What the ?
That didn't post very well...
Just wanted to congratulate Pete S for his win.
Also shout out to Adrian Van der Hoven for single handed win.
Steve Hood
Sent from my iPad
> On Aug 8, 2015, at 11:02 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote:
>
> Send CnC-List mailing list submissions to
My trusty under deck autohelm malfunctioned yesterday.
loud motor noise from the drive unit - no steering of boat.
I checked:
that all is clear around drive unit.
cylinder works back and forth ok when steering by wheel, as does small arm for
position sensor.
head acts normally - ie no fault or er
Thanks for all comments so far.
I was assuming that the prop was not unfolding and although that may still
be the problem, it is unlikely. The cable sounds like a much more likely
culprit.
I will go do all the requisite troubleshooting. I have a Yanmar manual so
that should help as well.
Steve H
Hello all, Diamond Girl launched on the weekend.
All is good except for going backwards . . .
It only kicked in when I revved the engine fairly high.
Happened two more times. So here is some back ground and my questions:
Yanmar 3GM engine, exc condition, well maintained, 450 hrs.
Variprop 2 blad
I said approximately the same things to my non-sailor buddies and they
thought I was being unduly hard on the guy.
I think if you're a non-sailor you have no idea what being out there for
that long will do to your physical health.
You also have no appreciation that a few days of water will not last
Hey John if you come across a black one could you let me know?
I can look locally in Toronto area and let you know if I come across a blue
one.
Cheers
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 21:40:56 -0400
From: "John an
In October when DG came out of the water, after winterizing I carelessly
left the 12v power on - my cranking battery - a 1 year old Motomaster Marine
AGM, group 24, 75 ah.
When I came back a few weeks later it was flat. I took it out of the boat
and brought it home. It would not take a charge.
Over
Myself and 10 other crew helped Derek Hatfield sail his Volvo 60 1,700 nm
from Halifax to Antigua just over a year ago.
Fortunately we hit no reefs, though we did run aground (under power) on the
way into Jolly Harbour in Antigua.
The boat has a long spade keel with a bulb at the bottom and carries
Sadly Diamond Girl is shorn of her mast and already on the hard.
Maybe I will go sit on the deck, look out over big beautiful Georgian Bay
and enjoy the fine weather this weekend with a beverage.
Happy sailing!
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
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Me
PM
To: 'OldSteveH'; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: RE: Stus-List C&C 34 Spray Apron
OK I'll bite - what is a spray apron??
John and Maryann
Legacy III
1982 C&C 34
Noank, CT
-Original Message-
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of OldSteve
Does anyone know if the spray apron has balsa core?
Mine feels soft, but am unsure if it just feels soft because its thin. I
don't want to remove it if that's all it is.
Thanks
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
___
This List is provi
There's another online nav game with which some may be familiar:
Virtual-loup-de-mer.org
French website but most interface is available in English.
It's not as graphically fancy as Volvo but seems to be more for 'serious'
nav players.
I have been on and off it over last 10 years and some of the s
Does anyone have an explanation how this could have been remotely possible?
In case anyone hasn't heard - the US Coast Guard rescued this dude 130 nm
east of St Augustine while attempting to 'run' 1600 nm to Bermuda in an
inflatable hamster cage.
Forget the supply of food and water and navigationa
Interesting thread this one.
My oldest son loves sailing but my youngest son (20) can't stand the
heeling.
My wife of 1+ years has taken to it just fine and has been my helmslady for
fall racing going on 3 years now.
When I am taking novice guests out, it has sometimes helped to put in a reef
even
After 4 years with Diamond Girl I'm still trying to find and stop deck
leaks. I expect this is a quest that will never end but need to at least
make some headway ...
She's not all that leaky but we are still getting water after a good
rainstorm and I am curious what others main leak sources are.
H
I "grew up" sailing on racing boats.
None had furlers, ie with jibsheets on furled sails, fouling the pole
downhaul and also the pole itself.
After 4 years with DG I still have to sort out the arrangement every time we
fly the chute.
