Re: Stus-List rust proof a gauge?

Re: www.fluoropolymercoatinginmiamifl.com/ So that’s what you’ve been using on your prop that makes your boat so much faster! Ha, now we know. Lee > On Aug 12, 2019, at 7:53 09AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List > wrote: > > Here is information

Re: Stus-List rust proof a gauge?

Dang! Found out! Actually, that might be an interesting use for it. :) Then again it might be that professionally faired bottom with burnished Baltoplate. ;) Dennis C. On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 5:08 PM Lee Youngblood via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Re:

Re: Stus-List 33-2 Interior upholstery yardage?

Dave, We had the company that has done our living room do ours, gave him all the cushions, and he told us how much he needed. Bought it at one of the discount fabric stores in Hamilton. Paul From: CnC-List on behalf of Dave S via CnC-List Sent:

Re: Stus-List Merriman Car stuck

I had to extract a pin from a car couple years ago. Fortunately for me, it was one of the ones with a knurled knob so the pin was large enough to drill and tap for a small machine screw. Your split ring pin is much smaller. Barring successful extraction with a dental or tool pick as suggested

Stus-List Reading light c 1985. - does any body have one of these they no longer require?

Evening all. Managed to break one, hopefully someone has one in their spares. https://cncwindstar.blogspot.com/2019/08/does-anybody-have-one-of-these.html Thanks, Dave Sent from Mail for Windows 10 ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list

Stus-List Merriman Car stuck

Hello all, One of my crew decided to help out by changing out a bent ring on the pin holding the jib car in place on the track.  Unfortunately, he forgot to move the car away from the hole and the spring retracted the pin down into the hole once the ring was off.   The  

Re: Stus-List Merriman Car stuck

The car is most likely not special and easily replaced. If push comes to shove an angle grinder will make short work of the car and allow for removal. Short of destroying the car I would attempt to slip a thin dental pick down the slot between the pin and the car. Try to catch the hole in the

Stus-List Replacing Chainplates

FWIW. My boat has similar chainplates. Half inch thick aluminum about four feet long. I paid $3000 to have replacements made of the chainplates and mast step in anodized aluminum. I didn't feel qualified to change the original design. The metal shop copied mine exactly, matching the angle of

Stus-List 33-2 Interior upholstery yardage?

Good morning all. Has anybody reupholstered the interior cushions of their 33–2, and if so, do you happen to know or recall the quantity of fabric required? Many thanks! Dave Sent from my iPhone ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your

Re: Stus-List Aluminum Chainplates good or bad

I’m not an engineer, but my guess is that stainless will work fine and likely stand up to salt water better than aluminum. The chainplates on my 42 are stainless. Although there is something to be said for direct replacements that fit exactly the same as the parts being replaced, I’m not sure

Re: Stus-List Replacing Chainplates

Your friend should be able to figure out the needed thickness based on relative strengths. I’m sure there are books with tables containing such information. I would not simply go with something thinner without having someone knowledgeable with metals weigh in. My two cents. From: Dan via

Re: Stus-List Aluminum Chainplates good or bad

I just looked at the photos and agree with everything Bill said (including having a look under the deck -- if you can). Given that the cover is welded to the chainplate, inspecting just below the deck surface may present a challenge without removing the entire chainplate and cover together.

Re: Stus-List Aluminum Chainplates good or bad

If you decide to replace with stainless, talk to Guido at Garhauer Marine. My boat repair colleague just replaced all the chain plates on a Cheoy Lee with plates made by Guido. They were gorgeous. No clue on cost. My buddy is meticulous. He asked Guido about the origin and trace-ability of the

Re: Stus-List Electrical Advice

Good luck with the troubleshooting. Can’t recall if I responded with this but some 33-2 electrical info and photos here http://cncwindstar.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html?m=1 Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 14, 2019, at 8:46 AM, Wade Glew wrote: > > thank you to all who responded to my

Re: Stus-List 33-2 Interior upholstery yardage?

Go to Sailrite's web site. They have "How To" videos, including one on making cushions, including how to measure for the amount of yardage you'll need. Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 6:24 AM Dave S via CnC-List wrote: > Good morning all. Has

Re: Stus-List Replacing Chainplates

Dan, Grade 316 stainless is about two to three times as strong as aluminum, it varies a lot depending on what grade Al you're using. (Some numbers:  utlimate tensile strength of 316 SS is about 84,000 psi, aluminum 6061-T6, a common marine alloy, is 42,000 psi) SS is also less prone to

Re: Stus-List Electrical Advice

thank you to all who responded to my email. I wont be back to the boat for a couple of weeks but you've all given me lots of information and suggestions of a plan to go forwards. Thanks again, will let you know how it goes Wade Oh Boy C 33 MK II On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 9:31 PM Garry Cross via

Stus-List Aluminum Chainplates good or bad

Hi all, My C has HUGE aluminum chainplates that go from the deck down the height of the boat almost to the waterline so very long piece of metal. The part under the deck is pristine aluminum 1/2” thick. Above deck the aluminum has started to show galvanic corrosion. (See photos). The mast is

