Stus-List C 40 Review

2024-04-26 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Nice Review in Practical Sailor on the C 40 https://www.practical-sailor.com/sailboat-reviews/cc-40-still-turning-heads?MailingID=1633=GB20240426-FixItAndSail=email_source=ActiveCampaign_medium=email_content=C%26C%2040%20Used%20Boat%20Review_campaign=GB20240426-FixItAndSail Bill Coleman Please

Stus-List Re: Stiff rudder - C 37

2024-04-17 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
In addition to what Chuck says, Maybe check your quadrant, sometimes the Rudder can slip down - see if it may be rubbing on the top of the housing - or maybe on the top bearing, if there is one. Bill Coleman On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 11:11 AM Ryan Anderson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com>

Stus-List Rebuilding Rudder

2024-04-17 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Interesting DIY in Epoxyworks about rebuilding a waterlogged C 32 Rudder. https://www.epoxyworks.com/index.php/replacing-wet-core-in-rudder/?utm_source=newsletter_medium=email_campaign=EW_58_content=another-spade Bill Coleman Erie, PA Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Standing Rigging

2024-04-15 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
d the actual Dyneema replaced cheaply. > > It should not have cost much at all to just replace the line, was it > really $4,000 for 50 feet of it > > > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > > > *From:* Bill Coleman via CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, April 15, 2024 11:23

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Standing Rigging

2024-04-15 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I think you will find it is a fair amount more $$, for little gain. Probably have to change a lot of your attachments as well. I replaced my backstay (split) with Dyneema, only because that's what it was originally. After spending 4 grand on that, I wonder why I did it for the little weight

Stus-List Re: C 34+ with trailer

2024-04-12 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Only thing is, I don't see anywhere in that ad where is says the trailer is included - Maybe he is just showing it to show he can move it. Bill Coleman On Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 2:22 PM Joe Della Barba via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >

Stus-List Re: raw water filter set up for C 35 MkI

2024-04-08 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Couple of years ago, at winterization time, I unscrewed the cap on My Engine Groco Filter and found a perfect little bass just through the input laying on the screen! I couldn't believe he got pulled through that far! Bill Coleman Erie PA On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 11:42 AM Matthew Wolford via

Stus-List Re: Understanding Polars

2024-04-05 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 2:44 PM Bill Coleman wrote: > I anguish over this nearly every race, and one thing I can tell you is > that whichever choice you decide, you will wish you did the other! > > Bill Coleman > Erie, PA > > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 1:48 PM David Knecht via CnC-List < >

Stus-List Re: Does anyone know if Winchmate is still in business?

2024-02-26 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Rick, I can't believe you are still in this predicament, This is 12 years now since you bought a pair of 28ST from me! I think you were looking for 32's then as well. 12 years of winching bliss you have missed out on. Plus, you can then remove at least one cleat per side so one of your passengers

Stus-List Re: Navtec hydraulic backstay - amateur rebuild

2024-02-15 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I just went through all that myself in the last couple of years. Kind of like filling your car tires. At first, I borrowed one of my crewmates nitrogen tank and regulator, as he had one for his airplane landing gear. I think it only went to 500 lb. Plus it was a little constraining with the

Stus-List Re: battery charger for sale

2024-02-15 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I'm a little surprised, I would have expected a progressive fellow such as yourself to be jumping into lithium. I am wasting an inordinate amount of time researching charger inverters, and I think although the lithium batteries may come down more in the future, I think because I need new batteries

Stus-List Re: C 66

2024-01-16 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Yep, take a C 39, multiply all the dimensions by 1.69, and you've got a C 66 Bill Coleman On Tue, Jan 16, 2024, 19:49 CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Beautiful boat but she's priced pretty high. I'd like to see her keel, > probably a big shark fin. > > 10 foot

Stus-List Re: C 37 Rudder post assembly

2023-12-11 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
s under Mike Hoyt's > "good case" scenario rather than the whole assembly failing, which is the > "bad case" scenario. I feel a lot better than I did 24 hours ago, but > will report back on progress. I would have thought the C used the same > assembly for all of the

