curios as to the cost.. Typoed from my iPhone
Tom Buscaglia Past Commodore Quartermaster Yacht Club Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40 Vashon Island WA O 206.463.9200 C 305.409.3660 > On Dec 24, 2024, at 11:11 AM, cenelson--- via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > One issue that I have not seen mentioned in this thread is worth considering > in my opinion: How and where are you using your boat. > > For instance, I use my 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb almost exclusively inside the NC > Outer Banks in the Pamlico Sound and Neuse River, both of which I consider > 'protected waters'--inside the banks, relative shallow (< 30 feet) and muddy > bottom, no swells or tides and many creeks to anchor/hide in unless on the > way to Ocracoke, where it looks like open ocean (no land visible for miles) > but is still inside the banks. I have taken her down the ICW to Charleston > and back with one or 2 near-shore trips between NC and Charleston and the > Chesapeake Bay. All of this is on my schedule, so I mostly decide what > weather she will face--not mother nature. > > That said, I still had my rod rigging replaced in 2021, after 26 years of > this type use and anticipating similar future use. Did it need > replaced--probably not--I didn't bother with any inspections. Why did I do > it: 1) most knowledgeable sailors (from this list) and riggers recommended > replacement after a couple of decades and 2) some assurance that it would not > come down on me under my sailing conditions. Plus although she has not been > in any offshore conditions, her rig had been 'stressed' in various strong > wind speeds (~25 knots) and kite adventures in similar winds over the years. > > While my rod rigging replacement doesn't guarantee the rig's integrity, I > prefer not to press my luck and have the rig come down on me as a matter of > principle--very bad form IMHO! > > So if you sail and/or cruise in such relatively protected waters as I > describe, should you replace your rigging at 20-30 years--you decide based on > how, where and how often you use/stress your rigging AND your tolerance for > the risk of a rig failure. > > FWIW, > > Charlie Nelson > 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb > Water Phantom6 > > > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated.
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