Re: East River vs Outside this Saturday The inside route will be by fat the best choice! As Ed says, enter the river at the Battery 1-2 hours after low tide. It's a very cool ride.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 31, 2016, at 3:04 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. Re: The Hunt Is On (Edd Schillay) > 2. Re: EV 100 autopilot (Della Barba, Joe) > 3. East River insights (Danny Haughey) > 4. Re: East River insights (Edd Schillay) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:27:52 -0400 > From: Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List The Hunt Is On > Message-ID: <45456714-eb25-40f6-b870-562903188...@schillay.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Rob, > > No deals ? especially when you stepped on board last year and announced ?I > hate you!? and ?Oh, f? you!? And when you saw the back cabin with the walk > around queen bed and said, ?I really f?in hate you!? > > And let?s not forget when you stood dockside telling other C&C?ers at the > Rendezvous, ?You don?t want to go in there." > > Kirk out. > > > > > > >> On Aug 31, 2016, at 11:55 AM, Robert Gallagher via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> @Dave, yea almost, but not so much. I'd consider one if it came up in my >> price range but that won't likely happen unless Captain Kirk decides to cut >> me a deal. >> >> @Mike, I saw that Merlin on Yacht World. There is also a nice 34+ in >> upstate NY. >> >> My issue is that shipping and all that goes with it will probably add 10% to >> the purchase price. I have to wait for something I can sail home :) >> >> My Budget should be 50K but of course I can go a bit higher. If I have to >> add more to that in trucking, loading, stepping, etc it's just too much. >> >> I have considered the long motor down the Hudson but that would take up some >> serious time and expense as well. >> >> I think I'm gonna have to wait for something to come up between Virginia and >> Maine. And also maybe get lucky and find someone before they get involved >> with a broker and the price goes up another 10%. >> >> Rob >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like >> what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions >> are greatly appreciated! > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20160831/ddd9d00b/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 17:42:51 +0000 > From: "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> > To: "'cnc-list@cnc-list.com'" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List EV 100 autopilot > Message-ID: > <cf95c771bd204e6aa4300247d6244...@nsc-dag3-06.ba.ad.ssa.gov> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I have a remote control with 15 or 20 feet of cable I got from FleaBay. I > love it ? I can be under the dodger or up on deck steering ? > Joe > Coquina > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Mark Evans > via CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 00:19 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Mark Evans > Subject: Re: Stus-List EV 100 autopilot > > I have mine at the entrance to the companion way under the dodger. I am out > of the rain when I motor which is when I find that I use the autohelm the > most. My autohelm draws 4.5 amps so I do not use it frequently without the > engine running. I can however it is a power hog. > Where are you going to stand when you are going to be using it? > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 8:02 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > I think that at the helm is the default place, but I have seen it mounted > either on the cockpit coaming or on a adjustable arm, so it can be turned 180 > degrees (so it can be used from in front of the wheel). This type of > mounting frees you from being stuck behind the wheel. > > If you sail with a crew (at least double handed), having the control at the > wheel makes plenty of sense. But if you single hand often, I would say that > you want to have the option to operate from in front of the wheel. So the > control head should be reachable from there. > > When I sail solo I spend at least 50% of the time in front of the wheel. Of > course, this is a function of where your sail controls are. I have the cabin > top traveller and the cabin top winches for the genoa sheets. > > Just my $0.02 > > Marek > 1994 C270 ?Legato? > Ottawa, ON > > From: CnC-List > [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] > On Behalf Of Danny Haughey via CnC-List > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 16:32 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Danny Haughey <djhaug...@juno.com<mailto:djhaug...@juno.com>> > Subject: Re: Stus-List EV 100 autopilot > > > I can't help but wonder, if setting an autopilot is so you can leave the helm > for short periods of time, why is the control better at the helm? you would > think that being able to adjust from in front of the helm would have some > benefit... I know it is just my ignorance speaking but, I'm just curious as > to the benefits of one location over the other. Especially if you have a > compatible plotter at the helm and can make some adjustments (I know it lacks > some functionality through the plotter), would it not be somewhat redundant? > Not that redundancy is necessarily a bad thing... > > Danny > > On 8/30/2016 4:04 PM, mike amirault via CnC-List wrote: > I strongly recommend you put the control head at the helm, not on the side of > the companionway. I had mounted mine at the companionway and ended up moving > it to a box on the helm; much more useful there and you can display up to 6 > boxes of data connected to the backbone. