As the owner of #593, also a 1980, for almost 20 years, I can make a few comments. Congratulations.
Electrical - one of the previous owners (I am number 3) had the electrical updated. There is a 120 volt panel to the left of the sink with six circuit breakers, for the 120 volt outlets, battery charger, and others. The 12volt stuff is near the ice box. The panel has about a dozen breakers for most of the usual stuff. I can get details if you would like, the boat is about a 10 minute walk away. I added another 4 circuit 12v panel for stereo, gps, fans. I'm not sure about your battery switch, mine is on the bulkhead just to the port side of the companionway. Can't comment about the head - I've replaced my original Wilcox with another, but now that doesn't seem to want to suck water from outside (yes, the thru hull is clear), so we are using a gallon bottle to feed the toilet.... hate to get into that again. I have old Nexus version one. One screen on the bulkhead to the port side of the companionway and another attached (with chartplotter) to a panel hooked to the binnacle frame/guard. I've gotten used to the motor gauges - only look down once in a while when motoring to the tach and a few times a year for the fuel gauge, the lights and horn tell me the rest. Watch out for the key, you will step on it and bend it or break it. Switch is expensive, I've replaced it with a simple push/pull switch (because all Yanmar keys are the same, so where is the protection). For further information, my email is gnylan...@atlanticbb.net Gary Nylander Penniless St. Michaels, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Delean To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 7:18 PM Subject: Stus-List Introduction Greetings, from a recent purchaser of a 1980 C&C 30, sailing out of Penetanguishene, Ontario. Last weekend (July 5-7) I sailed the boat with a buddy to its home port from Gore Bay, ON, on Manitoulin Island, a trip of roughly 160 nautical miles. SW winds were not as heavy as we would have liked, but we did get six hours of great sailing in, averaging 5-6 knots. It was the first time I've sailed a boat that needed no attention at the helm unless there was a change in wind strength. For those who know Georgian Bay, we spent the first night at Club Island, and the second night at Beckwith Island, east side. From there Penetang was an easy reach on Sunday morning. The boat will be used for cruising and overnighting, not so much for racing. The boat has a Yanmar 2GM diesel, a motor that saw plenty of action last weekend. It appeared to get very good mileage. Areas I would like to clear up: batteries and electrical (I don't like the location of the battery switch under the bulkhead, and don't like the original DC panel or its location). Any recommendations would be appreciated. The head seems to have a case of "gastric reflux" in heavy seas. I want to get that fixed. Anybody have one of those new composting toilets, and do they actually work? Electronics: I have Nexus wind instruments ready to go. I'd like to have the screens installed on a pod at the helm, with chartplotter, etc. Motor gauges: located in a spot anyone over a foot tall can't see. Can this be improved? Refrigeration: looking at options for shore power cooling. I love these projects, and expect to have a few things done by next spring. In the meantime I will sail it as much as I can this year to understand how the boat responds in different wind/wave conditions. As an aside, my experience with these types of forums/lists has been mainly with the long distance motorcycling community. They are ruthless when people respond without trimming excess paragraphs from the post. You guys/gals are much more polite. Hope to meet many of you on the water. My sailing goal is to make it up to Mackinac in the next year or two, then who knows from there. Peter Delean North Bay, ON Drifter II C&C 30 Mk1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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