Re: Stus-List Overheating 3GMD - the plot thickens

2013-05-24 Thread ELevert
My raw water cooled Yanmar 2qm15 would start with a normal flow of water. On restarting after a sail, no water flow. This repeated regularly until the thermostat was changed. Ed C&C 30 Mk 1 Dream Girl (for sale) C&C 34 Briar Patch New Orleans___ Thi

Re: Stus-List factory reefing arrangement C&C 30MK 1

2013-05-10 Thread ELevert
Curtis: The link to Harken will give you an idea of how to set up jiffy reefing. http://www.harken.com/content.aspx?id=3900 Ed Dream Girl '71 C&C 30 (for sale) Briar Patch '81 C&C 34 From: Curtis To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com, Date: 05/10/2013 12:00 PM Subject:Re: Stus-List f

Re: Stus-List Security question

2013-04-26 Thread ELevert
My kids have had life vest and foul weather gear, all with their names in indelible marker, walk away from the yacht club area, never to be returned. I had a #2 genoa with the old style Schaeffer furling gear (before foils) in the trunk of my car when the car was stolen. The car was recovered i

Stus-List Classified Add

2013-04-02 Thread ELevert
Stu I'm sorry to hear news of your burglary. I am sure you have more worries than helping with the following. I have finally put an add on the web site but I am not having success editing it and adding pictures. I get to the "Edit" screen but cannot delete or add. Ed Levert elev...@grayinsco.

Stus-List AC Water Pumps

2013-03-21 Thread ELevert
When I purchased the C&C 34 in November, I knew the AC was inoperable. The unit is a Mermaid 16500 BTU AC/Heat. We have diagnosed the problem as a bad pump. I wanted to match the pump to the main unit and I was waiting to order a Mermaid pump from Defender only to find that Defender removed the

Re: Stus-List Bitter End Y/C

2013-02-21 Thread ELevert
Paradise ! First class + + + + + + +. Honeymooned there in 1981 and have dropped in several times while bare boating. The property is quite extensive and I cannot pull up on the web site a map where the Garden Rooms are. My guess is that they are rooms on the south side of the property and much

Re: Stus-List Sextant

2013-01-29 Thread ELevert
I will add another element to the GPS/Sextant thread. It is a story I read years ago in a magazine. A circumnavigator was in French Polynesia and was given a set of old charts of the Indian Ocean and approach to the Red Sea. Though old, the donor claimed he had used the charts and that they we

Re: Stus-List 1979 LF 38 on eBay

2013-01-17 Thread ELevert
Using Dennis' example, I must have been the atypical owner following Katrina. Proceeds from my over insured '71 C&C 27 were used to upgrade to a '71 C&C 30. Diesel, wheel, and solid deck core were a definite upgrade which I could not have afforded otherwise. Katrina damage to the fleet in the

Re: Stus-List Early C&C 30 Mk 1

2013-01-10 Thread ELevert
I have been looking at the boom for 6 years. No hole, no wire, no line. That is why I am looking for someone with the same roller reefing boom. Ed From: dwight veinot To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com, Date: 01/10/2013 03:13 PM Subject:Re: Stus-List Early C&C 30 Mk 1 Sent by:

Re: Stus-List Early C&C 30 Mk 1

2013-01-10 Thread ELevert
Dwight: I have slab reefing but my question was not about reefing. It was about operation of the outhaul. A wire feeds into the aft end of the boom from the clew car. There is no apparent or obvious exit for the wire or any other mechanism to adjust outhaul tension. The boat may have originally

Stus-List Early C&C 30 Mk 1

2013-01-10 Thread ELevert
Rick: I own an early C&C 30 Mk 1. The Builders Plate is not legible to let me identify the hull number, but based on markings on the dinette's seat back cushions, I believe I have hull # 19. I have a couple of questions that have been bugging me for some time. If you have the original boom, i

Stus-List Rub Rail Repair/Replacement

2012-12-20 Thread ELevert
The 1981 C&C 34 I purchased last month had a 3 ft section of the rub rail torn away during Hurricane Isaac in August. The hull gel coat was not damaged. Have any had experience splicing in a new section of rub rail short of disturbing the hull/deck joint? Does anyone have extra rub rail that t

Re: Stus-List 30 Mk1 Mast step repair

2012-12-17 Thread ELevert
In May 2006, on the delivery of "Dream Girl", C&C 30 Mk I # 19(?) from Carabelle, FL to New Orleans after her purchase, we had the opportunity for our first sail as we crossed Mobile Bay. The mast step collapsed after about 30 minutes. I was fortunate that the collapse occurred in Mobile Bay as

Re: Stus-List Teak Veneer Delamination

2012-11-07 Thread ELevert
Art: I have used Super Glue in the gel form to re-glue teak veneer. It sets up very quickly and will allow your fingers to provide the pressure rather than a more elaborate set up necessary for slower setting glues. Make your slit in the veneer, inject the glue to one side of the slit, let it s

Re: Stus-List HMS Bounty Abandoned - 2 Crew Missing at Sea.

