Re: Stus-List Batteries

2014-05-01 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
The Battery Council International (BCI) group number is a specification for the physical dimensions, terminal type, voltage, and terminal placement of a battery. All BCI 31 batteries will be close to the same size, will have the same terminals, and the same voltage. Capacity construction and che

Re: Stus-List List

2014-05-02 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
That is "Borg Collective Vessel 34J51"... Though wouldn't all Borg Collective ships operate as one entity? Right generation, wrong quadrant. Right, Edd? Rick Brass Sent from my iPad > On May 2, 2014, at 13:57, "Dennis C. via CnC-List" > wrote: > > We are the "listers". You will be assimil

Re: Stus-List List

2014-05-02 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
> Starship Enterprise > NCC-1701-B > C&C 37+ | City Island, NY > www.StarshipSailing.com > --- > 914.332.4400 | Office > 914.332.1671 | Fax > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > --- > Sent via iPhone 5 > > On May

Re: Stus-List Charging with engine, was mixed batteries

2014-05-06 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Typical voltage regulator on an automotive alternator will provide 13.6 to 13.8 volts when the engine is running. As the batteries get charged up, which happens pretty quickly for a starting battery, the internal resistance of the battery will increase and the voltage will drop below 13.5. The

Re: Stus-List Shackles and chain

2014-05-13 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Many years ago, a salty old retired USCG chief taught me the rule of thumb that you should have one pound of anchor and one foot of chain for every foot of boat length. I decided this current discussion would be a good time to double check that rule of thumb. I was pleased to find that Boat/US

Re: Stus-List Yanmar 3QM30 thermostat for converted system

2014-05-23 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
The soot builds up partly because the engine is running too cool. Operating temp should be at least 165 to 180 F. Rick Brass Sent from my iPad > On May 21, 2014, at 23:43, Josh Muckley via CnC-List > wrote: > > Why change? Just let the engine run cooler. > > Josh Muckley > 1989 C&C 37+ > S

Re: Stus-List Fw: What is it for? ???

2014-05-23 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I used to have a Newport of similar vintage to the 26. It was a C&C design and also had a small locker on the aft end of the starboard cockpit seat, sand drained into the bilge. On the Newport this was intended as a cooler for beverages and snacks in the cockpit. The drain into the bilge was pro

Re: Stus-List First sail

2014-05-27 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Or those of us who have engines with stop solenoid so instead of cables. Sent from my iPad > On May 26, 2014, at 13:31, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > wrote: > > I would venture to ask all who never tried starting the engine with the stop > cable pulled out to raise hands. I am afraid that the

Re: Stus-List RPMs on Your Diesel Engine

2014-05-27 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I have an M35B in Imzadi. Max RPM is 3000 for that engine. IIRC the max torque is between 2400 and 2600 RPM - which is consistent with the rule of thumb that max torque is at about 80% of max RPM. Your engine will thank you if you use it regularly and with significant load. Idling for extended

Re: Stus-List 2GM20F Yanmar Shift cable?

2014-05-27 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Or go to your reputable auto parts store with the old cable. A Teledyne cable is a Teledyne cable. And probably less at the auto parts store than at a boat supplier - and more likely to be in stock instead of a special order. Rick Brass Sent from my iPad > On May 27, 2014, at 12:09, Rich Knowl

Re: Stus-List Cruising

2014-05-29 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Mike;   If you travel the ICW on your trip south, get in touch with me when you get to North Carolina. I'd be happy to play host for an evening, and would love to compare boat mods made to adapt our racer/cruisers for liveaboard cruising.   Rick Brass Imzadi C&C 38 mk1 Washingon, NC 252-946-2244

Stus-List Strange HIN, can anyone clarify

2014-05-30 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
A friend is looking at a 1974 30-1 in Beaufort, NC. The seller gave us a copy of a recent survey of the boat. On the survey the hull number is listed as "300116" which is probably taken from the metal plate in the cockpit. Model 30. Hull #116. Makes sense. But the HIN shown for the boat is MDZ4

Re: Stus-List Can anyone identify the class of this boat?