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated! > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like > what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions > are greatly appreciated! > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/attachments/20160831/d734fa59/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 14:42:08 -0400 > From: Danny Haughey <djhaug...@juno.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List East River insights > Message-ID: <09df410d-8ac9-4376-e6ea-9ad91b957...@juno.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Hello all, > > I have a friend that just purchased a Hobie 33. its a very light boat, > 4000 lbs, and very narrow, 8' beam, He want to deliver from rockaway > beack back to Narragansett bay this Saturday. His initial intention was > to run the outside of long island but the forecast is for some big wind > and probably some big seas. > > We were researching the east river as an alternative so he could go up > LI sound for a more protected journey. The current is very much in his > favor as low tide is 8am. the current will be slowing at that time and > turning toward LI sound. One of his crew is really afraid if the > river. I think the going on the inside is a better choice and he is on > the fence. I thought I would throw it out to you guys and see if anyone > that has experience with navigating the east river would offer some > words of wisdom. > > > -- > Danny > T40 > Rum Runner IV > Mattapoisett, MA > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:03:39 -0400 > From: Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List East River insights > Message-ID: <ab70f157-2bae-44b9-803e-3d5613a53...@schillay.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Danny, > > The key to the East River is the currents ? Going up to the Sound can be a > very easy and fast trip if you plan the timing right. You want to be at the > battery anywhere between 2 hours after low tide and an hour before high tide. > > See: > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/NYC-Currents-Battery-Low.jpg > > <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/NYC-Currents-Battery-Low.jpg> > and > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/NYC-Currents-Battery-High.jpg > > <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/NYC-Currents-Battery-High.jpg> > > > Stay close to the Manhattan side, ESPECIALLY going around Roosevelt Island > (there?s a bridge on the Queens side that will demast you.) > > It?s a great trip, especially going past all of the buildings and people > enjoying the parks. Bring your camera and prepare to do a lot of waving. > > It will get a little bouncy, but not overly so if you use the timing I?ve > laid out, going through Hell Gate (not appropriately named ? trust me.) > > After Hell gate, you?ll pass the Brother Islands, Riker?s Island Prison, > LaGuardia Airport (when a Southerly is blowing, the planes will fly right > over your head ? lots of wow-factor) and then under the Whitestone and > Throggs Neck bridges. > > Depending on the hour of the day, you can continue on in the Sound or stop > overnight at City Island, known for great seafood, yacht clubs and marinas, > antique shops, a very funny movie starring Andy Garcia and Julianne Marguiles > (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1174730/?ref_=nv_sr_1 > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1174730/?ref_=nv_sr_1>), and the home ?starbase? > for the Enterprise (which can be seen in the aforementioned movie a few > times.) > > As someone who has done some ocean sailing, yes, the inside is a FAR better > choice. > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > > > > > > > >> On Aug 31, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> >> I have a friend that just purchased a Hobie 33. its a very light boat, 4000 >> lbs, and very narrow, 8' beam, He want to deliver from rockaway beack back >> to Narragansett bay this Saturday. His initial intention was to run the >> outside of long island but the forecast is for some big wind and probably >> some big seas. >> >> We were researching the east river as an alternative so he could go up LI >> sound for a more protected journey. The current is very much in his favor >> as low tide is 8am. the current will be slowing at that time and turning >> toward LI sound. One of his crew is really afraid if the river. I think >> the going on the inside is a better choice and he is on the fence. I >> thought I would throw it out to you guys and see if anyone that has >> experience with navigating the east river would offer some words of wisdom. >> >> >> -- >> Danny >> T40 >> Rum Runner IV >> Mattapoisett, MA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like >> what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. 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