Stus-List Re: C 37 Rudder post assembly

2023-12-09 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
( about 1/2" to 5/8") to hold the rudder in place. I am confident >> that this will work until I can identify and order the new collar. >> >> >> >> So it seems I have been lucky and my situation fits under Mike Hoyt's >> "good case" scenario rath

Stus-List Re: C 37 Rudder post assembly

2023-12-07 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I thought there was a nut on the top of the post. If so, it may have come off and it slipped down till the quadrant hit the hull. Obviously you are going to have to go down an look, and all things shall be revealed unto you Bill Coleman Erie PA On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 3:15 PM Richard Bush via

Stus-List Dodgers

2023-11-29 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
This looks like a nice article written by a canvasperson who is also a sailor - A darn good combination. https://marinefabricatormag.com/2023/08/31/sailor-friendly-sailboat-dodger-designs/ Bill Coleman Erie PA Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay

Stus-List Re: Recommendations to rebuild hydraulic cylinders for backstay

2023-11-17 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I think one really important thing is to keep the rods clean and shiny. I often find them gunked up and I try to polish them up. Pulling all that crud past the seals can't be good.. I also put a little felt disc where the rod goes into the cylinder to keep the seal from breaking down under the

Stus-List Re: Recommendations to rebuild hydraulic cylinders for backstay

2023-11-17 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Will Sailtec rebuild it? I have had good luck communicating with them, Kevin Savitt has been more than helpful for a number of problems I have had - ksav...@sailtec.com I know you can buy spare parts from them, and I think their hydraulics are very good quality. Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie PA On

Stus-List Re: How to prevent hull scratches

2023-11-15 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Coleman On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 11:53 AM Bill Coleman via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Absolutely yes to cloth coverings on the fenders, and the softer fabric is > better - > > Bill Coleman > > On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 11:24 AM David Knecht via CnC-List &

Stus-List Re: How to prevent hull scratches

2023-11-15 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Absolutely yes to cloth coverings on the fenders, and the softer fabric is better - Bill Coleman On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 11:24 AM David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I had my boat painted a few years ago with Awlcraft 2000. I find that I > am getting a large number of

Stus-List Re: Kite jibing--end for end or dip pole?

2023-11-12 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Is it a VF Shaw Chutescoop? Bill Coleman On Sun, Nov 12, 2023, 18:51 Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote: > Always an interesting topic. True, conventional wisdom says end for end > (EFE) up to 35 feet. Also agree EFE is faster. Don't disagree that dip > pole (DP) gybing is safer. We do end for

Stus-List Re: winter storage

2023-10-28 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
As Matt mentioned, after a couple boats blew over at our club, they came out with an edict that any boats with masts up will have to be on a cradle. That is not to say that a boat can't blow over in a cradle, there are tons of poorly designed cradles, or poorly maintained cradles around. I have

Stus-List Re: Water in the oil

2023-10-27 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Is your anti freeze low? Bill Colelman On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 3:28 PM Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > There was enough water to turn the oil to chocolate milk. Could be > condensation, there was a couple of nasty storms that came through here > this summer. I'm in

Stus-List Re: Wet Vac

2023-10-22 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
t; S/V Aries > 1990 C 34+ > New London, CT > > > On Oct 20, 2023, at 11:39 AM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I also love my little Crapsman Vac, I think maybe only a 2.5 Gal, but > works great for many things - Vacuuming M

Stus-List Re: Wet Vac

2023-10-20 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I also love my little Crapsman Vac, I think maybe only a 2.5 Gal, but works great for many things - Vacuuming Mast water, sucking the bilge dry, and as you mention, winterizing. I Tried a new twist which I think works better, instead of blowing the water out, I disconnect the water line out of the

Stus-List Re: Jackery solar system

2023-10-17 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I believe this, My Microwave went this summer with a big bang. I can't remember if it was at the dock or on the Inverter, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if shitty AC could have degraded it. It was a pretty nice one too. My next Inverter/Charger will be true Sine Wave. Bill Coleman On Tue,

Stus-List Sail Paint

2023-09-22 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Awhile ago there was discussion about solar leech protection, and sail graphics and the inflatable boat paint came up. I just sawr this demonstration on Hamilton Marine website for their lobster buoy paint, and the video on it pretty much sold me. Now I want to remove the sticky stuff on my leech

Stus-List Re: Any thoughts (experience) on trailering?

