Re: Stus-List oe Rail Cleat (revisited)
Naming a business web site “Exciting Store” certainly is lame, if nothing else. Sort of like the foreign car company that named one of its models the Mirage a number of years back. And Ken is correct that the web site offers no way to contact the company and uses the .top ending so that it doesn’t have to indicate what country the business is based in. So you can take your pick: Clumsy foreigners with good products with don’t understand English or marketing; An offshore company marketing inferior products; an outright scam that will swipe your credit card info and sell it to the highest bidder. Having had my credit card info swiped after buying products from mysterious web sites in the past, I wouldn’t chance it Jack Brennan Former C 25 Currently boatless and looking Tierra Verde, Fl. From: John Conklin via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 12:53 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: John Conklin Subject: Re: Stus-List oe Rail Cleat (revisited) skeptical of product ? or is this safe store ? hard to see how would work with top of toe rail ? Any one else use them before ? willing to try but value my CC :) Sent from my iPhone On Jun 28, 2018, at 11:11 AM, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List wrote: I am a little skeptical, but this price is nice... https://www.excitingstore.top/ys-alloy-toe-rail-spring-cleat-ys9185-200mm-p-8883.html Tom Buscaglia S/V Alera 1990 C 37+/40 Vashon WA P 206.463.9200 C 305.409.3660 On Jun 28, 2018, at 7:43 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: Message: 3 Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:42:20 -0400 From: Gary Russell To: "C List" Subject: Re: Stus-List Toe Rail Cleat (revisited) Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dennis, I like the Force 4 solution, but at $137.55 US, it's out of my price range. Gary ~~~_/)~~ ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray=02%7C01%7C%7Ca5ad16b04a4949ad5f6b08d5dd0985d5%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636657955317957966=eBa1hgrjpXTbsI8QlcGcZNAroIdwekZJBz5ZIODRA90%3D=0 ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Re: Stus-List Engine Temp Gauge Not Working
I‘m assuming the 3GMD is similar to my 2GM20. If that’s the case, the reason is that the buzzer and the temperature gauge require different sensors screwed into the engine. I replaced the buzzer sensor wit the temperature sensor because I’d rather use the gauge. I thought about using a Y-shaped pipe to use both, but never got around to it. You should be able to source the correct sensor locally. If you can’t, there’s a place called Lauderdale Speedometer in Fort Lauderdale, Fl., that has what you need. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Al Serrato via CnC-List Sent: Friday, April 27, 2018 12:24 PM To: C List Cc: Al Serrato Subject: Stus-List Engine Temp Gauge Not Working I bought a 1981 34' with a 3GMD engine a few years ago. The temp warning buzzer works but the gauge has never worked, although it is in place and wired. The Yanmar manual has a section on testing the buzzer sender unit, but I don't see anything about the location of the sender unit for the gauge or how to test it. Looking for any advice on how to approach diagnosing the problem. Is it the same sender unit for both the buzzer and gauge? I haven't spent the time trying to trace all the wiring but was hoping to find something in the manual first about how the gauge is wired. Thanks in advance for any help. Al Serrato 1981 C 34 Senza Fine San Francisco Bay ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Stus-List Questions about 33-2 centerboard
So I’m interested in a 1985 C 33-2 that is for sale near me and may still be around when I’m boat hunting in a couple of months. I’ve read the posts on the 33-2, but have a question about the well-known mast step problems. Some posts seem to indicate that the K/CB models don’t have the problem at all, but they don’t tell why. Can anyone elaborate? Also, I‘m wondering how difficult it is to service and maintain the centerboard and its cable. On my current Bristol 30 K/CB, it can be tricky. Thanks in advance for the help. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Re: Stus-List Insurance issues
Having lost a sailboat to a hurricane, I can't stress enough how important it is to have salvage coverage. My C 25 washed up in a Florida crocodile protected area on Key Biscayne. Federal park rangers were irritated and wanted it gone NOW. Salvage companies were starting their quotes at 10K, and there was no other way to clean up the wreckage. Imagine my relief when the problem went away with a single phone call to Progressive insurance. They told me to have the rangers call them. And they cut me a check within a couple of weeks. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Re: Stus-List insurance
I live on the west coast of Florida, on an island called Tierra Verde. I had Progressive for years because it had a good deal for smaller, older boats in the hurricane zone – about $500 a year for 10K coverage and, more importantly here, liability and full salvage, in case the boat gets whacked in a storm. Then the premium began creeping up noticeably every year, until it was about $800. I checked out BoatUS and found, to my amazement, that its formerly huge premiums for Florida had dropped to where I could get better coverage than Progressive for $400 a year. Again, no survey, just photos and a self-reported form on the boat’s condition. I’m holding my breath to see what happens at renewal time after this past hurricane season. I’m also thinking about a larger cruising boat (maybe even a C again!), so I’m bracing myself for that. A friend with an Island Packet 37 that he cruises all over says he pays 5K a year on a boat worth maybe 150K. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Re: Stus-List "Maritime Documentation Center"
Florida has a wonderful discount for “antique” vessels at least 30 years old. I think I pay $5 a year – as opposed to maybe $135 – because I sail a good old boat. Florida also requires a state decal for federally documented vessels such as mine, by the way. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 3:55 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Matthew L. Wolford Subject: Re: Stus-List "Maritime Documentation Center" Yes, it’s a sore subject for PA boaters on Lake Erie. The law was changed several years ago to require State registration of Federally documented recreational vessels. Registrations last two years, then must be renewed. I don’t put my stickers on the bow, but they are affixed to fiberglass supports (port and starboard) for the main traveler and are clearly visible. Don’t want to give my good friends at the PFBC another reason to board. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Re: Stus-List Mooring Rights -- Any "Sea Lawyers" on the List?
Sounds like an abandoned vessel to me. It is common in Florida for people with decrepit boats in the water to simply anchor them and row away to avoid paying salvage costs. Of course, they scrape off all identifying numbers. Is there an anchorage nearby? Any tackle onboard? I’ve heard of people moving abandoned boats after being frustrated by the unwillingness of the authorities to deal with the problem. Maybe you use an old Danforth from your garage with some rusty chain and 100 feet of scrap rode. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Rick Brass via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 10:42 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Rick Brass Subject: Re: Stus-List Mooring Rights -- Any "Sea Lawyers" on the List? Edd, I hate to say it but you’re involved in a bucket of s … well, let’s say a can of worms. Some states have abandoned and derelict boat laws, most don’t seem to. And local laws are sometimes conflicting and hard to find. (For example, the local regulations in New Bern, NC are part of the local zoning code and Oriental, NC – where there are more sailboats than people – has no regulation at all.) I wouldn’t expect too much from the USCG because they seem to be pretty disinterested unless the offending boat is a hazard to navigation. I’m rapidly gaining expertise on this because of growing problems we’re having in the harbor an Washington, NC, where I manage the municipal marina. In North Carolina you can send a registered letter to the last owner of record for the offending boat. If he doesn’t claim the letter in 30 days, or if he gets the letter but does nothing, you can go to the State and apply for title to the vessel, which takes another couple of weeks. Then you can move, sell, dispose of, or scrap the boat because it is yours. I’d start by contacting the state agency that handles registration of boats in the state where the boat is currently. They can tell you what your options are. Rick Brass Washington, NC --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
Stus-List Wild alternator prices
So here’s a cautionary tale on buying diesel parts: The bearings went bad on the alternator on my Yanmar 2gm20f. This is an alternator once made by Hitachi that used to run about $120 or so. Yanmar would rebrand them and sell the units as its own for many dollars more. I did an Internet search and discovered Hitachi apparently no longer makes these alternators. The good news (I think)): Some nameless offshore company is manufacturing replacements. Companies are selling them as their own (most with the same stock photo) for $70 to $130. So, before ordering, I call my local Yanmar dealers to see whether he has it in stock and whether I can do my bit to keep him solvent by buying from him. Sure, we have them, the saleswoman says. Yanmar brand: $850. I choke and ask about aftermarket: $400. Remanufactured? $210. I end up saying sorry, but I can have it delivered to my door in four days for $79. All of my customer loyalty went out the window with those kinds of markups on an alternator that sells for maybe $30 wholesale. Now I’m wondering whether I can buy my filters, impellers, hoses, etc., at a deep discount by shopping online. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Irma's Impact on Tortola
And just when my boat insurance premiums were starting to go down ... The boat slaughter is going to be in places like the Keys, Biscayne Bay and West Palm Beach, where lots of boats are hanging on moorings or even just anchors. There just aren’t that many places to hide. The few hurricane holes are so crowded that one loose boat can play havoc. Other places, like Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and North Miami, most boats are kept at private docks behind homes. Those offer pretty good to excellent protection. Where I am, over on the west coast, there are many free anchorages where boats are just hanging on anchors. Even if we just get the edge of Irma, as predicted, the shorelines will be cluttered with sailboats, many of them junkers that near-homeless people were living on. Luckily, my marina in Gulfport, Fl., is a hurricane hole. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. (In the cone of danger, just barely.) From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2017 11:10 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Joel Aronson Subject: Re: Stus-List Irma's Impact on Tortola yachtsalvage.com will have a lot of new listings in the coming months. Bad time to charter in the Caribbean. I read that the photo was The Moorings fleet in the BVIs. On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 11:07 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-Listwrote: Time to go shopping for a slightly-used cat… :^( — Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Sep 7, 2017, at 9:51 AM, Randal Stafford via CnC-List wrote: 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 Sadly, Randy ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! -- Joel 301 541 8551 ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List centerboard cable broken
Donald: It seems to me the tough part in any case is how you connect the old cable to the new. When you're hauled out, you can tape them together. When you're underwater? I dunno. A thin messenger line tied to the old cable and the new one? If the connector is bulky, it may get hung up while going through a sheave. Maybe someone on the list has a better idea. I've seen a ton of clever solutions pop up here over the years. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. -Original Message- From: Donald Sebastian via CnC-List Sent: Monday, June 12, 2017 4:18 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Donald Sebastian Subject: Re: Stus-List centerboard cable broken Jack, Thanks for the information. I like that as an option. The complication in all of this is the closest travel lift is a 4-5 day one way motoring trip up the Ohio to Cincinnati.My closest local option to lift would require a de-masting with a crane I hire in myself as their lift cannot accommodate masts taller than 30 ft or so. With the haul out, crane rental, lift rental, 2nd crane rental, and relaunch I would have several thousand just in those services.I think the diver may be cheaper. Thanks, Donald On Jun 12, 2017, at 3:47 PM, Jack Brennan via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: One alternative to consider is replacing the cable with high-tech line such as Amsteel Blue. This is an increasingly common strategy for avoiding steel cables failing without notice. Amsteel Blue is stronger than the same size steel cable, impervious to salt water and resistant to abrasion. UV is its only weak point, which is not an issue with a centerboard cable. On my current sailboat, I just replaced an Amsteel Blue line that had served as a centerboard cable for eight years. The rigger who did the (simple) job for me said it could have lasted eight more years. No wear or deterioration at all. The rigger's approach was to put a Brummel splice in the centerboard end, then loop the line through it to connect to the board. Then connect the new cable to the old one and crank it up. If you're near a yard with a Travel Lift, you should be able to get a two-hour short haul for about $200. That would be plenty of time to do the job. I think the rigger charged me $75 in labor plus $20-something for the Amsteel Blue. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. -Original Message- From: Donald Sebastian via CnC-List Sent: Monday, June 12, 2017 1:01 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Donald Sebastian Subject: Re: Stus-List centerboard cable broken Paul, Thank you very much for the information.I’ll contact them today.I’m thinking its just the fitting at the actual keel as I can’t pull the actual line up so I think the loop is still attach, or the loop is no longer a loop but the swagging is still attached and not able to pul through the hole. Thanks again. Donald On Jun 12, 2017, at 8:35 AM, Paul Fountain via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I have a 33-II with a centreboard whose pendant broke a couple of years ago. I had Rob From South Shore yachts make and install the new one. They had an eye fitting roll swagged on the lower end, which the fed down and attached with a pin to the board, then hand swagged 2 fittings to make the eye on the deck end. When hauled the board swung just far enough forward to allow you to reach up and remove and replace the pin. Have a new pin ready! Ours was just about worse thru. Contact for Rob MacLachlan at South Shore Yachts sa...@southshoreyachts.com, or try calling (works better) tel:905-468-4340 -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Donald Sebastian via CnC-List Sent: Monday, June 12, 2017 2:54 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Donald Sebastian <donaldsebast...@me.com> Subject: Stus-List centerboard cable broken Hello all, I have a C 33 with a drop keel. Today as I was going to drop the keel, from its normal 4 1/2 ft to 7 ft, the line was slack. After diving underneath, the keel is down but it is hard to tell what exactly is going on.My assumption is 2 things: Either the cable broke, or the pin that the cable attaches to has broken. I have a few questions: 1. Can this be repaired while in the water with a diver? Not a great option to pull locally without demasting. 2. If I can’t repair immediately, would I cause damage to the keel by sailing as is for a bit? I didn’t know if there was a stop keeping the keel from droppiing too far? 3. If it is the attachment where the cable connects to the centerboard, does any one have specs on that connection or pictures? Thanks, Donald Louisville, KY ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset ou
