For mine, I made the adjustment between the wheel and cockpit sole. :-)
On 03/06/13, Knowles Rich <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > > > > > don't you need weight in the stern for traction? > > Rich Knowles > INDIGO LF38 > Halifax, NS. > > > > > > > > On 2013-03-06, at 3:29 PM, Jeffrey Nelson <nelson2...@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > I've seen what they can do. They're pretty good. The heart of the business is > building rudders for > skiff's. They ship world wide. I've seen a couple of C&C rudders that they've > done and they look good, > and weigh about half of the original. > > -- > Cheers, > Jeff Nelson > Muir Caileag > C&C 30 > > On 03/05/13, Michael Dean <md...@ca.inter.net> wrote: > > Here is a link to what used to be Phil's Foils in Ottawa. Looks like he has > > rudder for C&C 35 (depending on which model 35). Probably less expensive > > depending on whether he can reuse the inner skeleton. I have no personal > > knowledge of quality. > > > > http://www.fastcomposites.ca/site/marine/foils-a-z/cc/ > > > > Mike Dean > > C&C 27 Mk III > > Oakville, ON > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] > > <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]> On Behalf Of Joseph > > Sisson > > Sent: March-05-13 2:24 PM > > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Subject: Stus-List Introducing me... > > > > 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(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-b > > utyl-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(http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/) > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com(http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/) > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > > -- > Cheers, > Jeff Nelson > Muir Caileag > C&C 30 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > > > > -- Cheers, Jeff Nelson Muir Caileag C&C 30
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