2023-09-13 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
A couple things come to mind from my Soling - The surge brakes didn't work as well as they should, so I had to remember to brake early (if possible!) Also, my biggest problem trailering in general is remembering that I am, and to steer clear and wide, as I am kind of flakey and forget things

Stus-List Re: Winch Size for C

2023-09-12 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Yep. A pair of Barient 32 ST, look like SS. $2,500. I think that is a sweet deal. I paid 2K over 10 years ago for a pair of those, and was thrilled to get them. Currently spoiled to death with Harken Electric 66 3 speed Primaries Bill Coleman Entrada Erie PA On Tue, Sep 12, 2023 at 6:11 PM

Stus-List Re: No Traffic

2023-09-07 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
When I had my 39 hauled out to the shop for a refit, we hit a traffic signal on the way out. I saw them working on it a few days later. Then at the busiest intersection, they had to stop kind of fast, the bilge water rushed forward and started pumping out onto a convertible next to it! Bill

Stus-List Re: Hull painting

2023-08-23 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
into a dispute with a dock piling and > the piling wins(don't ask how I know)...thanks! > > Richard > Richard N. Bush Law Offices > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220 > (502) 584-7255 > > > On Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 11:39:47 AM EDT

Stus-List Re: Hull painting

2023-08-23 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Those Wraps are intriguing, does anyone know what is involved in removing them? Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie PA On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 10:43 PM Karl Erickson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > A dock neighbor had just 1973 C$C 33 wrapped last year. Half the cost and > it looks

Stus-List Re: Hull painting

2023-08-22 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
What kind of paint? Bill Coleman Erie PA On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 1:34 PM George Cone via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > One detail, I have / had a 1981 c 40 white, I had a quart of special > paint made to do some patching. Unfortunately the boat was hit by lightning > before the

Stus-List Re: {Stus-List} Airhead

2023-08-18 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Hello Pete, I don't have one, I just know a couple people who do. (Above, - - but I don't see one in my future. ) The one who put it in his trawler sold it to a friend, and his (new) wife made him go back to the holding tank Bill Coleman On Thu, Aug 17, 2023 at 8:58 PM Peter McMinn via

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Centerboard cable diagnostics or replacement

2023-08-14 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Are you sure it is coming from the CB and not the stern? We get some pretty hard THUNKING sometimes when there is a following wind, even in the slip if the little wave hits just right under the stern. Bill Coleman Erie PA On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 11:14 AM Richard Bush via CnC-List <

Stus-List Constrictor Textile Rope Clutch

2023-08-04 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Does anyone have any experience with these clutches? https://www.velasailingsupply.com/ronstan-constrictor-textile-rope-clutch-single-14mm-rope/ Thanks, Bill Coleman Erie PA Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a

Stus-List Re: need age-reversing machine ASAP! Or a boat expander!

2023-07-23 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I still have nightmares of getting stuck back under the cockpit. I once got stuck upside down head first, under the cutting board, under a panel below that where I was working on the isotherm refrigeration unit. I was calling for help, but no one was around. After about an hour and half, I finally

Stus-List Re: Shore Power Adapters.

2023-07-22 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Yes! This is the problem I had a couple years ago at the same club, I got a newer Marinco adapter that takes two 125V Male and combines them into 250V Female ( https://marinco.com/en/p/RY504-2-30/Reverse-Y-Adapter-2-30A-125V-Males-to) , but this newer adapter has a smart sensor at the wye that

Stus-List Re: Shore Power Adapters.