Re: Stus-List Jacklines/Harnesses/Tethers
If you’re 30 miles offshore, maybe a PFD is prolonging the agony. But I know of one person who went overboard in Tampa Bay with a lifejacket and no harness. He was glad to have it. It kept him afloat for the 20 minutes or so it took for the boat to turn around and fetch him. In the nearshore/bay/lake/river conditions that many of us sail regularly, it’s very possible to get rescued by a passing boat as long as you can stay afloat for a time. When I was a newspaper reporter in South Florida, it happened periodically in Biscayne Bay. If I were being dragged with my lifejacket/harness on, I would cut the line connecting me to the boat with the knife I always carry and take my chances on a passing boat. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Tim Goodyear via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 6:43 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Tim Goodyear Subject: Re: Stus-List Jacklines/Harnesses/Tethers Agreed (don't go over), but if you do fall in the water, don't wear a PFD that won't help... On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 7:36 AM, BillBinaList via CnC-Listwrote: If you are being dragged in the water, you are probably dead, or soon to be regardless of being face up or face down, or if the boat gets turned around and manages to even locate you. Set up your jacklines, etc, as if the water is really molten lava. Chances of recovery of someone who goes overboard with a full crew aboard are statistically VERY low no matter what, and if you are a single-hander, then your chances are essentially non-existent. Plan accordingly. Bill Bina On 3/29/2017 7:22 AM, Tim Goodyear via CnC-List wrote: Just a thought on the foam pfd's; if they are water ski/kayak activity vests, they probably won't keep you face up if you are unconscious (and not being dragged through the water by the jacklines). Tim Ex 35/3 ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List DIY Marinas
Yeah, but like all West Marines these days, half the floor is taken up with clothes and fishing gear ... Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 4:28 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Joel Aronson Subject: Re: Stus-List DIY Marinas The worlds's largest West Marine is nearby too. Joel On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Lloyd Lippe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: thanks Jack, will look into Playboy Marina.the name sure is interesting.appreciate your reply. Lloyd From: Jack Brennan via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 3:45 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Jack Brennan Subject: Re: Stus-List DIY Marinas Lloyd: I don’t know about DIY yards in St. Lucie but, 100 miles to the south, there is a great DIY yard called Playboy Marina in Fort Lauderdale. Prices are extremely reasonable compared to other Florida yards – the vast majority of which don’t allow DIY at all – and the yard has a full contingent of boat workers from the islands who can help you with anything you’re stuck on. (Be sure to bargain ...) Nearby is the famous Sailorman chandlery with a warehouse full of new and used parts, as well as the decent Boatowners Warehouse a couple of blocks away. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Lloyd Lippe via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 10:12 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Lloyd Lippe Subject: Stus-List DIY Marinas Hello LIsters, Just curious if anyone has a recommendation for a good DIY yard around St. Lucie and Ft. Pierce area. I thank and appreciate any responses in advance. Lloyd Lippe Finesse C Landfall 39 -- ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com -- ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! -- Joel 301 541 8551 ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List DIY Marinas
Lloyd: I don’t know about DIY yards in St. Lucie but, 100 miles to the south, there is a great DIY yard called Playboy Marina in Fort Lauderdale. Prices are extremely reasonable compared to other Florida yards – the vast majority of which don’t allow DIY at all – and the yard has a full contingent of boat workers from the islands who can help you with anything you’re stuck on. (Be sure to bargain ...) Nearby is the famous Sailorman chandlery with a warehouse full of new and used parts, as well as the decent Boatowners Warehouse a couple of blocks away. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Lloyd Lippe via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 10:12 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Lloyd Lippe Subject: Stus-List DIY Marinas Hello LIsters, Just curious if anyone has a recommendation for a good DIY yard around St. Lucie and Ft. Pierce area. I thank and appreciate any responses in advance. Lloyd Lippe Finesse C Landfall 39 ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Boom Height - 1981 25 MKII
Sandy: I had a 1975 C 25, and I installed an off-the-shelf bimini with no problem. As I remember, I didn’t have standing headroom, but I really didn’t need it because you usually sit with a tiller anyway. I’m 6 feet, 2 inches tall, and a slight crouch would get me forward to the cabin with no problem. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: sandy rankin via CnC-List Sent: Monday, March 06, 2017 2:26 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: sandy rankin Subject: Stus-List Boom Height - 1981 25 MKII Hello All New owner of a 1981 25 MKII. Stumbled across this group while doing my research. As the season nears i've been rummaging through bags and bags of "stuff" that came with the boat, trying to acquaint myself with what I've got. It came with an old trashed dodger but no bimini. One of our top priorities is a bimini as i am fair skinned and turn the shade of a cooked lobster rather quickly when exposed to any kind of sun. Our local canvas maker said that based on his specs, we would only be able to use a bimini covering the area aft of the boom while sailing because of the height of the boom. A connector to the dodger could then be added while at anchor. Can anyone tell me the height of the boom on this model? (We bought this boat at the end of the season last year and the mast was already down) If indeed it is too low, has anyone raised the boom or shortened the leech to get the additional height for a bimini to be usable? Thanks for any advice you can provide. Sandy 1981 C 25 MKII Lake Ontario ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Input on inflatable dinghy purchase
If you’re not using davits, you have to factor in how well the inflatable fits on your foredeck for inflating/deflating as well as carrying it on short day trips. Towing slows you down and gets dicey when the seas pick up. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Bob McLaughlin via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2017 3:24 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bob McLaughlin Subject: Stus-List Input on inflatable dinghy purchase Relocating our C 110 from a Midwest lake where I had no need for a tender to now sailing on Narragansett Bay, LI Sound, Buzzard's Bay, Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds, etc, I'm in need of a basic inflatable to serve as a tender in harbors without a launch service. I've used them many times on charters but never really paid much attention to detail. I'm looking for something relatively compact for 2-4 people that is easy to set up and collapse and stow, so I think that's best a roll-up. Early in my thinking, I'm eyeing something like the 8'6" Achillies LSI-260: 4 person capacity/820lbs, Hypalon, overall weight 64 lbs, inflatable floor, with perhaps a ~4-5HP outboard. (Or maybe the 9'6" or 10'2" LSI versions of the same design..) I don't think I need a boat to plane, just basic transportation. No davits, it will either be towed or stowed. I welcome input from those of you with inflatable experience to share your thoughts on brands, material, features, design, size, etc. What factors should I be considering as I make my selection? Regards, Bob McLaughlin C 110 "Blue Devil" ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Deceitful USCG Documentation Renewal Company
The company does provide a service, but it’s a shady one that skirts the edge of legality because it misleads people into believing that it is a governmental agency (note the .us domain name.) A search around the Internet will reveal any number of companies offering similar, unscrupulous “services” in a variety of areas. For example, if you have a web site, companies will send you emails offering to renew your domain name for way more than the actual cost while purporting to be the agency that registers them. You will also find web sites in the U.S. that masquerade as state agencies for driver’s license registration. When my daughters were in college, there was even a web site that tried to divert parents filing FAFSA applications for financial aid. That would be comforting, giving all of that personal info to shady web operators. The fact is, everyone needs to be very, very careful whenever doing any business on the web. Buying something from an unknown company offering a great deal can set you up for trouble. I had my credit card number stolen a couple of times over the years after buying from small web sites with poor security. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2017 12:41 PM To: C List Cc: Josh Muckley Subject: Re: Stus-List Deceitful USCG Documentation Renewal Company Nobody likes getting fooled or taken advantage of. Good on you guys for warning one another and the rest of the list. However, there are lots of 3rd party "documentation specialists". This site doesn't falsify who they are AND includes a disclosure about who they are and what they do. For the past 5 years of my documentation the USCG NVDC has sent me a renewal notice near the end of each year, listed the means of renewing the documentation, provided a due date, and listed the cost. A few years ago the price went from $5 to $26. I expect this practice and price to continue into the future. IIRC there is currently no way to pay via credit card or file online so each year I dust off the check book and write another single check, sign and return the form to NVDC via snail mail. The only change I've heard of possibly coming in the future is a 3 year documentation but as of yet that has not been implemented. Good luck on your quest to punish this company for "predatory" or "deceitful" practices but the company is simply providing a service. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C 37+ Solomons, MD --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Slip choice
Try using a spring line when you back out. It takes all of the drama out of leaving a slip. I have a 30-foot length of floating line that I tie off to the starboard cleat at the stern of the boat. When I’m ready to leave, I route it around a cleat on the rear piling and then back to the cockpit, where I hold it loosely in one hand. As I back out, I put a little tension on the floating line as it runs out. This pulls the stern to starboard and the bow faces out in the correct direction for the channel. It has worked for years in all currents and winds, once you do it a couple of times and get a feel for it. A floating line means that you avoid the possibility of it wrapping around the prop. Reel it in at your leisure as you’re heading out. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Peter Burford via CnC-List Sent: Friday, October 21, 2016 10:40 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Peter Burford Subject: Stus-List Slip choice Our C 29 also has the offset prop and the prop walk is pretty severe. We’re in a slip, with the dock on the port side. I’ve found the trick to overcoming the prop walk is to turn the wheel about a quarter-turn to starboard when backing out. If you do this before you put the boat in reverse, it backs out straight. Had plenty of amusing exits before figuring this out! Peter Burford C 29 “Imagine” Ithaca NY ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Yanmar diesel
This may be basic, but are you folks giving it 3/4 to full throttle when you crank, as suggested by the Yanmar manual? After it starts, you immediately pull back to idle to let the oil circulate. When I got my first diesel-powered sailboat with a diesel. I didn’t know to do this and sometimes had long cranks to start. Now it catches almost immediately. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Autohelm ST4000+ configuration settings for 33
Check the belt in the housing that is attached to the wheel. You have to remove the housing from the wheel and pry it open. Chances are, by your description, that the belt is worn and slipping. Replacement belts can be found online. Make sure you get the right one. Raymarine made a black housing and a gray one with different length belts. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Doug Welch via CnC-List Sent: Monday, September 05, 2016 8:18 PM To: C List Cc: doug.we...@rogers.com Subject: Stus-List Autohelm ST4000+ configuration settings for 33 I have just acquired a new to me ST4000+ and am having trouble with the autopilot snaking through the water with each turn taking me farther off course. I hope this is a configuration issue and would appreciate any input on the correct settings. I have a 33-2. Thanks, Doug ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List Fan Frustration! / Hot nights
Tampa Bay is already at 90 degrees, and it’s just starting to get warm ... Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Joe Della Barba via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 7:17 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Joe Della Barba Subject: Re: Stus-List Fan Frustration! / Hot nights This is a water temp thing. By August you can easily be floating in 85+ degree water here and I am betting Lake Lanier too. One memorable summer our marina pool was 92 degrees! I exchanged the big fan for one that does not make a racket and my wife loves it. The big blades move a lot of air on LOW and that is dead quiet. Joe Della Barba j...@dellabarba.com Coquina C 35 MK I --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List West System cored hull time to cure
Hi Steve: I assume you're still in Florida? With the temperatures in the mid 80s already, you will be surprised how quickly the epoxy kicks and cures. Don't dawdle after you mix it. One day is plenty of time to cure in this heat, in my experience. Good luck with the new boat. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. -Original Message- From: Steve Thomas via CnC-List Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 10:18 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Steve Thomas Subject: Stus-List West System cored hull time to cure I am contemplating installing a new transducer in a cored hull, but have only 2 days till scheduled launch. If I do it, it will be a 2 inch hole, and I want to do it right. The process I have got from the list over the years is in a nutshell,as follows: Once the hole is cut, and the core dug out to some range around the hole, you fill it up again with West System thickened expxy. Then drill it out again and proceed as with a solid hull. How long does the epoxy take to set? What would be a minimum time to budget for the whole process? I have never used epoxy other than glue. Thanks, Steve Thomas C Merritt Island, FL ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
Re: Stus-List C 25 headsail size