And God help us if we have to gybe.
Can someone explain: Imagin
Barbara we all have a few scary dock stories to tell, even the men! ;-)
But here is my wife's story. I remarried a year ago after losing my wife to
cancer 6 years ago.
My wife of one year has been learning to sail for 2 seasons now.
When she started she noticed around the marina that the only peop
I would like to piggy back on this thread for a similar reason. I am making
my SeaTalkNG trunk permanent, ie hiding the cable away.
It needs to go from electrical panel (portside) to my wind instruments just
above that same galley light (starbd side of doorway). I have been planning
to route the ca
Bob, my old GPS (Magellan Fx324) was located at the chart table by PO and
connected to other Ray instruments and autohelm via NMEA which were already
together via SeaTalk. This needed to be upgraded to NMEA 2000 or the SeaTalk
to Seatalk NG to integrate the E7. I tried the NMEA 2000 route but not b
My E7 chartplotter arrived back from Raymarines screen fix recall. On the
weekend reconnected it and set up my iPad to control remotely (RayControl
app).
Last year I didn't have the ipad, so the remote control part is new to me.
At first look its awesome, esp with the software updates on the E7.
I dunno folks, you are all roundly condemning her but aside from her crappy
attitude, smart ass exaggerations and lack of knowledge/experience of
sailing she does still have one good point: taking those small kids on such
a long journey constituted exposing them to many risks for the parents own
gr
C&C38-3
De?: OldSteveH
??: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Envoy? le : jeudi 20 f?vrier 2014 13h06
Objet?: Stus-List E7 Question
Hello all, I have my E7 at home and want to send it for replacement under
their recall.
I need to power it up to archive my routes and wayp
Hello all, I have my E7 at home and want to send it for replacement under
their recall.
I need to power it up to archive my routes and waypoints however the wiring
harness is at the boat (2.5 hours away).
The + and - power pins on the connector are obvious, but does anyone know
which is which, I am
On the Volvo 60 we sailed a single 1,400 nm leg on a beam to broad reach, in
25 to 35 knots of true wind.
Sail plan was generally a #4 with one to two reefs, shaking out a reef and
putting it back in as needed. We never had to go to 3 reefs but did fly a
storm jib for a day and a half.
That involve
anded.
If staying on course to reef, does that count when the wind is aft of the
beam or does one head up?
Steve
Suhana, C&C 32
Toronto
On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 11:45 AM, OldSteveH wrote:
> Two questions
>
> Steve - what was the reason the CYA folks taught you to heave-to in
Two questions
Steve - what was the reason the CYA folks taught you to heave-to in order to
reef? I would never think to do that but am sure there must be a situation
where it makes sense, eg single handed and no autohelm?
Andy - whats the Harken or Antal track do? When you head down isn't the mai
al. ?
>
> Rich
>
>> On Jan 30, 2014, at 11:19, OldSteveH wrote:
>>
>> Slow day in the office here so I did a quick tally of number of posts on
>> selected topics:
>>
>> Out of the past 3 1/2 years of listgroup posts:
>>
>> Main wins at
Slow day in the office here so I did a quick tally of number of posts on
selected topics:
Out of the past 3 1/2 years of listgroup posts:
Main wins at 53.6%
Prop is close second at 47.8%
PFD and portlight are at the bottom at 2.7% and 1.9% respectively
Did I miss some good keywords? Boat sizes n
I am sending mine back. Hopefully they replace it with a wifi version, I'm
not sure if mine is wifi and can't tell because I have it at home right now.
Cheers
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 03:05:51 GMT
From:
Three years ago I was doing work up my mast about 100 ft away from a 40`
wooden Chriscraft which exploded during refuelling.
It was shocking and there was no warning for those nearby. My point - it's
more than rhetoric or something you only hear about. It can actually happen.
Second observation -
lk to each other. You may not have to do this with the E7. See
arpeggio1984.info web site under projects 2013 for further details.