2023-07-21 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Thanks Peter, but it was the 30 amp 125 volt male to a 125/250 female that I was looking for. I have a 125 /250 to a 15 amp for battery charging Bill Coleman On Fri, Jul 21, 2023, 17:59 Peter Fell via CnC-List wrote: > Unless you're cruising in Europe or UK (or a few other countries) you're >

Stus-List Shore Power Adapters.

2023-07-21 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I think I may have given away my 30 amp adapters with my last boat, but a 125V 30 amp male to a 20 amp female household plug would have partially solved my problem last weekend at a neighboring Club. Not ideal, I know, nobody likes household cords going to boats. A 125V 30 amp Male to 125/250V

Stus-List Insurance

2023-07-21 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Just got this in a newsletter from the local broker, it does a little more Plain 'Splainin on the subject of boat insurance. << At the YBAAU, we had an excellent presentation by Bob Peck of Triton Marine Insurance. If you currently own a boat, you almost certainly noticed a sizable increase in

Stus-List Re: Bilge blower & pumps

2023-07-20 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
No, but I am about to replace my blower, B/C it is too noisy - People can hear it from the dock. In this case, I found an axial fan, like a large computer muffin fan, and I am going to put it in the place of the existing one somehow, with some hose adapters from Supplyhouse.com. Then I am just

Stus-List Re: Water in mast step

2023-07-03 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
My mast drains out a half inch tube from the mast. In the winter I have a vinyl hose that goes out through a transducer hole and keeps the bilge dry. I have a felt wick inside that tube to pull it uphill where need be. In the summer it drains into a plastic pan, and I try to get down there after

Stus-List Re: Therapy’s in Buffalo

2023-06-11 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Glad everything worked out, I knew you would love it. There is just something magical about boating through towns and peoples back yards. Now you will have dreams about sailing down city streets.. Also, you are at a great marina, The Finkles are one of the few family owned marinas anymore, and

Stus-List Re: Engine strangeness

2023-06-11 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Let's just be thankful we're not flying airplanes! Bill Coleman On Sun, Jun 11, 2023, 09:42 Korbey Hunt via CnC-List wrote: > I have a 1980 34 C located in Ketchikan, AK. I only use it in the > summer. It has a new Yanmar 30 hp engine with 300 hrs. Last year when > returning from a long

Stus-List Re: ABYC Propane standards

2023-06-01 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I use a First Alert GC01 Plug it in at home during the off season, move it down to the boat in the summer. CO2, Methane, Propane. When away from the dock it runs on 9V Battery Bill Coleman Erie PA On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 1:23 PM Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'm

Stus-List Re: Therapy - Annapolis to NYC

2023-05-30 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
You are lucky you are going to Buffalo, a friend of mine is stuck for 3 weeks at Brewertons, just out of Onida (a nice layover) as a bridge is out going down the Oswego leg to Ontario. Bill Coleman Erie PA On Sun, May 28, 2023 at 4:15 PM Thomas Perison via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com>

Stus-List Re: Bottom paint best by date

2023-05-17 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I always save from one year to the next. Some store better than others, but this Odyssey Triton holds up well, and does not settle out very fast. Also, BTW, this is the best antifouling I have ever used. A fact not lost on Pettit, as they are pretty proud of it.($400 a gallon!) Defender put it on

Stus-List Re: Question and Report

2023-05-09 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Here are a few I can think of http://www.moellermarine.com/product-category/fuel-containment/permanent-fuel-tanks/ https://www.virginiatank.com/ https://www.plastic-mart.com/category/159/marine-holding-tanks Bill On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 11:31 PM Matt Wolford via

Stus-List Re: Tiller Wobble

2023-04-21 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Second the Hose extension. I bought one for my 39, and never put it on. Sorry Rich. I did leave it with the boat. Every time I thought of doing it, it was in the water, and I would freak out when I thought of crossthreading that hose all the way into that convoluted space, which I couldn't even