I had a 150 and a 110 on my old C 25, and that was a nice selection. I also bought an old 170 drifter on the web that was absolutely beautiful in very light air. The 25 heels to about 25 or 30 degrees and then locks in solid, so it’s not necessarily time to reef when you hit that point. That’s really when you start going like hell, as I remember. To carry a lot of sail on the 25, you really have to learn to trim the sails well. A poorly trimmed main will give you a lot of weather helm and cause a wrestling match with the tiller. Like others have said, it’s a great 25-footer. Mine was wrecked in Hurricane Wilma in South Florida. It was knocked off its mooring and apparently sailed all over Biscayne Bay in gusts up to 120 mph before grounding on Key Biscayne and losing its mast and keel. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 1:04 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Hoyt, Mike Subject: Re: Stus-List C 25 headsail size Ahmet The 25 that we raced against extensively bought a new 150 from North around 2002 and removed the 170 from its inventory. They also purchased a 130 and had a 110 or so and a new main. They almost always raced with the 150. When it became too windy for 150 they went to their 110. That boat won more than half the races it entered over the next two seasons Mike From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ahmet via CnC-List Sent: Monday, November 09, 2015 1:52 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Ahmet Subject: Stus-List C 25 headsail size Next year I will race Tabasco a bit. I have 2 headsails, one seems to be a 105, the other a 130. I like the 105, because it is easy to tack, and strong enough to have an enjoyable sail if I am lazy and it is blowing over 10. The sail in Sailboatdata looks like a pretty big sail, like a 150. What is the largest reasonable headsail you guys on the 25 use, without having to deal with excessive tenderness ? Thank You Ahmet S/V Tabasco 1973 C 25Boston, MA ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Strengths of Various Adhesives
Just curious about people’s opinions of various non-marine adhesive sealants that have come on the market in recent years. I’ve used this one to seal portlights in metal frames (not on a C) and a couple of deck fittings with great results. http://www.homedepot.com/p/DAP-3-Crystal-Clear-Window-Door-Trim-and-Siding-Sealant-18362/202337643 Frankly, I’ve found it much better than the marine sealants, which always seem to degrade after a year or so. This stuff forms a nice, pliable gasket and sticks like 4200. Better yet, it dries in 30 minutes, so you don’t have to deal with the uncertainty of taping a portlight or fitting and hoping it doesn’t shift. Jack Brennan Former C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Gary Russell via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 10:13 PM To: C List Cc: Gary Russell Subject: Re: Stus-List Strengths of Various Adhesives Fred. Based on Don Casey's article, the 3M VHB tape is for adhesion and the 795 DOW Corning silicone sealant is just for sealing. No? Gary ~~~_/)~~ On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 8:55 PM, Frederick G Street via CnC-Listwrote: Based on the data, it sounds like VHB with LifeSeal would be a great combination (four times stronger than with Dow 795). Has anyone tried that yet? Or am I going to be the first guinea pig? :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Oct 21, 2015, at 7:18 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote: LifeSeal is my "go to" sealant. Haven't used 4200 (polyurethane) or silicone in months. Dennis C. ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Spreader lights
Don’t forget about the Davis LED lights with long cords that plug into 12-volt receptacles. http://www.davisnet.com/marine/products/marine_product.asp?pnum=03300 I use one for an anchor light (I’m suspicious that many people don’t see the ones at the top of masts) hanging above the boom that also does a decent job of lighting the cockpit. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: PME via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 12:25 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: PME Subject: Re: Stus-List Spreader lights I have been real happy at times hanging one of these lights in the cockpits. They have a built-in hanger which can be used all over the boat. I store them hanging on the inside hand rail. They are cheap and often free (with coupon). http://www.harborfreight.com/27-led-portable-worklightflashlight-62532.html http://www.harborfreight.com/emergency-39-led-triangle-worklight-62158.html - Paul E. 1981 CC Landfall 38 S/V Johanna Rose Carrabelle, FL On Aug 27, 2015, at 12:00 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 08:07:44 -0500 From: Dennis C. capt...@gmail.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Spreader lights Message-ID: 9aa2595b-fa49-4059-a5b8-445456f30...@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 The Admiral and I researched long and hard for a light to illuminate the cockpit for meals, etc. We settled on a UST 10 Day Lantern by Ultimate Survival Technology. Sells for under $30 on Amazon. http://www.ustbrands.com/product/10-day-led-lantern-glo/ Has bright, dim and strobe. We like it. The light is not harsh. Dennis C. ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Off topic Windows 10
Bill: Here’s an excellent article on how to opt out of many of the privacy violations: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2015/08/windows_10_privacy_problems_here_s_how_bad_they_are_and_how_to_plug_them.html Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Bill Coleman via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 11:22 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bill Coleman Subject: Re: Stus-List Off topic Windows 10 Or this, More than 14 million devices are already running Microsoft’s Windows 10 after its global launch on Wednesday, but it’s unclear how many of their users read the company’s Privacy Policy and Service Agreement before downloading. Tucked away in the 45 pages’ worth of terms and conditions (effective August 1) is a substantial power grab: The company is collecting data on much of what you do while using its new software. From the moment an account is created, Microsoft begins watching. The company saves customers’ basic information—name, contact details, passwords, demographic data and credit card specifics —but it also digs a bit deeper. Other information Microsoft saves includes Bing search queries and conversations with the new digital personal assistant Cortana; contents of private communications such as email; websites and apps visited (including features accessed and length of time used); and contents of private folders. Furthermore, “your typed and handwritten words are collected,” the Privacy Statement says, which many online observers liken to a keylogger. Microsoft says they collect the information “to provide you a personalized user dictionary, help you type and write on your device with better character recognition, and provide you with text suggestions as you type or write.” All this information doesn’t necessarily remain with just Microsoft. The company says it uses the data collected for three purposes: to provide and improve its services; to send customers personalized promotions; and to display targeted advertising, which sometimes requires the information be shared with third parties. Microsoft mentions that though it assigns each customer a unique advertising ID, which is fed data during computer usage, it “does not use what you say in email, chat, video calls or voice mail, or your documents, photos or other personal files to target ads to you.” It makes no such promise for its other stated data collection purposes. Bill Coleman My take on Windows: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/qMXpyxW2lkk/hqdefault.jpg All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise CC 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log On Aug 6, 2015, at 9:18 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: I installed Windows 10 onto my Lenovo laptop with Win 7, Install was flawless. Made sure that OpenCPN runs as well as Office apps. The new browser will import bookmarks from another browser in seconds. I did not have a chance to play with it much, but first look is very positive. -- Joel 301 541 8551 ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Free (Not a C C) Boat...?
David: I’ve owned a Bristol 30 since my CC 25 was sunk in a hurricane. They’re intriguing boats. Designed by Halsey Herreshoff as a CCA racer in the ‘60s, the 30 is no match for IOR boats in light air. But it is surprisingly fast at 12 knots of wind and above. In a flat bay with no current, I’ve reached sustained speeds of 7.6 knots more than a few times when the wind climbed into the 20s. The nicest characteristic of the boat is that it has a smooth ride in big seas. It also sails well under jib only. Above 12 knots, you can drop the main and cruise comfortably at 5-5.5 knots with reasonable (for a full-keeled boat) pointing ability. If you want to know more, you can email me offlist. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: David Lenehan via CnC-List Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 9:42 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: David Lenehan Subject: Re: Stus-List Free (Not a C C) Boat...? Could be interested, David. Details? Or, better, contact details? Thanks David On 24 July 2015 at 23:32, David via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Yes its an oxymoron but a friend of mine owns a Bristol 30 that is sitting in their backyard gathering leaves etc. (although she is shrink-wrapped). Would like to find it a good home for very short money (if any at all...not clear yet). My understanding is take it and fix it up (I don't think it needs much, but its been a few years since she has been run) and its yours. Located on Southcoast Massachusetts. David F. Risch (401) 419-4650 (cell) -- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:48:48 + To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Anyone on the list from the Sackets Harbor NY area? From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com CC: djhaug...@juno.com HI Guys, A boat has come into my radar in Sackets Harbor NY. I was wondering if that was close to anyone and if they had, or could get any, any info on it. Thanks, Danny, Still Shopping Massachusetts ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Raymarine Autohelm problem
Here’s a link to the repair manual for the 4000+: http://www.bristolsailboats.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/st40001.pdf If the motor works, the problem is probably inside the wheel, either the gear or the belt. It’s easy to take apart and investigate. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Chuck S via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2015 10:11 PM To: cnc-list-bounces cnc-list ; CNC boat owners, cnc-list Cc: Chuck S Subject: Stus-List Raymarine Autohelm problem Seems my Raymarine 4000STPlus has a problem. It does not work. The display is displaying and all buttons seem to work. Today it kept displaying XTE. I pulled the motor connection and read a short pulse of volts at the socket when I tried to change course through the controller. The motor surged for a while and stopped. It seems like the motor is OK. The display reads a magnetic heading and seems to function OK, but when I push AUTO and change heading, nothing changes except the display heading. Wiring problem? I have a wired remote that may be lying under a pile of sails, or a tool bag. Could that be causing interferance? Chuck Resolute 1990 CC 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Bottom paint -ingredient change
Not defending the use of antibiotics in bottom paint, but nearly all antifouling is toxic to marine life (which is why it’s used as antifouling ...) Copper is nasty stuff to marine life and to people (in sufficient doses), which is why the smart sailor wears a respirator and plenty of protective clothing when sanding and painting the bottom. Trinidad Pro, until recently, had an effective (read nasty) pesticide called Irgarol that ran into trouble with the EPA. Those of us who are older may remember tin-based bottom paint that worked wonderfully, but created aquatic dead zones around your boat. Using antibiotics unnecessarily is bad (both in farming and sailing) because bacteria adapt quickly and can learn to outwit particular types, making those antibiotics ineffective. Just saying ... none us us has cleans hands in this. If you have a sailboat, you’re harming the environment to some degree. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 10:36 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Kevin Driscoll ; Jean-Francois J Rivard Subject: Re: Stus-List Bottom paint -ingredient change Anybody dumping Roundup in to their bottom paint and the waters in which we sail should be taken out to the barn and shot. Dumping a witches brew of anti biotics into these same waters is similarly ignorant IMO. Complain about the EPA all you like, but someone needs to take on the unenviable task of protecting the rest of us and our sailing waters from the ill informed and questionably intentioned. My 2 cents. Kevin 30-2 On Wed, Jul 1, 2015, 7:10 AM Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: I totally concur.. You want the stuff to perform as designed.. You apply it as prescribed. If the tetracycline was as effective as claimed, it would be in the paint from the factory. BTW, My burnished Trinidad Pro is still pristine (I check it regularly when we swim) after being constantly in the water 1.5 years. It's not real long yet but that is 1.5 years continuous. My competition scrubs their VC-17 bottom every week, I scrub it never yet we're fast enough to consistently show-up on the podium despite our inexperienced team's frequent mistakes and my old bedsheet sails. :-) -Francois 1990 34+ Take Five Lake Lanier, GA Message: 6 Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 01:07:36 + (UTC) From: Chuck S cscheaf...@comcast.net To: CNC boat owners, cnc-list cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Bottom paint -ingredient change Message-ID: 1958787858.6613606.1435712856109.javamail.zim...@comcast.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I think any drug like tetracycline will kill lots of germs and bacteria but will dissolve so fast in water, it will be gone in a few days. I wouldn't add anything to bottom paint for fear of jeopardizing the adhesion and slow release of it's own toxins. I've heard of people mixing in Round Up and I've heard the same people complain that their paint flaked off during haulout. I ask them if they sanded with 80 grit paper before painting as directed, and can tell by their confused expression, they never read the directions. I respect the guys who write the application instructions, follow those as close as I can and I've enjoyed great success. I understand your frustration with VC-17. I used VC-Offshore for 8 years and got fed up with the fouling. Had to clean the bottom each week to stay ahead of it. Used a piece of carpet and sometimes a 3M pad. Switched to a better paint, Micron 66, and love it. Kept the boat in all winter and the fouling looked pretty bad this May. All the boats in y marina had a fur attached to their hulls. I was surprised how easy it came off easily with a soft deck brush, and very little pressure. Micron 66 is designed for Salt Water and Fresh Water requires Micron Extra I think. Both can be burnished, but the paint goes on very smooth as is, and by design gets smoother as it ablates. They are multi season hard abatives. Chuck Resolute 1990 CC 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md Regards François Rivard 4111 Northside Pkwy, Nw img src=https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/yT9P9fq6fQSQzdkkNrsCfc9byuINy9P3Hy_JDJyBHLurJGNqz4lLsxPlpZFYKlaPaON-FGTygiky9KrwObK-bihv6aEqVkE0YISadySMFMhVYPvzD0dNQO2kneoxPl3M_TJPdKOfr83584VGIq_edJRcfI7aazHDBAF0AXkCDKOPSzDwldfw1sUbias9bAJ4zuKpjHXI33y29P2p8V2wbKZuM7abbAowc9SowLGHV9_WjjWpJ9217PPJHWy8pFaBFwADNjAAh241XHMC1An92_F3zrTMgxiPmwve_5Z8fZBjn-DGFbOJBYIji5VlVdIkarqsOk8_UCnhs-pytmTABzw9G-TB2eah9uVZIiPizTmELX_Dsi8_x3WPF0qXRoBU5au0HM6I4A=s0-d-e1-ft#https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2ik=8d5d5ecb01attid=0.0.1th=14e49f48daac7062view=fimgrm=14e49f48daac7062sz=w1600-h1000attbid=ANGjdJ_xhrJR6ziOlX73QDcgzXMydePNMZ6YNmEpaglbP-lTjbBuLzvyP8qjh7V96sFUM8UkDH-niK1rPb4Dm1EDBoFLaqECC6RyYMgV4URidGX-qMhi72Ntd3beXeodisp=embzw; Big Data Black Belt Atlanta,
Re: Stus-List Towing, Insurance, etc.
