Guys, new subject here. I want to doing some sailing down coast of Mexico (Carib side) to Belize and then to Rio Dulce. Has anyone done this trip and if so any advise for someone first time? What about charts of area - best source? Any good cruising guides?
Appreciate your help. Stephen C&C 34+ Deja Vu On Mar 20, 2014, at 12:00 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > Send CnC-List mailing list submissions to > cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > cnc-list-ow...@cnc-list.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of CnC-List digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Plexus Question (Robert Boyer) > 2. Re: iPad/iPhone app for route planning (now MapSource etc.) > (Marek Dziedzic) > 3. Remembering an old boat (Wally Bryant) > 4. Re: Plexus Question (Jake Brodersen) > 5. Re: Plexus Question (Jim Watts) > 6. Re: Practical Sailor (Jim Watts) > 7. Re: Practical Sailor (Frederick G Street) > 8. Re: Practical Sailor (Rich Knowles) > 9. Re: Practical Sailor (Jim Watts) > 10. Re: Practical Sailor (D Harben) > 11. Re: Plexus Question (Bill Bina) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:11:19 -0400 > From: Robert Boyer <dainyr...@icloud.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Stus-List Plexus Question > Message-ID: <e091ac62-38a8-405c-8e42-3e30edcc2...@icloud.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Plexiglas is a brand name while cast acrylic is a generic product name. > There are other trade names for acrylic sheet owned by other companies. > > I feel for you guys that still have to rebed your windows with Plexus. I did > it way too many times and then redesigned my windows and it has been over 10 > years without a leak! > > Bob > > Bob Boyer > S/V Rainy Days (1983 C&C Landfall 38 - Hull #230) > Annapolis, Maryland > email: dainyr...@icloud.com > blog: dainyrays.blogspot.com > "There's nothing--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as messing > about in boats.? -Kenneth Grahame > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140319/771c0f36/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:28:20 -0400 > From: "Marek Dziedzic" <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Stus-List Re: iPad/iPhone app for route planning (now > MapSource etc.) > Message-ID: <blu177-ds2fd4486192cedb6aad2a8ce...@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Charlie, > > correct. > > I simply don?t remember if the 540 would erase the card; more than likely, it > would not. Rather, it would put the serial number file on the card, so that > you could ?address? your route and waypoints to that particular device. If I > remember correctly, in MapSource, when you sent the routes to the SD card, it > would somehow identify the destination as your device. > > The MapSource does not have that warning; however, your plotter should have > it (my 421 does). > > You can plan and save all kinds of routes in MapSource and save them on your > PC. Only once you are done (nothing is ever final) you can transfer that > route to the SD card for moving it to the device. > > Btw. the process is quite simple (especially, if you understand what > happens). It is easier to do it then to describe it how it works. > > If you have specific questions/issues, you can contact me off the list. > > Marek > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:07:12 -0400 (EDT) > From: cenel...@aol.com > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List iPad/iPhone app for route planning (now > > Message-ID: <8d1119c0ab31c4c-225c-38...@webmail-m247.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > Thanks Mark--it may reduce the number of trips I need to make to the device > on the boat. > > Per your email, it appears that I should put a blank SD card into my 540 so > that Garmin can initialize it before I load the routes, etc. on the card > via my computer with MapSource. > > After that, I put the SD card back in the device, which Garmin now > recognizes, and load the routes onto > the chart buried within the 541. > > Presumably if the card with routes is placed in the device before > initialization, Garmin might initialize it and write > over the info on it previously. > > It seems that MapSource could take care of the initialization but then I > probably need the device serial number, blah, blah... > which still requires a trip to the boat. > > Talk about a "...rope-a-dope..." > > Anyhow, I did get the unlock code from Garmin and have downloaded the latest > version of MapSource. I bought an SD card so I guess I can > plan the routes, etc., without loading them on the card until after it is > initialized by the device. > > I wonder if the above procedure is discussed in the MapSource help files or > if the user is warned to initialize the SD card at the device before loading > routes on it. > > This would seem like a reasonable alert to the user. > > Thanks, > > Charlie Nelson > > > > > > cenel...@aol.com > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140319/9461108d/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:19:12 +0000 > From: Wally Bryant <w...@wbryant.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Stus-List Remembering an old boat > Message-ID: <5329edb0.4020...@wbryant.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Somebody just forwarded me this link: > <http://cal39.blogspot.mx/2011/11/dog-days-in-cruising-world.html> > > I hadn't seen it before. For the record, I didn't stand on the dock and > cry. I stood on the *deck* and cried. > > Wal > > -- > s/v Stella Blue > www.wbryant.com > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 20:23:48 -0400 > From: "Jake Brodersen" <captain_j...@cox.net> > To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Plexus Question > Message-ID: <017d01cf43d2$a9f62df0$fde289d0$@cox.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Allen, > > > > There are two types of Plexiglas produced. One is extruded as a sheet and > the other is cast. The cast version is stronger. The windows in the cabin > top are part of the structure. Plexus is a structural adhesive. When the > cabin flexes, the cast Plexiglas should last longer. Or at least that's > what I hope happens. > > > > My Plexus MA310 arrived today. I hope to install my window on Saturday. A > dry boat, once again! > > > > Jake > > > > Jake Brodersen > > "Midnight Mistress" > > C&C 35 Mk-III > > Hampton Va > > > > > > > > > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of allen > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 10:39 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Plexus Question > > > > What are benefits of cast acrylic vs cast Plexiglas? > > > > Allen Miles > > S/V Septima > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140319/d87d585f/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:14:22 -0700 > From: Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> > To: 1 CnC List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Plexus Question > Message-ID: > <CA+jZ0FdtSfnucHks+K4v=biqfnf2ohpjdr9tkr7nd+qdtnr...