Re: Stus-List C&C 24 Club Racing

Sounds like you are doing pretty good with your C&C 24 and that she is well equipped for racing. I owned and raced a 1976 C&C 24 back in the early '80 but mine may not have been as well equipped as yours is. It did have an inboard Volvo penta engine but I installed a folding prop so I got no adju

Stus-List Orange 30 footers

Dave Heron of PCYC was reported to own an orange hulled C&C 30 called Sunburn. That boat won the 1979 Susan Hood race. Later Dave purchased a white hulled C&C 30 he named Windburn. Mike Brown C&C 30 Windburn I only recall one orange sailboat. A late 70's Peterson 43 known as "La Pantera"

Re: Stus-List C&C 30 - Pinless Moisture Detector

Don I asked on the Canadian Tire website a similar question about that product a few months ago. They finally answered and say it is similar to CT33 because it ises a similar inductance method. At half price at $45 I think it is worth a try anyway. You should also be aware that these meters a

Re: Stus-List C&C 30 - Pinless Moisture Detector

I never had any trouble using mine, what people deem so difficult about using them I'm not sure. The mastercraft one is a quarter of the cost, go ahead and try it and report back. I'de be curious to see how it measures up against the CT33. On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 8:45 AM, Hoyt, Mike wrote: > **

Re: Stus-List Orange 30 footers

I think quite a few of the Megas were/are orange. Cheers Colin On 4/9/13, Michael Brown wrote: > Dave Heron of PCYC was reported to own an orange hulled C&C 30 > called Sunburn. That boat won the 1979 Susan Hood race. Later > Dave purchased a white hulled C&C 30 he named Windburn. > > > Mike Br

Re: Stus-List Strip LEDs Cabin Lighting

Fred, Do you have a link to the LED's you used? Bill Coleman C&C 39 animated_favicon1 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Fred Hazzard Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 12:46 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Strip LEDs Cabin Lighting I pu

Re: Stus-List C&C 30 - Pinless Moisture Detector

I don't think they are physically hard to use, however, meaningful interpretation of the readings may be another matter. Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-04-09, at 9:47, Stevan Plavsa wrote: I never had any trouble using mine, what people deem so difficult about using them I'm not s

Re: Stus-List C&C 30 - Pinless Moisture Detector

My surveyor used a Skipper moisture meter. It had an analog gauge. If it jumped, it indicated a potential problem. Joel 35/3 The Office Annapolis On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Knowles Rich wrote: > I don't think they are physically hard to use, however, meaningful > interpretation of the r

Re: Stus-List MIRAGE

The admiral, upon seeing the photos, says, "He's going to put that in saltwater? What a shame for the new paint…" :^) She looks great, Harry -- a very classy boat for a classy homeport. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( [btw, w

Re: Stus-List C&C 30 - Pinless Moisture Detector

To my point. Did the jump mean excessive/any water under the surface or simply an irregularity in the thickness or nature of the fiberglass or the presence of plywood etc. beneath the surface??? I guess what I'm trying to note is that I believe there is plenty of opportunity to make erroneous j

Stus-List Leather Wheel cover treatment?

Hi All. My girlfriend and I sewed on a leather wheel cover from a kit a few weeks ago ... well, she did most of the work. The wheel is nice and it's been sitting in the house waiting for spring. Before mounting the wheel on the boat I wanted to know if there was anything we should do to treat the

Re: Stus-List C&C 30 - Pinless Moisture Detector

Rich, The jump in reading indicated it was an area of concern. He tapped the entire boat. If the tapping and the meter correlated, he felt it was an issue. Fortunately, they were few and small. In the case of a high reading at the babystay, the issue was caused by a missing bolt. Joel 35/3 The

Re: Stus-List MIRAGE

Fred, You live there because ? Joel On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Frederick G Street wrote: > The admiral, upon seeing the photos, says, > > "He's going to put that in *saltwater*? What a shame for the new paint…" > :^) > > She looks great, Harry -- a very classy boat for a classy ho

Re: Stus-List C&C 24 Club Racing (ok)

bout course strategy and sail trim with this particular boat. I'm pretty much looking for any kind of pointers to help improve race results with my C&C 24. Thanks! -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list

Re: Stus-List C&C 30 - Pinless Moisture Detector

That sounds reasonable. Just hard to say whether any individual spot is water or simply a void. Not trying to be difficult; I simply think we should be cautious about measurements of the unseen. Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-04-09, at 11:18, Joel Aronson wrote: Rich, The jump in

Re: Stus-List Leather Wheel cover treatment?