Andrew: You won't get boat coverage through your homeowner's in Florida. (God knows it's hard enough to GET homeowner's here because of hurricanes ...) Your best bet is Progressive Insurance. As long as you are OK with a sizeable deductible, you should be able to get coverage for $300-400 a year, as opposed to many hundreds more for BoatUS and other private insurers. The big reasons to have insurance are salvage and liability. If your boat sinks and you don't have insurance, you will have to pay many thousands for a salvage company to float and dispose of the boat. (Florida waters are shallow, so the boat usually doesn't just disappear under the waves.) Liability, of course, comes into play when you bang into that million-dollar gin palace and wreck the Awlgrip paint job. You're correct that Seatow has a bad rep in parts of Florida for an overeagerness to declare salvage and make soft groundings into something more expensive, mostly due to individual operators out for a quick buck. Progressive insurance will pay up to $500 to cover a tow, which likely would leave you with part of a bill to pay. TowboatUS covers all for $125 a year. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. -Original Message- From: Andrew Frame via CnC-List Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 11:55 AM To: CnC-List@cnc-list.com Cc: Andrew Frame Subject: Stus-List Towing, Insurance, etc. Hello folks. New guy here again. I have discovered that SeaTow is the company to stay away from. But what about BoatUS? My specifics are not extreme: river sailing or always in sight of the coast, always daytime. My concern is liability in case of an accident with another vessel, or some kind of disability like a dismasting due to a snapped stay. 24' CC, no engine. 45-thrust trolling motor for maneuvering, and sail under way. Thanks for your thoughts. -- Andrew Frame CC 24, Lehigh Acres/Alva, FL ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Stove
I think it differs from insurance company to insurance company. My current company, Progressive, does not ask about stoves and in fact does not require surveys. However, it likes you to have a stake in the game with high deductibles and relatively low upper limits. (It used to be 15-20K. I don’t know what it is now.) If you try for a low deductible, the rate goes way up. Years ago, When I had BoatUS, I don’t remember being asked about the stove. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Joe Della Barba via CnC-List Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 5:32 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Stove I have no idea if my insurance company has a clue what kind of stove I have. Joe Della Barba j...@dellabarba.com Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill Bina via CnC-List Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 5:07 PM To: jtsails; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Stove Yes, really. This is no special secret that only I know about. Perhaps your premium is higher than it would have been otherwise, or whomever processed your application hadn't gotten the memo. You represent a pretty small sample group. :-) Bill Bina On 3/6/2015 4:52 PM, jtsails wrote: Really Bill? I had no trouble getting insurance on my boat. And I not only have a pressurized alcohol stove, but an Atomic four as well! James CC 38 Mk2 Oriental, NC From: Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 11:55 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Stove You would have also discovered that many insurance companies will not insure a boat with a pressurized alcohol stove. They go strictly by the numbers, and those stoves have a very bad track record for claims. It is one of the hot items they look for in the insurance survey. The other issue with alcohol is that the flames it makes are virtually invisible, which can also lead to unintended consequences. Bill Bina ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Stove
I have a two-burner Origo non-pressurized alcohol stove. Perfectly safe, works well for cooking, but you have to buy a French press if you like coffee in the morning because there aren’t enough BTUs to percolate coffee fast enough, at least for me. I use denatured alcohol from Home Depot at a fraction of the cost of “boat fuel.” Despite the claims of the boat fuel sellers, the generic stuff works perfectly fine. If you go this way, it helps to have a propane BBQ on the stern rail for the occasional meal when you really want that hot flame. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Alan Bergen via CnC-List Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 11:02 AM Cc: CC Photoalbum email list Subject: Re: Stus-List Stove I had CNG on my previous boat. I liked it because of the safety factor. It was easier, then, to get refills. Not so easy now. If you have easy access to refills, it's less work to convert from alcohol to CNG, than to propane, as the CNG canister can be stowed below. Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty CNG is what we have. Lighter than air. Pretty hard to find places to refill canister though From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Alan Bergen via CnC-List Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 11:43 AM To: CC Photoalbum email list Subject: Re: Stus-List Stove Remember that propane is heavier than air. If you install a propane stove, the propane must be in a compartment that vents (at the bottom) to the outside, or mount the propane tank outside the cabin. FYI - I just bought a Worthington aluminum 10 lb tank from Amazon for $130 US. Ordered on Friday; delivered by US Postal Service on Sunday. Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR An question from another new CC 33 MK II owner. I have been trying to get the original Hillerange two burner pressure alcohol stove working, and it scares me. One burner lights, flame is blue but not adjustable. The other sounds like a jet engine and burns about 8 high. Made an easy decision to scrap this. Any suggestions about a new stove top would be appreciated John from Enterprise ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Autohelm
Burt: I had a Raymarine 1000 tillerpilor on my old CC 25. It was easy to install, easy to use and in fact worked better than the 4000+ on my current boat. The EV1000 might be a little small for your 33. With crew, gear, fuel, water, etc., you’re probably up to the top end of that 13,000. Better to have the extra power for windy days. The unit can be disconnected quickly, but don’t drop it; They are a bit fragile inside. Also, buy a water-resistant Sunbrella cover for it for when it rains. The seals on my tillerpilot were less than perfect, and it died in a Keys rainstorm when water dripped onto the computer board inside. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Burt Stratton via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 9:58 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Autohelm I am also planning on installing an autohelm before the next launch. My boat (1974 CC 33 ¾ tonner) has a tiller. I have found what I believe is an appropriate tiller pilot from Raymarine. (EV-100). It is rated for vessels up to just over 13,000 lbs displacement. My boat is listed at just under 10,000 lbs dry so I should be OK with this unit. It looks reasonably simple to install. I don’t have a GPS or radar (yet) so no need to interface with anything else. Does anyone have experience with a tiller drive system who might be willing to share it? I am wondering how difficult (or easy) it is to disconnect and stow the drive unit when I feel like using my hiking stick. There isn’t much room in my cockpit (it is configured differently than the MK I) and I don’t want to install something that will be constantly in the way. Burt ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List 34 offshore
The course from South Florida to the Bahamas is somewhere between southeast and south, depending on conditions, where you’re leaving from and the speed of your boat. However, you can only cross from South Florida to the Bahamas when the winds have a southerly component. Any wind with a northerly component opposes the Gulfstream, which means you will encounter short, steep and large waves that will make you wish you had taken up RVing. Also, motoring allows you to run at maximum speed, which means you can keep the Gulfstream current at the best possible angle. If the wind slows and you get carried north by the current, you’ll find yourself going almost directly into the Gulfstream, which will take a couple of knots off your speed and make for a rough ride. The reason for a night trip is that you arrive the Bahamas at a time when it’s easy to see coral heads. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Frederick G Street via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 9:56 AM To: Brent Driedger ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 34 offshore Brent — the few times I’ve crossed the Gulf Stream to/from Bimini and the Bahamas, we motor-sailed. Partly because the winds were light or right on the nose (going over); and partly because you DO NOT want to be stuck drifting around in the middle of the Gulf Stream if the weather turns. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Jan 28, 2015, at 6:21 PM, Brent Driedger via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: According to his blog he crossed the Gulf Stream under power at night to get to Bimini. Seems like a waste of a good sailing opportunity to me but then again I write this from the warm comfort of my house. ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List CC 26 Prop Zinc
Why not just remove the prop and buff it clean? As long as the zinc is not eaten away from the bronze – the prop will be pinkish -- it should be fine. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Dan via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 10:17 AM To: CnC-List@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List CC 26 Prop Zinc Diver who cleaned the hull of my CC says I need to change out the zinc and replace the prop. The prop had buildup and while clean now has the residue that will enhance further growth. The since is just normal wear and need replacing. Anyone have any idea where to find both the prop and zinc? Merry Christmas Everyone!! Dan ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Diving your own boat Micron 66
Agreed that bottom paint is all local. In warm water such as I have in southern/western Florida, the soft paints such as Micron and CSC are no good at all. Everyone I know uses Trinidad. At the boatyard where I used to haul in Fort Lauderdale, I don’t think they even stocked other brands. If they did, there were only a few. They made it clear Trinidad was what you wanted. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Nauset Beach via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 4:50 PM To: 'Douglas Mountjoy' ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Diving your own boat Micron 66 Bottom paint effectiveness, like politics, is all local. I have had Micron 66 for the past 6 years and the bottom has to be cleaned every 2 weeks from mid July through September. That is considerably better than the VC Offshore I had previously which had to be cleaned every week. We are club racing weekly and 10+ weekend regattas or races each summer. As a comparison to Doug’s harbor, if the speedo paddle wheel is left in for 4 days during that period it is completely fouled with shrimp and slime. So at the end of every weekend the speedo is pulled. Am in salt water though in a dammed river estuary and when there are heavy rains the ”river” flows over the spillway and the harbor probably gets a little brackish. Also am certain there is no shortage of fertilizer run off from the lawns of the homes on both shores. Micron 66 seems to be one of the better paints and it certainly is one of the most expensive. Brian From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Mountjoy via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 2:44 PM To: Hoyt, Mike; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Diving your own boat I have used Micron 66 and got 4.5 years with out cleaning except for knocking off the big chunks. Now I am using Blue Sea 45% ablative. still no cleaning. Have a diver replace my shaft zincs twice a year, he will also clean the paddle wheels for the knot meters. When the bottom shows signs of being dirty it is time to go cruising. Doug Mountjoy Pegasus LF38 Just west of Ballard, WA On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 10:02 AM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Bob showed me his hull last week. The boat was hauled and not pressure washed this Fall and had not been scrubbed all season. The bottom of the hull looked about the same as all those that had been pressure washed by the yard. I am most impressed with the anti fouling characteristics of Micon 66 compared to Micron CSC, VC Offshore and other high performance AF paints used in this area. The down side is that Micron 66 is not available in Canada. It contains higher levels of copper than is allowed here. A pity since this paint would likely reduce hull cleaning costs by over $400 per season for a typical boat that races. Mike From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Robert Abbott via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 12:43 PM To: Bill Bina - gmail; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Diving your own boat Several years back, I switched antifouling paint from Micron CSC to Micron 66.. Micron 66 is very effective in controlling algae growth, at least it is in our climatefor all of those that are bottom cleaning every month, maybe Micron 66 would minimize that work.Just a thought. Rob Abbott AZURA CC 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2014/12/23 12:35 PM, Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List wrote: I looked at Dri Diver before making my rig for about $15-$20. In fact, it was my original inspiration. One big difference is that my system can do the keel. I also wondered if the scotch brite pad might be a little too aggressive on my ablative bottom paint. Different strokes I guess! :-) Bill Bina On 12/23/2014 11:21 AM, Gary Nylander wrote: There's an outfit called Dri-Diver which makes a device like you described. I hope they are still around, because I need a new scrub pad. It is about 6 inches wide and 3 feet long. A scotch brite style pad hooks to a plastic (maybe 1/8 inch thick) backing strip which has half a dozen cylinders of floatation hooked to it (crosswise). All is attached to a plastic pipe handle with a bit of a bend in it. There used to be a lesser version with just a single floatation pad on the back, but after I wore that one out, I got the special model with the cylinders. The only downside is that you cannot reach the keel. I use it between diver trips. Gary - Original Message - From: Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 9:59 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Diving your own boat I made a rig that uses an outdoor broom with stiff bristles, and some flotation that screws onto the end of a
Re: Stus-List wishing you the best of Solstice
