Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: testing list

I see your message. Steve Thomas C MKIII C MKI -- Original Message -- From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 4:17 PM Subject: Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: testing list It looks like my

Stus-List Cheap C 33 on FB marketplace

East Coast of U.S. Nothing to do with me, but a good price for someone. Atomic 4 Kaput $3k https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1837505369973569/?ref=browse_tab_code=marketplace_top_picks_story_type=top_picks Custom laser engraved cutting boards are available at the C Photo Album site.

Stus-List Re: list problems - What problem?

For what it is worth, not everyone is affected. I have had exactly zero of the problems reported. Bell business mail using their web interface. Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.0. Firefox. Desktop and laptop. Steve Thomas C MKIII C MKI -- Original Message -- From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com

Stus-List Re: 35-3 Bimini question > List as Text Attachements

If you see three dots, ... Click on the dots. Steve -- Original Message -- From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: strig...@eastlink.ca; ka123dswense...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, March 6, 2022 10:49 AM Subject: Stus-List Re: 35-3 Bimini question > List as

Stus-List Re: Test One Plain Text

You can set the default to whatever you want. -- Original Message -- From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: paul.h...@rogers.com Sent: Wednesday, February 2, 2022 2:20 PM Subject: Stus-List Re: Test One Plain Text Testing in plain text. This is

Stus-List Re: Test One HTML

I get 3 dots for attached threads when someone is responding to an email and using html instead of (the preferred) plain text. I took me a while to find out that by clicking on the three dots ( ... ), the rest of the email appeared. None of this is new however, it started about a year ago,

Stus-List Re: Abnormal list things

My email account is with Bell (@bellnet.ca) and all is normal. -- Original Message -- From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: s...@snghost.com Sent: Wednesday, February 2, 2022 9:14 AM Subject: Stus-List Abnormal list things I have not been

Stus-List Re: Long shot: replacement C 36-1 anchor locker hatch/cover

What Bill said, except "wax the shit out of it" instead of grease. Apply gelcoat, then fiberglass and resin (polystyrene) to make the mold. Then do the same thing with the mold to make the part. I don't know if this process works for epoxy resins or not but that is how they used to do it

Stus-List Re: Canadian Luxury Tax

Thanks for sharing, James. That is a great picture. Steve Thomas C MKIII 1978 Ontario C MKI 1980 Florida -- Original Message -- From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: jameshesk...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, January 17, 2022 10:16 AM Subject: Stus-List Re:

Stus-List Re: Landfall 48 Pilothouse question

It will be cored at least down to the water line, all the medium sized C cruisers of that era were done that way, but that is a particularly large model and I don't know if they put coring deeper than that with the larger ones. Might be able to see by looking in the compartments under the

Stus-List Re: Stuff for sale

Hi Joel, I would like to buy the ST60 speed and wind. I can pay you via PayPal most easily. I will be out until later today, but I want that, and will give you a Florida address to ship it to later. $250 US right? Thanks, Steve Thomas C MKI C MKIII -- Original Message

Stus-List Re: Selling a FL vessel in Bahamas

I enquired about registering a boat in Bahamas when I was in Georgetown in 2013. There were some fees for the registration itself, but so long as there was no problem with the boat's paperwork, the main thing was the import duty which was 10% of the value of the boat. Once registered as

Stus-List Re: Edson Steering Sheave Assembly Bolt Failure.

I believe that the bolts in question are the through-the-deck bolts that secure the pedestal to the deck. They are also the only aluminum bolts that I know of that were once "standard" on Edson pedestal steering systems. If I am wrong on the latter, I am certain that others will chime in. :)

Stus-List Re: Putting our C 36 up for sale

HI Adam, I have a 1980 C in Florida and I am Canadian and live in Canada, so you know what that means. The boat is in the water at a marina and I do have a neighbour at the marina who checks on it for me. The throttle cable got stuck about a year and a half ago, however,

Stus-List Re: Insurance

That may be true for new policies, or in your location, or something to do with your agent, but Progressive refused to write a liability-only policy for my 1980 sailboat in central Florida 5 years ago. They put a low valuation on the boat and a considerable deductible, which effectively

Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Balsa core history - problems and fixes

All, Much has been written about the problem of wet balsa when and if it happens and I have seen many methods better and worse for deck repairs. What I have not seen are examples of how people have gone about repairing wet cored areas of the hull. Any pointers other than "forget about it"

Stus-List Re: anyone gone lithium?

