Stus-List Subject: Singing Rigging

Decades back, our Venture 22 had a centreboard cable that sounded like a bowed cello. 3 different pitches dependent on speed. Like having Yo-yo Ma along. -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Christian Tirtirau via CnC-List Sent: Monda

Stus-List 33-2 Electrical upgrades,

Thanks but too late! - I ditched the switch entirely, replaced with a Blueseas panel with flush breakers and more. Dave Message: 2 Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:01:47 -0300 From: To: Subject: Re: Stus-List 33-2 Electrical upgrades, Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi D

Re: Stus-List AH 4000 users

Hi Joe, I still have one. I just moved it to make way for a new chartplotter so it's mounted in the side of the cockpit next to the engine controls on my 32. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our member

Re: Stus-List Singing Rigging

I happen to know a Ph.D on the subject, so I ran it by him : Probably a little more info than anyone needed, but that is Just what we do on this list! << Bill: The winglets and vortex shedding are unrelated. They both involve vortexes but they are different issues. When you have flow separati

Stus-List Pearson 30 available cheap

A friend is moving up to a trawler and needs his Pearson 30 gone ASAP to free up his slip. The boat is in decent shape with a hardly used roller furling genoa. The engine is still winterized from the fall. If anyone needs a P-30 for a few thousand dollars let me know. Joe Della Barba DCSI 410-9

Re: Stus-List Singing Rigging

Ya gotta love it... "lateral sinusoidal force" David F. Risch (401) 419-4650 (cell) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 10:26:34 -0400 > Subject: Re: Stus-List Singing Rigging > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > CC: colt...@verizon.net > > I happen to know a Ph.D on the subject, s

Re: Stus-List Pearson 30 available cheap

Oops – forgot – the boat is in Baltimore. Here is a photo of her rafted up to me: http://www.dellabarba.com/sailing/images/coquinaanddreamon1.JPG Joe Coquina C&C 35 MK I From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Re: Stus-List C&C 34-1 Stanchion Bases

South shore yachts in Niagara on the Lake has them. Get Outlook for iOS On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 7:57 PM -0400, "Jeremy Ralph via CnC-List" mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: In my questions about re-bedding stanchions, Chris mentioned that I should check the bases

Re: Stus-List Coquina Hull Color

Joe, nice photo...what is your hull color? Thanks Richard 1985 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 584.4 Richard N. Bush 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -Original Message- From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List To: 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com

Stus-List Spare Morris cables for Landfall 38

I am making last minute preparations to leave cruising this fall. I want to carry spare Morris cables for both the gear shift and the throttle since I have had these fail many years ago. Since I don't want to remove them just to make measurements, does anyone have the specs on these cables for

Re: Stus-List Singing Rigging

Thank you! This gets lots of tangential rig visuals of wind flow! Don Don Harben Viking 34 Life www.ncyc.ca ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. Al

Re: Stus-List Spare Morris cables for Landfall 38

These are things that don't fail very often, so if you're concerned, I would suggest replacing them just in case. Extra room for spares is going to be at a premium so anything you can do to free up space is a good idea. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 11:03 AM, Robert Boyer via Cn

Re: Stus-List Singing Rigging

I have been trying to silence our shrouds for years. Loosen, tighten, bind them together, hold them apart...nothing works. I suspect I'm going to have to pull the rig and start over to fix this, just like in our 29-2. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 26 July 2016 at 08:06, D

Re: Stus-List Spare Morris cables for Landfall 38

Bob — when I replace my pedestal a couple of years ago, I replaced the engine cables as well. Here are the part numbers I used: Teleflex CCX63306 throttle (10-32 stud x 6' long) Teleflex CCX64307 trans (5/16-24 stud x 7' long) I have a Yanmar 3QM; so if your engine is different, th

Re: Stus-List Spare Morris cables for Landfall 38

And they’re “Morse” cables — it used to be Morse/Teleflex, but now is just Teleflex. — Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > On Jul 26, 2016, at 10:16 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List > wrote: > > Bob — when I replace my pedestal a couple of