Burt: Where I live in Tampa Bay, everyone needs to have the hull cleaned every month due to algae growth. So the divers are very reasonable. They’ll come in and do 10 or 15 boats in a marina, one after the other, 20 minutes a boat. I pay $36 a month for a 30-foot sailboat. In Fort Lauderdale, where I used to live, it was $50-60 a month. The problem with doing the boat yourself is that bottom paint is nasty stuff. All of that copper and algacide wind up in the water when it’s scraped/scrubbed. Maybe it won’t affect you; Maybe it will. I’m willing to pay $36 a month to take the safe route. That said, if you’re cruising, it’s worthwhile to learn how to do it yourself. The price for one-off scrubbings is much more expensive than what regular customers pay. One final note is that you absolutely have to have hard bottom paint. Down here, we use Trinidad Pro. My old CC 25 had ablative when I bought it and, the first time I hired a diver, he came up all blue and cursing at me. I ended up paying a lot of money for that hull cleaning. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Burt Stratton via CnC-List Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 7:25 PM To: 'Danny Haughey' ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List wishing you the best of Solstice Happy holidays to all! Jack, how do you clean your hull? Do you do it yourself or hire it out. I am considering getting dive certified so I can get a set of tanks and air. Even with all the gear (weights, wet suit, etc.) I think it would be a lot less expensive in the long run and as a bonus, I would be certified to dive. Up here in the northeast I don’t think I would need to do it as often as you unless I start racing. It would also be nice to change my prop shaft zincs once during the season and deal with other various issues that might require me to work on the exterior of the hull below the water line. Burt On the hard in Massachusetts From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Danny Haughey via CnC-List Sent: Monday, December 22, 2014 8:10 AM To: jackbren...@bellsouth.net; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List wishing you the best of Solstice Hello all another milestone past with the days now getting longer! All the best to all you guys and happy holidays (whichever you may be celebrating) Danny Boatless Massachusetts -- Original Message -- From: Jack Brennan via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List wishing you the best of Solstice Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 19:02:03 -0500 Approximately 1,100 days TO haulout. (Every five years, with monthly hull cleanings in between.) Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Paul Fountain via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 6:49 PM To: Rick Taillieu ; mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List wishing you the best of Solstice Sorry Rick 116 days 16 hours til Perception is launched ... Count down started at haul out Paul. :) On Dec 21, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Rick Taillieu via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Same to you Russ. Only 145 (ish) days until launch. I know, somebody had to start the countdown. Rick Taillieu Nemesis '75 CC 25 #371 Shearwater Yacht Club Halifax, NS. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Russ Melody via CnC-List Sent: December-21-14 15:36 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List wishing you the best of Solstice To all Listers Lurkers, Melody I wish you the best of today, tonight and all through the winter. Many will know it is the Winter Solstice, occurring in North America between ~ 3 - 6 PM local time. A time of the longest night and to make this year special we also have a New Moon so expect it to be the darkest night as well. We will celebrate with our usual fire in the backyard firepit... and maybe some hot rums. :) Wish you could be here, Russ Sweet 35 mk-1 Nanaimo -- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4253/8781 - Release Date: 12/21/14 ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List wishing you the best of Solstice
Approximately 1,100 days TO haulout. (Every five years, with monthly hull cleanings in between.) Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Paul Fountain via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 6:49 PM To: Rick Taillieu ; mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List wishing you the best of Solstice Sorry Rick 116 days 16 hours til Perception is launched ... Count down started at haul out Paul. :) On Dec 21, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Rick Taillieu via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Same to you Russ. Only 145 (ish) days until launch. I know, somebody had to start the countdown. Rick Taillieu Nemesis '75 CC 25 #371 Shearwater Yacht Club Halifax, NS. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Russ Melody via CnC-List Sent: December-21-14 15:36 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List wishing you the best of Solstice To all Listers Lurkers, Melody I wish you the best of today, tonight and all through the winter. Many will know it is the Winter Solstice, occurring in North America between ~ 3 - 6 PM local time. A time of the longest night and to make this year special we also have a New Moon so expect it to be the darkest night as well. We will celebrate with our usual fire in the backyard firepit... and maybe some hot rums. :) Wish you could be here, Russ Sweet 35 mk-1 Nanaimo -- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4253/8781 - Release Date: 12/21/14 ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List 30 Mark II Gear Reduction Ratio
Unfortunately, there’s no way to avoid that trip to the boat. The Yanmar 2GM20 came with three different gear ratios. My manual is on my boat, but I believe they are around 2.2 2.62 and 3.2. I have the 2.62 ratio on a 2GM20F on a Bristol 30. The ratio is listed on a small tag located near the rear of the engine. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Jim Reinardy via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2014 1:45 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List 30 Mark II Gear Reduction Ratio Hello and Happy Holidays, My wife has let it be known that her Christmas list includes a new folding prop. She is tired of the poor backup performance of our old Martec 2 blade. Looking for some recommendations. I had a Gori on our Catalina and liked it, so I plan to contact them, and have also heard good things about Flexofold. Any others I should consider for a 30 MkII? 2nd question. Filling out the form for the Flexofold inquiry, they are asking for the gear reduction ratio. I had no plans to go down to the boat anytime real soon, does anybody know that number for a 1988 30 Mk II with a Yanmar 2GM20F? Thanks, Jim Reinardy 30 MkII “Firewater” Milwaukee, WI ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Navigation
Many of the paper charts in Florida are off, mostly because they’re out of date and/or plotted in pre-GPS days. Boca Ciega Bay, where I keep my boat in St. Petersburg, Fl., bears no resemblance at all to the 1984 chart that is the latest available. There’s now an unmarked 20-foot-deep channel where there used to be shoals, for example, and most of the bay is a couple of feet deeper than charted. Many years ago, my older daughter and I did a science project using a GPS to check paper charts for Biscayne Bay and the Upper Keys. Many well-traveled routes were dozens or hundreds of feet off, and anyone using the charts with an autopilot would be aground. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Overpriced?
Here’s another example of overpricing to marvel over. Not a CC, but a 1967 Bristol 29 – for $63,500. Yeah, it has been rehabbed, but ... http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/40263 Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Robert Abbott via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 3:36 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Overpriced? Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this...I am now comforted to know my investment made in 2006 has doublednow should I convince my insurance company of this? Rob Abbott AZUARA CC 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2014/10/26 1:07 PM, Russ Melody via CnC-List wrote: Hey Dennis, I don't think you'll get your price with that broker. He already has a 1971 35 listed for $35,000. And it comes with the classic Atomic 4 for power. It's like he's living in the '80s. Cheers, Russ Sweet 35 mk-1 (available for 35,000 CDN dollars :) At 06:08 AM 26/10/2014, you wrote: I don't think that asking price is out of line at all. I'm asking $250,000 for Touché. Dennis C. Touché 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Mast Self-Climbers?
It’s worth wandering around the marina and testing a couple of systems before buying one. Everyone seems to have a different preference, depending on your fear of heights, taste for adventure, physical condition, etc. I inherited a Mast Mate and didn’t like the spongy feel of the ladder. I tried an ATN Mast Climber and didn’t like it much, either, probably because I wasn’t using a really taut, low-stretch line. Currently, I have a four-part system (two double blocks) with 200 feet of line that allows me to lift myself up if needed. Of course, the best system is the one I use most often – a wife who thinks it’s kind of fun to get lifted up the mast. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: David Knecht via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 8:54 PM To: Josh Muckley ; CnC CnC discussion list Cc: Travis Subject: Re: Stus-List Mast Self-Climbers? Mack Sails has one I am thinking of getting. It is shown in the installation video for their Mackpack (which I am getting). They don’t advertise them, but I was told they do make them up and sell them for people. You can see it in use about 4.5 minutes in to the video. I am sure it would take me a lot longer to go up, but it looks easy to use. Still don’t know the cost (are you listening, Travis?) Dave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3RT3iajT-Elist=FLzBlwDs4NZ1W1NImTfRSC-w On Oct 16, 2014, at 8:39 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Here's a couple of links to spring off of for ascender climbing. The foot ascenders look promissing. A waste strap/line can also be passed around the mast and both ends attached to the harness (one end on a carabiner for fast passing of obstructions). This is added safety to prevent accidentally twisting upside down and you slipping out of the harness or chair. This is one reason I prefer a harness. https://www.google.com/search?q=ascender+climbingoq=ascender http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascender_(climbing) http://youtube.com/watch?v=2LK20hvHQyA http://www.rockandice.com/lates-news/ascender-safety-101 Josh On Oct 16, 2014 7:58 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Listers, Now that the Enterprise is up for the winter, I’m starting my list of projects -- One of which is some mast work. Has anyone on the list ever rigged their own mast self-climber, and, if so, what did you use. There’s an article about it in the latest issue of Practical Sailor, so it’s on my mind. And no, the transporter can’t materialize me at the top of the mast. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise CC 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com Aries 1990 CC 34+ New London, CT ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List 1984 CC 35 MIII
A 4-foot, 6-inch draft is shallow enough to go anywhere in Florida or the Bahamas. You can even sail down the Gulf side of the Keys, which is a treat, with plenty of free anchorages that have friendly tiki bars nearby. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Tim Goodyear via CnC-List Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 3:08 PM To: Lee ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 1984 CC 35 MIII David, I own a full-keel version of this model and support the sailing characteristics mentioned by others. I still have lessons to learn on how to deal with short chop upwind, but I think that's me, not the boat. I have had core issues in both the deck (outboard and astern of the chain plates) and hull (subsequently repaired at considerable effort and expense); moisture could be the determining factor in any purchase, so it may be worth a mini-survey before determining whether to proceed with a full one. Tim Mojito CC 35-3 Branford, CT On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Lee via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: David; I own a 1987 35-3 c/b and would take it anywhere ! It is quite seaworthy as Ihave taken it on ocean trips to as far as Marblehead , Mass, from the south shore of Long Island N Y. She goes very well to windward even with the board up thanks to a good sized shoal keel and inboard shrouds.Draft on this model is 4ft 2 in. Hull is cored except for thru hull areas. No delam issues,deck or hull.Boat came with spin gear but I don't think there were any differences in rig. Boat is a pleasure to sail especially to windward,although she tends to need a reef over 18 app. Idont know your sailing venue but I think you would love this boat . Good luck and happy sailing!! Lee Christiansen 1987 35-3 c/b MaggieLee -Original Message- From: David Dawes via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Mon, Oct 6, 2014 12:22 pm Subject: Stus-List 1984 CC 35 MIII Hi All, asking for advice on this model. This boat “Freya is for sale. She is a centerboard model. Can anyone advise on: Suitability of 4’6” draft for Intracoastal/ Bahamas? Does the boat go to windward well with a board? Does anyone race the CB version? Weaknesses? Is the hull cored or solid? I hear decks of this era are cored and have delam issues. Suitability of this model for coastal use maybe Bahamas/ Nova Scotia/ Central America? Not ocean. Any variations of this model? For example were there tall VS short rig options etc. Many thanks, David Dawes. ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Boat Batteries
I used to be a big fan of Sears Diehard batteries. The last set I had was junk. They only lasted three years and didn't perform that well, needing more frequent charging than the replacement pair. (I bought these from my marina; Interstate marine batteries, I think.) Jack Brennan Former CC 25Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. -Original Message- From: Rick Brass via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 11:22 PM To: Wally Bryant ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Boat Batteries Wal, What you say is perfectly true, but... There are deminishingly few battery manufacturers in the US because of the impacts of environmental and OSHA regulations. And for the past decade or so Walmart batteries have been made by Globe Battery Div of Johnson Controls. They also make batteries for Interstate, NAPA, and the Sears Die Hard, among others. Walmart and Sam's Club offer very good pricing, the lowest in my area, and good quality. The 115AH group 27 deep cycle batteries in my 38 were installed in 2006 and are still going strong. ( the batteries in my 25 were bought in 2003 and may need to be replaced soon on general principles) They were rated at 25AH more than the 27 deep cycles from West Marine, and cost less than half as much. Plus they had a 5 year warranty instead of 12 months. My experience with deep cycle batteries from Walmart has been very good, and I have no qualms about recommending them. Rick Brass Sent from my iPad On Sep 30, 2014, at 20:04, Wally Bryant via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: And I don't want to sound cynical, but WalMart doesn't manufacture anything. With the purchasing power that they have, they can dictate terms to any supplier. And they do. The battery that you get from WalMart or Sam's Club this year can be entirely different from the battery you'll get next year. It might look the same and have the same label... Wal you wrote: Consumer Reports rated the Walmart batteries very highly. -- s/v Stella Blue www.wbryant.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List wife dosen't like it when the boat leans