I found what works best is having a little cover made for it all. Takes care of wear and tear on the leather, chartplotter, mic, etc. Bill Coleman C&C 39 animated_favicon1 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Stevan Plavsa Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 10:18 A

Re: Stus-List Leather Wheel cover treatment?

I have covered a bunch of wheels from a doeskin hide I bought (not a kit , cut and punched by hand) the wheel is left out all summer and still looks good after (yikes 7 years) . You might want to wet the wheel and see if the dye runs so you don't get a stain in the cockpit. Of course a binnacle/w

Re: Stus-List Living up north [was MIRAGE]

The two months of summer is fantastic… :^) Actually, quality of life here in Minnesota is quite good; good schools, clean air and water, good recreational and cultural activities, good pro football (okay, maybe not…); and the fresh water of Lake Superior means our boats last quite a long time

Re: Stus-List Living up north [was MIRAGE]

I think he must be Scandinavian, and can't help himself. Bill Coleman C&C 39 animated_favicon1 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick G Street Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 10:49 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Living up north [was

Re: Stus-List Living up north [was MIRAGE]

Yes, Fred. We are still paying for it this spring...reportedly 3 feet of ice in some locations on Lake Charlevoix, Michigan, as of last Wednesday! Chuck Saur C$C 35-3 Morning Sky On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Frederick G Street wrote: > The two months of summer is fantastic… :^) > > Actual

Re: Stus-List C&C 24 Club Racing (ok)

Mine is a 1983, but no racing, except when a bunch of us cruisers get together over across Lake Champlain on the New York side at Split Rock we sometimes try to prove our cruiser is faster getting there or back. Hanked on foresails, no spinnaker, adjustable split backstay (which seems overkill for

Re: Stus-List Living up north [was MIRAGE]

Half-Italian, and both my parents moved here from California. I blame them… :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Apr 9, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Bill Coleman wrote: > I think he must be Scandinavian, and can’t help himself. ___

Re: Stus-List Living up north [was MIRAGE]

And in the winter we don't have to deal with insects. Steve Thomas sv Mystique C&C27 MKIII Port Stanley, ON -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Frederick G Street Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 10:49 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re

Re: Stus-List C&C 33 1985 Refrigeration Help

I did a lot of research about refrigeration, and weighed a lot of alternatives before I selected and installed mine. One of my considerations was low power consumption for use while cruising full time. There are a lot of alternatives out there. Most use the same model of Danfoss compressor, and th

Re: Stus-List C&C 30 - Pinless Moisture Detector

I'll give an example of how I use the meter and why. When looking over a CS 27 I was interested in I got high readings around the port side chainplates. I figured it was either water in the core or the meter was reading the metal from the chainplates themselves or maybe the bulkhead. I checked the

Re: Stus-List Leather Wheel cover treatment?

At my club we have a tremendous problem with spiders. I'm on a mooring and the boat is COVERED in them. I looked at the binnacle cover kit from sailrite and while it looks like a good solution to keeping the wheel in nice shape it will most certainly become a favourite refuge for the spiders. As it

Re: Stus-List Leather Wheel cover treatment?

No spider problem at my club. Perhaps you should consider charging them dues? All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website On

Stus-List Boats for sail - Craigslist

40' C&C Crusader Sloop Sailboat $15000 (Irvington, VA) pic map boats - by owner 38' C&C Sailboat 1977 $3 (

Re: Stus-List Leather Wheel cover treatment?

I don't recall any major spiders under the Binnacle cover or having to clean spiderwebs there, I think they like to make them where the bugs fly, and they don't under there. Spraying the dock and rails with spider spray does help, but I don't usually think of it. My neighbor does. But, Binnacle

Re: Stus-List Leather Wheel cover treatment?

I have seen a few that are big enough to hold a pen and write a check Tim Sippel GSM - TADIG Group Rogers Wireless (CANRW) Microcell (CANMC) ( (647) 747-7381 + Email: Toronto From: CnC-L

Re: Stus-List Boats for sail - Craigslist

That 40 with the centerboard would make a great Bahamas boat... Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Apr 9, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Joel Aronson wrote: > 40' C&C Crusader Sloop Sailboat $15000 (Irvington, VA) pic map boats - by > owne

Re: Stus-List Boats for sail - Craigslist

Yes it would. How much does dockage etc cost in the Bahamas? On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Frederick G Street wrote: > That 40 with the centerboard would make a great Bahamas boat... > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > O

Re: Stus-List Boats for sail - Craigslist

I've spent more time anchored out there than at a dock, except in Bimini. It was fairly expensive there; about $75/night at the Big Game Club for a Tartan 37 as I recall (but it's been a few years). Ideally, you could stage at someplace like Marsh Harbour and keep the boat in the water on a ba