John
Arpeggio C&C 32
Norwalk CT
-Original Message-
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of OldSteveH
Sent: Friday, January 17, 20
Two years ago I replaced my old Magellan GPS (it was a dinosaur) with a
Raymarine E7 chartplotter.
I wanted it at the helm, but for expediency initially set it up at the chart
table, same place as the old one.
The plan being eventually to move it to the helm in a navpod.
However over past 2 summe
Maybe all know this and maybe not - If you're towing a dinghy and your boat
holes and sinks, it will take the dinghy with it.
Unless you can untie or cut the painter really fast. In the midst of the
emergency when you're trying to figure out what happened, where the water is
coming in, if there is
It's concerning to know there are boaters out there on the water (not you
Steve - I mean your friends and others) who do not realize the importance of
having backup instrumentation, and alternate means of navigating.
Imagine being out in fog (or darkness), losing ones GPS and having no speed
or dep
e hard? Well, it's always good to remember
that many great sailors won famous races because they were doing smart
things, not because they were pushing their boat too hard.
Antoine (C&C 30, Cousin)
Le 2014-01-06 ? 22:27, OldSteveH a ?crit :
> On Spirit of Adventure it was preferable t
On Spirit of Adventure it was preferable to pee off the back in rough
weather rather than use the head.
We had 3 point tethers on. The life lines were up to chest height on the
stern.
In the head (between 1st and 2nd bulkheads) you could get thrown around in
bad weather. One time I got tossed acro
On my recent trip aboard Spirit of Adventure (1,700 nm from Nova Scotia to
Antigua) we generally followed Antoine's rule about being tethered except to
say we were always tethered, even in the cockpit.
At the start it seemed a bit of a nuisance but after a few days we just got
used to it. Several w
Thanks Stu and all who lend their many decades of sailing, racing and C&C
wisdom to the list group.
It is truly an amazing resource, where one can only hope to contribute back
to it a fraction of the benefits received.
Cheers,
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
--
Hi Bill, that's me with the yellow jacket.
We did not sail on the Open 60, but I did do a Halifax to Bermuda trip on
the Open 60 with Derek in 2012.
The boat was a Volvo 60, formerly Amer Sport One, now Spirit of Adventure.
We sailed from Lunenburg to Antigua leaving Sat November 16th, arriving
Mo
Outstanding advice.
Thanks to all for great tips.
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
--
Message: 3
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:58:34 -0500
From: Alex Giannelia
To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com"
Subject: Stus-List Winter sailing
Message-ID:
<182
I'm sailing from Lunenburg NS to Antigua, leaving Sat Nov 16. 9 to 12 days,
about 1,600 nm.
This is with Derek Hatfield aboard the Volvo 60 - former Amer Sports One.
Some friends and I did a Lunenburg to Bermuda trip with Derek in 2012.
So on this subject I have never done a longer single passag
It's odd and a little disappointing to hear that the racing program is not
drawing young folks as much. It would be my suggestion that for young
people racing offers a high level of fun, competition, adrenalin, adventure,
etc. as a great way to learn to sail.
Somehow the word has to get out to you
umped right to a #3. I wonder if there are others with opinion on that?
Someday I will get up to Lion's Head. I had an invite but didn't make it
this year.
Anyway I am off to go sailing this pleasant afternoon.
Mike
-Original Message-
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list
d rudder (think fat shark) loses efficiency,
> promotes round-ups and gets everybody wet.
>
> Gary Nylander
>
> - Original Message - From: "Robert Abbott"
>
> To:
> Cc: "OldSteveH"
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 10:28 AM
> Subject: Stu
course.? As you approach the laylines, GPS VMG will tend
to zero.? Wind relative VMG will remain true.
See my earlier post on VMG vs WCV.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
>
> From: OldSteveH
>To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
>Sent: Tue
ues,
many of which can be more important!
