I would stick with the VC 17 . It is designed to wear away and not build up .
Most other bottom paints will build up on the bottom and eventually will need
to be removed. I just burnish the old VC 17 with a scotch brite pad . If you
put the paint into a mustard bottle and squirt a bit onto a f
On my C&C 34 I had a rigger who does rod rigging go through the rig and inspect
it and re-end all the rods and he replaced two of them. Rods can last a very
long time but the ends need to be inspected for cracks and in my case most of
them were seized into the fittings so inspection of the ends
Nathanwho did the work?
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Richard:
Echoing what others have said, I can’t imagine insurers require
rog rigging to be replaced every 10 years – wire, maybe; but not rod. That
said, the heads are the weak link (particularly the older Navtec design). When
I bought my 34, I had a local metal shop inspec
I have a 42 year old back stay. It was reheaded about 14 years ago.
As for the roller furler, I recommend securing the drum. Most drums have a
provision for running a line from the drum to the toe rail which is more secure
than relying on the furling line.
Mike
Mike Brannon
Virginia
Might be a useful reference for someone else planning winter projects - An
inventory of Windstar's various power-consuming items and the actual power
they consume, plus some other relevant information.
https://cncwindstar.blogspot.com/2019/09/going-off-grid-charging-and-battery.html
https://cncwi
Hello all,
Need to replace my batteries and am contemplating an upgrade to Windstar's
off-the-dock power system. Specifically evauating a battery upgrade and
potential top-up-charging.
Based on what I've read, a 100w panel would conservatively
contribute 400-500w daily (average) in summer and
Just realized that I sent my response directly to David instead of the
list. As others have also sent messages, here is the scoop on my rigging
project:
Kevin Montague at North East Rigging Systems did my standing rigging refit
this spring. I think he did good work with high quality components a
I have experience but my panels are flexible and total 200w. I am also
considerably further south in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay.
I have an Gensun MPPT-boost charge controller for each of the 2 panels.
They are rated for a 105w panel but I think based on the angle of the solar
impact and ine
I have a 50 watt panel and a Morningstar PWM controller. Max charge I have ever
seen is a bit over 2 amps – 2.3 maybe. If you do not get a MPPT controller you
will see at most maybe 4.5 amps out of a 100 watt panel. If you have good sun
*and no shadows on the panel* I would guess you might get s
When the kids were younger and I was acting as temporary housing at sailing
school for 2 weeks and not moving off anchor, one 50 watt panel changed the
situation from 30-60 minutes of engine per day to 30-60 minutes every other or
third day ☺
Joe
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Dave,
I added a GoPower 100 Watt system last summer at the same time I added a new
Isotherm Ref. System. I found that the most I was getting from the panel was
about 3.5 to 4 amps according to the GoPower controller. Was still having to
run the engine a few times a day to keep the beer frost
Dave, I equipped my last two boats with solar panels. Both had refrigeration
and 4-6 volt golf cart batteries for the additional amp hours. I switched 99%
of my lighting to LED and have an autopilot, inverter and chart plotter. I ran
a 150 watt rigid panel on the first boat and 250 watt rigid pa
Another way to search the email archives is: site:cnc-list.com where
is your search string. For example to search for threads on rod
rigging use: rod rigging site:cnc-list.com.
However, Google search rules apply. The above search string may yield
threads which contain "rod", "rigging"
Solar power literature will indicate that you can expect to get the equivalent
of 6 hours per day of rated output on a clear summer's day, but that assumes
that you have a fixed mount with the panels mounted facing south and at an
angle approximating the latitude. My experience with 2 panels m
Josh,
Like you my cruising is in and out of the channel, however with a bit more time
to go, and some amazing full days soloing Halcyon I am considering few week
long trips to and fro! And ... adding a few 100 watt flexible panels
Did you do by chance do a youtube vid on that install process?
No YouTube... I don't think. The 2 controllers just allow for more
reliability. In order to handle 200w I would need a larger single
controller but a single failure would cause a complete loss of my solar
charging system. 2 smaller controllers allow me to us high quality Genesun
boost controller
Dave, I live aboard full time in Puget Sound, and often will shut off my
battery charger for a week at a time. I have 2 140 watt rigid panels mounted
flat on my dinghy davits, with 2 Gensun in MPPT controllers in parallel. This
is in conjunction with the 6 group 27 AGM house batteries. With th
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