Re: Stus-List C&C 33 1985 Refrigeration Help

I occasionally read through the forums ( archives ) of the attached http://www.kollmann-marine.com/ http://www.kollmann-marine.com/Refrigeration/ generally informative and interesting reading the submitters questions and problem solving by the authors extensive technical knowledge. He has parti

Re: Stus-List MIRAGE

Fred, I concur with the Admiral...but nothing but ponds and creeks around here other than the ocean!! Harry Sent from my iPhone On Apr 9, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Frederick G Street wrote: > The admiral, upon seeing the photos, says, > > "He's going to put that in saltwater? What a shame for the

Re: Stus-List C&C 24 Club Racing (ok)

Mine is a '79. Hanked on sails, vang, shin-smasher traveller, long genoa tracks, cunningham, outhaul. Not got round to a backstay adjuster (yet), and no flying sails (yet). Don't race her on account of the cost of racing sails, except of course when anyone happens to be sailing in the same dir

Re: Stus-List Strip LEDs Cabin Lighting

Bill, I installed them over a year ago. I bought them from local supplier, who I believe gets them from a Canadian producer. I'll try to find out more and let you know. Fred Hazzard From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill Coleman Sent: Tuesday, April 0

Re: Stus-List C&C 30 - Pinless Moisture Detector

Just back from Canadian Tire with a Mastercraft pinless moisture meter.   In soft wood mode, top of my desk (presswood modular furniture type) say 15%, and it can see my hand (jump to 18%) under the desk top (1 inch thick). On my hand, it goes off the scale exactly as the CT33 of my surveyor was

Re: Stus-List C&C 30 - Pinless Moisture Detector

Sounds like you have a rotten core... Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-04-09, at 14:35, Pierre Tremblay wrote: Just back from Canadian Tire with a Mastercraft pinless moisture meter. In soft wood mode, top of my desk (presswood modular furniture type) say 15%, and it can see my hand

Re: Stus-List Strip LEDs Cabin Lighting

Pretty sure Graham used these: http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?cat=3,70322&p=70323 On 04/09/13, Bill Coleman wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Fred, > > Do you have a link to the LED’s you used? > > > > Bill Coleman > > C&C 39 > > > > > From: CnC

Re: Stus-List Strip LEDs Cabin Lighting

Bill, Try this site. ledwholesalers.com I bought 300 lights for about $15. They are a nice warm light, but not a bright as the earlier ones I used in for the overhead lights in the cabin. Fred Hazzard From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill Coleman

Re: Stus-List C&C 30 - Pinless Moisture Detector - wet balsa

Regarding percentage of moisture: Baltek Corp (sellers of balsa and other core materials) detailed the performance issues of "wet" core in their "Proper Core Installation" (2009) document. In short, balsa starts out with around 10 to 12% moisture content. The "Fiber Saturation Point" where the

Re: Stus-List C&C 24 Club Racing (ok)

I know what you mean Paul, happens to me evry time there is a mat in sight Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Paul Baker Sent: April 9, 2013 1:34 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list

Re: Stus-List Spider issues (was: Leather Wheel cover treatment?)

I think that spiders are worse, because the purple martins leave around the end of August and spider problems continues at least till mid-October. If anyone has a reasonable solution for the spider problem, I would like to hear it. On the other hand, I find that the best option is to sail the b

Re: Stus-List C&C 24 Club Racing (ok)

wind. I an pretty sure > if I can improve my sheeting angles off wind I will do better. > > Thanks! > Orren -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://cn

Re: Stus-List Leather Wheel cover treatment?

I had a small infestation of spiders.  Smaller than yours but anoying just the same.  Used a bug spray to kill em and vacuumed (wet/dry vac) up all their egg sacks and washed down the boat w soap and water.  Took a few treatments, but all gone, didn't come back.  I think each egg sack contains hund

Re: Stus-List Defender delivery

Well, They sent me out another unit it is exactly the same... Except, now everything says TackTick instead of Raymarine... If it wasn't for that, I'd have bet it was the same box of stuff... I don't what to say... Why would they open the boxes...it does not make any sense to me... Is the fact

Re: Stus-List Defender delivery

Danny, That's weird . Stick to your guns. Ask them to send you an unopened box. Tell em you've heard so many nice things about their customer service being second to none and you paid money for brand new instruments, not a display item. If that doesn't get you satisfaction, ask to speak to a su

Re: Stus-List Defender delivery

I've spent loads there myself over the years! Hell I spent way too much over their spring sale, I don;t even want to think about it...LOL I did speak a manager. They keep insisting that the raymarine products don't come in sealed boxes so they can open them...I actually got a voice-mail from

Re: Stus-List Defender delivery

I'm going to have a look at a couple if boxes myself tomorrow. I'm wondering if they are selling remanufactured units, which I've bought for years with no problems. Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-04-09, at 20:00, Chuck S wrote: Danny, That's weird. Stick to your guns. Ask them t

Re: Stus-List Defender delivery

yea thats fine if they are advertised that way. i purchased what is supposed to be brand new... -- Original Message -- From: Knowles Rich To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Defender delivery Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:52:55 -0300 I'm going to have a look at a c

Re: Stus-List Leather Wheel cover treatment?