Joe, I have been checking into this, and there are 2 things that you should be aware of first. 1. You probably want LiFePO4 batteries as opposed to "regular" lithium-ion batteries. The latter are the ones more likely to catch on fire although it is a possibility with both

Stus-List Re: Boat trucking recommendations

It was not Andrews that could not do the point-to-point in the United States. The company is Bothwell Marine that recently moved a Hughes 35 from Miami to Southwestern Ontario for $7,000 CAD and they are not able to do origin and destination in the U.S. There must be additional licensing

Stus-List Re: Boat trucking recommendations

She is an accomplished sailor and she lives on the boat now, has for a long time, as I said in my last sentence. Living on a boat at a marina is not as demanding as single-handed sailing. She sailed the boat from Seattle to the east coast but that was some time ago. Steve Thomas

Stus-List Re: Boat trucking recommendations

It is the owner that is fragile, not the boat. She is in her mid-70s, with bad bones in her back, and with stainless steel rods holding things together. The boat is well looked after and just had a haul out and a minor refit. She has been in Florida too long, is fed up with it, and would

Stus-List Re: Boat trucking recommendations

A friend of mine with a 35-foot sailboat wants to move it from Cape Canaveral to San Diego. She is a bit frail to be sailing it back herself or she would be doing that. Anyway, the prices she has found so far are rather high. A New York based company quoted her $25,000 USD. A different

Stus-List Re: Steering cable

Whether or not the cables cross in the pedestal depends on whether your boat has a quadrant or a radius wheel. A quadrant is normally mounted on the forward side of the rudder shaft. I had to replace the sheave assembly at the base of the pedestal on my 36 and the most challenging part was

Stus-List Re: Checking the list

You are fortunate to live in such a beautiful place, Dwight. I have not forgotten that bay, or your boat, or your generous hospitality. Cheers, Steve Thomas -- Original Message -- From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: dwight...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday,

Stus-List Re: 2-way headsets?

I have looked for those as well and the price cannot be justified from any technical perspective. Everyone it seems looks to cellphones first, but there is no way they can talk to each other without a tower. They could make it possible with blue-tooth but they don't. Ought to be a way to get

Stus-List Re: Wire vs. Dyneema check stays

Chuck, There are two things unknown to me that make me hesitate when considering UHMWPE for standing rigging: 1. How long can we expect it to last on an "ordinary" sailboat in "ordinary" use if appropriately sized and properly installed? 2. Is there any way to inspect the lines

Stus-List Re: PSS Stuffing Box

with my dry bilge. Marek 1994 C270 Legato Ottawa, ON From: Jeffrey A. Laman via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 9:25 AM To: Steve Thomas via CnC-List Cc: Jeffrey A. Laman Subject: Stus-List Re: Stuffing Box Let's exclude power boats -- an entirely different environment and demand

Stus-List Re: Stuffing Box

The power boat that was docked next to me at a marina in Florida experienced such a failure. I was there when it happened. The owner knocked on my boat and wanted a portable water pump if I had one. Long story short, water came in faster than the bilge pumps could get it out and he got an

Stus-List Re: Stuffing Box

One reason might be that PSS systems have a catastrophic failure mode that can result in flooding when the graphite shatters. I second the Buck Algonquin recommendation. I used conventional packing with teflon grease. Steve Thomas C MKIII - 1978 C MKI - 1980 -- Original Message --

Stus-List Re: Rescue at sea.

