Patrick - long time - no see!Ken and I will be out next week. Have a good sail around the Gulf Islands
OK - you got me! sam :-)
Yeah, but 3 or 4 thousand kilometres to the east - they talk funny over there too!
Don't sweat it guys - you're American! No one expects perfect English from down there.
It's +12 deg C in sunny Alberta, +20 forecast for tomorrow!
Phew - bet your wallet is breathing a sigh of relief!
Going back to Bill's remark about UV stability. Guy I sail with has raised his traveler blocks on UHMWP (white) . They are really exposed on the combing (hotfoot 20)Been on there now about 4 seasons - still look like new, so I don't think it's much of a big deal.
Yeah, but this is : âhttp://www.leevalley.com/us/hardware/page.aspx?p=32045&cat=3,43576,43581&ap=1
John, It doesn't matter which one.The important thing is that the drum(load) is supported by one of the pins that the gears turn on. If the âline puts load on the drum "off" the pin, there could be a tendency for the drum to cock slightly and the gears would not mesh true.As long as one pin is su
I'd think twice about removing injectors to pour any sort of liquid into the combustion chambers. Diesels ignite by high compression. They achieve this by having very little clearance between piston and cylinder head. Oil is virtually incompressible so you run a real risk of a hydraulic lock or wor
I agree with Joe.
I've been a member of this list for quite a few years now and have always liked
how members treat each other with a lot of respect. This is pretty rare - I’m a
member of some other forums - as are others on this list - and things are not
always so friendly. Let's keep it that
Take whatever filter (or at least the part # and make) into any auto store -
NAPA or AutoValue or Pep Boys etc..
They will cross reference it to any make you want from a big book hidden under
the counter. (well maybe they have an app for that now!)
sam :-)
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"Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun!"Noël Cowardrecesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, butthe dreamers of the day are dangerous men,for they may act theirdreams with open eyes, to make it possible."T. E. Lawrence>sam :-)
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Half way down the lake where I sail is a nice, little summer village - "Ghost
Village ". The village is set in a fairly good sized bay with a small rock in
the middle of the bay. It's just below water level.
For years the village has put an orange buoy on the rock every spring to warn
boaters
Not sure if this helps, but when I look in my Bainbridge International
catalogue, 15/16" is a standard size for flat mast slides (as is 3/4" & 7/8")
sam :-)
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April's "Practical Sailor " has a write up of the C&C 40 if anyone's interested. sam :-)
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With Einstein it was just a lucky guess!
sam :-)
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You need to make allowances, Mark. After all, they are chiropractors, not
cosm
I like 42
sam :-)
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I've been saving several of the messages on how to remove old boat names.
Planning on re-naming my CS30 this spring. Current name i
Easy-Off oven cleaner.(doesn't hurt the gel-coat)
I know a guy with a C&C called "Wet Dream".
I believe there should be legislation to stop this!
At the least he should forfeit the boat.
sam :-)
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In my opinion, all these cute or comic names don't work too well!
They may sound good for a day or two after the boat is named, but eventually
they're only good for forum threads like this.
More traditional names don't get mocked on forums and sound Okay on the VHF.
What may seem real smart afte
Wipping? sam :-)C&C 26 Liquorice G
Most of the tension and compression strength in a hull thickness is at the
inner and outer edges. The balsa/foam/core cell? (that's not the right word,
but my brain is full at the moment) is a lightweight centre to keep the outside
and inside strength members apart. (like the web of a "H" beam k
Yeah, but for you old geezers, I don't think you can get Google Glass with prescription lenses!
Also chartering in Canada might be a good idea as the US $ is starting to get stronger.
I've brought in charter boats both ways - Canada to US / US to Canada. No problems either way. I've also chartered the C&C 115 (Twist) at Island Cruising in Sidney. N
And because they are not supposed to carry any load, the grommets for the nettles are placed about 3" to 4" below a line drawn between tack cringle and clew cringle. â
All sailmakers know that reefing nettles (reef lines) are tied around the
sails, not the boom.
Most sailors, with any sort of experience, should know that too.
sam :-)
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I've been all over. The west coast is world class cruising. Chesapeake is great cruising too!
My b & g strings are nylon! sam :
I installed my Garhauer adjustable genoa cars 3 or 4 seasons ago. One of the customers at the marina asked me about sail trim, after I had fitted them, so I took him for a sail. During the sail, he decided that he had to have some adjustable cars.I gave him the contact information and he ordered a
I've used the iPad with iNavX in the Caribbean, Mexico, on the west coast, Catalina (off LA), Chesapeake all with no sim card. But you do need the more expensive one with GPS in - they are not all the same.
Expanding on Curtis' post, I have a geared Flexofold (just been delivered - 3 days Denmark to Calgary - I’m impressed) I assume, as the blades are geared together, that blade position doesn't matter - yes?