Re: Stus-List Replacing Chainplates

Fortunately our yard doesn't get involved with stepping and unstepping masts so it's 100% my discretion. I know a guy who does stainless. I was thinking about getting him to check out the plates and quote me on new ones made to spec, except instead of 1/2" thickness throughout, I would ask for

Re: Stus-List Aluminum Chainplates good or bad

Sounds like it’s more about aesthetics. If you wanted to make it looks better with SS, You could use a ½” Bar above deck like you have but use much thinner material below, and taper as you go to the waterline. However, from those pictures that just looks like surface corrosion. The only part

Stus-List Replacing Chain plates

It seems pretty radical to replace those chain plates . . . I might take them out and X-Rayed . . . . or even add some metal . . . . I picture a U shaped stainless ‘cover’ that goes over top, and still fits into the shroud toggles – spread the load of each individual hole better to the other

Re: Stus-List Replacing Chain plates

Hi Rob, Thank-you for responding, this is very encouraging. I agree that some kind of load spreading cover would be a sensible solution to total replacement - I will definitely explore my options and report back to the list when I have it worked out. >From what I've gathered from this list so

Re: Stus-List Replacing Chainplates

FWIW. On my LF39 I have 3 stainless 7/16x2 inch 4 ft long chain plates in each side. These drop down into the hull and are bolted with 1/2in bolts to frame members. I'm not sure they are original, as the boat was upgraded many years ago for extended blue water cruising, or maybe racing. I'm not

Re: Stus-List Electrical Advice

Superlube will NOT work. I put TefGel on all metal to metal contact points. That is, before I crimp a connector on a wire, I coat the wire with TefGel. Then I coat the ring connector or male/female disconnect with TefGel before attaching it to a terminal block, breaker, or whatever. My buddy

Re: Stus-List Replacing Chainplates

The pins are SS so I expect the galvanic reaction between the aluminum and SS wouldn't be any worse. The aluminum in around the holes in the picture look fine. After reading the posts, I guess I got hosed and bullied by my marina manager into replacing my chainplates. Oh well. I'd like to

Re: Stus-List Electrical Advice

Dennis, This question came up at work the other day. I do the same as you, coat the connections then attach. Battery manufacturers and, in my case, the PM schedule for batteries at a nuclear power plant both state scrubbing the connections, coating them, wiping clean, then making the

Re: Stus-List Replacing Chainplates

Neil, you mentioned fatigue cracking in aluminum. What about stress corrosion cracking in SS? Dan, my thought is that the plates are safe for use of the boat. I believe it is more likely that the standing rigging will fail before the chainplates do. I don't know about you but I have plenty of

Re: Stus-List Replacing Chainplates

Josh, Stress corrosion cracking is caused by chlorides (salt) and high tensile stress, and while it is always a possibility with 304 and 316 SS, keeping stress levels low enough with normal safety margins should minimize it.  Not that common in most marine fittings, even in salt water. Neil

Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Any Mid-Atlantic rendezvous planned

I would be willing to anchor in the outer harbor as we are heading south for winter from there. Bob Boyer S/V Rainy Days (1983 C Landfall 38 - Hull #230) Blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com Email: dainyr...@icloud.com Annapolis, MD (Presently in Baltimore MD for the summer) > On Aug 13, 2019, at 7:49

Re: Stus-List 33-2 Interior upholstery yardage?

You could also take all your cushions to an upholsterer and get their estimate of the yardage to do all of them. Then buy your fabric ‘in bulk’ and use it as needed when individual cushions need reupholstered. Charlie NelsonWater Phantom1995 C XL/kcb Sent from AOL Mobile Mail Get the new AOL

Re: Stus-List Electrical Advice

Dennis, Do you put the TefGel on the battery connecting surfaces or coat the surfaces after all connections are made? Would Superlube work the same? Wade Oh Boy C 33 MKII On Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 13:47 Dennis C. via CnC-List, wrote: > Best to disconnect all the battery cables both positive and

Re: Stus-List Replacing Chainplates

great discussion; regarding the "SS cover" option, would there be any issue with galvanic reaction between the aluminum and the SS? Richard s/v Bushmark4: 1985 C 37 CB: Ohio River, Mile 584.4 Richard N. Bush Offices 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462

Re: Stus-List Replacing Chainplates

Thanks Josh, Neil, Yes, I had people help me remove the mast and when the corrosion was evident, both sailors working on the connections told me the plates had plenty of metal and I should just clean them up - which I will definitely do. I'm still curious about replacement cost so while the

Re: Stus-List Electrical Advice

This question has been asked before. Yes, it seems counter-intuitive that a Teflon or silicone coating would conduct a current. I vaguely recall one of the more technically oriented listers answering the question about 15-20 years ago. Something about the interstitial spaces being coated at a