Back to your original question.
For every moment of every day, the sun is at the zenith somewhere on the earth.
Since the earth rotation covers 360 degree in 24 hours, the sun nadir point is
traveling 15 degrees over the earth surface every hour. The ephemeris gives you
precisely that, the locat
Actually you get exact time from your GPS 8 times each day.
One of the consequences of Relativity is that the faster you go, the slower
time progresses for your frame of reference. (Hence "relativity".
The GPS satellites are 27000 miles up in geosyncronus orbit, and trasveling
about 18000MPH fast
Hi Chuck,
You're absolutely right, sextant will eventually be seen only in museums. A
good fix with a sextant will give you a position within half a mile margin of
error, if all goes very well. One have to wait four hours between two fixes
(one in the morning followed by the one in the afternoon
With a sextant maybe you can find a new planet.
Joel
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On Jan 27, 2013, at 9:22 PM, Chuck S wrote:
I'm truly disapointed, I thought we'd discovered a new species!
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
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I'm truly disapointed, I thought we'd discovered a new species!
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
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From: "Joel Aronson"
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 5:36:39 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Limber holes
oops! 35/3
Joel
Se
Hi Antoine ,
I appreciate your explanation of the sextant. I appreciate the skills of true
navigators but I am thinking the sextant has gone the way of Morse code that I
learned as a boy in Cub Scouts. Our Coast Guard no longer monitors Morse Code
and doesn't teach it. I'd rather spend $300 on
You can always get accurate time from your GPS... (sorry, I couldn't
help myself.)
Wal
Chuck S wrote:
I know it requires a good timepiece,
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Awesome!
Joel
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On Jan 27, 2013, at 7:52 PM, Tim Goodyear wrote:
I think (hope) they're done. The damage wasn't too bad, or structural,
just wanted to fix it permanently...
Tim
On Jan 27, 2013, at 6:50 PM, Joel Aronson wrote:
Tim,
Any photos you can get would be appreciate
I think (hope) they're done. The damage wasn't too bad, or structural, just
wanted to fix it permanently...
Tim
On Jan 27, 2013, at 6:50 PM, Joel Aronson wrote:
> Tim,
>
> Any photos you can get would be appreciated! I'm hoping the damage is
> confined to the center-most part of the partit
Chuck,
The sextant is just a sophisticated piece of equipment to measure an angle with
the precision of a minute, one sixtieth of a degree. A sextant alone will not
get you anywhere without a chronometer. Any sailor visiting England should pay
a visit to the Greenwich Royal Observatory where you
Annapolis doesn't teach celestial anymore, although my son had to learn it at
NY Maritime, not that he'll ever use it!
Chris Price
Pradel
C&C 35 Mk I
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From: "Ronald B. Frerker"
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 2:13:02 PM
Subject: Re: St
Boat is in MD, but I'm in CNY (finger lakes region).
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David
Risch
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 2:11 PM
To: CNC CNC
Subject: Re: Stus-List Sextant
Where are you located. I have a buddy who makes it very simple and fun.
He
Tim,
Any photos you can get would be appreciated! I'm hoping the damage is
confined to the center-most part of the partition.
Joel
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On Jan 27, 2013, at 6:26 PM, Tim Goodyear wrote:
Joel,
I have the exact same issue to resolve this year (or the yard does). They
are cutting o
Joel,
I have the exact same issue to resolve this year (or the yard does). They
are cutting out the bottom 1-2" of the plywood head door partition and
replacing with fiberglass. They are then going to fill the little section
between the stringer and that partition (about 2"??) with closed cell f
There seems to be a lot of it around...
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/MKPAbtdFhPxABFCMO2_96dMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
Tim
Mojito
C&C 35-3
Branford, CT
On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 4:11 PM, r...@fvprovidian.net
wrote:
> Chuck, Bowditchs is the nav pub you need for the redution ta
oops! 35/3
Joel
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On Jan 27, 2013, at 5:32 PM, Chuck S wrote:
Joel,
You have a 35 MkV? Please send a pic?
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
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Joel,
You have a 35 MkV? Please send a pic?