Charlie Nelson
Water Phantom
C&C 36 XL/kcb
Neuse River, NC
cenel...@aol.com
-Original Message-
From: OldSteveH
To: cnc-list
Sent: Tue, Oct 8, 2013 8:35 am
Subject: Re: Stus-List 34 in heavy air
Ok, I get it, the outhauler will work - th
nd sheet in the puffs and
lulls.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
>
> From: OldSteveH
>To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
>Sent: Monday, October 7, 2013 8:23 PM
>Subject: Re: Stus-List CnC-List Digest, Vol 93, Issue 15
>
>
>That's a great l
a lead aft to twist off top of headsail
3. Reef main 1st reef,
4. Move genoa lead outboard
5. 2nd reef in main
6. Change down headsail
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
>
> From: OldSteveH
>To: cnc-list@cnc
Even though this has been talked about before I am curious to hear about
others experiences.
I am trying to determine (through trial and error, accent on error) when
this boat - which is known for its preference to light air - can carry more
sail and when it cannot.
3 weeks ago on a windy day clu
On my 34 you can clearly see that the thickness or section of the hull is
thinner around thru hull fittings. This is because the hull is solid glass
around thru hulls, and cored elsewhere. If you look for this you should be
able to confirm whether yours is the same as what I described or is solid
g
Agree, the AC racing is really interesting. So many different elements
compared to conventional racing - the foiling and amazing speeds, the short
races (partly due to speed), the hi tech boats. The fact that the wind is
forward even on downwind legs because of the boat speeds.
But since when is t
Brent I am considering re-bedding my toe rails, but keep putting it off
because it's a daunting task.
Is there anything you did or would do again which made the job easier?
What solvent did you use to remove the old butyl rubber?
What complications did you encounter (eg screws seized or stripped)
W
We did our first real cruise with Diamond Girl this summer after 3 summers
of bopping around locally on the Bruce Peninsula and doing no more than 3
day trips. 2 weeks in the North Channel of Lake Huron (wish it was more).
The boat did really well and if its of any interest to others, I have some
On our recent sailing trip two of the plastic/nylon slugs broke and need to
be replaced.
I would appreciate comments from others on the possibility of doing this
ones self.
The slugs are wrapped through their slots with a piece of webbing material
which is stitched to the sail and is also melted o
I sailed and raced on a C&C24 for many years thru the 80s and early 90s. It
is not 'lowly'. Besides the usual club racing we did a lot of long distance
racing on Georgian Bay - equivalent to coastal sailing, sometimes finding
ourselves in tough wind and sea conditions - but the boat always sailed
w
Hi Peter and welcome!
Can you advise the depths you saw on the way into Club Island harbour?
I am headed that way in a few weeks and would like to know whether 5'11" of
draft is too much given current low water levels.
I think the 30 has about 4.5' of draft??
Thanks,
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
Check out this hilarious news article:
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/07/03/kijiji-boat-ad/
The reporter calls the boat sleek, but it looks like a project boat to me.
I guess everything's relative . . .
Cheers,
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
___
Nice video Ed. I was expecting to see the Enterprise go to warpspeed when
you rounded the windward mark and raised the chute.
But where were your shields, were they not an option on your boat ... esp
with Klingon or Romulan vessels in the vicinity, sounds like it would have
been a good investment.
I have the original price list for the 1981/82 34 if you want a scan, I can
send.
In 1982 the list price was $64,950 for fin keel, $67,500 for kcb.
Many options of course, all priced separately.
Cheers,
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
--
Message
Winch handles without locking cams should be labelled - "Caution, this
handle is headed for the bottom of the bay - It's only a matter of time".
Saturday it went into 400 ft of water. When a loop from a reef line plucked
it off the cabintop main winch and gracefully flipped it into the water was
a
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On Jun 6, 2013, at 12:38 PM, OldSteveH wrote:
> Note if you also have a primary fuel water separator (nearer to fuel
> tank) it cannot be primed like the fuel filter because it is on
There are two vent screws - one at top of fuel filter housing (easy to find)
and the second at the inlet to the fuel pump (harder to find).
They both have 10 mm hex heads with a Philips screw head in the middle.
Do not use a Philips screwdriver as you can strip it. Use a 10 mm closed or
open end w
Ok, I think I figured it out - Extreme Pressure / Salt water
DG sails in fresh water - does that mean any EP grade grease is suitable or
is there a marine grade I should be using?
