On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 2:07 PM, Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Boats I have seen cut into disposable pieces were cut with a sawzall. I > have seen this happen to a Ranger 26 and a Cal 29. I don’t know why a 43 > would be much different – it would just take longer. It’s a shame to see. > > My Custom 42 had extensive core wet core problems which took about two > years to repair. The 43 looks very similar to my boat. > > *From:* Violeta M Ivanova via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 26, 2017 10:47 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Violeta M Ivanova <vmivan...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List MIT's C&C custom 43 X Dimension available for > free > > The MIT bluewater wiki was created and is maintained by MIT volunteers. I > updated a lot of stuff last year, but have not touched it since last > December. I have not seen XD this year. I don't know how much has changed > on the boat and what was reflected on the wiki. > > More importantly, if people look at the wiki for reference, the following > items will *not* be included with the boat: > > Handheld VHF radio > Lifejackets and harnesses > Dinghy > MOB light and mount > Storm jib > Tools > Ship's supplies (nuts, bolts, wire, tape, etc.) > Jacklines > Buckets > One of the floating winch handles (one will stay on the boat) > Foul weather gear > AIS and splitter > Radar reflector > Laptop/iPads > Chart plotting tools > Canadian charts > Garmin GPS > > Also, several people from the list have looked at the survey already. It > seems XD is in worse shape than I'd thought. I am no expert on boat repairs > -- I have never dealt with wet balsa core or anything like that. I am on > this list because I am learning a lot from members with vastly more > experience than I have. I very much appreciate people emailing me back with > comments. > > Maybe someone on the list will acquire XD and we'll read more about it, or > aybe someone else will acquire her, or maybe the boat will go to the > cutter. Speaking of which ... > > How does one cut up a boat? Seriously, what do you do with a 43-foot boat, > if you want to destroy it? > > I have started calling XD "it", not "she". I guess that's a goodbye. > > Violeta > > > On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 1:20 PM, David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > wrote: > >> I know the donating owner. Very much the engineer. Not surprising. >> >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Lee Youngblood via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Date: 9/22/17 8:28 PM (GMT-05:00) >> To: CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Cc: Lee Youngblood <leeyoungbl...@earthlink.net> >> Subject: Re: Stus-List MIT's C&C custom 43 X Dimension available for free >> >> Hi All, >> I may be on the west coast, but check out the MIT/X Dimension wiki - as a >> broker, I’ve never seen this much info, from an owner on their boat: >> http://sailing.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/Systems_Descriptions#Anchors >> >> Wow, Lee >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you >> wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >> >> > > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > After Katrina boats were pulled from the harbor, a back hoe or similar was used to break them apart and then toss the pieces into a dumpster. Was very fast and effective as the hulls and decks gave little resistance. Ed Levert C&C 34 Briarpatch New Orleans, La
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