2012-11-01 Thread ELevert
A hurricane projected to enter the North Atlantic from the Caribbean on a course proximate to the East Coast. Need I say more? To paraphrase "Dirty Harry", do you take the chance that the gun is empty? Ed C&C 30 Mk I Dreamgirl New Orleans, La. From: "Rick Brass" To: , Date: 11/01/2

Re: Stus-List Sandy

2012-10-29 Thread ELevert
Pat: Absentee boat ownership is a disease not limited to your area. Before Isaac hit, the marina management reminded all tenants that their leases required removal of all canvas and sails plus encouragement for further storm preparations. A significant number did not comply. One today, 2 month

Re: Stus-List Extra lines for storm

2012-10-26 Thread ELevert
Pat: You can only use what you have - existing cleats, mast and winches. Unfortunately there are never enough points. Also chaffing gear - old fire hose works well if you can find it. In Isaac I had one line chafe through at one of the chocks. You are fortunate the dock master will be availabl

Re: Stus-List Extra lines for storm

2012-10-26 Thread ELevert
Pat: In addition to Joe Della Barba's suggestions, I have my stock of hurricane lines with thimbles spliced to one end. The lines are shackled to chain which is rapped around the slip's pilings. The chain is lag bolted to the piling. In Katrina, many boats lifted enough to lift basic knots, etc

Stus-List Avenir C&C 41 recovered

2012-10-01 Thread ELevert
Race sloop also recovered The discovery in local waters of a sailboat lost since last year has coincided with the recovery of another vessel, abandoned on its way home from Bermuda. The 41ft sloop Avenir, which left the Island in June following the Newport to Bermuda race, fell victim to Tropica

Re: Stus-List 1981 C&C 34

2012-09-27 Thread ELevert
Edd: Thanks to you and all other responders on this subject. An offer was made yesterday and I am waiting for a reply and or counteroffer. From what I can learn about this particular boat, it likely originated in Lake Champlain based upon sails from a local loft. The boat was brought from Ft. W

Stus-List 1981 C&C 34

2012-09-24 Thread ELevert
The bigger/newer boat bug has bitten. I am about to make an offer on a 1981 C&C 34. I would appreciate any comments as to any particular trouble spots to look for and or direct a surveyor to look for. Any sailing comments would also be welcomed. Ed C&C 30 Mk I Dreamgirl New Orleans

Re: Stus-List Spin Jibes: Dip Pole vs End for End - Tom Dabney

2012-09-18 Thread ELevert
Dennis: Tom Dabney passed away about 6 weeks ago. Did not know if you knew Ed Dreamgirl C&C 30 Mk 1 New Orleans___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List . Mast fitting for boom gooseneck

2012-09-11 Thread ELevert
Check out Rig Rite, http://www.rigrite.com/ Ed 30 Mk 1 #19, Dreamgirl___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Isaac..prepping for storm and surge

2012-08-28 Thread ELevert
Basic storm preparation will go a good way towards saving one's boat. At least I can sleep well knowing I tried. I also have the pictures of my efforts if the insurance company needed proof. Our slip lease requires removal of canvas and extra docklines in the approach of a tropical storm. An e-m

Re: Stus-List Isaac..prepping for storm and surge

2012-08-28 Thread ELevert
Dennis: Greetings from the South shore of of Lake Pontchartrain. On Sunday, I vacated my 30' slip on the west side of the harbor for a 50' or more slip on the east side. Multiple spider lines all around. There are no boats close to me to break loose and be blown down on the boat. When I did my

Re: Stus-List Yanmar 2QM15 water pump

2012-08-17 Thread ELevert
Graham: The pulley was on tight with no apparent misalignment. All seals, spacers, and bearings were new and in the proper order. The bearings and shaft reassembled into he pump housing without problem. Everything looked and felt correct. That is why I am puzzled. Ed -cnc-list-boun...@c

Stus-List Yanmar 2QM15 water pump

2012-08-16 Thread ELevert
I rebuilt the spare water pump. New seals, new bearings. All went back together with no apparent glitches. After no more than 2 hours of operation, the shaft has reamed the pulley to an almost perfect circle and the pulley likewise wore the shaft so that it is no longer notched to fit in an unda

Re: Stus-List - Boat Insurance

2012-07-19 Thread ELevert
My C&C 27 Mk 1 was washed into the parking lot in Hurricane Katrina and was a total loss. At the time, I was insured by State Farm. Under the policy, their obligation to remove the wreck was dollar limited and would not have been sufficient to pay for the wreck removal had the State of Louisian