Thanks,
Steve
-Original Message-
From: OldSteveH [mailto:oldste...@sympatico.ca]
Sent: May-10-13 1:42 PM
Can anyone recommend a commonly available grease for my 2 blade variprop?
The manual calls for an 'EP/SAL' grade hydrophobic grease.
I cannot find any reference to this grease specification on the internet.
Thanks,
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
___
lts are
> pretty standard stuff, I'm sure they'll be able to match it.
> Sam :-)
>
> sam :-) 403-617-6280
>
> *From: *OldSteveH
> *Sent: *Monday, April 22, 2013 10:08 AM
> *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> *Reply To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> *Subject: *Stus-List Yanma
Aronson
On Apr 22, 2013, at 12:08 PM, OldSteveH wrote:
> Hello all, I went to a local industrial equipment vendor last year to
> buy some parts for my 3GM30F engine. They're a Yanmar dealer albeit
> for industrial engines, and they quoted very reasonable prices, and
> are als
Hello all, I went to a local industrial equipment vendor last year to buy
some parts for my 3GM30F engine. They're a Yanmar dealer albeit for
industrial engines, and they quoted very reasonable prices, and are also
right here in town as opposed to driving to Toronto.
Between us we got most of the
This has been a really good thread, highlighting the risks of casual racing.
There are some good lessons and solid reminders of the situation we're in
when we do these casual races.
I started racing again last year after many years away from it.
That made me an experienced but rusty racer, and wha
A good friend passed away this week, very sad. I don't think Craig Montross
was a lister here but he was a C&C27 owner (Hotspur), sailing out of Toronto
(maybe some of you knew him). He sold his boat about two years ago. Craig
grew up in Port Dover and was a life-long sailor.
Craig's wife Debbie ha
I logged many hours and miles over an 8 year span on my buddies C&C24, doing
PHRF round the marks, day races (40 to 60 miles) and long distance short
handed (for a little 24) racing (100+ miles) on Georgian Bay.
It had hanked sails, split backstay with adjuster, triangular mainsheet
system, a sin
I just did a name change last year.
Thankfully the previous owner used decals, they were easy to take off.
The bigger issue was cleaning down (white) gelcoat enough to remove shadows.
One very nice tip I'm sure I saw here on the list group was to have an auto
signage place make up the decals - 1/2
Ditto that.
My X-1 has been flawless (touch wood).
My remote is wired, works fine.
Integrated seamlessly to E7 chartplotter, just needed Seatalk NG trunk
upgrade.
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:30:22 -0700
F
n. A way of life puttering about fixing and
maintaining stuff. Oh did I mention we REALLY like her??
John & Maryann
-Original Message-
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of OldSteveH
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 8:28 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subjec
Agree except for the costs of cruises.
I'm fairly sure the cost of maintaining, improving, slipping and hauling my
boat annually is about equivalent to one person on one decent cruise (incl
airfare).
BTW John, what is your hull#. Mine is #442.
Cheers,
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions He
These are all good points. Didn't mean to dismiss importance of the compass,
just to say I don't refer to it a lot these days with the chartplotter,
autohelm, wind instruments and all.
One day the chartplotter will flunk out on me though and my trusty compass
will be there. I will then do the runni
Who uses their compass for navigation these days anyways?
Holding a course - yes, navigation - not likely. Deviation doesn't matter
much for simply holding a course.
And if your GPS malfunctions you turn it off, thus removing any compass
deviation caused by it.
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
My observations from the Toronto boat show:
Decreasing sailing section as usual - 85% fuel burning, gas guzzling power
boats and that's where the huge lineups were
Sailboat mfrs present: Beneteau, Jeanneau, Hanse, Dufour, Bavaria, Hunter,
Catalina plus some day-sailers
One of them had this huge fl
This same "boat art" was in Lindau harbour in southern Germany when I was
there 2 years ago.
Pretty funny. We all did a double take when we saw it.