2014-06-02 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Allied built a knock off of the Cape Dory 25. One came through the city docks where I work about a week ago, with a young couple moving it to their new home. When I asked if it was a Cape Dory, they told me it was an Allied, licensed from the Cape Dory 25 design. Rick Brass Sent from my iPad

Re: Stus-List Advice on Window replacement on C&C 30 Mk1

2014-06-02 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Richard;   This is a subject that gets covered often on the list. You will find a wealth of instructions on the DIY section of the Photo Album, or in the list archives.   But first, you will need to identify which version of portlights (the name for non-opening cbin windos) you have. Early boats

Re: Stus-List Advice on Window replacement on C&C 30 Mk1

2014-06-03 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
air is made. > Thanks, > Rick Jorgensen > Gloucester, MA > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rick Brass > via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, June 2, 2014 11:35 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Advi

Re: Stus-List Advice on Window replacement on C&C 30 Mk1

2014-06-03 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Richard, Just to add a bit to what Dennis has written (and thanks Denis for providing the seal part numbers, it saves me a trip to the storage shed and from digging through my spares): I use a tongue depresser as a push stick, bought a package at Walgreens a few years ago for mixing epoxy and

Re: Stus-List Advice on Window replacement on C&C 30 Mk1

2014-06-05 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I'm not sure the temperature extremes are radically different between St Louis and eastern Pennsylvania, where my 25 lived after I bought her, or Boston, where the 38 lived before I bought her. On both boats, a single strip of spline is all that is needed and has stayed in the corners with no pr

Re: Stus-List Distance to maneuver to exit and enter slip

2014-06-05 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
FWIW, All of our docks have fingers that are 35 long by approximately 16 wide. There is a 60 foot fairway between each set of docks. That is 171% of nominal boat length. We have put sailboats as long as 38 into the 35 foot slips (about 160%) with little or no problems. Trawlers and single engin

Re: Stus-List Repositioning Mast - now compass oil

2014-06-05 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Call Ritchie or go on line to find a repair center near you. They will have compass oil. Sent from my iPad > On Jun 5, 2014, at 13:49, Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List > wrote: > > Whale oil will also work. :-) > > Bill Bina >> On 6/5/2014 1:41 PM, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List wrote: >> West Ma

Re: Stus-List C&C 24 rudder question

2014-06-06 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Just a reminder before we all send Ed off to but a moisture meter and dismount the rudder to take it home to dry out. The rudder is a transom hung one on a 24, and probably made like the rudder on a comparable vintage 25. Which means it is hollow below the waterline and has a hole at the top an

Re: Stus-List Annapolis > Bermuda race

2014-06-09 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
BTW, I'm pretty sure Jake Broderson and Fred Street are crewing on The Office Rick Brass Sent from my iPad > On Jun 8, 2014, at 20:43, "Dennis C. via CnC-List" > wrote: > > Everybody watching? > > http://www.bermudaoceanrace.com/race-overview/2014tracker > > C&C listers are Joel Aronson,

Re: Stus-List Annapolis > Bermuda race

2014-06-09 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
It seems to have been a pretty slow race so far. We are having winds from a high pressure system that passed north of the fleet as they came down the bay. The fleet is about 100-150 NM into the ocean now, and most of the boats in PHRF 3 (which includes Impromptu and The Office) are heading east

Re: Stus-List C&C 38 mk1 vs mk2

2014-06-24 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Sorry for the late post, but I've just gotten back from the C&C owners gathering in Bermuda. As James has said, the exact break is a mystery as deep as the whereabouts of Hoffa's body or Jimmy Buffets shaker of salt. The preponderance of opinion seems to be that the change from mk1 to mk2 happe

Re: Stus-List Launch

2014-06-25 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Richard, All boats with right hand prop rotation tend to veer to port when under power. It is generally more noticeable at lower speeds, but is present all the time. It is called torque steer and is the forward motion version of prop walk. On my 38 it needs 4 or 5 degrees of starboard rudder at