Ha! My wife prefers being hoisted in a bosun’s chair, even though she’s so-so on sailing. That comes from many years of roller coasters and other thrill rides. First time one of us had to go up, I offered her a choice. Her reply was, “I’m not going to do all of the work while you sit in that chair telling me what to do. You crank me up the mast!” Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 1:53 PM To: Indigo ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List wife dosen't like it when the boat leans Just don't ask her to go up the mast to retrieve a halyard! Joel On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 1:40 PM, Indigo via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Some great advice! My wife, a very reluctant sailor, sought advice years ago from Edwin Gaynor (RIP). She did not act on his advice - which was go racing until this year. Made all the difference - along with sailing with girl friends on the Ideal 18s. -- Jonathan Indigo CC 35III SOUTHPORT CT On Sep 22, 2014, at 13:26, Edd Schillay via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: All, I’ve been lucky as well, but I can offer up some good tips: 1. If you race the boat, get her on to the racing team. I know this may create the Seinfeld-esqe paradox of “Worlds Colliding”, but her comfort level will increase drastically when she sees the boat heeling while under the control of you and your able crew. A lot of her discomfort is based on safety concerns, and when she’s out with you, she may think you are faking it by pretending to enjoy the heel. Seeing it happen regularly to the delight of you and others will go a long way. 2. Give her the wheel from time to time. Let her feel the power and control. And don’t appear nervous - if she sees you enjoying the angle while she’s driving, she’ll come to enjoy it while you are. 3. Get her a big, comfy chair. We have one of these on board: http://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--high-back-go-anywhere-seat-navy-blue--10967917. Yes, it may interfere with getting to the winch handle. But when she’s comfortable on board, she’ll gladly move when you make adjustments. Plus, a comfy seat will cradle her and make her more comfortable. There’s a reason why they have bucket seats and not benches in sports cars. 4. Let her add her personal touches on board. This past weekend, David Risch, possibly to protect his masculinity hard-core racing image, was very quick to point out that the frilly blue throw pillows in the cockpit were all Diane’s idea and not his. Now I know how much we all like our boats to look fabulous, but not, you know, FABULOUS, but, even still, just having them there, for her, will make the boat that much more inviting to her. Good move, David. And yes, the Enterprise has throw pillows on board too (but way more manly than the ones David has.) :-) 5. Attend a Rendezvous. She’ll talk with the other spouses because, frankly, she doesn’t want to hear the story that you’re telling the other guys about how you braved the latest storm or finished a race with a leaking bilge pump. And, surprisingly enough, you’ll find that they’re not talking about fashion, flowers, frilly things or how much men suck, but about their experiences on their boats — the exciting times, the scary times and how they felt when things went wrong. They won’t feel alone and they will enjoy it all, even the heeling, that much more. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise CC 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log On Sep 22, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Gary Nylander via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: I've been lucky. My first admiral was gung-ho for almost anything thrilling, so sailing on the windows was not a problem. We used to take our Coronado 15 dinghy out into the ocean from Marina del Rey and up to Santa Monica and back - surfing down the side of waves on the way back. (she then co-drove the IMSA 911) Second admiral was much the same way - another 911 person - now the co-owner of Penniless - and running second in the Wednesday night B fleet (has a first place trophy from a few years back). Current admiral was raised by a father with an old Alden 46 yawl. After many summers spent sanding and varnishing, he would take it out when the wind was over 15, so it would move. Now, she doesn't like it when the rail is not close to the waves. As I said, I'm lucky. Gary - Original Message - From: Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 9:41 AM Subject: Stus-List wife dosen't like it when the boat leans I'm in the same boat (Pun intended) The kids dig it, every one except the dog and my wife loves to hang out on
Re: Stus-List More animals on the bayou
A couple of weeks ago, my brothers and I were fishing off the seawall, at the townhouse complex where I live in Tampa Bay, when we saw a goliath grouper weighing many hundreds of pounds come swimming by. Not impressed? Take a look at this video of a goliath grouper eating a 4-foot shark that had been hooked by a fisherman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y27LSPcbeB4 Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Sailing Totem - (CC's) Keels Falling Off!
The keel came off my old CC 25. Of course, it happened when it was driven ashore on Key Biscayne, Fl., during a 120-mph hurricane called Wilma. On the positive side, it apparently sailed itself all over Biscayne Bay during the height of the storm with no apparent damage until it hit shoal water. Many other sailboats that broke free were overwhelmed and simply disappeared. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Curtis via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 11:46 AM To: Jack Fitzgerald ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailing Totem - (CC's) Keels Falling Off! All keels will fall off if you skip across the bottom enough. On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 11:39 AM, Jack Fitzgerald via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: I have heard via this site of many issues concerning our old boats, but so far not one report of a keel falling off either via gravity or grounding. Did I miss something or is the woman writing this blog just full of crap? Best regards, Jack Fitzgerald CC 39 TM (1974) # 69) HONEY US12788 Savannah On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 11:27 AM, Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Does anyone know if there is any base to the assertion the Ms. Gifford makes in her Sailing Totem blog that “(CC’s) keels are falling off!” http://www.sailfeed.com/2014/08/theres-this-boat-mary-powell/ Assuming not, could someone remind her that baseless assertions, distributed by her through various channels (Sailfeed, email, f*book, etc.) is irresponsible and is the malady that leads to the unfortunate afflictions behind Rebel Heart slander and other unfortunate rumoring. I would email, but I need to get back to work. Kevin Portland 30-2 Kevin Driscoll Portland, Oregon 503 // 875 // 3493 ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com -- Best regards, Curtis McDaniel, CC 30-MK1 East Coast Lady Port Royal, South Carolina cpt.b...@gmail.com __/) . ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Nice sail but dangerous waters in harbor
Gators are a lot more docile than you think. When my younger daughter was about 11, she did a school report on the Everglades. I took her on an 18-mile bike trip through Shark Valley in Everglades National Park. Well, the cover of the report was a photo of her standing there in her bike helmet next to two medium-sized gators sunning on a canal bank. Humans are too salty to taste good, so gators generally leave you alone. They get dangerous when you’re in murky water. They tend to test whether something is edible by taking a bite; If that’s your arm in the murky water, well, you’re out of luck. When you approach them on land, they will ignore you until you get too close. then they will let out a big HOOF sound that will scare the pants off you, but they won’t attack. I’ve canoed right up next to alligators in the Everglades without a problem. Once in the 1970s, a buddy of mine and I went canoeing in Everglades National Park with a carry-out bucket of Kentucky Fried Kitchen in addition to the obligatory ration of beer. Well, we had a 10-foot gator trailing us who was determined to get a bite of the Colonel’s best. We finally had to beach the canoe on some dry land and eat our food. We left the bones to distract the alligator and went on our way without a problem. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Brent Driedger via CnC-List Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 8:12 PM To: schiller ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Nice sail but dangerous waters in harbor The best I can do is while nearly asleep in the quarterberth at my slip, I heard the unmistakable sound of a carp slamming full speed into the rudder. The next morning it lay dead in the water near my boat. Big too. No alligators in Lake Winnipeg, just sea monsters. Brent 27-5 Lake Winnipeg Sent from my iPhone On Aug 15, 2014, at 5:26 PM, schiller via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: So, what exactly is a moderately sized alligator? To me, anything bigger than a pet store size is bigger than a moderately sized alligator. We don't have much in Lake Michigan that wants to eat us! Neil Schiller 1970 Redwing 35, Hull #7 (CC 35, Mark I) Corsair 538243 On 8/15/2014 8:42 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote: Finished a couple boat jobs yesterday and decided to go out on the lake for a late afternoon sail. Not much breeze but a pleasant sail nonetheless. After the pleasant uneventful sail, I entered Mandeville Harbor afterwards (30 20' 50, 90 03' 46). There was a guy on the seawall fighting a fish. His buddy waved at me to move to the far side of the entrance to allow him to play the fish. As I went by the fish broke the surface. Wow! Looked like a 3-4 footer, species unknown. Then his line broke. Too bad. I continued up the harbor into the narrow bayou and made the sharp right hand turnHoly Crap! Here comes one of my marina friends in his Leopard 38 catamaran with 20+ foot beam. I eased as far to the edge of the channel watching that my shrouds didn't hit overhanging branches from a cypress tree. We passed with 3 feet between us. A couple hundred yards later I had to dodge a moderately sized alligator swimming up the bayou. Glad to get Touche' back into the slip. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List big $$$ used CC
Remember when you played the game of Life with your kids? The winning strategy was not to accumulate the most money; It was to get the most life experience cards. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List big $$$ used CC - now painting topsides
I painted my topsides with one-part Brightside about two years ago – flag blue – and have been happy with the results even in the Florida sun. Yeah, you get a slight fading if you don’t wax. I don’t mind because it still looks good, and I don’t want to have to strip off wax to do an occasional touch-up when I scrape something. That’s another advantage. Stuff happens. And Brightside is easy to touch up. My plan is to add another coat or two when I haul out every four or five years. That adds about two days to my yard time. The cost to do a nice job is under $100. With good prep, there’s no problem with peeling or chipping. For an older small boat, I just don’t see the sense of spending thousands on an Awlgrip paint job. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Burt Stratton via CnC-List Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 3:16 PM To: 'Dennis C.' ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List big $$$ used CC - now painting topsides Good advice, thanks. I know the PO so perhaps he could tell me what paint was used last. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 12:37 PM To: Russ Melody; CnClist Subject: Re: Stus-List big $$$ used CC - now painting topsides I second Russ' caution. If you're not stripping the old paint, try a test spot first. Paints contain solvents which may not be compatible with other paints. When we painted Touche' a few years ago, I prepped the hull with degreaser then 320 grit sandpaper. We shot a test spot of Awlcraft. It didn't stick to the old paint and bubbled up where a second underlying paint had been exposed. I ended up stripping all the old layers of paint with a Hutchins straight line sander. Don't use a disc sander! Even after stripping, it required 3 coats of high build primer to get good results. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 11:07 AM, Russ Melody via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Hi Burt (or is it Skip or Ship?), Be careful with the epoxy paint. Unless they've change remarkably in twenty years you will have a chaulking problem down the road. I had a deck cabin painted with epoxy on one boat and a mast on the other boat. Both of them started leaving a white residue after a 1/2 dozen years. The cabin would show on clothing (like after sitting on it) and the mast has a white mess at the base after a rain. (We live in a rain forest, south western Canada). On Sweet I spent the extra bucks (~$600) for all supplies, and went with 2-pot urethane that the Admiral I put on, roll tip for cockpit, deck and cabin. For an economical job go with the Rustoleum urethane and put the best primer you can underneath it. As you probably know, prep primer is 80% of the job. Cheers, Russ Sweet 35 mk-1 (A4 replaced with a running take-out Yanmar diesel I got for $1500 seven years ago, but that's a whole 'nother topic :) At 07:59 AM 01/08/2014, you wrote: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary==_NextPart_000_0519_01CFAD77.AF3D5720 Content-Language: en-us Thanks for the offer, Joe. You never know with these old A4s. I’m sure you are right about the estimate but I have some wiggle room before I get to the value of the boat. The PO was planning on salvaging the rig and crushing the hull so you can imagine what I might have paid. The boat looked tough but most of the issues (and there are a lot) are cosmetic.  After three weeks we are ready to get her in the water and do some sailing before the season is over. I have spent so far just over $1500 and a LOT of elbow grease. My wife is a very good seamstress and she is willing to do the cushions including adding some back rests. We already have the materials in hand (Sunbrella). I am not using Awlgrip, just some decent deck and epoxy paint. The hull is in good shape and I will not be completely stripping the old paint. It is in good shape, just a little beat up and the wrong color. I am keeping in mind that this is not ever going to be a show boat. Just making it look good and feel good for two to spend a weekend on board. If sails come into the picture that number goes out the door. We will see where it all ends up but I am confident at this point that my efforts on this boat will (for the first time in my life) probably come back to me when I sell her for a bigger boat (the real upgrade). My guess is that I could have at least tripled my purchase price without doing anything but what fun is that? Best Skip ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free
Re: Stus-List big $$$ used CC - now painting topsides