Stus-List Re: Now Repairing Awlcraft

2023-04-21 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
AwlGrip I believe is a polyisocyanate. Awlcraft is a polyurethane. Think diamonds vs. Granite. I also need to do some touch up on AwlGrip, and I intend to just touch it up with Awlgrip and wet-sand and buff. If I can ever figure out which color it is. Bill Coleman On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at

Stus-List Re: To sell or not to sell

2023-04-21 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
It should be a wonderful trip, Tom. . You will remember it for the rest of your life. I think the Erie Canal is still free, which is amazing. That costs NYS a ton. I did it down to FLA with a slip neighbor in the fall or 2000 on a big powerboat, loads of fun. I made the mistake of letting the

Stus-List Re: NYYC AC40, Pensacola Bay and trip from Louisiana

2023-04-19 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I just found out about this SV -seeker a couple weeks ago while visiting a friend in punta Gorda. It was a hot afternoon, so he started showing me YouTube's of it. Then, the whole Sailing Anarchy thread, which goes back years. This is a classic tale about a fellow who doesn't know what he doesn't

Stus-List Re: Defender Annual Sale

2023-04-08 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
delivery of the paint. It will be returned to them without > you having to pay. Leave a note for the delivery people, in case you're not > there when they come. > > Alan Bergen > 35 Mk III Thirsty > Rose City YC > Portland, OR > > > > On Sat, Apr 1, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Stus-List Re: Listers in North Carolina?

2023-04-05 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Another interesting way to ship awkward stuff like that is via Greyhound! Bill Coleman On Wed, Apr 5, 2023 at 5:32 PM Randy Stafford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi Chuck, > > Yes, we saw a bunch of kiteboarders and windsurfers on the sound side of > Hatteras near Avon. We

Stus-List Re: Defender Annual Sale

2023-04-01 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Wisht I had had the same good luck. I ordered two gallons, took about 45 minutes to get through the re-applying to the new website, some ridiculous requirements for the password, (it's a store, not a bank!) and after jumping back and forth through a couple tabs and hitting send, saw the color had

Stus-List Re: Source for Lower lifeline bushings?

2023-03-20 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Are you referring to the top or lower lifeline? In the older boats the top was a cast bronze eye, with, I think a half inch od X 16 ga. Tube bushing for the lower - Bill Coleman On Mon, Mar 20, 2023, 20:04 Dave S via CnC-List wrote: > I have replaced Windstar's (33-2) lifelines, and need to

Stus-List Re: Who's following Ocean Race?

2023-03-18 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I wish they had shown the catch... > > Tom Buscaglia > S/V Alera > 1990 C 37+/40 > Vashon WA > P 206.463.9200 > C 305.409.3660 > > > On Mar 18, 2023, at 2:22 PM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List < > cnc-list@

Stus-List Re: Who's following Ocean Race?

2023-03-18 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
That is freaking incredible. My resistance to purchasing a drone is waning. Bill Coleman Erie PA On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:05 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi, > I've been following the IMOCA foilers every day. The coverage has been > spectaculare because

Stus-List Re: Cabin Ceiling Panels

2023-03-13 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
To Piggyback on Alan's Home Depot, I see they have some nice vinyl white Wainscot, you could probably attach it with a lot of self Adhesive velcro. My cabin ceiling is made up of something like that and it looks great overhead, and next to varnished wood.