Re: Stus-List getting seasick

2014-06-25 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Personally, I have always been convinced that the statement in the ads is a really smart and subtle promotional message and not a serious health warning. Put there to impress us with the results we might get. But I vote that we don't add comments on the effectiveness of ED meds to foredeck cows

Re: Stus-List Tacking the genoa

2014-06-25 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
David, I think that there is a problem with the traveler. I replaced my old bridge deck mounted Schaefer traveler that came on the boat with a Garhauer. I can adjust the traveler from behind the helm using one hand in 15-20 knots. The Garhauer has a 6:1 purchase on a ball bearing car. FWIW, th

Re: Stus-List Aluminum coating

2014-06-30 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I reprinted my pedestal circa 208 or 2009 when I was replacing the idler sheaves that are mounted on the plate below the cockpit sole. I did it off the boat and my pedestal is white (so less heat to impact the paint) but I have been pleased with the result and no current indication of decay in t

Re: Stus-List what is wrong with these boats?

2014-07-12 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Or you could do what I did. The 6'1" draft of my 38 was impractical for the Carolina Sounds, the ICW, and the Bahamas. So I called Mars Metals (who cast the original keels for most of our boats) and had them make me a torpedo bulb to replace the bottom 10" of keel. For about $4k installed, I no

Re: Stus-List what is wrong with these boats? (now: Keel draft...)

2014-07-12 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
A few months ago I spoke with some cruisers headed north after a winter in the Bahamas ( not their first trip, either) in a Director 65 drawing 6'6". I asked them about access because of the deep draft. Theory old me that 20-25% of the destination/anchorages were not a problem, 40-50 % could us

Re: Stus-List Genoa/Jib Sheet diameter on a 30-1, 7/16 or 1/2"?

2014-07-16 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
The genoa sheets for my 38 are 7/16ths. I use a "fuzzy" double braid that I bought from Cajun Rope in Canada. Strength somewhere between StaSet and StaSetX, but a really soft hand that is nice on the hands. On my 25 I use 3/8ths line of the same material. 5/16ths line is just too small to be c

Re: Stus-List Set up of shower in Cockpit

2014-07-21 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Question 1 is whether your engine is raw water cooled or fresh water cooled. Raw water cooling means water from outside the boat is clumped through the engine block for cooling, then mixed with the exhaust to cool that, then expelled back into the lake. If your engine is raw water cooled, the th

Stus-List FULLER BRUSH PORT FREE TO A GOOD HOME

2014-07-24 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
A few months ago there was a discussion about the Fuller Brush ports on many of our boats. I've finally gotten around to replacing the 5x12 opening port in the head of my 38 with a new Beckson port that has drain spouts, designed for installation in sloped sides of the cabin. Hopefully that will

Re: Stus-List Joker valve war / Head reliability

2014-07-31 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I'm surprised at the need to rebuild two or three times per year. The head ate in my 38 has just been rebuilt for the second time in the 11 years I've owned her. This rebuild was because the piston seal was worn, and the pump would loose prime and operate slowly. When I installed the new servic

Re: Stus-List Proper Process for Head Pump Out + reducing head odors

2014-08-01 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Sent from my iPad > Pumping free ash water through the head wil help clear the joker valve and > any effluent in the hose to the tank. But the flow from the head comes into > the tank at the top. Any sludge left in the tank after the pump out will be in the bottom inch or so of the tank, whi

Re: Stus-List Replacing the Head -- Jabsco Lite Flush?