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 0
That's a great line which undoubtedly went over better on your boat than it
on theirs.
Now that we're telling stories here is one of my favourites:
Years ago when we were racing a C&C24, our arch rival Eric was sailing a
Kirby 25.
When the wind blew we couldn't touch them but in lighter air we wer
Gord, I don't know the difference in measurements between the 33 mkII and
the 34 but my 3GM engine fits perfectly in the engine compartment.
However I see sailboatdata.com shows a larger port Qberth for the 33 mkII
than mine.
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
Dwight I was in Lunenburg in May and I was humbled by the monument to those
lost at sea over the last 100+ years.
For those who haven't seen it every soul is listed for every year.
In 1926 for example 43 sailors perished, sometimes 4 or 5 from the same
family. Probably a large percentage of the com
Paid appearance? When is that worth the risk of a sinking and lawsuits?
There's been lots of comments about this unwise decision but my thought is
for the crew, not just around the sinking and rescue but in going out there
in the first place.
I sailed from Halifax to Bermuda in May with Derek Hatf
Hi James, I too am on the hunt for some new sails and cannot advise but can
only tell you the tack I am taking:
Where I sail on the great lakes (Georgian Bay) we generally have good
prevailing winds, occasionally turning up into unpleasant and even difficult
due to short wave periods on the GL.
I
You Brits and Americans can have all those steam gadgets.
Canada gets C&C Yachts.
;-)
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
--
Message: 14
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:43:03 -0400
From: "Della Barba, Joe"
To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com"
Subject: Re: Stus-
What about putting in a lock at Pt Huron/Sarnia.
But some of the IJC material states that they also have high water levels in
Lake Michigan?
Even though the IJC tries to explain away the impact of St Clair river
dredging, I suspect they never anticipated climate change effects all those
years ago
I'm looking for some new sails and would appreciate feedback on anyones
recent experiences in the Toronto area.
Probably Dacron furling #2 and Dacron main, will maybe look at Kevlar (last
main was Kevlar and it was a good sail).
Has anyone had Triton make up sails and how did that work out? I've h
I would be interested to know what the keel shoe has done for others - pro
and con for performance and stability.
When I bought mine I heard of this and wondered if it would be a good
investment. 3 seasons later I'm happy with the boat and feel no urgency to
add the shoe. BTW we're not in a light w
Have only sailed my 34 for 3 seasons, I will leave most of the comments to
others but I do have some thoughts.
The boat has a reputation for being tender, a light air boat, harder to
handle downwind.
I would say that`s all somewhat true but exaggerated. The bigger factor is
how you select sails and
Thanks for suggestions so far. I will go check the vent and will replace the
joker valve. Keeping a spare is a good idea.
Although I agree there should only be one discharge hose full of black water
to deal with, I'm thinking wave action when sailing will continually cause
the hose to be filled fro
I've had this disgusting problem a few times and attributed it to someone
over-flushing the head, but I think there's a problem with the head:
After a few days post-pump-out the head has back filled with blackwater
while sailing and once while at anchor.
First few times this happened I chalked it
If you help anyone with a Nonsuch put up or take down their mast you will
see that the masts are incredibly heavy and that their section at the top is
much lighter than at the bottom, eg cantilever design. I haven't seen the
hull structure that supports the mast but it has to be beefy as well.
St
t Veinot
C&C 35 MKII, Alianna
Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
-Original Message-
From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]
On Behalf Of OldSteveH
Sent: August 7, 2012 1:32 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List C&C 34 Sail Selection
Now in my 3rd summer with this boat I am getting better at choosing sails
for the wind conditions, and would like to know how it compares with others
experiences.
>From I have heard the 34 is a 'Lake Ontario' boat, designed for light air
conditions, but able to handle other conditions as one woul
Damn, are we supposed to be out sailing. One can get absorbed in boat
maintenance if you heed all the advice of the guy in the chandlery shop . .
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So far so good:
Missed my own launch due to sailing from Halifax to Bermuda in May with
Derek Hatfield aboard Spirit of Canada - an amazing trip aboar
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