Wow. Refused entry to the harbour. Not the Bermuda I remember. Steve Thomas -- Original Message -- From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: dave.god...@me.com Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2021 1:20 PM Subject: Stus-List Rescue at sea. I’m posting this thread

Stus-List Re: Insurance for Older Boats

: Insurance for Older Boats Problem is my boat is in Mexico. Been to Novamar. No help there. Boat is being hauled for survey next month. Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> From: Steve Thomas via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 22,

Stus-List Re: Insurance for Older Boats

I just today paid the annual $1,000,000 CAD liability-only premium for my 1978 C on the Canadian side of Lake Erie. It was $70.20 CAD. Desjardins Insurance, which bought out State Farm here a few years ago. The 1980 C in Central Florida on the other hand, costs over $800.00 US for 300,000

Stus-List Re: Deck hold -down?

i...@gmail.com <mailto:shawngwri...@gmail.com> S/V Callisto, 1974 C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto <https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto> On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 10:06 AM Steve Thomas via CnC-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: I have a C MK1, 1980 version,

Stus-List Re: Deck hold -down?

I have a C MK1, 1980 version, with the same problem. Starboard is worse than port but both stick up. When I bought the boat it had been sitting in the water at a Florida marina, untended for several years. There were 2 things I noticed that I think might be related. One is that the rig,

Stus-List Re: Removing lettering

Wish they had something like that for removing sail numbers. Steve Thomas C MKIII C MKI Chillin on the north shore of Lake Erie. -- Original Message -- From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: davidrisc...@msn.com Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 8:01 AM

Stus-List Re: White vinegar

In Canada, we sprinkle it on French fries or make pickles with it. Also can be used to keep your head running smoothly and with less smell, especially in saltwater. Steve Thomas C MKIII C MKI -- Original Message -- From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc:

Stus-List Re: Precision Sails

Boston - Doyle Sailmakers in Point Edward (beside Sarnia) Ontario are excellent sailmakers both for new and for service. They make em right there. Experienced and successful racers themselves, they do pretty much everything. No relation, just a satisfied customer of many years. Steve

Stus-List Re: C Motorsailer

I spent a couple of weeks doing a passage on a 1980-ish Baltic 39. Hull, rig, deck (except for the teak on top), Edson steering, etc., were all very C as far as I could see but the interior was not. It was like a rear-cabin C with a crosswise "hallway" at the forward end of the cabin. You

Re: Stus-List Real world solar panel experience? - Great Lakes area

Solar power literature will indicate that you can expect to get the equivalent of 6 hours per day of rated output on a clear summer's day, but that assumes that you have a fixed mount with the panels mounted facing south and at an angle approximating the latitude. My experience with 2 panels

Stus-List Nice Biographical Obit for Larry Pardey

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/obituaries/larry-pardey-dead.html?campaign_id=9=edit_nn_20200831_id=21770=the-morning_id=123101174_index=2_name=three_more_big_stories_id=37206=1_id=54d0c9d0953e8df7e834024853662ec3 ___ Thanks everyone for supporting

Re: Stus-List C MK1 Mast Step Replacement

/showthread.php?164747-Black-Locust On Tue, 1 Sep 2020, 09:18 Steve Thomas via CnC-List wrote: > On the subject of wood choices: > > 1. Yes oak, but not red oak, which is the stuff most readily available > around here. Red oak is not rot resistant. > > 2. I have recently found out that Bl

Re: Stus-List C MK1 Mast Step Replacement

On the subject of wood choices: 1. Yes oak, but not red oak, which is the stuff most readily available around here. Red oak is not rot resistant. 2. I have recently found out that Black Locust is very hard and rot-resistant. I have a small tree which I have to take down but is don't know if

Re: Stus-List AIS and IPAd...

Do the IPads run OSX? If so then OpenCPN is a free chart plotter app that supports AIS. As Ed pointed out, you still have to get the AIS data onto the wifi somehow. The AIS in radio approach simplifies installation and antenna systems no matter what you intend to use for a primary display.

Re: Stus-List Head faucet/shower replacement...

Dave, Binnacle, in Nova Scotia, stocks several which should fit right in. I have bought lots of stuff from them over the years with no problem. They ship to both Canada and the United States and list prices in both currencies. I have no business or other relationship with them,

Re: Stus-List Cozy Cabin Heater Install examples?

