Kim:
I came across the Okeechobee Waterway last week while bringing my boat from
Fort Lauderdale to St. Petersburg.
The Port Mayaca bridge is something to see. Ancient, with two huge blocks on
either side that lift and lower the span. I managed to get stopped there
when a train passed by.
Bring plenty of fenders for the locks. You'll get dropped 13 feet at the St.
Lucie lock on the way to the Bahamas. Also, there are few places to fuel up,
so bring plenty.
Motorsailing through the headwaters of the Everglades around Clewiston was
fun. I'm not used to dodging gators in a sailboat. The scenery is pleasant
but not spectacular along the canal.
I was swarmed by love bugs in the middle of Lake Okeechobee and then stung
by a bee after I started swinging a towel at the bugs.
Jack Brennan
Former C&C 25
Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30
Tierra Verde, Fl.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Brown
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 9:35 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List 35-3 Mast height
Anyone actually measured their mast height on their 35-3. Spec in the
Owners Manual is 50.5 feet mast head to water. I measured today and am
coming up about a foot shorter at 49.2 feet. With the windex -including bird
spike - 50.83 feet. Boat is loaded for trip but not that much (rudder top
still well above water). Did the centerboard boats perhaps get a slightly
shorter rig? The reason this matters is that we are headed across FL next
week and there is this '49' foot bridge the Army Corp currently show as
having a clearance of 50.83 feet (seriously -they worked out exactly the
same- like the gods are tempting me....) due to low water in Lake
Okeechobee.... If I am really that short I should be able to go through the
bridge with nothing more than a ting or two from the bird spike. (tried to
get the windex off today but it is corroded in place). Alternative is to pay
the guy who tips boats $200 (each way). So has anyone else with a 35-3 come
up short? (Can't wait to see the response to that set-up) Or do I need to
check my math again (did it 3x). I could see an inch or two variance but
this is more than a foot?
Thanks
Kim Brown
TrustMe!!!
35-3
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