Here is an interesting seal:
http://www.duramaxmarine.com/shaft-seal.htm
Click on the PDF at the bottom of the page for detailed info.
The device has two discs like on the PSS, but uses a mechanical
spring to maintain pressure between the two.
Rob,
Please excuse my ignorance, but are you any relationship to the
Rob Ball who designed many of the C&C designs?
Greg
On 9/5/2018 8:20 AM, Rob Ball via
CnC-List wrote:
As a new o
You have multiple deliveries of Swans and now
ownership of a Baltic. Which is the better boat?
On 7/25/2018 1:28 PM, Andrew Burton via
CnC-List wrote:
You may be entertained these YouTube videos one of my
crewmembers made
What a boat. What a price. The steal of a
lifetime.
You will have to report on Swan vs. Baltic quality and design.
Greg Arnold
Sailing a club-owned Catalina 400 in SoCal
On 12/11/2017 2:04 PM, Andrew Burton
via CnC-List wrote:
Can you raise up the Water Witch switch so it is
several inches above the water that drains back into the bilge?
We recently installed the same switch in a Catalina 400 to
eliminate the problem you have. The advantage of the Water Witch
is that it keeps ru
Aren't knotmeter transducers notoriously inaccurate?
On 8/25/2015 10:05 AM, dwight veinot
via CnC-List wrote:
what do you mean by 7kn to 8kn regularly?
If you mean 7 knots or 8 knots through the water or over the
ground with
The "reaching strut" is a spreader?
On 12/5/2014 10:58 AM, Russ & Melody via CnC-List wrote:
Hi Guys,
The pic in the link below just came to me from one of our crew.
This is
the best blooper shot I've seen (1983). It's hung fro
Great photo. Is the "reaching strut" a
spreader?
On 12/5/2014 11:03 AM, Michael Brown via CnC-List wrote:
That might have been the mast for Fantome, an R boat at the
National Yacht Club.
http://www.fantomer18.com/
I remember reading somewhere years ago
that the main helps stabilize the rig. Not sure exactly what
that means, but every time you fall off a wave the rig vibrates.
If you have the main up, it probably prevents some of the
vibration. That might be a factor if