Looks about right to me. I have seen similar installs in essentially the same location on several boats. Steve Thomas C MKIII C MKI Ontario and Florida Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List wrote: Hi All, I have purchased and I am planning my install of a Dickinson Cozy Cabin Heater (propane) on

Stus-List Wally Bryant considering shutting down his Facebook page

As you probably know, Wally shut down his web page a couple of years ago after people wanted him to make it phone-friendly and it was too much work. He did set up a Facebook page. If you want him to keep it going you had better let him know. Most of us have learned by vicarious experience

Re: Stus-List Edson Engineering Bulletin Thanks

Thanks Stu and Chuck. Chuck speaks the truth about the Morse cables. If they are getting tight, you do need to replace them. Nothing else works and in all probability, you will be surprised at the improvement. I had owned my 1978 27 for more than 15 years when I finally replaced the shifter

Re: Stus-List Air Conditioning Question

I don't have a built-in AC but my Florida C 36 was horribly damaged as a result of humidity neglect when I bought it. Part of the solution when I am not south is a small dehumidifier which drains into the galley sink. My neighbour sets it down on the cabin sole and secures it, among other

Re: Stus-List Butyl tape

I have not tried the "Bed it" brand recommended by others, but I will when I find some. The stuff sold by Westmarine is useable but not the same quality as that used on our boats originally. Forget about the Homedepot stuff, tried that as well. I left a roll of butyl tape in the boat in a

Re: Stus-List Hasps

The Perko hasp on my companionway hatch disintegrated and I was going to replace it with stainless but had trouble finding one the right length. All Westmarine had were shorter ones, and that was mostly what I found online as well. Eventually I stumbled on an exact replacement and ordered

Re: Stus-List Insurance Broker

Progressive charges a lot more in Florida, at least they do me, and that is with the boat in a well-protected and inland marina. Maryland has a lower risk of hurricanes and that makes a difference. Steve Thomas C Merritt Island, FL Joe Della Barba via CnC-List wrote: Is someone

Re: Stus-List Covid 19 update MD & USVI

A friend of mine in Florida told me 2 days ago that snowbirds and others attempting to sail north up the east coast were running into problems because of all the marinas that were refusing transients dockage. Doesn't seem right. They didn't close all the hotels and motels on the motorways.

Re: Stus-List Covid 19 - 14 day quarantine

Glad you made it home safe. We're all in this (apart) together! Steve Stu via CnC-List wrote: I crossed back into Canada yesterday and am now under mandatory 14 day quarantine. No contact with any other person. I was told I could not stop and get gas, groceries or booze on the way

Stus-List Lewmar winch sale

For anyone contemplating new winches that is not already inundated with their advertising, you should know that WestMarine is having a buy one get one free sale on Lewmar winches and handles. Ends on the 9th. I have no connection with WestMarine except that I have spent way too much money

Re: Stus-List winterizing a 29-2

I run engine coolant antifreeze through the engine and the head. Alcohol-based antifreeze is hard on rubber parts and seals. I used to use plumbing antifreeze (rated for potable water systems) in the onboard water supply system but found it difficult to eliminate the smell/taste afterwards.

Re: Stus-List C Rendezvous -- Florida (February 2020?)

I am usually in Florida in February, so I am interested, even if I have to drive to the "other" side. (From the Space Coast.) Steve Thomas C Merritt Island, Fl Edd Schillay via CnC-List wrote: Listers, There appears to be some interest in a winter rendezvous in sunny Florida — here

Re: Stus-List Starting An Engine with Battery Charger Connected?

Ok, so I have read the other responses and what your experience means to me is that you have been doing this with reasonably good batteries and or older battery chargers. I too have never had a problem with the charger in a boat but I have personally killed 4 or 5 of the modern chargers with

Re: Stus-List Hitachi 55A alternator question - 12.63 v output...