2014-08-01 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
$701Us plus freight seems expensive, given the West Marine has the same head in their catalog for $579. The complete Jabsco electric head you have, for comparison, it $449 at WM. I notice from the specs that the head you have draws 16 amps. The Jabsco Lite draws 25. The controlled water usage i

cnc-list@cnc-list.com

2014-08-01 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Note to self: Don't get work done on the boat in Chesapeake Bay. Re $5k for cushions, I just had all the cushions done on my 38. Two v berth cushions plus the filler, two settee cushions plus four seat backs and four arm cushions, quarter berth cushion, and assorted bolster cushions and pillows

Re: Stus-List 3/4 ton rehab

2014-08-01 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Practical Sailor did a review of topside paints a few years ago. Considered shine, ease of application, durability, UV resistance over a couple of years. Two part paints like Algrip were rated best, but the Rustoleum Marine paints matched the performance of the best one part marine finished like

Re: Stus-List Replacing Rub Rail - Landfall 35

2014-08-08 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
My rub rail was damaged in a collision some years ago. It is an integral part of the hull to deck seal, and riveted to the flange of the hull. So removing or replacing it involved lifting the entire deck off the hull by about 6" to get space to remove the rivets. Plus all the wiring connections

Re: Stus-List Alcohol stove

2014-08-11 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Denatured alcohol is all I've ever used in the stove on the 38 or the Origo stove on the 25. About once a year I go to Lowes and buy a gallon can. And one of these days I'll finally get around to installing the new propane stove I bought for the 38 a couple of years ago. I'm told it is easier to

Re: Stus-List Balsa core thickness

2015-09-28 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Petar; If I recall correctly, it is about 3/8” – perhaps ½” Rick Brass Imzadi C&C 38 mk 2 la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of phorvati . via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 8:01 PM To: CNC bo

Re: Stus-List Bow Thrusters

2015-09-28 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Is it called a Yacht Thruster? I was talking to a cruiser on my docks who had installed one on his Crealock 37. He seemed pleased. I thought it sort of pricey, but I suppose it is still a lot less expensive then a tube across the hull under the v berth. He didn’t say anything about a speed penal

Re: Stus-List Rigid vang

2015-09-30 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
If you are unable to get proper luff tension when raising the main, and you suspect the cause may be the tension on the leach of the sail, then the problem is most likely that you have not loosened the mainsheet (or vang if you have one) sufficiently before raising the sail. The weight of the boom

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-03 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I have an IPad 3 which was a gift. It has cellular capability (so it has a built in GPS), but has never been connected to cellular service. The GPS function operates perfectly below decks and everywhere else. I have never had a problem receiving GPS data, even inside my house which has a metal r

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-03 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
The IPad needs to have cellular capability, which means it has an on board GPS. That does not mean that you need a cellular contract, nor that you need to even enable the cellular connection under the GENERAL section of the SETTINGS screen. Mine has always been turned off, yet the GPS works just

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-03 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Office Depot has a Lenovo 10" android tablet at a regular price of about $115. The 7" is about $89. Look for a sale, Christmas is coming. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David via CnC-List Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 12:04 PM To: CNC CNC Cc: David Subject

Re: Stus-List IPad Question...

2015-10-03 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
My IPad has worked between the east coast and Bermuda. GPS no problem. The real problem is keeping the battery charged. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jerome Tauber via CnC-List Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 6:04 PM

Re: Stus-List Rigid vang

2015-10-05 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
part soft vang. What's the cost and performance benefits of going to a boom kicker vs a solid vang? Allen Miles Septima C&C 30-2 Hampton, VA From: Rick Brass via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:22 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-lis

Stus-List Photo album ads & other stuff

2015-10-08 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Stu, I'd appreciate contacting Mark Janda as well. James' message prompted me to look at the Photo Album ads for the first time in a while, and I see a couple of items for my 38 that I could probably use. I tore up my RF 140 a couple of weeks ago, and I see that he has two for sale. Plus I see a pr

Re: Stus-List Photo album ads & other stuff

2015-10-08 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
tuff Rick — is that Bayfield, Wisconsin, or Bayfield, Ontario? I’m not familiar with Mark, but I can check around this weekend. Haulout tomorrow… :^( Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On Oct 8, 2015, at 9:10 AM, Rick Brass via CnC-Li

Re: Stus-List Autopilot Recommendations

2015-10-11 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
>From all the comments over the past few years I know that David's comment is true. But I have always wondered "WHY?". What changed to make the rudder position sensor essential? Over the years I've had an Autohelm tillerpilot (800 I think) on a 27 and a Raymarine 1000 tillerpilot on my 25 with