Stus-List Re: C 25 depth sounder location

2023-03-13 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
t; Thanks! > > > > On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 8:22 PM John Irvin via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Agreed > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Feb 23, 2023, at 6:52 PM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >

Stus-List Re: winch mounting project

2023-03-12 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
When I decided I had to have self-tailers for my foresail, I decided against changing brands, and just put in a search on eBay for variant self-tailers. Eventually a perfect pair of stainless steel winches self-tailers popped up, and I scarfed them up. I didn't even have to remove the bases, just

Stus-List Re: Chandleries

2023-03-12 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Burton >> 26 Beacon Hill >> Newport, RI >> USA 02840 >> http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ >> >> phone +401 965 5260 >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 11:27 AM Bill Coleman via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com>

Stus-List Chandleries

2023-03-10 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Most people I talk to are disappointed at the direction Defender has been going after being purchased by a Hedge Fund, or whomever, and West has been pretty pricey since Randy Repass left years ago, and now that doesn't look too good -

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: UV Strip

2023-03-02 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
My current Dacron Jib has Insignia sticky-back on the leech, which I am not happy with. I wonder if anyone else following this has Sticky-Back as a UV, and if they have noticed they have a frisbee leech? I would have expected the leech to be needing some leech line adjustment by now, but I have

Stus-List Re: UV Strip

2023-03-02 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
You know, I would bet dollars to donuts that if you offered the loft to remove the old UV Cover, so all the loft had to do is cut and sew a new one on, you would get quite a break. It is a pain in the Arse to get something like that in, that takes more time to clean up and prepare than it does to

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Furling Sail C 35 Mk I

2023-03-01 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
boat paint? Wonder how long paint lasts on a sail? > > > > C > > On 03/01/2023 8:55 AM Bill Coleman via CnC-List > wrote: > > > > > > I thought we resolved this problem last year. Didn't the general consensus > come out that the best solution is using inf

Stus-List Re: Furling Sail C 35 Mk I

2023-03-01 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I thought we resolved this problem last year. Didn't the general consensus come out that the best solution is using inflatable boat paint to paint the UV protection on? Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie PA On Wed, Mar 1, 2023, 08:46 Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Don, >

Stus-List Re: C 25 depth sounder location

2023-02-23 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Not sure which model you are referring to, but most often they are just ahead of the keel, but off to one side several inches, usually SB, I think . There should be a section adjacent to the centerline where it is solid Glass before it goes up onto the balsa. Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie PA On

Stus-List Re: Removing datamarine speed transducer C 29 mk2

2023-02-20 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Ditto on the Sawzall, Vertically. Bill Coleman On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 12:01 PM John Heaton via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi folks - I’m looking to remove my original Data Marine instruments and > wow did they find the most difficult place to install the depth and speed >

Stus-List Re: Shower

2023-02-15 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
lford via CnC-List wrote: > > That was the set-up on the 42 Custom. A shower hose was integral to the > sink faucet. On my boat, the shower head was attached to a wall rack for > adjusting the height. The floor is a teak grate with a very thin plastic > catch pan underneath. The pa

Stus-List Re: Shower drain

2023-02-15 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I thought most of the showers and these boats are just faucets that you pull out on a hose and hang on the wall Bill Coleman Erie PA On Wed, Feb 15, 2023, 12:23 Paul Hood via CnC-List wrote: > That’s interesting that all those 34’s have showers…never knew. I have a > small hole in the floor

Stus-List Re: C 34 aluminum plates on bulkhead

2023-01-31 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Nice Job on the Bow mod - I see something similar in my future. Are you happy with the style of your Spinnaker attachment? I have to say I have never seen one quite like that. I can see that you don't have to lean over so far - Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie PA On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Stus-List Re: Limber Holes

2023-01-26 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I'll bet you the reason there is water in the chain locker, is the angle of the boat. In our yard, the dockmasters have always had this bent towards blocking the boats in a bow up attitude, they say for drainage. I have been unable to convince them that boats are designed to drain as they sit in

Stus-List Re: Thru Hull

2023-01-19 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
lush-mount > > > > *From:* Bill Coleman via CnC-List > *Sent:* Thursday, January 19, 2023 5:24 PM > *To:* Stus-List > *Cc:* Bill Coleman > *Subject:* Stus-List Re: Thru Hull > > > > Interestingly, Buck Algonquin seems to have been purchased by Deep Blue. &