Yes there is most likely a problem with your voltage regulator, but in the absence of other information, you don't know for certain. One other thing that just might be going on is very low output caused by poor contact between the brushes and the slip rings. If there is lots of current

Stus-List Deck anti algae treatment

This must have come up on the list before, but I can't remember it. Does anyone know of, or was there ever any consensus on what might be used in the Florida climate to retard the future growth of algae on the deck once it has been scrubbed clean? Thanks in advance, Steve Thomas C Merritt

Stus-List Split propeller coupling

Anyone have any experience using a split propeller coupling? Looks like a neat solution to the jamming problems associated with the traditional couplings. Might also be less likely to work loose when recently assembled. This is what I am looking at:

Re: Stus-List Yanmar warning buzzer

Fred has a good point and I would point out that the reason for diode isolators is so that the warning lights remain independent. This can be easily accomplished with inline diodes soldered in series with each wire to the buzzer. I purchased a very loud alarm/siren from Radio Shack and wired it

Re: Stus-List 1974 36 mk2 questions

Shawn, One of the boats you mention as possible candidates is a CS30. I have considerable experience on a friend's CS30, and I can tell you that they are great boats, well constructed, and eminently suitable both for PHRF racing and couple-of-week cruises. They are very similar

Re: Stus-List 1974 36 mk2 questions

Condition is everything, and that is not a high price for a reasonably well-equipped boat in good condition, especially in BC where prices are generally higher, most likely due to the absurd cost of housing. Steve Thomas C 27MKIII C 36 Shawn Wright via CnC-List wrote: Hello, I am

Re: Stus-List Call At 1:00pm (EST) Today!

No recording seems to be available at the playback number using that access code. Is more information required? Steve Thomas C MKIII David via CnC-List wrote: Hello All, Please join us for a call with Denis about his transatlantic passage aboard his C & C 27 Mk 5. Call details; *

Re: Stus-List Stuffing box issue

I don't know if C used exactly the same stuffing box on every boat that they built with a 1" shaft, and I don't know how a boat owner could know for certain in all circumstances whether or not the box in their boat is original equipment even if they did. I do know that stuffing boxes made

Stus-List Merriman Holbrook Hydraulic Backstay Data

Yes, I know that it is old, but it appears to be in excellent condition. In fact, it looks new except for the gauge. I have searched the internet over the past few days, and found almost nothing online, mainly a few bits about the history of the company and the fact that it folded over 30

Re: Stus-List Refrigeration insulation upgrade C?

The fibreglass outer shell on the icebox of my C is not moulded as part of the liner, but appears to be held down with screws in the same manner as the bench seating in the cabin. Has anyone attempted to take this apart? Were you successful? What was involved in getting the top off? If this is

Re: Stus-List Winterizing water system

Shop vac has worked good for me. I found the rv alcohol antifreeze left a residual taste that was hard to clear, and I suspected that it was hard on rubber parts in the pump. Same idea as compressed air I guess, but suck instead of blow. Still have to pay attention to potential blockage by

Re: Stus-List Climbing the mast

I'll second the ATN mast climber. It works well enough once you get the hang of it but unless you are fairly athletic, be prepared to make rest stops. It is more of an upper body workout than it appears in the video. Steve Thomas "Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List" wrote: If you plan

Re: Stus-List Propeller Sizing

You are getting about what you should expect from that engine and boat combination, so the propeller can't be too far away from optimum. Sailboats equipped with Atomic 4s were typically equipped with a 2 blade fixed prop, 12" in diameter by 6" pitch. The relatively shallow pitch as compared to

Stus-List End of season on Lake Erie

The first week in October was great weather wise. Not so much the rest of the month. Hauled the C MKIII yesterday. So much for Lake Erie and her "variable" weather conditions this year. Steve Thomas C MKIII - Lake Erie C - Florida ___ Thanks

Re: Stus-List C 33-2: PYI shaft seal

I don't know if this is brand-specific, or which brands were involved, but while I had my boat hauled out and was in the process of making a decision on what to do about the packing gland on my boat, 2 boats in the same marina had serious leaks due to broken graphite parts in their dripless

Re: Stus-List Oil pressure and smoke

When you say that you put in the "correct" amount of oil when you changed it, did you fill it so that the oil level was in the correct range on the dipstick at that time? This was before or after your trip? Splashing oil on the dipstick by cranking the engine tells you almost nothing, or did

Re: Stus-List Time for new halyard... Recommendations?