Topsides as in the hull above the waterline. I have put nonslip Kiwigrip on the deck with great results, with white Brightside in the areas that don’t require nonslip. Similar situation. It looks good, not as good as Awlgrip, and it’s extremely easy to touch up. Very functional for an older sailboat that you want to look niced without putting $$$ into the job. Kiwigrip goes for about $100 a gallon these days. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Burt Stratton Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 7:02 PM To: 'Jack Brennan' Subject: RE: Stus-List big $$$ used CC - now painting topsides Thanks. “topsides” Are you talking about the hull above the waterline or the deck? From: Jack Brennan [mailto:jackbren...@bellsouth.net] Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 6:42 PM To: Burt Stratton; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List big $$$ used CC - now painting topsides I painted my topsides with one-part Brightside about two years ago – flag blue – and have been happy with the results even in the Florida sun. Yeah, you get a slight fading if you don’t wax. I don’t mind because it still looks good, and I don’t want to have to strip off wax to do an occasional touch-up when I scrape something. That’s another advantage. Stuff happens. And Brightside is easy to touch up. My plan is to add another coat or two when I haul out every four or five years. That adds about two days to my yard time. The cost to do a nice job is under $100. With good prep, there’s no problem with peeling or chipping. For an older small boat, I just don’t see the sense of spending thousands on an Awlgrip paint job. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Burt Stratton via CnC-List Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 3:16 PM To: 'Dennis C.' ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List big $$$ used CC - now painting topsides Good advice, thanks. I know the PO so perhaps he could tell me what paint was used last. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: Friday, August 01, 2014 12:37 PM To: Russ Melody; CnClist Subject: Re: Stus-List big $$$ used CC - now painting topsides I second Russ' caution. If you're not stripping the old paint, try a test spot first. Paints contain solvents which may not be compatible with other paints. When we painted Touche' a few years ago, I prepped the hull with degreaser then 320 grit sandpaper. We shot a test spot of Awlcraft. It didn't stick to the old paint and bubbled up where a second underlying paint had been exposed. I ended up stripping all the old layers of paint with a Hutchins straight line sander. Don't use a disc sander! Even after stripping, it required 3 coats of high build primer to get good results. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 11:07 AM, Russ Melody via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Hi Burt (or is it Skip or Ship?), Be careful with the epoxy paint. Unless they've change remarkably in twenty years you will have a chaulking problem down the road. I had a deck cabin painted with epoxy on one boat and a mast on the other boat. Both of them started leaving a white residue after a 1/2 dozen years. The cabin would show on clothing (like after sitting on it) and the mast has a white mess at the base after a rain. (We live in a rain forest, south western Canada). On Sweet I spent the extra bucks (~$600) for all supplies, and went with 2-pot urethane that the Admiral I put on, roll tip for cockpit, deck and cabin. For an economical job go with the Rustoleum urethane and put the best primer you can underneath it. As you probably know, prep primer is 80% of the job. Cheers, Russ Sweet 35 mk-1 (A4 replaced with a running take-out Yanmar diesel I got for $1500 seven years ago, but that's a whole 'nother topic :) At 07:59 AM 01/08/2014, you wrote: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary==_NextPart_000_0519_01CFAD77.AF3D5720 Content-Language: en-us Thanks for the offer, Joe. You never know with these old A4s. I’m sure you are right about the estimate but I have some wiggle room before I get to the value of the boat. The PO was planning on salvaging the rig and crushing the hull so you can imagine what I might have paid. The boat looked tough but most of the issues (and there are a lot) are cosmetic.  After three weeks we are ready to get her in the water and do some sailing before the season is over. I have spent so far just over $1500 and a LOT of elbow grease. My wife is a very good seamstress and she is willing to do the cushions including adding some back rests. We already have the materials in hand (Sunbrella). I am not using Awlgrip, just some decent deck and epoxy paint. The hull is in good shape and I will not be completely stripping the old paint. It is in good shape, just a little beat up and the wrong
Re: Stus-List Cabin fans
In Central Florida, love bugs are so bad that interstate rest areas have special spray stations so people can power wash them off the front of their cars. I’ve had the front of my car caked with them when I used to drive my kids to Orlando for the theme parks. Personally, I hate no-see-ums. Nothing worse than bugs that bite you even though you can’t spot them well enough to swat them. I spent the extra money to buy special screening that keeps out no-see-ums. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 10:53 PM To: CnClist Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin fans Made me think of working on the boat in spring here in Louisiana. We have an indigenous insect called love bugs. They hook together butt to butt and fly in swarms. They aren't good fliers. They apparently taste bad and have no natural enemies except the grill, windshields and hoods of vehicles traveling at speed. For easy bug removal, many here spray Pam on the fronts of their cars during love bug season. They seem attracted to the color white and solvent smells like paint, gelcoat, epoxy, etc. I was trying to paint my steering pedestal and thought a fan would help. NOT! Much like Wally's experience, The love bugs would get sucked onto the fan, get chopped in to pieces and get spit out from the blades. Just disgusting. Dennis C. On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 8:58 PM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Thanks, Wal. With you, David, and Dennis, among others, all suggesting the Caframos it's a pretty easy decision. Bees hitting the fan...what an odd problem to have. Hope the bees are buzzing elsewhere and the sun is shining on you. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Jul 22, 2014, at 20:52, Wally Bryant via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: Andrew Burton wrote: Wal, which model caframo fan? I need to install a few in Peregrine and I was thinking of going with the Hella Turbos, but if you like the caframo... Andy Andy - I have been using the cheapest Caframo, model 747. Mainly because that all I can get. They make others with grill enclosures, but I don't know if they move as much air. I also can't recall how it compares with the air flow of the Hella. It's all about moving air, and the Caframo definitely moves air. Like I said, I run fans 24x7, so burning them up isn't a reflection on the quality of the motor. The Caframo only pulls .5 amps at high speed, and that's important when on the hook. To grill or not to grill. Grills collect dust, and can make it hard to clean the blades. The fan without an enclosing grill must be securely mounted, because if you knock it over you'll burn out the motor. Duh. The Caframo without an enclosure also really hurts your head when you walk into it, or sit up in bed at 2 am. However, those blades are pretty soft and don't actually draw blood, and after the initial eff word I laugh because it's my own fault. Duh. The only real problem I have the non-enclosed fan is bees. Really. If a bee flies behind the fan and is sucked into the vortex, it usually gets smacked by the blade and then propelled at high velocity directly at me. Ticked off and ready to sting the first thing it hits. Wal ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List USB ports and users
You can buy 12-volt computer fans that you can wire directly into your system, too. I have one that blows air into the engine compartment. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 9:09 PM To: CnClist Subject: Stus-List USB ports and users I recently installed a Blue Sea 1016 dual usb port at my navstation for charging our cellphones. (The Admiral has an unlimited data plan and Pandora on her phone. We have a stereo that accepts MP3 aux so we use it a lot.) Anyway, I was wandering through a discount store and saw usb powered fans for cooling laptops. Curious, I googled usb fans. There are a LOT of usb powered fans out there. Look at some of these: http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Mobile-Fan-External-Cooling/dp/B00080G0BK/ref=zg_bs_3015416011_2 http://www.amazon.com/Daffodil-UFN01-Switch-Speed-Adjustable/dp/B002C3IOZG/ref=zg_bs_3015416011_12 There are several muffin style fans for those who want to install a fan in their companionway hatch boards and hook it up to their batteries via a usb port. I found a usb powered refrigerator that cools one can of soda. How about this usb powered aquarium? http://www.smarthome.com/95640/Fascinations-FISHQ1-USB-Desktop-Aquarium/p..aspx Just opening up some options for the list. :) Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Gear shift
Even scarier are people who store those one-pound camping propane bottles below on their boat. These are $4 bottles with no safety gear on them. I’ve seen old ones empty themselves of propane after a bad fit on a stove. (Luckily, outdoors.) I keep one canister on deck in a capped propane pipe with escape holes drilled in the bottom. When I use it occasionally on a Sea Swing stove, I mount it in the cockpit and check for leaks first. Jack Brennan Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 2:10 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Gear shift We can assume you have no propane stove then? I once got a lecture from a Cabo Rico 38 owner about the dangers of gasoline engines. I noticed he had a propane stove and Clorox bottle full of gasoline for the dinghy stuffed in the engine room! YIKES!!! Joe Della Barba Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill Coleman via CnC-List Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 1:53 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Gear shift With all due respect, having watched a power boat blow up, that is and was the primary reason I always wanted diesel. Followed by better mileage, and longer life. And probably more dependable. Unless you have a newer fuel injected gas engine. On the down side, noisier, heavier, and more expensive. Bill Coleman CC 39 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 12:18 PM To: Peter Fell; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Gear shift Sounds like your motor is good and healthy. 85 across all four cold is a good number. I love my atomic four. I don't understand why a 30 year old diesel powered boat warrants a higher resale than a 30 year old A4 powered boat. The A4 is a whole lot smoother and quieter than it's 30 year old diesel counterpart. A 30 year old motor is a 30 year old motor is a 30 year old motor .. point being, they're all old and they will all need some TLC, diesel or gas. Steve Suhana, CC 32 Toronto On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Peter Fell via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: You should have an oil pressure safety switch installed into the block (or is it oil pan can’t recall) just behind the fuel pump (assuming yours is not bulkhead mounted). Wired between the coil and the fuel pump (with an inline fuse – 5 amp I believe). The safety switch won’t send power to the fuel pump until the oil pressure rises to about 6 psi when the engine is cranked over. This ensures if your engine dies while running or you leave the ignition in on that you don’t continuously pump gas into the carb. Of course these switches fail (mine came to me bypassed, apparently by a ‘professional’ mechanic as the previous owner didn’t do any maintenance on the boat himself) so you should have some means handy to bypass the switch in case it dies at an inopportune time a wire with a couple alligator clips would work. I don’t have a key ... I have an ignition (pull-out knob) and a start button. My Ignition is my ‘stop’. I’ve also added low oil pressure, high temperature and zero coolant flow alarms, with a buzzer and warning light on the instrument panel. My gear shift is fairly easy to move. I have to hold the pedestal-mounted gear shift up to keep it in reverse. Neutral is very vague and forward has a definite ‘clunk’ to it. Getting the Atomic 4 tranny adjusted so that you actually get a ‘neutral’, without any slippage in forward was an issue with mine when the engine was rebuilt. I think it needs some more adjustment now. Using an oil that is rated for wet clutches (i.e. some motorcycle oil) is also recommended by many. Moyer is a fantastic resource and parts source. I picked up their split shaft coupling, oil dipstick extension, some water pump parts and the alternator tensioner recently. Peter Fell Sidney, BC Cygnet CC 27 MkIII From: Danny Haughey via CnC-List Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 7:55 AM To: bstrat...@falconnect.com ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Gear shift Hi, I have a Viking 33 with an Atomic 4. I can only comment from my experience with this one boat and Atomic 4 (well 2 as I replaced the original) Comments below in bold type ![if !supportLists]1. ![endif]Is there generally an “off” or kill switch other than the ignition key? I have read in other posts about an off switch that is used before turning off the ignition key Mine just uses the keyed ignition as a kill switch. ![if !supportLists]2. ![endif]This motor has an electric fuel pump upgrade and there is no documentation on it. Should I assume it will turn on with the ignition circuit or is there another switch I can’t seem to find? Mine is powered by the ignition and is wired to the coil. ![if !supportLists]3. ![endif] My
Re: Stus-List gas exposions marine engines
I own my first diesel-powered sailboat after many years of dealing with the headaches and expenses of outboards on smaller sailboats. Safety issues aside, I do have to say I am in awe of diesels. My Yanmar 2GM20F is, hands down, the most reliable and easy-to-maintain engine I have ever encountered on land or water. I hired a guy to spend two hours showing me how to maintain the engine. I’ve been able to do almost everything myself since then. I’ve had one breakdown in five years, at first thought to be the fuel pump, but later found to be a poorly installed vent line on the fuel tank. Contrast that with those @#$%%^ outboards, with impossible-to-reach impellers, tiny cooling channels that always clog, cranky carburetors, spark plugs that foul regularly, etc., and there is no comparison. Never had an A4, but I’ve always been impressed by the comments of their defenders. However, I’m skeptical that they come close to the reliability and performance of diesels. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: jtsails via CnC-List Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 7:50 PM To: Jimmy Kelly ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List gas exposions marine engines I'm with you, I once saw a car crash and kill all four passengers- I sold my car and walk everywhere I go now. James S/V Delaney 1976 CC 38 Oriental, NC Sorry for the smart ass reply, but this thread has put me in the mood - Original Message - From: Jimmy Kelly via CnC-List To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 3:59 PM Subject: Stus-List gas exposions marine engines one nearby boat gas fuel explosionyou realize the real dangerearly in my sailing ownerships...had experience leaking gas fuel dripping on water jacked muffler ..noticed when engine shutdown to begin distance race,,fuel smell,,it didnt take long for a crew of 11 to get pails..riggers buckets ,etc,and drown whole engine and hot muffler...auto pumps activated water fuel pumped overboard..left gas spill on water which SAR was happy to clean up...reason for event discovered later fuel tank float rubbed bottom of tank until wore hole in tank bottom...crew really had it together...one half did engine drowning..other half..hung over bow to encourage fwd pumps to engage ...REALLY LUCKY..FUME DETECTER ALSO DEFECTIVEhad manya4s after that with quality fail safe fume detecters...now a hign torque diesel user -- ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Yanmar 2GM20 Starter Not Starting / Engaging
Ah, the infamous Yanmar click. Basically, the Yanmar wiring harness is substandard. Originally, I replaced a crappy fuse in the harness and the click didn’t happen so much. I eventually bypassed the harness and replaced it with larger, tinned wire. Problem solved. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 11:40 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Yanmar 2GM20 Starter Not Starting / Engaging Hi Everybody, My starter is beginning to misbehave a bit. Looking for help diagnosing issue. Symptom: Occasionally (with more frequency now) I will press the starter button on my Yanmar 2GM20 and nothing happens. No, turning over, etc. Just crickets. Then I take my finger off and try it again and it starts to turn over fine. Occasionally I have to press twice before it will start to engage. Any ideas? When this happened on my classic BMW motorcycle, it was my starter relay. Could it be the same on my Yanmar? Whatever it is it seems electrical rather than mechanical. Thanks! Kevin 30-2 Kevin Driscoll Portland, Oregon 503 // 875 // 3493 ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Can anyone identify the class of this boat?
