Bradley, Have a 33-II also ... Have replaced all the sheaves with ones from garhauer - and all the sheet stoppers with Lewmars - match the halyards and stoppers. Over the 15 years we've had Perception we have replaced the engine and most other systems ... Love the boat! Congratulations.
Paul. :) > On Feb 19, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Bradley Lumgair via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Purchased a 1985 C&C 33 MKII this winter, doing some research on updating and > refreshing stuff. So I have a few questions, if you'll bear with me. Mast is > up and theres several feet of snow in the boatyard, 200 miles from here. Also > boat needs to come home around May long weekend, likely a 450 mile sail. > 1)Halyards are rope/cable, and badly worn/weathered, I've read that the new > synthetics are much stronger and we can actually downsize to 3/8 and skip the > wire cable? > 2)Are the sheaves grooved to fit the cable? Should they be changed out? What > size might they be? > It looks to me like the rope clutches may accommodate the smaller lines (spec > says originals are 7/16) > 3)Instruments are pretty much done, I think they're original signet, wind > unit is off mast, is there the possibility that I could pull new wires in > while pulling the old wires out and install new wind unit without taking the > mast down? (no, heights don't bother me) > I have a gently used Loran unit if anyone is interested...............;)) > Thats enough questions for one night > Thanks > Brad > > Sent, miraculously through cyberspace, > from my iPad! > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