Re: Stus-List Coquina Hull Color

Looks like Awl Grip Flag Blue. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I forget the actual paint code. A dark/navy blue Awlgrip of some kind. The > original paint job was done in 1979 and again around 1986 when the y

Re: Stus-List Coquina Hull Color

I forget the actual paint code. A dark/navy blue Awlgrip of some kind. The original paint job was done in 1979 and again around 1986 when the yard damaged the boat. It really needs doing again too. My wife wants the original color back. I will say one thing, painting a boat with no balsa core a

Re: Stus-List Pearson 30 available cheap

I've gotta say, I like the look of the C&C better than the look of the Pearson :) Cheers, Randy - Original Message - From: "Joe via CnC-List Della Barba" To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Cc: "Joe Della Barba" Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 8:42:24 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Pearson 30

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

Thanks to Joe and everyone else who replied. After reading a few articles like this one - http://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/-11222-1.html, it sounds like there is little consensus on lightning protection for sailboats. I'd be curious to know what sort of lightning protection, if any, comes sta

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

Correct me if wrong, but I was under the impression that no wire size could carry the load of a lightning strike.The grounding is to bleed off the induced charge at the top of the mast due to the field, which in turn reduces the lightning attraction to the mast.RonWild CheriC&C 30-1STL F

Re: Stus-List 30-1 Vang Refit?

Following up on this, five months later. On the recommendations from Rick and Gary, I bought and installed a Garhauer rigid vang (model RV20-1SL - http://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.cfm?cid=40 ) on my 30-1. It's been on the boat for about a month now. I've been pleased with both the p

Re: Stus-List Spare Morris cables for Landfall 38

If your cables are the same diameter, they are both series 33 cables. If the gearshift cable is roughly twice the size of the throttle cable, the shift is a series 64 cable and the throttle is a series 33. As Andrew mentioned, you are more likely to break the cable connectors (clevis) or the c

Re: Stus-List 30-1 Vang Refit?

On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 11:39 AM, RANDY via CnC-List wrote: > Then afterward he sent me a corrected boom bracket for free, because I'd > botched the boom trace the first time around. For the future and for any others considering this, an easy way to trace profiles of the mast and boom is to g

Re: Stus-List Spare Morris cables for Landfall 38

On my first trip south, the cable for my gear shift failed in Titusville, FL--I was able to find a replacement cable in Titusville but it cost me 2 days in a marina and lost time--that was 20 years ago. So, I think I'm due for a replacement. Making a preventative replacement before I leave is

Re: Stus-List 30-1 Vang Refit?

Yeah I failed to use solder the first time around. Also, upon installing the corrected boom bracket, I had to break out the old roller-reefing crank handle and make sure the boom was rotated exactly right - I didn't pay close enough attention to that the first time. Cheers, Randy - Ori

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

I know a guy who has a length of stainless steel chain stored on deck and connected to the shrouds on each side of the boat. He dumps the chain in the water when he thinks it appropriate. His boat was hit by lightning in the past, but not since he got the chains, so he does not really know how g

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

FWIW... I was listening to a a presentation at a Safety at Sea seminar (I forgot who the presenter was) an he said he examined 350 (or so) lightning strikes that was on the books (I think they were insurance claims). Not one boat, he said, was hit while moving. May or may not help but I tho

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

We already invite the energy into the boat unless you have a deck stepped mast. Giving it heavy wire to follow to the keel beats having the lightning find a random way out. Joe Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Doyle via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, July

Stus-List Singing Rigging

Christian: The 'humming' is probably coming from your shrouds. Since my boat is currently about 300 yards away from your boat, we experience the same weather (wind) conditions. I tried loosening/tightening my shrouds a little but that didn't seem to work. My final solution was to wrap each

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

You are wrong or lightning rods would not work. Of course nothing is 100%, but buildings have been protected by thick wire running from lightning rods to ground since the 1770s. While we were headed out to our mooring in Annapolis over the 4th of July weekend a wicked thunderstorm was providing