Re: Stus-List Roller Reefing Boom

2015-10-11 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
La Belle Aurore, 25 mk1 hull number 225, still has the roller furling boom – and I even still have the crank that came with the boat for furling. Like Touche, the roller boom is disabled by the Garhauer Vang. Bell has end boom sheeting with the traveler on the transom. And though I have done awa

Re: Stus-List VC17

2015-10-12 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Graham is correct. The Interprotect literature indicates you should apply the first coat of bottom paint before the Interprotect fully cures so that it bonds with the Interprotect and acts as a primer. You touch the partially cured material with a knuckle. When it is cured enough that you leave a k

Re: Stus-List Deisel Fuel Additives?

2015-10-12 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
All diesel is made to the same set of standards. The red stuff just has a dye in it to indicate that the highway fuel tax has not been paid. When your engine was built, diesel fuel had 5000 parts per million of Sulphur content. The Sulphur was a significant factor in lubricating the injection

Re: Stus-List Deisel Fuel Additives?

2015-10-13 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
thoughts on SeaFoam? > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md > > From: "Rick Brass via CnC-List" > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: "Rick Brass" > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 8:52:03 PM > Subject: Re: Stus

Re: Stus-List Deisel Fuel Additives? Mixing?

2015-10-16 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Ditto. Biobor is an algaecide (though it may have other things in it?). Stanadyne is a lubricant. Have used both for perhaps 10 years. Rick Brass From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jake Brodersen via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 6:58 PM To:

Re: Stus-List Welcome the Newbie!

2015-10-17 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
James is correct. Back in 2004 I reduced my draft from 6’1” to 5’3” using a Mars Metals torpedo bulb. My goal was to have a boat suitable to our shallow NC sounds, and for eventual cruising in the Bahamas and Keys. I had to tell Mars how short we were making the keel, and how much the lead r

Re: Stus-List Anti-fouling paint

2015-10-22 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Three years is about the experience I had when I still used Micron for bottom paint. Tip for you paint job in the spring: As a first coat paint the forward third of the hull, the forward half of the keel, and the forward half of the rudder with a contrasting color of paint. I use blue as a first c

Re: Stus-List Anti-fouling paint -> devolving the basal plates

2015-10-22 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
A spray bottle of muriatic acid does the same thing. Use a cheap spray bottle because you will only get to use it one time. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dreuge via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 7:30 PM T

Re: Stus-List Vinyl letters - experiences?

2015-10-22 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I bought the decals on Belle at an Atlantic City Boat Show (back when they still had them) from a company that specialized in lettering for boats. Not Boat/US. That was back in about 95 or 96 and the letting is still in great shape with no noticeable fading. Had to replace one set of decals

Re: Stus-List Anti-fouling paint

2015-10-23 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
nd in the slip! I thought it was attached to the bottom! Rick Paige's 37+ Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2015, at 7:17 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List wrote: > > Three years is about the experience I had when I still used Micron for > bottom paint. > > Tip for you paint j

Re: Stus-List Anti-fouling paint -> devolving the basal plates

2015-10-23 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
-fouling paint -> devolving the basal plates Any harm in using muriatic acid on my bronze prop or s/s shaft? That's where I find most basal plates. -- Jonathan Indigo C&C 35III SOUTHPORT CT On Oct 22, 2015, at 22:20, Rick Brass via CnC-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrot

Re: Stus-List 1980 C&C 32 Innisfree - Wilmington, DE

2015-11-01 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
As I recall from prior posts on the list, and from reading the explanation of HINs on the USCG website, there are at least three different schemes for hull ID numbers that have been used over the years. I believe that the explanation that Chuck included below is for the current scheme. On my o

Re: Stus-List 1980 C&C 32 Innisfree NOW HIN codes

2015-11-02 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
The “M” actually does mean something – that the manufacturer is using the MODEL Year format that was optional prior to August 1, 1984. Why August 1st? Because any boat started after August 1st is by definition a boat of the following MODEL Year. If you look at the date codes listed under

Re: Stus-List Keel attachment issues on a C&C 25

2015-11-07 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
>From the pictures you sent, it appears that the fiberglass layup is virtually >identical to the layup in my early 1975 model. I have the same raised area of >fiberglass under one of the keel bolts, and also the same strip if roving >athwart the bilge and extending up under the cockpit sole.

