Joseph, Welcome to the list. As for the rudder I have no doubt that you could do the work yourself however I'm not sure you could do it as well as the professionals. There is also a good likelihood that your time and effort are worth more than the money saved. I posted links a while ago to pics for the rudder job on mine. It came to just over $4200. I have tremendous confidence in the quality of the work. You could certainly use the pictures as a "guide" as what to expect and how to put it back together.
https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1yVUdWUDNxVGFUcDA/edit?usp=sharing Steven Uhthoff at http://www.annapolisgelcoat.com/ Good Luck, Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Joseph Sisson <sissonjos...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hello Fellow Listers, > > Allow me to introduce myself....my name is Joseph Sisson and I am the > proud owner of Silent Runner a 1975 C&C 35 MKII...hull # 350. > I purchased her last August. She was on the hard in a marina on the North > Channel of Lake Huron. > After a couple months of testing, cleaning, replacing, retrofitting, > restoring etc...I set out on what was supposed to be a voyage down Lake > Michigan and into the river systems exiting at Mobile Alabama and into the > Gulf of Mexico. > The plan was that I would sail the boat to the Caribbean and eventually > through the Panama Canal and onto Vancouver BC Canada which is where I want > the boat to end up. > Long story short I ran aground on the evening of the first day of my > voyage, was rescued (taken off the boat) by the Ontario Provincial Police > (Marine Unit) after several unsuccessful attempts to pull the boat off the > rocks. > After four loooooooooooooooooong days of waiting for the wind to die down > so that we (I hired a local fisherman and his boat) could get back to my > boat, I was overjoyed to find her still afloat. > We attached a 400 foot line to the main halyard and pulled Silent Runner > from the top of the mast until she heeled over enough to float her off the > rocks. > I wish I had know how to do that on the night that I ran aground and would > have tried that with the OPP boat. (You learn these things as you go.) > > Photos of the "rescue" of the boat can be found at: > http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=155629101249005&set=a.155628851249030.52955.124818477663401&type=3&permPage=1 > > Although the rudder was badly damaged, I still had steerage and motored SR > to Gore Bay where she was hauled and is now awaiting my return in the > spring. > While at Gore Bay I got to know the service manager of a sailboat charter > company there and shared with him the story of my running aground. > After inspecting the damage to the rudder and the hull his comment was: > > If that had been one of our boats (they have mostly late model > sailboats to offer there clients) if would have been in pieces. > > So I am very glad that I choose to purchase a C&C and Silent Runner's > story is testament to the solid construction of these boats (something that > I do not wish to test again). > > I have been monitoring this forum and reading the postings for months now > and am only now chiming in. > I found the C&C Photo Album website and this forum while researching > potential sailboats to purchase. > I suggest that the website and this active forum of C&C owners should be > included as a selling feature with any C&C. (Great resource and great > people!) > > Through the list I was informed of the Maritime Museum of the Great Lakes > and have contacted them to obtain drawings of the C&C 35 MKII (still > waiting for the results of their search). > Are there any 35 MKII owners who have obtained drawings of this design? > I am considering doing the repairs to the rudder myself after receiving > quotes of $4K and $5K from two companies. > I welcome any suggestions or comments as to the feasibility of doing the > repair myself. > > To Jim Watts re hatch replacement: through this list I was informed of > Hammerhead Nautical Systems in Toronto. > I recently sent them the "glass" for my hatch on my Edel 665 (I am > currently restoring her to like new condition). > They are going to supply a new "glass" (with my original hardware > attached) and new gaskets for about $300. > The link to their website is: http://www.hhns.ca > > To Kim Brown re an easier third choice for leaking windows: you might > want to consider butyl tape. > Also through this list I was informed of this product. > An informative article with photos can be found at: > http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance/63554-bedding-deck-hardware-butyl-tape.html > > > Sorry for running on so long.... > > Cheers, > Joseph Sisson > s/v Silent Runner > 1975 C&C 35 MKII > Hull #350 (second last 35 MKII off the line) > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -- When security matters. http://www.secure-my-email.com
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