I just paid $1,145 for a 15x9R Flexofold.
I've just ordered a 15x9R Flexofold from Denmark. I've currently got a 3 blade fixed prop and if I can get another 1/2 to 1 knot it will be worth the money!
Think my BlackBerry had a brainfarckle - I just rebooted it - seems cured!
Not sure my posts are getting through. sam :-)
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Leave them.Coefficient of expansion for aluminium is bigger than stainless so they will slacken off anyway.
Yeah, I just ordered a new Flexofold today.If it had been warmer, I'd be a lot richer!
I've chartered with Conch for the last 5 years. They don't have plotters. I'm not sure sunsail do either. I take my iPad with iNavX. One of the other guys takes his Garmin hand held. I just talked to him and he suggested that if you have an iPhone, splash out 14.99 and buy the Navionics app. He say
Curtis, Tide and current are different - get a set of current charts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn0125lgFOAThis is what to do with your Go-Pro Cameras when your boat is on the hard. sam :-)
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That's why they have playoff football this time of year! (-27 deg C last night here west of Calgary, but up to a pleasant -12 deg C and bright sunshine now)
http://vimeo.com/83152141I'd do it in an instant! sam :-)
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As a comparison, I bought a 135% tri-radial, black Twaron, laminate genoa for my 26 last August. Cost was $2,773 less 20% ($2,218 plus shipping )
Sorry, page 27 - engine rocker arm cover.
I had one grease cup screwed into the fibreglass rudder tube of my 26.Removed it and has a flexible "grease gun hose" made up with a male screw fitting on one end (to screw into the rudder tube) and a zerk fitting on the other end (to fit a grease gun).Routed the free end to the inside corner of th
(British sailing humour - and spelling! )Merry Christmas everyone. Sam Salter C&C 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta sam :-)<>___
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You can also use 2 hole saws. One the size of the original hole ; One the size of the new transducer. Mount them both on the same arbour (I'm told Harbour Freight in the US sell them). You need a longer arbour to mount both hole saws together. The smaller saw centres in the old hole, the larger cut
Well yes, I take that back - you're right. sam :-)
Not the vang!Sam :-)
Cunningham doesn't flatten the sail - moves the Max draft fore & aft.Outhaul flattens lower part (1/3?) of the main ; Backstay tension flattens the upper (2/3?)sam :-)
But I've got high tech halyards, they have less stretch than wire. Is this still necessary? Also, will the draft move at all in a high tech sail?(I'm not arguing, just trying to get my head around it.)sam :-)
I've got the book, one of many, and I understand and am an obsessive sail trimer. What I don't understand, yet, is what pulling the halyard on a sail that doesn't stretch do?sam :-)
It's a small price to pay for living in the best country in the world. If it was free the place would be full-to-bursting!(lights blue touchpaper and stand clear! )sam :-)
If the shape is factory engineered, and they don't stretch, what is adjusting halyard tension going to do?Tensioning the halyards on the old sails stretched the Dacron on the bias and moved the draft forward. It can't do that on the kryptonite one!A bit more explaining please! sam :-)
I've got a 2GM20F on my 26.I agree it is a pain adjusting alternator belt tension. I put a large crescent wrench handle down between alternator and block and use it a
Aaron, When you get a new main, you won't believe what a different boat she is! I'm sure someone has said it here already, but you need a bit of weather helm. For steering feel - Lee helm feels like the boat is out of control and to help the keel counteract leeway when going upwind. But we're talki
Is it freshwater or raw water cooled. (Has it got a heat exchanger? )sam :-)
It's on the shelf marked "Snake Oil!sam :-)
In a freshwater cooled engine, the block always has antifreeze in it. It's never drained.The raw water side has rubber hoses, a strainer - probably bronze and stainless, the raw water pump, the heat exchanger - brass or copper tubes, which will drain down anyway, the mixing elbow - at the high poin
I have a 2GM20F Yanmar. I lake sail in the Rockies in Alberta, Canada. It's currently -15 deg C and usually gets to -25 to -30 for a week or two in January. I don't blow out the lines, but I drain them. Been doing it for 10 yrs.Drain strainer, pump (pull impeller) , water muffler, heat exchanger.dr
If the antifreeze came out of the exhaust, then the muffler is full of anti freeze too!SamC&C 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta
Yeah - I've been Doing the same for about 10 years now! I also pull the raw water impeller.I sail on a lake so no need to flush with fresh water. Boat lives in Alberta, Canada so temp may get down to -30+ (...or should that be -30-) in January or February. Engine still OK after 10 years. SamC&C 26
Listen to Derek Hadfield; do what he tells you - he probably knows what he's doing! sam :-)
I've got a C&C because I was in love with them as a teenager. I'd lay in bed at night looking at C&C 's in my sailing magazines instead of Rachel Welch or Brit Ekland
I'm reading all this on my BlackBerry Z10.I'm getting real depressed! Sam :-)
If you want line drawings contact the curator here: http://www.marmuseum.ca/They have a lot of the original C&C drawings.Sam Salter C&C 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta
http://www.hollandmarine.com/Try these guys too - they ended up with a load of C&C Parts.Sam Salter C&C 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta
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Good experiences; thanks for sharing.