Stus-List Re: Thru Hull

2023-01-19 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
the bevel on the inside, if the OD is right. I am assuming that is 1" NPS, by your scale. Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie PA (former C 39) On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 3:30 PM Bill Coleman via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Actually, it looks more like it would be the 00th1

Stus-List Re: Thru Hull

2023-01-19 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Actually, it looks more like it would be the 00th100f, with the F meaning Flush.. Fisheries Supply has a lot, but I don't see this one. For some reason I think C used Buck Algonquin for a lot of their bronze stuff. Bill On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 3:05 PM Bill Coleman via CnC-List < cnc-list@

Stus-List Re: Thru Hull

2023-01-19 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Looks like a Buck Alqonquin # 00thh100 1'' 1'' 3-1/4'' 2-3/8'' .80 Bill Coleman Entrada Erie PA On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 12:13 PM Tom A via CnC-List wrote: > Hello all, > > I had to replace my stbd cockpit drain Seacock and unfortunately could not > save the thru-hull fitting. It is a flush

Stus-List Re: C Symmetrical Spinnaker

2023-01-16 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
The local Schock 35's use a dip pole, it doesn't seem that difficult. That Baby Stay was the Bane of my Sym Spinnaker days - I am thinking, if this is a 33-2, you may have forward lower stays? If so, you should be able to pull enough prebend into your spar to not worry about the baby stay. If

Stus-List Re: Broken C 36' Stern Chocks (aka Fairleads)

2023-01-11 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
That must have been quite a sight! Was it balanced, sitting in the mud? Seems like that could have been a whole lot worse. Bill Coleman On Wed, Jan 11, 2023, 15:00 Tim Rutherford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Looking for a lead to buy salvage stern chocks for a 1981 C 36-1. > >

Stus-List Re: Rudder part needed Landfall 43

2023-01-10 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
You might ask Sourh Shore if they could get the part. Failing that, you could take it to a small casting shop and see if they would cast you a one-off in Bronze. or maybe 2. Failing that, you could fabricate a facsimile out of SS, but you would have to make the collar end a little bigger so you

Stus-List Re: Replacing Original Boom

2023-01-05 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I replaced mine for precisely the same reason. It had a track along the bottom which was nice for mounting the vang and mainsheet. I put a 6 part set of blocks inside the back end for the outhaul purchase, works great, no regrets. Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie PA On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 10:58 AM

Stus-List Cooper Auction

2022-12-29 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I have checked out Coopers salvage in the past, but never seen an auction this size before! https://www.winknews.com/2022/12/28/hundreds-of-boats-up-for-auction-at-salvage-yard-along-burnt-store-road/ Bill Coleman Erie PA Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and

Stus-List Re: Wind instrument conundrum

2022-12-20 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
c 20, 2022 at 10:34 AM Bill Coleman via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> From someone who has been through similar anguish with a 22 year old B >> system, I would suggest you just sell your soul to B and sign your name >> on the check. Either that or go Ra

Stus-List Re: Solar switch?

2022-12-20 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Nice diagram, Thank you - Bill Coleman On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 10:32 AM Kevin Wright via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > > After some help from the list and DIY solar power forum I’ve created the > attached diagram. Thought I’d post it in case it could be useful to

Stus-List Re: Wind instrument conundrum

2022-12-20 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
From someone who has been through similar anguish with a 22 year old B system, I would suggest you just sell your soul to B and sign your name on the check. Either that or go Raymarine before you get into B too far. . I thought I could upgrade certain things of the B on the cheap, but it was

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: CnC 44 mounting genset

2022-12-05 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Oh! Never mind!! Bill Coleman On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 9:23 AM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Usually at least 2500-3000 PSI. > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > *From:* Bill Coleman via CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, December

Stus-List Re: CnC 44 mounting genset

2022-12-05 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
how much pressure do you need? I've got a compressor on mine but it only makes 100 lb. But it is 12 volts. Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie PA On Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 22:16 David NCW via CnC-List wrote: > Thx i need to run a dive compressor > > On Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 6:05 PM Joe Della Barba via CnC-List

Stus-List Re: Winches in use for dip pole jibes.