Re: Stus-List C&C 25 MkI

2015-11-08 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
bump, and a very swept back keel. Anybody have the brochure for this model? Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md _____ From: "Rick Brass via CnC-List" mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc

Re: Stus-List Shift / throttle cables

2015-11-09 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Take your cables to the local NAPA or other auto parts store. They will match the length and the cable ends to the proper Teledyne – Morse cables for your installation. They are pretty inexpensive, I think I paid about $40-45 for the replacement cables for my 38 (one of which was the old fat cab

Re: Stus-List C&C 25 headsail size

2015-11-10 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
My #1 is a 155 made of Pentax and Kevlar, and I fly it up to about 15 or 17 apparent. My next step down is a 110 Lapper with a short hoist and about a 2’ pendant at the head of the sail. I bought a 65% storm jib when I first bought the boat, thinking I would need it. I guess I’ve flown it about

Re: Stus-List Fwd: Replacing Windows

2015-11-10 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I have a 75 model boat that I’ve owned for 21 years, and a 76 model that I’ve owned for 12. Between them they have 6 aluminum frame windows. None of the frames have ever been rebidded, and none of them leak. Back in the mid-90s when I replaced the first pair of portlight lenses on my 25, som

Re: Stus-List Fwd: Replacing Windows

2015-11-10 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I rebuilt an A&H hatch with 295UV. It certainly was persnickety about the cleaning, the primer, and the timing. But I don’t recall it as being particularly messy to apply or to clean up. And it has certainly never leaked. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-b

Stus-List Contacting Mark Janda?

2015-11-11 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
A few weeks ago, about 4 listers were trying to contact Mark Janda about some items for a 38 mk2 that he had listed on the Photo Album classifieds. Someone on the list knew Mark and offered to pass along our names. Stu also fixed the contact information on the classified ads. A week ago I emailed M

Stus-List Lewmar Ocean Hatch Seals

2015-11-15 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I spent 3 ½ trying hours today attempting to replace the hatch seal on the Lewmar Ocean 60 foredeck hatch on Kathy Sisk’s 29-2. She bought the Lewmar hatch seal kits for both the 60 series foredeck hatch and the 20 series on the cabin top. We started with the foredeck hatch because that one has bee

Stus-List Video of C&C 30 racing in Annapolis

2015-11-19 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
The attached video was included in a post from a sailing TV website this morning. I have to say I'm impressed to see so many C&C 30s on the line, and the performance of the boats is impressive. Certainly not "us father's" C&C. And pretty athletic for this fat old man. But impressive none the less.

Re: Stus-List Batteries in the cabin. Was Re: Changing weight distribution in Landfall 38

2015-11-20 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
And since the biggest batteries you could fit into the bilge of a 25 would be D cells, I think the Irwin 43 is the correct assumption. Rick Brass Imzadi C&C 38 mk 2 la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Freder

Re: Stus-List Update: Re: Keel attachment issues on a C&C 25

2015-11-24 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Damn. Wish I’d thought about McMaster-Carr when I did my boat 20-some years ago. I paid more than $5 a plate way back then. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill Coleman via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 10:30 AM

Re: Stus-List Update: Re: Keel attachment issues on a C&C 25

2015-11-24 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Ahmet; As I said before, I replaced the original steel backing plates (if I recall, they were more like steel fender washers) on my 25 when she was a bit over 20 years old. I had some square backing plates made out of 3/16” or ¼” stainless. About 3 or 4 inches square and with the proper size

Re: Stus-List Vacation II St Martin

2015-11-25 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
While on vacation in Key West a few years ago, I had the chance for a conversation over a couple of beers with the skipper of the former Stars and Stripes that sailed/sails out of Key West. He told me the Coast Guard made them take a significant amount off the mast – something like 17 feet! – be

Stus-List Tide prediction app for my IPad?

