Re: Stus-List 2017 Worldwide C&C Rendezvous location

2016-03-29 Thread Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List
Nice webpage too.RonWild CheriC&C 30-1STL Enough of the regional C&C rendezvous's.  I suggest we have one big worldwide C&C rendezvous and I've found just the place to host it. Where?  What better place than The C&C Lounge, of course.  Here's the website: 

Re: Stus-List 2017 Worldwide C&C Rendezvous location

2016-03-29 Thread Jim Watts via CnC-List
Looks like a nicely stocked bar. I wonder how many flavours of fermented yak milk they have. http://candclounge.mn/upload/images/thumb/d5682af23df70c59dcdfb475ecc5862f.jpg Tough sailing for the last few hundred miles. On the bright side, they have English comedy night once a month. Jim Watts Parad

Re: Stus-List 2017 Worldwide C&C Rendezvous location

2016-03-29 Thread Aaron Rouhi via CnC-List
That's awesome! Cheers, Aaron 79 30-1 Annapolis, MD On Mar 29, 2016, at 9:37 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Enough of the regional C&C rendezvous's. I suggest we have one big worldwide C&C rendezvous and I've found just the place to host it. Where? What bet

Stus-List 2017 Worldwide C&C Rendezvous location

2016-03-29 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
Enough of the regional C&C rendezvous's. I suggest we have one big worldwide C&C rendezvous and I've found just the place to host it. Where? What better place than The C&C Lounge, of course. Here's the website: Oh, did I mention you might need to translate the pag

Re: Stus-List Headsail sock

2016-03-29 Thread David Platt via CnC-List
I used to have one on another boat. It had a line that tightened it up around the furled foresail from top to bottom. No flogging whatsoever. If I was ordering a new headsail I would order another cover with it. Cheers david C&C 32 Wanderer Burlington ON On 2016-03-29 07:18 PM, Kevin Dris

Re: Stus-List Headsail sock

2016-03-29 Thread Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List
There is one on my pier on a J105. I have never seen or heard it flog even when howling. Some other boats roller furlers and in mast furlers at the club...well many of those flogged (but that was operator error) On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 8:09 PM Chuck S via CnC-List wrote: > Headsail Socks: > I ow

Re: Stus-List Hull paint pressure wash chips

2016-03-29 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
Ditto AwlFair. Good stuff. I just had 3M Premium Filler on hand. Dennis C. On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 2:54 PM, Dave Godwin via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Steve, > > My hull came with hundreds of those little holes. At or near the > waterline. A PO had the original bottom stripped

Re: Stus-List Hull paint pressure wash chips

2016-03-29 Thread Dave Godwin via CnC-List
Steve, My hull came with hundreds of those little holes. At or near the waterline. A PO had the original bottom stripped off and replaced with glass and epoxy up to the waterline so any in that area were fixed. I just lived with those buggers until last year when the hull was repainted. Like D

Re: Stus-List C&C 34-1 - Battery Strap Down

2016-03-29 Thread Don Harben via CnC-List
I am looking for knock down strategies so that guests are not laid over to 90 degrees. Bulkhead attachment bolts and containers ... > racing I expect the batteries to stay put when the boat is laid over to 90 > degrees. ___ This list is supported b

Re: Stus-List Rudder tangs/C&C 44

2016-03-29 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
Something like this: https://www.teledynedalsa.com/imaging/markets/mv/ndt/ I have no idea what they charge, for all I know a new rudder is cheaper. Joe Coquina -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List Sent: Tuesda

Re: Stus-List Rudder tangs/C&C 44

2016-03-29 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
An industrial X-Ray machine might do it. Joe Coquina -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of sthoma20--- via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 13:19 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: sthom...@bellnet.ca Subject: Re: Stus-List Rudder tangs/C&C

Re: Stus-List C&C 34-1 - Battery Strap Down

2016-03-29 Thread Martin DeYoung via CnC-List
Jeremy, Will you be cruising in sheltered waters or offshore? How robust the battery tie down and containment system is should reflect the risk of the boat being knocked down. On Calypso, we have gel cell batteries well secured to bulkhead strength attachments. As we occasionally sail in PNW

Re: Stus-List Hull paint pressure wash chips

2016-03-29 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
Steve, Are these small pea sized nearly round shallow holes near the water line? If so, they're what I call gelcoat pox. Touche' had hundreds. I've heard reports of other C&C's with them. I ground mine out with an air powered right angle die grinder with a cone shaped grinding stone. Took a c

Re: Stus-List Rudder tangs/C&C 44

2016-03-29 Thread sthoma20--- via CnC-List
I don't believe that there is short of ripping it apart, and even then, cracks can be notoriously difficult to detect. Dyes and other techniques can sometimes detect faults, but I have not been able to find any reference to a test which is good enough to say for certain that no fault exists. A c

Stus-List Rudder tangs/C&C 44

2016-03-29 Thread Elizabeth McDonald via CnC-List
Does anyone know of a test to check the integrity of the stainless steel tangs attached to the rudder post, inside the rudder? Jim McDonald Breakaweigh 1 Saint John NB Sent from my iPad ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our membe

