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> If it weren’t so financially depressing I’d exchange my detailed refit > spreadsheet for yours. Like you said, a big but fun project. I’m working on > the design of a windlass mount for my anchor today as a matter of fact. FWIW, > I paid ~$820.00 in 2011 for my Lewmar Pro-Series 1000 windlass. Certainly not > as large/heavy duty as yours but might provide some idea of costs. > > I can’t help with the cabling issue but my general rule is to buy new > electronics. I know that’s easily said when the money isn’t mine but I’ve > found with electronics that it’s always "bigger, better and faster” for the > same price as previous years and models. > > I have a question: You have a saildrive. I don’t think that was factory in > 1978. Did you convert your propulsion system from a standard shaft/strut to > the sail drive? I’d be very curious as to how that has worked out and what is > involved if that is the case. > > Cheers, > Dave Godwin > 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin > Reedville - Chesapeake Bay > Ronin’s Overdue Refit > > On Jan 21, 2014, at 10:44 AM, Maturo, John <john.mat...@yale.edu> wrote: > >> I have a 1978 Baltic 39/C&C (Rob Ball) and I need some help locating cable >> connectors for my Furuno radar model 821/841. I want to put a quick >> disconnect were the cable comes out of the mast. I stupidly cut the cable >> to get the radar off of the mast which was laying on horses in the yard last >> year during Sandy. Too much action, not enough thinking. I soldered the >> cable ends together this spring, but probably did not get the coax right >> with its very fine stranded wire core and so no picture. >> >> Any advice on locating connectors or suggestions like, just replace the >> whole cable, or replace the whole radar would be welcome. I have a nice set >> of 10 year old B&G instruments tied into a Navman GPS which all works fine, >> but the resolution of the display on the Navman is fairly coarse by current >> standards. Do you think I should be putting together a more modern system >> with radar, instruments, and GPS all tied together. Which of probably means >> all new instruments. >> >> I also have a Muir 24 volt VFF 1050/2200 vertical windlass with a seized >> motor due to salt corrosion from a somewhat careless installation by the PO. >> I have checked and the cost of a new motor is about $1,000. I would >> appreciate any advice on this aspect. I currently have 3/8 BBB chain, 80 ft >> with another 200 ft of 1/2 triple strand. >> >> I am currently coastal cruising while I do a refit of the boat in >> preparation for blue water cruising. This year new rod and teak. Last year >> I replaced the running rigging, refrigeration, and stripped and barrier >> coated the bottom. The motor, Yanmar 3YM30 with sail drive is 10 years old >> with about 800 hours on it. During the season I am going to replace the >> holding tank and head plumbing. The sails will come last as what I have >> works fine for the coastal cruising we are doing now. >> >> This is a big, but fun project. I just pulled out interior panels to get at >> the deck fittings in preparation for the new teak. I am pulling the chain >> plates to have them surveyed. The good part of this is that the more I dig >> the more confidence I have in the boat because the underlying structure is >> in such good shape and stoutly built. >> >> I have a spreadsheet with all of the work being done and costs and also >> started a power point slide show. I would be happy to share this as >> requested via my regular email. >> >> John Maturo >> Ashe, Baltic 39 >> john.mat...@yale.edu >>
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