2015-11-30 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Through luck or skill, we managed to bring the 72' schooner I was on over the weekend into the yard within 10 minutes after high tide - which was pretty much what was intended, based on the presumption that high tide would mean something close to slack water. Unfortunately, on arrival I found we st

Re: Stus-List Bad Build

2015-12-06 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
The keel bolt under the mast isn’t “wrong”, it’s just darned inconvenient every decade or so. ;-) You have good design and optimum placement for the keel bolt, and good design and optimum placement for the mast. At least by the design standards of the period. It just happens the placement ov

Re: Stus-List glue for hatch gasket

2015-12-06 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
3M Weather-strip Adhesive 8011 is probably what is holding the neoprene seals around the doors in your car. Any good auto store that caters to body shops should have it. Another alternative is 3M Emblem and Trim Adhesive 3601, which you can buy at Walmart or just about any auto parts store.

Re: Stus-List glue for hatch gasket

2015-12-06 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
gasket adhesive number 8002. Looks like yellow contact cement. Hopefully it will do the job. Joel On Sunday, December 6, 2015, Rick Brass via CnC-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: 3M Weather-strip Adhesive 8011 is probably what is holding the neoprene seals around the doors i

Re: Stus-List Rot in non-structural bulkhead - thoughts?

2015-12-07 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
My friend’s 1983 LF38 has a rather large removable rectangular panel in the area you are talking about (which provides pretty fair access to the right side of the engine, transmission, and v drive, as I know from personal experience). There are stainless tabs on the edge of the panel that keep t

Re: Stus-List Rot in non-structural bulkhead - thoughts?

2015-12-08 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I understand the location now, it’s the partition that separated the battery “shelf” from the storage area under the quarter berth. Right? I think I’d agree with others who have suggested the problem is likely to be battery fumes and not water penetration. Air circulation outboard of the bat

Re: Stus-List Boat tools

2015-12-08 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Dennis, I agree with you that nut drivers are essential tools. I find I use the set on the boat much more than I use the socket wrenches. I’m going to give myself a set with a spring loaded shaft for Christmas, because I am constantly amazed at how often the normal nut driver is just a bit t

Re: Stus-List Boat tools

2015-12-08 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Your boat is just too new, Josh. The boats built in Canada in the 70s have HUNDREDS of flat head Roberson screws (if they haven’t gotten replaced with Phillips oval head screws over the years). Rick From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-L

Re: Stus-List Pleated Blinds

2015-12-10 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I've seen the pleated blinds and the aluminum rails they are mounted on in an RV parts catalog. I wonder if they come in a standard size that might fit, and if you can't buy them through an RV dealer/service provider in your area. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:c

Re: Stus-List Here's why it is better to sail the gulf-side of FL

2015-12-10 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Having worked for a forklift company that made a lot of container handling equipment, I can tell you what I recall. 5 lost containers per ship is probably not a bad guess at the average. Although it is not 5 containers off every ship, it is more the case of 100 containers off every 20th ship

Re: Stus-List Doyle Stack Pack or Mack Pack?

2015-12-10 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
The Doyle Stack Packs I’ve seen have all had the bottom edge of the sail sewn into the bottom seam of the Stack Pack. And a set of sail slugs along the bottom of the assembly are in the grove on the top of your boom. I can’t swear from experience that this is true for all Doyle Stack Packs, just

Re: Stus-List Doyle Stack Pack or Mack Pack? - Now Dutchman

2015-12-11 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I guess I need a bit of education from the list. The boats that I have been on that have a Dutchman flaking system (which is only 1 or 2) have all had the top of the vertical (monofilament?) lines that the sail slides down attached to the topping lift. I thought this was the norm. Dwight’s