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
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From: "Joel Aronson"
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 4:17:59 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Limber holes
Dwight, I hope not! the stringers form a
In 2008 Calypso was knocked down in a 48 knot gust. Water from the bilge and
some light downflooding (poor cockpit locker gaskets) made its way to the under
quarterberth lockers. The limber hole's positions allow some salt water to
remain. I suspect 43 years of paint and debris accumulation al
Along with the other sources mentioned buy a copy of Bowditch. The older
editions include many tables used in celestial navigation. An artificial
horizon helps in practicing if you are landlocked. I hunt used book shops for
navigation books from the old days for hints on how to fix a position
Check out the C&C 99 North America Class Association at:
http://www.cnc-yachts.com/99owners/
Stu
From: Pat Nevitt
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 1:34 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 99
I think there is someone on the list who posts occasionally that has one. I
can't
Dwight, I hope not! the stringers form an area that holds water that runs
down the mast and it has caused the bottom of the bulkhead to rot. The mast
step looks to be intact. I'll add the limber holes and try to cut out the
rotten plywood but it may be behind and under the settee.
Joel Aronson
3
Joel,
There is a small storage area immediately aft of the battery compartment in
the quarter berth. I used to keep my cockpit table in there along with the
storm jib (two infrequently used items while racing). Unfortunately, if any
way comes in from leaving the quarterberth port open, it wil
Chuck, Bowditchs is the nav pub you need for the redution tables. I believe
theres a "how to guide" in vol. 1. If you stick to the sun its not terribly
difficult.
Limber hole:
I have my 90' 34r in the yard this winter to replace a 4' by 6' section of
rotten core from a limber hole that was dril
Joel
When you drill this limber hole I guess you will reach the same cavity under
the mast where others have found rotted wood which had to be replaced the
cavity filled with epoxy. Is that correct?
I have heard of filling the cavity below the mast with concrete.much less
expensive than ep
Will do! Probably a good thing I decided to refinish the cabin sole - I
avoided bigger problems in a few years.
Storage area at the back of the quarterberth? Didn't know there was one.
I'll have to pull out the cushion.
The port setee drains- if you heel enough! Since I had my windows replaced
Joel,
Pictures! We'd love to see how this works for you. I will probably attempt
something similar. I also wish the port settee and that storage area at the
back of the quarterberth were self-draining too.
Jake
Jake Brodersen
C&C 35 Mk-III
Midnight Mistress
Hampton VA
F
Find a copy of Hewett Schlerreth's book Commonsense Celestial. I taught myself
from that and it's excellent. Basically what you're doing with celestial is
figuring out where the heavenly body is directly overhead a point on the earth
and then you are calculating the bearing and distance to that
Power Squadron.When I took the courses, they covered the same material as the
Naval Academy.RonWild CheriC&C 30STL
--- On Sun, 1/27/13, David Risch wrote:
From: David Risch
Subject: Re: Stus-List Sextant
To: "CNC CNC"
Date: Sunday, January 27, 2013, 1:10 PM
Where are you located. I have
IIRC, one can measure the altitude of the sun at local apparant noon (LAN) and
the exact time it occurs. From this data and the equation of time, you can
calc the longitude.Or do the altutude of two different bodies. From each body
one gets a circle of equal altitude on the face of the globe.
Where are you located. I have a buddy who makes it very simple and fun. He
is in the NH/Ma area.
David F. Risch
(401) 419-4650 (cell)
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To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:04:32 -0500
Subject: Re: Stus-List Sextant
Anyone know where one can
Anyone know where one can get training on how to use a sextant? I always get
nervous with things like You-Tube as you can’t always count on the provider
being knowledgeable.
Neil
FoxFire, 1982 C&C32
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chuck S
Sent: Sunday,
On Jan 27, 2013, at 1:34 PM, Pat Nevitt wrote:
> I think there is someone on the list who posts occasionally that has one. I
> can't remember his name. I have a friend that owns one and really likes his.
> Do you want to race or cruise?
Some of both, but the cruising is more weekending that
I think there is someone on the list who posts occasionally that has one.
I can't remember his name. I have a friend that owns one and really likes
his. Do you want to race or cruise? He mostly races his and places in the
middle of a fairly competitive PHRF fleet. We did beat him once in my 29-
Yeah, very noble and sportsmanlike. The Frenchman is confident he can handle
the boat now, and Alex turned back north this morning to race to the finish,
while the Frenchman is headed to France or more likely, Portugal. They are 1000
miles from France, so I hope to follow both stories.