Looks like two or three endorsements for the Max Prop; about the
same against the Martec; one for the Flexofold; ...and a Gori
replacing a Martec!
couple of questions:
How big a deal is the maintenance on the Max Prop?
Is it just
Yeah, working here! sam :-)
That sounds like the solenoid stuck if it wouldn't even click. Take off the starter (solenoid is on the starter) and get it reconditioned.
Well there you go then - that's all right!
I had the same problem. 3 or 4 tries and it would start, âbut a little disconcerting. Wiring was 30+ years old so I replaced all battery to starter/1,2,all switch /engine ground wires. Bought them pre made with battery clamps and end connectors from auto section in Canadian Tire ($90 about) Turn
The Mk1 brochure on the "Photoalbum" says it had a cored hull.I don't have any first hand knowledge, just quoting from the original C&C brochure.
Thanks for not letting out the result - I've got it recording on my PVR.sam :-)
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I've sailed a lot of twin helmed Benneteau's and Jenneau's while chartering. I like how they open up the cockpit; Give straight through access to the transom deck; Pr
I've got an extra zero on my build docs too. Plate in the cockpit has one extra 0 compared to the # on the transom.
? sam :-)
What's a stripe colour?Boot stripe? Cove stripe?
I hate to rain on a parade - well maybe not, but butyl tape was used to seal our 1970's C&C 's hull to deck joints. It's a pain in the arse!There is a lot better stuff been invented since the '70's.Nobody uses butyl tape except those guys that buy the stuff off that guy on sailnet.Get a grip people
Google "Amsteel eye splice" or something similar. There's lots of information on line. Even videos.
It seems to have worked OK for the last 23 years - I wouldn't sweat it!
Your pretty pushy Stu!!! sam :-)
I've had nothing but good experiences with Rig-Rite. But call them! ...and have your shit together ; they don't suffer fools gladly!!!
Jake,There's one small difference - and I know you know this too - tightening the halyard cups the leech; tightening the Cunningham just brings the draft forward.Significant when you're looking for that extra 2/10 ths of a knot!
Jake,The Cunningham doesn't flatten the lower third of the mainsail. It moves the draft fore and aft as the wind changes. The outhaul flattens the lower third.
At some point, newer technology is a better option than rebuilding the old traveler.This is one of those times. You could probably find second hand stuff on the Web, but it's still going to be a 30 year old traveler.I second replacing with Harken. Get the track with adjustable hold down bolts. They
Racing and sailing. Not so much motoring.I need less drag and more knots :-)
My 26 currently has a 12" x 8" RH, 3 blade, fixed prop. 7/8" shaft. (2GM20F - 13 1/2 hp)It's getting to the stage where I should start looking for a folding or feathering prop.What do I need!I've got room for up to about 14".I'm on a mooring, so reverseing is not a big issue. sam :-) 403-617-6280
I had the same problem for a couple of seasons. Would always crank eventually, but those first 2 or 3 presses of the button with just a click were not reassuring. I
Allen, I have a 26.My boat has a ProFurl furler, installed by the previous owner. It good quality. I priced a replacement last year - would have been $1,250 cdn.However, Harken and Furlex have good reputations too.If you do install a furler, remember that your genoa will need a new luff tape (to f
If anyone is considering new sails, now- August - is the best time to buy. I just ordered a new kevlar 135 from Evolution Sails in Toronto. Ordered it Friday, they are starting construction Tuesday, should have it by next week. 20% off.They are sitting around twiddling their thumbs right now - no
If my leeward spreader was wiggling around, I'd check the tension on my shrouds. ...and maybe get a second opinion from another rigger! ...or do the job myself.
I know it's been discussed before, but I wasn't listening? Just ordered a new kevlar Genoa. What's the deal with sail numbers? How do you decide what number? Is hull serial number legit?Sam Salter C&C 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta
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Whatever you decide to buy, self tailers are the next best investment after new sails!
Not quite the same size, but my 26 has had Lewmar 16ST's on the combing for about 4 seasons now. I sail with a 135 on a roller furler. Sheets are Yale PhD. Works perfectly according to my foresail trimmer.Definitely don't need a 2 speed unless you're not very good at tacking. SamC&C 26 Liquorice
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