Re: Stus-List C&C 34-1 - Battery Strap Down

2016-03-29 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
Sticking things together is only thing I use 5200 for. It's an adhesive, not a sealant. I have GLUED teak blocks to the inside of hulls and on fiberglass bulkheads for attaching thing very successfully. Dennis C. On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 10:31 AM, sthoma20--- via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List C&C 34-1 - Battery Strap Down

2016-03-29 Thread sthoma20--- via CnC-List
That may be the first time anyone on this list has recommended 3M 5200 for anything other than keel attachment! :) Steve Thomas "Dennis C. via CnC-List" wrote: Adhere some teak to the hull with 3M 5200. Screw the straps into the teak. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Tue, M

Re: Stus-List C&C 34-1 - Battery Strap Down

2016-03-29 Thread David via CnC-List
With batteries I would use bolts if you can. David F. Risch 1981 40-2 (401) 419-4650 (cell) Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 07:03:11 -0700 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List C&C 34-1 - Battery Strap Down From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com CC: jeremy.ra...@gmail.com Looking to strap down 3 batteries (

Re: Stus-List C&C 34-1 - Battery Strap Down

2016-03-29 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
Adhere some teak to the hull with 3M 5200. Screw the straps into the teak. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 9:03 AM, Jeremy Ralph via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Looking to strap down 3 batteries (2 group 27s and 1 group 24 ) under the > quarter b

Stus-List Hull paint pressure wash chips

2016-03-29 Thread sthoma20--- via CnC-List
One result of many years of barnicle build up, followed by scraping and aggressive pressure washing is that a number of paint "chips" were ripped out right down to the fibreglass or lead substrate on the new-to-me-but-old-and-neglected C&C36 that I am attempting to renovate. My intent for the t

Re: Stus-List Two anchors - one boat

2016-03-29 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
I routinely use two anchors off the bow. The only time I have done bow and stern is when putting the bow on the beach. I’ll have a stern anchor and the bow anchor is on dry land. There are a few places in the Bay where the bottom slop is very steep and this works. Also for the dinghy, I use a ste

Re: Stus-List Rolly Tasker Sails now sun cover

2016-03-29 Thread Gary Nylander via CnC-List
We had one on the J-80 I raced on. A bit of a hassle to raise, but leaves the sail as built, no thick edges altering its shape. And no extra weight. It survived five years of 8 month deploying - taking it off once or twice a week. It finally shredded in a gale, but protected the sail even then. Bou

Stus-List C&C 34-1 - Battery Strap Down

2016-03-29 Thread Jeremy Ralph via CnC-List
Looking to strap down 3 batteries (2 group 27s and 1 group 24 ) under the quarter berth of a 1978 C&C 34-1 for cruising. Looks like someone has screwed into the sole there before. Not sure what I'd be screwing into and how long a screw to use. The sole looks like it may have been originally molded

Re: Stus-List Seaward Princess oven

2016-03-29 Thread mike amirault via CnC-List
I also got mine to light by turning the set screw inside the shaft of the oven control. However, BE CAREFUL, the tech at Sure marine Service told me you can rupture the internal diaphragm if you turn the set screw too far. As far as I know, there are no parts available for these old Seaward ove

Re: Stus-List Best material for battery compartment shelf?

2016-03-29 Thread mike amirault via CnC-List
Mine collapsed last year too. I replaced it with 3/4” ply epoxied both sides, and custom fit it to accommodate one more 27 series battery. Mike Amirault C&C33ii Lovely Cruise SMSC ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If

Stus-List Rolly Tasker Sails now sun cover

2016-03-29 Thread Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List
I have the film option on my old 135 cruiser Genoa. It's a Dupont product called Tedlar. I don't know how old it is, could be 20+ years old, it's falling apart all over the place. I looked into replacing it last year and Dupont was not producing it so it was pretty much "unobtatnium". I ju

Re: Stus-List Hull paint primer - long

2016-03-29 Thread Dave Godwin via CnC-List
"I’m hoping that Dennis will chime in …” Well, that was quick! I should have mentioned that the work done to my boat was done to the original gelcoat. But three coats seems to just be good practice, no matter what. And I had to laugh at the Hutchins pneumatic sander. I spent many hours in my y

Re: Stus-List Hull paint primer

2016-03-29 Thread Dave Godwin via CnC-List
Russ, Although I have stayed in a Holiday Inn Express I am not now nor have I ever been a professional painter. With that in mind, here are the basic steps and materials that I observed being used by my painter for our hull painting. - Sand entire hull and fix/repair major fiberglass damage. I

Re: Stus-List Hull paint primer - long

2016-03-29 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
Russ, Long answer to your question but it shows what can happen with painting an old boat. It also illustrates that preparation is 80% of most jobs. Kinda of a primer on primers. :) I'm not sure if the contractor long boarded between or after primer coats. I wasn't there when the contractor di