2022-12-01 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Or just go the Asymmetric route. I went from two sheets and two guys, to one neutral with Twingers, to Asymmetric. Too many strings confuse me. Bill Coleman On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 5:22 PM cenelson--- via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Great info and from someone who knows about dip

Stus-List Re: Moving 43 landfall from GA to FL and riggers.

2022-12-01 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I used a trucker called Middle River Marine, I was happy with him. I think he is based in the Annapolis area. You will do best with flexibility, as in allowing a back haul. Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie PA On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 2:15 PM david coleman via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >

Stus-List Re: Marina/boatyard fires

2022-11-28 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
IIRC, wasn't someone just looking for a marina in this area? And also, was this the marina that everybody was saying was really bad? Bill Coleman Entrada, ERI PA On Mon, Nov 28, 2022, 12:12 David Knecht via CnC-List wrote: > I can’t say I am terribly saddened. Seaport Marina is the worst

Stus-List Re: charger/inverter

2022-11-18 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Heart, now Xantrex seems to dominate as far as I know. I have had one of each, worked fine. The older ones were not true Sine Wave, which meant that you had to run your microwave about twice as long as at the dock. I think they are all now true sine wave, at least that is what I would want. I

Stus-List Surplus Boat Parts

2022-11-14 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Occasionally there are posts of owners looking for Parts like Spars, Spreaders ( the other day) and wonder where to source them. Apparently it isn't worth the trouble, or someone would be setting up more boat junkyards. My buddy just videotaped a couple instances of the ongoing progress at his

Stus-List Re: Minimum list of Tools to be kept onboard a boat

2022-11-09 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Wow Shawn,, someone who probably has more tools on their boat than me! A couple others I find useful, are the little 3 foot cable thingies that you depress the end with your thumb, and the other end picks up the screw you dropped in the bilge - I also have two sizes of hemostats, regular and

Stus-List Re: 3M 4200

2022-11-07 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
ist wrote: > Stainless rod is welded to frame by years of corrosion. Tried to remove > heat etc no luck > > > > John Read > > > > *From:* Bill Coleman via CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, November 07, 2022 8:55 AM > *To:* Stus-List > *Cc:* Bill Coleman > *Subj

Stus-List Re: 3M 4200

2022-11-07 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
My first thought is, why do you have to remove the hatch frame itself? If it's attached that well, can't you just leave it there and remove the lid and have a new lens put in, and put new gasket in? Bill Coleman On Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 07:58 John Read via CnC-List wrote: > After 40 years, it is

Stus-List Re: Spreader replacement

2022-11-07 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
Yeah, that's a nothing burger. Just take it too someone who can weld aluminum properly. I've done that a couple times with my own. Bill Coleman On Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 03:38 Macdara Vallely via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi, > Anyone got any experience replacing spreader on an 80s

Stus-List Re: C 35 MK I 170%

2022-11-03 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
My 1973 39 came with a 13 foot boom, but the original drawings were for a 15' boom, which actually looked more balanced. When I replaced the boom, I made it 14', with a large roach. Cost me 6 Seconds, and was probably worth 12! Bill Coleman Entrada, Erie PA On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 4:32 PM CHARLES

Stus-List Re: Keel Bolt Questions

2022-11-01 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
350 # appears correct. I never had a problem with galling, but having worked with SS all my life, I know it is a real problem, one you don't want there for sure. So If you are worried, I would put some penetrating oil that is also lubricating on the bolts before removing. When they are out,

Stus-List Re: Engine panel button/switch replacement

2022-10-30 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I can sympathize with you Dave, which I will elaborate on. As far as your situation, it seems like They should be eye terminals. Probably with an elastic stopnut on the solenoid. In fact, I think nearly all terminals on boats should be eyes and not spades due to the problem you just mentioned of

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