Steve, Somewhere around the winter of 2004-2005 I installed an Edson wheel cover kit onto the wheel on Imzadi, after I got a bargain on E-Bay. The cover is made out of fairly thick Elk hide, tan colored, with a suede texture to the cover. I kept a length of the material for use in other proj

Re: Stus-List C&C 33 1985 Refrigeration Help

I mounted my compressor in the port side lazarette. It has one small vent at the aft end. Performance has been good, but I'm not tracking the amperage it uses. It runs much less than 50% of the time, depending on the outside temperature. The lazarette was a better option than inside the cabin,

Re: Stus-List Defender delivery

I have purchased 3 separate Raymarine products for my boat in the last 2 years from 3 different suppliers including Defender. Each time the product arrived I am surprised by the very un-Apple like way they do their packaging. The only reassurance I have that the product was last touched by fore

Re: Stus-List Strip LEDs Cabin Lighting

Fred, Where did you source your LEDs from? I'm interested in replacing my fluorescent fixtures. Jake Jake Brodersen C&C 35 Mk-III Midnight Mistress Hampton VA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Fred Hazzard Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 12

Re: Stus-List C&C 33 1985 Refrigeration Help

Rick, No ice!!! What do you put in your Dark and Stormies??? My system has three vertical loading ice cube trays, with room for three more, if needed. No shortage of ice or cold beer on my boat. Jake Jake Brodersen C&C 35 Mk-III Midnight Mistress Hampton VA -Original Message- From

Stus-List Montague Harbour

This place is up for sale.  $1.6MSailing friend of mine is looking at it seriously. Anyone on the west coast know anything about it? Anything of concern?Is it popular?Is the island sinking into the sea? I've sailed the Gulf Islands and the San Juans a lot, but never been to Montague. Sam Salter C&

Re: Stus-List Montague Harbour

Hi Sam, It is a lovely, relatively large harbour. Shallow on the south-east end and very protected. A good hurricane hole... except we don't get hurricane here. Ferry service to Vancouver and to other locations if that's important I expect 1.6 mil will only by a piece of it and not the park

Re: Stus-List C&C 33 1985 Refrigeration Help

I don't think anyone mentioned the cold plate option instead of a thin-wall evaporator? I went with that for lower power consumption, along with a variable speed compressor that can make the most out of charging voltages (alternator or shore power). Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 Branford, CT On Tue, Apr 9

Re: Stus-List Bottom paint stripper

Soda blasting estimate for my 35 footer was $1640 , they do the work and clean up afterward. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ - Original Message - From: "Jim Watts" To: "1 CnC List" Sent: Monday, April 8, 2013 10:46:02 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Bottom paint strippe

Stus-List C&C 40 half-hull

Not mine, but thought this might be of interest to someone on here: http://victoria.en.craigslist.ca/boa/3733830862.html ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Strip LEDs Cabin Lighting

Jeff is correct, I did use those. I used the 3 ft of the 120 LED/m to replace 1 fluorescent in the ceiling. I think it is very bright, but I may be biased... Scott saw it in action though, what say you Scott - bright enough for the main cabin? I'm sure that other suppliers would be cheaper,

Re: Stus-List Spiders - was Leather Wheel cover

I used to have a spider problem, as do many of the folks on my dock at the club where I keep the boat. I have spent considerable time on moorings or at anchor, and can't really say I have ever had a problem - though the little buggers do seem to be able to "fly" out to the boat on the wind and a th

Re: Stus-List Montague Harbour

That marina seems like it has been for sale forever. The new buyers wait maybe a year before putting out the for sale sign again. I suspect it's got "a lot of potential". It's a potential sinkhole. On 9 April 2013 18:37, wrote: > This place is up for sale. $1.6M > Sailing friend of mine is l

Re: Stus-List Montague Harbour

Here's the listing... http://www.bcoceanfront.com/oceanfront-galiano-islandmontague-harbour-marina?id=273 On 9 April 2013 21:22, Jim Watts wrote: > That marina seems like it has been for sale forever. The new buyers wait > maybe a year before putting out the for sale sign again. I suspect it