. > > Masthead Sheaves are for both wire

Stus-List Re: Boatless again

Yes! That is right. Thank you Paul!Cheers,RandySent from my iPhoneOn Feb 23, 2023, at 12:40 PM, paul.hood wrote:Hey RandyAre you maybe thinking of a Passport.  That's the only one I can think of that starts with PSent from my Galaxy Original message From: Randy Stafford via

Stus-List Re: Boom delivery

Thanks Richard. That is funny, “gybe the pole!” When we’re towing the trailer I call out what point of sail we’re on given the wind. My wife rolls her eyes. Cheers, Randy Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 6, 2023, at 8:18 AM, Richard Bush wrote: > >  > Randy, that's a great story...I love