I don't see the point in changing to all rope on a cruising boat with roller furling. Set it and forget it, and no worries about chafe or UV degradation up at the top. Wire lasts longer than anything in that sort of service. Steve Thomas C Merritt Island, FL C MKIII Port Stanley, ON

Re: Stus-List Time for new halyard... Recommendations?

If your boat still has the right sheaves, then wire and rope combination halyards are still a viable option. There is very little stretch and polyester has the best hand in my opinion. No issues to speak of with eye splices either. Also relatively low cost. Steve Thomas C Merritt Island, FL

Re: Stus-List Barient winch parts

I got a pair of self tailing "jaws" from these guys. Shipped through the post, which was not cheap or fast, but they did get here and no one else had what I needed. http://www.arco-winches.com/products/spares Steve Thomas C Merritt Island, FL C MKIII Port Stanley, ON svrebeccaleah

Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: How do you tow your Dinghy and bring it aboard

Friend of mine lost a brand new dingy by towing it tight to the transom in a blow off of Nova Scotia. Once the weather picked up there was no way to change his mind. It was 5 years ago now and I don't remember what it was that came apart, but he did try to secure it better somehow while under

Re: Stus-List Stuffing box material

One other thing on packing, for those who do a seasonal haul out. Don't freak out if there is a fair amount of water coming in around the packing in the spring, so long as you haven't monkeyed with the stuffing box over the winter. Give it a day or two before you decide to move the packing nut.

Re: Stus-List AIS receiver for sale

I would like to have it Joe. I will send you a private email. Steve Thomas C Merritt Island, FL "Della Barba wrote: I have a Nobeltec AIS receiver I bought to troubleshoot my AIS transceiver installation. It is all working fine now, so if anyone wants it $50 shipped to USA. Canada I

Re: Stus-List 1981 C 36' - Fresh Water Tank Replacement

Thanks for the update Tim. Disappointing news about Kracor. Typical unfortunately of what happens when a small company is taken over by a large corporation. I have observed that the flat tops on the fairly thin roto-moulded tanks bulge quite a bit when full, and I have not been successful in

Re: Stus-List C 36 Head Port Light Replacement

Agree, it is Beckson. I replaced the screen and seal on mine. Got the parts from West Marine. Steve Thomas 1980 C Merritt Island, FL Tim Rutherford via CnC-List wrote: Beckson. Probably a 410. The name should be embossed on the frame and dimensions will identify

Stus-List oarlocks for old style Zodiac

I have a very old orange and black Zodiac that is still in good shape, but when I bought it there were no oarlocks. There are a couple of mounting "ears" made of the same fabric as the boat, but I have not been able to find oarlocks that match that style of mounting anywhere online. The fabric

Re: Stus-List EBAY FIND AIS

Pretty sure I paid over $300 for mine. How quickly things change. Steve Thomas Frederick G Street via CnC-List wrote: I have a GX2150 slightly used available, if anyone’s interested — you pay shipping and donate $35.00 to Stu, and it’s yours. You will need to

Re: Stus-List 1981 C 36' - Fresh Water Tank Replacement

Same problem on my 36. Many leaking cracks. No reason to believe that welding them would not just result in new ones. Probably will try it anyway, but no confidence long term. Low molecular weight polyethylene. Space is narrow, long, and triangular. Not found a bladder tank that would be a

Re: Stus-List CNG tank refill adaptors ABYC

; Richard > s/v/Bushmark4; 1985 C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596 > Richard N. Bush > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 > 502-584-7255 > > > -Original Message- > From: Steve Thomas via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List CNG tank refill adaptors ABYC

4-7255 -Original Message- From: Steve Thomas via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Steve Thomas <sthom...@bellnet.ca> Sent: Tue, Jan 2, 2018 11:27 am Subject: Re: Stus-List CNG tank refill adaptors ABYC CNG cylinders do not have to