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Same stuff, varying qualities. Most cheap extruded acrylic comes from China > and it's useless. Quality acrylic usually has a name on the cover. > Plexiglas is a trade name for the Rohm & Haas product, while other > companies make different brands like Perspex or Acrylite. I have never > heard of a UV-protected acrylic in sheet form except for museum-grade, > which is generally too thin for glazing and really designed more for > artwork protection. Lexan (Makrolon) is available UV-protected because it > doesn't have the same UV stability of cast acrylic. > > More to the point, I used cast 2404 for our windows, you can see white > sealant through it, and they show no sign of distress after 6 years. Novus > products work really well to remove hazing and scratches. > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > > On 19 March 2014 17:23, Jake Brodersen <captain_j...@cox.net> wrote: > >> Allen, >> >> >> >> There are two types of Plexiglas produced. One is extruded as a sheet and >> the other is cast. The cast version is stronger. The windows in the cabin >> top are part of the structure. Plexus is a structural adhesive. When the >> cabin flexes, the cast Plexiglas should last longer. Or at least that's >> what I hope happens. >> >> >> >> My Plexus MA310 arrived today. I hope to install my window on Saturday. >> A dry boat, once again! >> >> >> >> Jake >> >> >> >> *Jake Brodersen* >> >> *"Midnight Mistress"* >> >> *C&C 35 Mk-III* >> >> *Hampton Va* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of * >> allen >> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 19, 2014 10:39 AM >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Plexus Question >> >> >> >> What are benefits of cast acrylic vs cast Plexiglas? >> >> >> >> Allen Miles >> >> S/V Septima >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140319/f073c629/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:20:09 -0700 > From: Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> > To: 1 CnC List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Practical Sailor > Message-ID: > <CA+jZ0Fc-guEK2KV7RBF=3vcrptnmxk-m9heb10vsytbo4m4...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Rats, I just dropped my subscription. > > Anyone want a Practical Sailor archive from 1987 to Dec. 2014? WTF am I > going to do with all this stuff? > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > > On 19 March 2014 06:43, <sam.c.sal...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> April's "Practical Sailor " has a write up of the C&C 40 if anyone's >> interested. >> >> sam :-) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140319/ee89b887/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:22:25 -0500 > From: Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Practical Sailor > Message-ID: <4ccfd65d-d7b6-40a6-bc82-6908ded6f...@postaudio.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Scan it and send it to Stu? :^) > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Mar 19, 2014, at 9:20 PM, Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Anyone want a Practical Sailor archive from 1987 to Dec. 2014? WTF am I >> going to do with all this stuff? > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140319/11c00e61/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:26:08 -0300 > From: Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Practical Sailor > Message-ID: <6dc0b151-7eeb-45b7-849b-fd0746e00...@sailpower.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > What did you do with it all? > > Rich > >> On Mar 19, 2014, at 23:20, Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Rats, I just dropped my subscription. >> >> Anyone want a Practical Sailor archive from 1987 to Dec. 2014? WTF am I >> going to do with all this stuff? >> >> Jim Watts >> Paradigm Shift >> C&C 35 Mk III >> Victoria, BC >> >> >>> On 19 March 2014 06:43, <sam.c.sal...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> April's "Practical Sailor " has a write up of the C&C 40 if anyone's >>> interested. >>> >>> sam :-) >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140319/ba2ac7c3/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 20:02:45 -0700 > From: Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> > To: 1 CnC List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Practical Sailor > Message-ID: > <ca+jz0feqvgwtensmgjqdleahzg5g5bk_auemjzvv-goguvd...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Most of it I spent on women and boats, the rest I wasted. > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > > On 19 March 2014 19:26, Rich Knowles <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > >> What did you do with it all? >> >> Rich >> >> On Mar 19, 2014, at 23:20, Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Rats, I just dropped my subscription. >> >> Anyone want a Practical Sailor archive from 1987 to Dec. 2014? WTF am I >> going to do with all this stuff? >> >> Jim Watts >> Paradigm Shift >> C&C 35 Mk III >> Victoria, BC >> >> >> On 19 March 2014 06:43, <sam.c.sal...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> April's "Practical Sailor " has a write up of the C&C 40 if anyone's >>> interested. >>> >>> sam :-) >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140319/bc695704/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:14:12 -0400 > From: D Harben <sailadventu...@rogers.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Practical Sailor > Message-ID: <48d5aae1-66f3-4730-b225-2a79cce7d...@rogers.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > ... ship COD to Bronte ON? > > > >> On Mar 19, 2014, at 10:20 PM, Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Rats, I just dropped my subscription. >> >> Anyone want a Practical Sailor archive from 1987 to Dec. 2014? WTF am I >> going to do with all this stuff? >> >> Jim Watts >> Paradigm Shift >> C&C 35 Mk III >> Victoria, BC >> >> >>> On 19 March 2014 06:43, <sam.c.sal...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> April's "Practical Sailor " has a write up of the C&C 40 if anyone's >>> interested. >>> >>> sam :-) >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >>> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >>> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140319/c39bd7f9/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 06:46:46 -0400 > From: Bill Bina <billb...@sbcglobal.net> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Plexus Question > Message-ID: <532ac716.9030...@sbcglobal.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20140320/000888c8/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > CnC-List mailing list > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > ------------------------------ > > End of CnC-List Digest, Vol 98, Issue 58 > **************************************** _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