The hull is a dead ringer for a Bristol 24, designed by Paul Coble, as are the cabin and cockpit. The cove stripe also looks similar to a Bristol, although it’s difficult to tell for sure from the photos. But the portlights don’t match, and the Bristol 24 was not a fractional rig, as far as I know. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Chuck S via CnC-List Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 8:22 PM To: w...@wbryant.com ; CNC boat owners, cnc-list Subject: Re: Stus-List Can anyone identify the class of this boat? Correct. Alberg didn't design the 25, but they sold alot of them. I owned a 22 that was one of Alberg's last designs. Strong boat, though needed wind to come alive. Really sliced through waves. Vee hull, no flat spots. The boat in the ad is an older Cape Dory 25, hence the Scape Dory title? Just sayin. From: CNC boat owners, cnc-list cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: CNC boat owners, cnc-list cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Monday, June 2, 2014 12:13:22 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Can anyone identify the class of this boat? Alberg was my first thought, although the listed designer for the Cape Dory 25 is George Stadel. Definitely follows the Carl Alberg lines, and Alberg designed the first Cape Dory yacht. (I'm not an expert, I just know how to use Google. G) Those Alberg boats were so beautiful that little mom and pop shops in Taiwan were making molds from existing hulls. (BTW, that was also done with the CC 40, if memory serves. I saw one once, and was amazed that they didn't even fill in the stars. The owner insisted that it was just like a Swan, only better...) And don't get me started on the concept of things needing no other reason to exist other than they're pretty. Heck, I saw a young couple on a bus today, and the boy was totally ensmattered. Heck, even I was entranced. But when she stood up and got off the bus, I knew she'd be fat in five years. Wal Andrew wrote: I think she has an Alberg look to her, too. Gorgeous little boat. Some things on this planet need no other reason to exists beyond the fact they're pretty. ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Stuffing box
I’ve used Goretex packing for about four years. I get a very occasional drip, and the packing box is cool to the touch after hours of running. I suspect that means yours is too tight. There’s lots of advice about Goretex on the web. The ones I read said that if the packing nut is too tight, you have to repack because the Goretex won’t expand out. I sop[pose it wouldn’t hurt to try, though, before packing. The good news is that once you get it right, you shouldn’t have to touch it for many years. It has been about three years since I had the hose changed on my prop shaft stuffinh box, and I have not had to adjust it once. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: David Knecht via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 2:45 PM To: CnC CnC discussion list Subject: Stus-List Stuffing box Splashing and first motor/sail is always such an interesting (read frustrating) time. Aries splashed on Friday and I moved it to its summer mooring yesterday. I would some year like to make this trip with no issues, but so far it has never happened. 1. The autopilot circuit breaker popped every time I tried to activate it, so that is a project for the future. I presume something is frozen preventing the motor from turning the gear, although how that would happen sitting under a cover for a few months would happen is mysterious to me. I will disassemble (again) and try to fix it. 2. I tried to install the new Tides Marine track system on my mast. The test piece of track went in smoothly, so the size is right. But when I tried to install the actual track, the welded boom attachment fitting prevented a smooth entry of the track into the slot and I was unable to get it to slide in at all. Has anyone faced this problem and solved it? 3. The question I expect someone can answer is about the stuffing box. I repacked it with Gore packing and then hand tightened the collar while the boat was on the hard. When launched, I saw no dripping at all at the dock. After running for about 30 minutes there was still no dripping while motoring and the coupling was quite hot. How hot would this get if adjusted correctly? Should I loosen the coupling until it drips a bit while running? David Knecht Aries 1990 CC 34+ New London, CT ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Plugged exhaust - help!
It's almost certainly the mixer elbow. I replaced it on my 2GM20F a couple of months ago. Take the manifold and the elbow off as one. (You won't be able to separate them anyway.) There are four bolts where the manifold connects to the engine. A new manifold, elbow, connector and gasket cost me about $225 US. It's not a difficult job, provided you have access. As a temporary fix, try removing the water intake hose and using a coat hanger to clear the passage. Even if this works, you still need to replace the elbow. Yes, you need water in the exhaust to avoid melting it. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. -Original Message- From: Dave Lane via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 6:17 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Plugged exhaust - help! Well, as things usually go, something that worked in the fall doesn't in the spring. The engine starts but no cooling water flows out the exhaust - I did not need to find this out on launch day! Anyway, this is a CC 29-2 with 2GM-F engine. I diagnosed it and it's fine all the way to and including the raw water out of the heat exchanger. When I blow into the hose going into the u-shaped exhaust mixer, it's plugged. The engine exhaust itself seems fine. After it goes through the mixer, there is about a 2 ID hose to the muffler then another 2 hose to the stern port. This problem may have been getting worse as the years went by as last year I was thinking the water flow was not as much as previous years. Questions: 1. Is it likely that the blockage is in the mixer? Any suggestion for what I should try next? 2. The mixer has a right angle elbow going into it - should I try to remove it? Or stick I wire in it to try to unclog it? 3. In order to motor slowly home (a few miles) from the marina, I made a run to Canadian Tire for stuff and I plugged the exhaust water input to the mixer and made a temporary hose from the heat exchanger that I could feed out of the cockpit locker and over the side (the water flow was great). Can engine be run without water flowing through the muffler? (ie. does it depend on water cooling?) Thanks in advance, Dave St. Margaret's Bay, NS Vela CC 29-2 ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List NEW OWNER OF POP'AYE, 41 FT C C, SHOAL DRAFT WTIH CENTERBOARD
Jack: You’ll make much, much better time staying outside once you reach Florida. Especially from the Treasure Coast on south, there are endless drawbridges. As a longtime East Coast of Florida sailor, I’ve never understood the attraction of motoring down the ICW. As long as you stay inside during major fronts, you won’t have any problems on the outside. With a crew of five, you should eat up 150 miles a day easy sailing/motoring in the ocean as opposed to maybe 50 on the inside. As the Gulfstream gets closer to shore, say West Palm, stay in about 40 or 50 feet of water to avoid the northbound current. Avoid the smaller inlets; they’re treacherous. You want to use the same ports as the big ships. Prevailing winds are east/southeast with occasional souths. On a normal day, beating or motorsailing into the wind is not a problem along the coast. Also, I don’t know what your air draft is, but I suspect it is substantial. Sixty-five feet is the max for fixed bridges on the ICW, and there are a couple of 55-footers, including one close to downtown Miami. Your five-foot draft should make it through most of the Intracoastal in Florida, although that might not be the case in Georgia and some points north, according to accounts I’ve read. With a 5-foot draft, you should at least think about cutting the corner by picking up the Yacht Channel at Marathon and going 45 miles across Florida Bay as opposed to a couple of hundred miles to Key West and back. Hawk’s Channel on the Atlantic side is the safe way to go in the Keys with a big boat, but it’s difficult to sail at night due to all of the coral reefs. Your draft will work on the Intracoastal (Gulf side) in the Keys at least as far as Marathon, as long as you accept the possibility of a soft grounding in random spots where shoaling has happened. (Buy a Towboat US card.) Gulf side has many more anchorages and tiki bars, big pluses in my book. Sounds like a fun trip. Good luck. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Jack McCall via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2014 9:18 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List NEW OWNER OF POP'AYE, 41 FT C C,SHOAL DRAFT WTIH CENTERBOARD Hello, My name is Jack McCall and I just purchased POP'AYE a C C 41 with shoal draft keel and centerboard. The boat is currently on its cradle at Gregory's Marina, Detroit, Michigan. Next week I will fly up to Detroit and with my five man crew we plan to sail the boat down to Venice, Florida where I currently live. We plan to cross Lake Erie and take the Erie Canal to the Hudson river. Sail down the Hudson River out New York Harbor and then down the East Coast to Norfolk, VA where we will enter the ICW (Inter-Coastal-Waterway) which we will follow all the way to South Florida. Next will be outside down to Key West and then around and up the West Coast of Florida to her new dock in Venice, Florida. Has anyone out there made this trip in a C C ??? I can use all the advice and tips anyone might offer. Experience with laying the mast down and securing it on deck for the transit of the Erie Canal is our first challenge. There are several marinas at both ends of the canal which have jib cranes to assist in the take down and stand up but I could use some advice as to the type of stands we should make to carry the mast on deck. Any advice as to retuning the rig when we stand it back up would be appreciated. I cannot find any tuning specifications and/or tips for the C C 41. I have acquired several cruising guides for the ICW but first had knowledge is always the best. Plan to be in the water by May 15 and then off to Florida by May 19. I will try to post some reports as our trip progresses. Aye for now, Jack McCall ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Furler Choice
I see Harken has a style of furler developed to be affordable for coastal cruising called the ESP. http://www.westmarine.com/big-boat-furlers/harken--esp-jib-furling-and-reefing-boat-length-20-to-28--14136303 At about 1K, it's way more affordable than the more sophisticated Harken units and comparable in price to the cheaper furlers on the market. I would think buying the Harken Unit 0 or 1 would be an issue for a 26 because, by the time you finished the project with rigging, sails, etc., you will have spent big , possibly approaching the value of the boat itself. Jack Brennan Former CC 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. -Original Message- From: Allen White via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 10:17 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Furler Choice With much talk recently of the merits of a furling headsail, I have decided to bite the bullet, install a new furler and have a new sail made for my 26. Someone mentioned that they were quite pleased with their Superfurl. I seem to get a different answer from each person I ask this question: What is the best choice for a furler on a small boat? Allen Allen White 1977 C C 26 ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com