Re: Stus-List CNG tank refill adaptors ABYC

CNG cylinders do not have to be in a separate locker if the total installed capacity of the tanks is less than 100 cubic feet. https://law.resource.org/pub/us/cfr/ibr/001/abyc.A-22.1993.pdf Steve Thomas C MKIII C bushmark4--- via CnC-List wrote: I have a CNG

Re: Stus-List Window replacement

My C has windows that are glued and screwed directly on the surface of the cabin. There is no cavity, and no visible sealant, and yes they leak. I suspect that they were glued down with Plexus or something similar, but I wish that whoever did it had left out the screws. Anyway, Has anyone

Re: Stus-List Stove

Saw a great looking stainless steel stove sitting beside the dumpster at a marina in Florida last week. I was pretty excited until upon closer inspection it proved to be electric. Stinkpots... Steve Thomas C Chuck Saur via CnC-List wrote: Neil, all, I am

Re: Stus-List Espar furnace repairs

1. I used a 12 volt to 13.8 volt voltage booster on a compressor refrigerator cooler that was behaving like that. 4 months continuous use last year with no problem so far. Purchased on Fleabay, made in China, etc. I bought a version that was potted in an aluminum heatsink and supposed to be

Re: Stus-List Refrigeration Wiring

I agree that it sounds like a lot of added complexity, but most wire and switch ampacity ratings are based on not heating up enough to cause a fire, as opposed to minimizing voltage drop, which may be the objective. I wired up a cheap Chinese 12 volt compressor cooler/refrigerator on my Florida

Re: Stus-List Stove

Natural gas is lighter than air, but both butane and propane are heavier. Steve Thomas C MKIII "Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List" wrote: I think butane is lighter than air (unlike propane), but I could be wrong. From: jackbrennan via CnC-List Sent: Saturday,

Re: Stus-List Stove

I wish that those Forespar gimbaled stoves were still available. I am in the process now of converting an older version to accept modern propane cylinders. I spent several months on a boat that had one and we used it all the time, mainly for boiling water and making coffee. A good mounting spot

Re: Stus-List Fuel Tank

to salt > water on it. > > Empty it, remove it, clean it, inspect it.then make a decision > about replacing it. I may have just decided on a plan. > > Will keep you informed. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. >

Re: Stus-List Fuel Tank

The standard tanks are aluminum, rounded corners, welded ends. It it looks like that, then that is what it is. Otherwise there was such a thing as special customer orders. I looked at at 35 once that had a cylindrical monel tank. Don't know it it was original or not, but it appeared to have

Re: Stus-List LED bulb lumen equivalents

So, your type 1891 incandescent lamp is rated at 2 spherical candle power, which is equivalent to 25 lumens. Steve Thomas via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: This link to a GE miniature lamp catalog contains a wealth of information. Brightness is expressed in &quo

Re: Stus-List LED bulb lumen equivalents

This link to a GE miniature lamp catalog contains a wealth of information. Brightness is expressed in "spherical candlepower", where one candela is approximately equal to 12.5 lumens. Don't get distracted by sites with purist definitions, this is close enough for farm use in this context.

Re: Stus-List Whereabouts???

Port Stanley, Ontario Steve Thomas sv Mystique C MKIII "Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List" wrote: Just wondering about where our wandering list members are currently?Where are you Hank an where is Stella Blue?RonWild CheriC 30-1STL (still) From: henry evans via

Re: Stus-List Battery compartment and battery boxes. SS straps?

Bimini straps live out doors. Might be easier to find suitable hardware under that heading. Not much stuff for the pickup truck market that is stainless. Steve Thomas C MKIII john sandford via CnC-List wrote: I like the ratchet strap idea. Mine are gel, no box,

Stus-List Forward looking crows nest camera

Given that the main reason for wanting forward looking sonar is to avoid bumping into things, and given that a sharp lookout is both the traditional and still recommended way to navigate the reefs in many places, it is a wonder to me that I have yet to hear of a camera either used or marketed

Re: Stus-List Lazy Jack advice

Lazy jacks can supplement or replace the function of the topping lift, and if you have any inclination to use them in that fashion then Dave's comment requires careful consideration. The main sheet can put on quite a load. As for the total number of lines to the boom, remember that the

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