Chuck
Thanks for the updates Chuck, I'll be watching the replay. Bloody amazing race
this year!
I think Alex Thompson may have earned some fans after helping out JP the other
night.
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On 2013-01-27, at 11:11 AM, Chuck S wrote:
> Amazingly, the 2nd Place finisher is approaching the
My understanding is that the sextant measures the angle between the Moon or Sun
and the horizon. If you're careful reading the solar or lunor tables it gives
you the latitude where you are. Longitude is something else. I know it requires
a good timepiece, but how does one convert the time to lon
I google type your search then site:cncphotoalbum.com. Works for any site.
Joel Aronson
On Jan 27, 2013, at 12:47 PM, David Knecht wrote:
I sold by C&C 34 a while back, and now I am in the market for a new boat.
One of the boats I plan to look at is a C&C 99. This list was always been
of gre
I sold by C&C 34 a while back, and now I am in the market for a new boat. One
of the boats I plan to look at is a C&C 99. This list was always been of great
help, when I had my previous boat, so I am wondering if anyone has comments on
that particular vintage of C&C. I planned to search the a
Thanks guys. I went to Harbor Freight. The 90 degree chuck was too big but
they had a flexible angled adapter for hex shafts. I bought that and drill
bits with the hex end. Then to Home Depot where I bought semi rigid 1/2 od
PVC pipe. I'll have about 9 feet left over but it was only a few bucks. No
Pricey little bugger…
I picked up a slightly used Astra 3B several years ago on eBay, from a guy in
Malaysia. Nice wooden box (which I replaced with a Pelican case), and the
thing was smack on for calibration. One thing I did do was to replace the old
incandescent arc illumination lamp with a
Amazingly, the 2nd Place finisher is approaching the finish several hours after
1st Place, after a 78 day long race around the world. Live coverage on the
internet at:
http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
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Maybe clear tubing would make a better canal for the limber hole?
I'd like to insure no voids so I prefer to remove the tubing after the epoxy is
hard, and fill any voids and smooth the hole. It may work to wax the tubing
before using the epoxy.
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, N
Joel,
I had the yard do mine because I couldn't get any drill I had in there
either. I did drill the hole on the aft end of the stringer to start.
NOTE, that stringer is not solid. There is a void in it. It is built more
like a box. I don't have any idea how big the space is or what damage
cou
One of my goals this spring is to make compartments that can drain, drain
better (the aft end of the port settee), and those that don't seem to drain
perfectly be more accessible by sponge through the sole (just rear of the
keel). The theory on at least one area of wet core was moisture penetra
He's in. They covered the finish from 2 miles out, the boat sailing along in
very light winds, making 4 knots, with huge ground swell running. There were
about 30 spectator and official boats He finished about 18 minutes after 9am,
this morning. Helicopters, boat cams, amazing. He was busy the w
That was great coverage, and what a reception!
Tim
On Jan 27, 2013, at 10:00 AM, "Brent Driedger" wrote:
> Hey chuck I'm away from my computer, let us know when Macif comes in!!
>
> Brent
>
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Hey chuck I'm away from my computer, let us know when Macif comes in!!
Brent
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From: Chuck S
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Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 14:15:14
To: cnc-list CNC boat owners
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Watching live coverage of Vendee Globe finish! Google it if interested.
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
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Harbor Freight sells a 90 degree attachment to drill holes like that. Cost $10.
Option A: I remember drilling a few small ones, maybe 3/4" and epoxied the
opening with clear neat West System, and mixed up epoxy and filler into a
peanut butter consistancy, and slathered that inside the opening,
Like Pat I justdiscovered there are no limber holes in the port stringers
next to the mast. Has anyone else drilled we ones? Not much space for a
drill! What type of tubing did you use?
Joel
35/3
Annapolis
On Thursday, December 20, 2012, Gary Nylander wrote:
> **
> I guess they had other ideas.
Hi Harry,
FWIW, Global warming has pushed warmer waters further north, so the lighter
color may be a wise choice. The lighter color hull will be cooler inside the
boat on sunny days.
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
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