Stus-List Plumbing Related

Recently, on port tack, my 'head bowl' was filling and overflowing with sea water.wasn't completely sure whether it was a faulty 'choker valve' or the valve in the 'shut off' leverhad to be one or the other, probably a faulty valve in the 'shut off' switch. Trip to Binnacle to check o

Stus-List Interesting Electrical Problem

Hi, I am soliciting help from this incredibly wise forum. I thought at first this was a random problem, but now it has happened twice, I am not sure. I have had a 'surge' blow my electronics, AM/FM radio and my navigation lights twice in 2 years. I can't afford to replace my electronics again a

Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related

Did it fix the original problem? -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of robert via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:29 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: robert Subject: Stus-List Plumbing Related Recently, on port tack, my 'head bowl' w

Stus-List Plumbing Related

Yes, took the boat for a sail as soon as the new pump was installed.15% to 20% heel on both tacks.dry 'bowel'. In fact, when I emptied the bowel of water (dry bowel switch) with the old pump, water would seep back into the bowel to probably 'water level' or 'sea level'. Now with the

Re: Stus-List Interesting Electrical Problem

Are you sure it wasn't a lightning strike? Gary S/V Kaylarah '90 C&C 37+ East Greenwich, RI, USA ~~~_/)~~ On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Ian Matthew via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am soliciting help from this incredibly wise forum. I thought at first > this

Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related

I have a similar problem with my jabsco head. It was a brand new replacement for the original that I installed about 4 years ago. The other night we were sleeping aboard and I got up in the middle of the night for a bio break and lo and behold, the bowl was full! Right to the rim but not overflowin

Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related

Stevan: This was the replacement part I bought: http://ca.binnacle.com/Plumbing-&-Pumps-Toilets/c31_209/p6899/ITT-TWIST-&-LOCK-TOILET-PUMP-ASSEMBLY-29040-3000/product_info.html Rob Abbott On 2016-07-26 3:50 PM, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List wrote: I have a similar problem with my jabsco head.

Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related

I have fixed similar problems with new joker valve for less than $10. Easy to install by removing the pump body with 4 self tapping screws. While you have pump off it is a good time to clean and lubricate the pump. Fred Hazzard S/V Fury C&C 44 Portland, Or On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Pete

Re: Stus-List Interesting Electrical Problem

Almost never get lightning here. And I was on the boat simply motoring away from the dock when it happened. On Tuesday, July 26, 2016, Gary Russell via CnC-List wrote: > Are you sure it wasn't a lightning strike? > Gary > S/V Kaylarah > '90 C&C 37+ > East Greenwich, RI, USA > > ~~~_/)~ >

Stus-List Plumbing Related

Stevan: If you decide to replace the pump, tip..make sure you have a 'long' Philips screwdriver or a 'very short' one or better still, and 'offset Philips screwdriver' to access one of the four screws.the bottom right screw is a tight fit to get a regular screwdriver down to the screw

Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related

Just for the record, you do not want to be dependent on the head pump to keep your boat afloat as the valves in these things can and do fail. Sea water overflowing the bowl probably means that there is a siphon between the head and the though hull (or worse). Replacing the pump just delays sinki

Re: Stus-List Interesting Electrical Problem

I can imagine a loose connection on the battery terminal while charging could cause a large voltage spike from the alternator. Gary S/V Kaylarah '90 C&C 37+ East Greenwich, RI, USA ~~~_/)~~ On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 3:04 PM, Ian Matthew via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Almos

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

I have a patient who was hit twice by lightning.  Once in her house - it hit a tree outside, part of the bolt bounced off, came through her window and hit her in the back of the head while she was sitting in a chair.  No reason - other than you can't eff

Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related

Bob, Glad you went the new pump assembly route. I've been advocating that over a rebuild kit for years. I remove and clean the joker valve on my Jabsco compact a couple times a year. It's a 10 minute job. I also flush with vinegar to reduce scale build up also. It's a frequent job. Dennis C.

Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related

  Glad this fixed it for you. SOP for my head is closing the seawater-in valve after each use (I do not have a high loop or anti-siphon valve). I once left seawater-in open, relying on the dry/flush valve built in to the pump to keep water from coming in, and after a few hours the water level in t

Stus-List Plumbing Related

Fred: There are only two logical ways water can fill the bowel, I think. And a faulty 'joker valve' in my case would not have caused my bowel to fill. Just to be sure it was not the 'joker valve', I closed the thru hull for the discharge but not the 'water intake' to the head, and the bowel

Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related

Dennis: The Binnacle had the rebuild kit but it cost almost as much as a new pump..and the new pump seemed a breeze to install, which it was. Rob Abbott On 2016-07-26 4:17 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List wrote: Bob, Glad you went the new pump assembly route. I've been advocating that over

Stus-List Plumbing Related

Hi Rob, You did it right. I rebuilt mine twice and had to replace the whole assembly shortly after the 2nd rebuild as the plastic holding the selector valve was worn.. They may be good for 1 rebuild but for me and our usage (Typically spending weekends with a family of 4) it's just not worth f

Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related - flood from toilet

Second that. Also, the "wet bowl" position on the flush valve should be called "wet boat" (if forgotten). Dave Message: 3 Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:06:19 -0400 From: David Paine To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; ch

Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related

Interesting! "I make sure I have the pump handle set right next to the closed position detent but I don't engage it. Leaving it fully locked puts pressure on the rubber piston pushing it against a small ridge and if you leave it like that for a long period will permanently indent the rubber seal ar

Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related

You did good. A rebuild kit is about $70 and pita. Fred On Jul 26, 2016 12:24 PM, "robert" wrote: > Fred: > > There are only two logical ways water can fill the bowel, I think. > > And a faulty 'joker valve' in my case would not have caused my bowel to > fill. Just to be sure it was not the '

Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related

And a whole new pump assembly contains a new 'joker valve' (approx. $17) which you don't get with a $70 rebuild kit. It was a 'no brainer'. Rob On 2016-07-26 5:00 PM, Fred Hazzard wrote: You did good. A rebuild kit is about $70 and pita. Fred On Jul 26, 2016 12:24 PM, "robert"

Re: Stus-List Plumbing Related

Yep. My experience has been the rebuild kit is about $70 and the pump assembly around $100. However the rebuild is about 1.5-2 hours and the pump assembly replacement is about 30-45 minutes. Amazing how many of my customers still wanted the rebuild kit. Even when I told them my labor rate would

Stus-List Raymarine Autopilot and accessories for sale

I have a Raymarine autopilot and accessories for sale. Ref link to ad and note the OBO. http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/bpo/5702048189.html thanks, ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like wh

Stus-List PVC Insert for Cinkel Mast or Boom

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement for the original PVC extrusion that was installed in the C&C masts/booms? They fit into the slot, and allowed one to use a bolt rope in the foot of the sail, or a bolt rope to be used in the luff of the main sail, and in the foot of the mainsail. D

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

I've heard of using copper pipe (1/2 or 3/4) and a conduit bender. Shape the pipe to go as straight as possible between a keel bolt and the mast. Then flatten the ends and drill a hole to accept a large bolt. You can drill and tap the very top of one of the keel bolts to accept a short 5/16ths or

Re: Stus-List PVC Insert for Cinkel Mast or Boom

Found this in a forum: "I recently visited a small boat company in Southern Ontario near Niagara Falls that bought up all the remaining stock of Cinkel parts when that company went out of business. Not only were they able to supply me with the things I had on my list, but they took me to their st

Re: Stus-List PVC Insert for Cinkel Mast or Boom

I struggled with this about 10 years ago. I spent a lot of time chasing leads without much success. I even found someone n the list who had some track. I bought it, but when I got it, it was brittle and unusable. Unfortunately, by now any original track is as brittle as what you have now. The g

Stus-List Stantion bases

I prefer HMP in Toronto if possible for C&C parts like stantions and bases. They answer the phone every time and send what you need by mail. I am constantly surprised by what original parts they have in stock. I found they had a plastic holding tank for my 1989 37+. Good service too. www.hollan