Re: Stus-List Cost to recover cushions - ouch

2015-12-17 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I don’t know about the Annapolis area, but here in Eastern North Carolina that price would be obscene. I’ve completely redone the upholstery in my 38 in the past year. Total cost about $1600 for the following: 2 v berth cushions – new 6” foam and medium brown Ultrasuede, Pfeifertex mesh

Re: Stus-List 30-1 keel depth

2015-12-17 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I don’t know, Chuck. Back when I shortened the keel and added a torpedo bulb to Imzadi in 2003, we measured the draft as 5’3”, before she was launched. The bulb was something like 350 pounds more than the weight of led removed when we cut off the keel, so the floating draft might be a skoosh

Re: Stus-List Proper Blower Installation - 30 mki

2015-12-23 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
My 38 was originally built with an A4. There are 2 4” cowl vents on the transom, with 4” ventilation hose routed into the engine space. There are 2 blowers similar to the ones that Marek identified in his post mounted under the cockpit sole; one of these is routed to push fresh air into the engi

Re: Stus-List Proper Blower Installation - 30 mki NOW FUEL CHARACTERISTICS

2015-12-29 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
The geek in me just has to jump in here with some technical information. So here goes: Yes, Rick, vaporized diesel will blow up like vaporized gasoline. And Yes, Patrick, diesel does not vaporize easily. And is a lot less likely to support a flame than Gasoline as well. The flash poin

Re: Stus-List Proper Blower Installation - 30 mki NOW FUEL CHARACTERISTICS

2015-12-29 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
You’re right, Joe. That isn’t an example of an explosive vapor ignited by a spark, but rather a liquid mist being heated above the 494 F ignition point of the liquid. And that’s not a situation that a blower would help avoid. Rick From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]

Re: Stus-List Stus List - Raymarine Combo on sale again

2015-12-29 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I agree that it is a “what’s important to you” issue, but for me the weight aloft isn’t a real concern. The antenna weighs 10-15 pounds and up near the second spreader would be 35 feet off the deck. I don’t see that as all that significant because I don’t race any more. For me the tradeoff i

Re: Stus-List Automatic bilge pump switch help

2016-01-03 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I have a 1250 GPH Johnson cartridge pump on Imzadi, similar to these: http://www.westmarine.com/buy/johnson-pump--automatic-submersible-bilge-pumps--P011006897 . Johnson also makes the West Marine pumps available in my local store. All of these come with a check valve that is a small rubber c

Re: Stus-List Source for Sturgeron?

2016-01-07 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I was self-insured for a couple of years and bought all the ethical meds for my girlfriend and myself at Canada Drugs Online. https://www.canadadrugsonline.com/sitemap.aspx I always found them to be very service oriented and easy to work with. She took Effexor, at a cost of just under $300 a

Re: Stus-List Standard Horizon GX2200

2016-01-07 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
$260 net is a very attractive price. I have a GX2100 with AIS, but GPS is not built in. Mine is connected to the plotter at my helm, with the plotter feeding the GPS data and displaying the AIS information. I like the system very well (though the repeated AIS warnings when you are in certain par

Re: Stus-List What's a Loud Hailer?

2016-01-07 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Colregs rule 2 makes yelling “Hey you, get outta the way” a waste of breath. I suppose yelling at another racer (Starboard! Idiot!) or the occasional race committee might be a satisfying addition to a red flag. But I never really felt the need for a loudhailer. And if I am in a literal fog (

Re: Stus-List VHF / AIS

2016-01-08 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
I hear what you are saying, Fred. And I have to agree. Imzadi has a fixed mount VHF at the helm and also a separate fixed mount at the nav station. Each is connected to a GPS (the one at the helm is the Garmin chartplotter), and each has a dedicated antenna. While I like the redundancy, t

Re: Stus-List Was Jib sheet - now buying sheets and halyards

2016-01-10 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Joel makes a good point. The genoa sheets on my 38 are 7/16”. One set are StaSet, the other are a fuzzy braid Dacron from Cajun Trading. My headsail is almost as much sail area as your whole rig. So 7/16ths is bigger than you need. 3/8” StaSet or equivalent would be better, and less expensiv

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