Hi Dwight Ballantyne's Cove is mainly a lobster port. The season here is June and July. This time of year there are some tuna charters run from here.
When I look through my spy glass I can see about a half dozen permanent sail boats at the floating wharves, including 2 other C&Cs. Just down the coast about 6 nm is Cribbon's Pt, home to a number of other sailboats, a lot of Tanzers. We get a lot of transiting boats here. We're the last stop for boats heading to the Strait of Canso or the first for boats exiting the Strait. A lot of our visitors are surprised by how sheltered the harbour is. Charts have not been updated to show the 2nd breakwater. >From Ballantyne's Cove, St Peter's canal is 56 nm, the Canso causeway is 25 nm, Pt Hood Island is 18 nm and Georgetown PEI is 35 nm. The water is wet and warm. I swam here on May 19, only because I'd snagged a trap line and wanted to free it without cutting. The water was 10 Celsius that day, but hit 24 C a couple of weeks ago, before the latest storms. Thanks for your interest Derek Tortuga C&C 30 mk1 Ballantyne's Cove > > > Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:15:45 -0300 > From: dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List ST4000 wheel drive problem > Message-ID: <4F5E4B66D7494EB689A932D2B7EA1E83@your4dacd0ea75> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Derek > > I did not know exactly where Ballantyne's Cove was until I Googled it after > your post so thanks for adding your location. It must be really nice > sailing around there and that body of water between Cape Breton and the > mainland looks great. Are there many sailboats in your area? I have never > been there but it looks like a place that deserves a visit, maybe by boat > but from here up the eastern shore of Nova Scotia and back can be a long > hard passage so I have many times thought of a trip to the Bras d'Or Lakes > but so far I haven't done that and instead have done most of my sailing > between Halifax and Shelburne. > > > > Dwight Veinot > > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > _____ > > From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] > On Behalf Of Tortuga > Sent: September 13, 2012 8:45 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List ST4000 wheel drive problem > > > > Thank you everyone who replied to my plea. > > > > I hope to make more permanent repairs to the wheel drive I have and I've > got > some ideas to help me now. > > > > If I eventually decide to rip the whole Autohelm out, I'll alert the list > first. > > > > We can't afford to have precious parts going into landfills. > > > > Derek Kennedy > > Tortuga (1979 C&C 30 Mk1) > > Ballantyne's Cove, NS > > > > From: <mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> > cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com > [mailto: <mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> > cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dennis C. > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 2:29 PM > To: <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List ST4000 wheel drive problem > > > > Monitor eBay. The drive units show up regularly. I sold one a few months > ago. Won't be cheap. > > > > Dennis C. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 12, 2012, at 9:52 AM, Tortuga < <mailto:tortugas...@gmail.com> > tortugas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > During our last sail, the wheel drive for the Autohelm ST4000 on > our 1979 30 mk1 stopped engaging. When I moved the drive lever into the > engage position it seemed to not catch, although it stayed in position. > The unit was clicking away but the wheel was not engaged. > > > > I put a note on the Raymarine tech forum, asking whether I > should take the wheel drive apart. I received a reply, asking "What > color is the wheel drive, Black or Gray?" I replied that I thought it > was black faded to dark gray. > > > > I received another reply, "There is no adjustment on black wheel > drives, and unfortunately no parts available any longer as well. > Sometimes with those symptoms, changing the belt might help, again there > are no parts available but there is a company..." > > > > I took the wheel drive apart and found that the cam mechanism > was rotating on the shaft connecting it to the drive lever Once there > were 2 pins which passed through the cam and the shaft to prevent the > cam from free-rotating. They had been worn down or snapped off. The > remains were still lodged in the shaft. > > > > As a temporary fix, I cut 2 thin brads to length and shoved them > through the cam and shaft, then placed them both back into the drive > wheel assembly, jammed the wheel drive back together and put the drive > lever back on. > > > > I haven't had a chance yet to try it out because of the winds > and rain from Leslie. > > > > I have contacted CMC Electronics to ask about a replacement > drive eccentric assembly. I was told someone there will call me back. > > > > My apologies if this has been discussed too many times before. > Is it a common problem? What are my chances of finding a replacement > assembly? > > > > Thanks > > > > Derek Kennedy > > C&C 30 mk 1 > > Ballantyne's Cove, NS > > > > _____ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2437/5264 - Release Date: 09/12/12 > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20120913/e29c8398/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > CnC-List mailing list > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > End of CnC-List Digest, Vol 80, Issue 38 > **************************************** > -- Derek Kennedy Cel: (902)863-7628 Home: (902)863-9219
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