Re: Stus-List Yanmar 3GM30 in a Landfall 38 -- Progress report.

Rich wrote: ...So, I now have a fresh water cooled Yanmar 3GM30 with low hours in excellent condition sitting in my storage unit waiting for a new home. Bummer, dude. I would recommend bringing it into your living room and setting it on the coffee table for a conversation piece. I did tha

Re: Stus-List C&C 115 Lost on Lake Erie

Or jump overboard and unfoul the prop. Wal Wouldn't you drop an anchor just to slow the boat and keep it off the rocks before you abandoned it even if you didn't have enough line to anchor? ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://w

Stus-List Fwd from Latitude 38: Thinking Outside the Box

This would actually work on my boat... Wal ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Crash Test - Dehler 31 yacht

Martin wrote: Based on my miss-adventures involving 70's and early 80's C&Cs I would expect similar results. Right. The LF38 and also the 40 have watertight crash bulkheads at the bow and the leading edge of the keel stub. I'm sure most C&C's of that vintage are similar. A long time a

Re: Stus-List Crash Test - Dehler 31 yacht

Peter wrote: So what should been shown to hit a rock with 6,5 kn? I don`t know. Yeah, and they don't even speak Spanish on the sound track! -- s/v Stella Blue www.wbryant.com ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncpho

Stus-List Irish Olympic sailing coverage

This is pretty funny! < http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=510_1344196881> Wal ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Martha's Vineyard Cruise next week

Besides, who knows if you can really trust the mooring: I do trust my ground tackle, because I inspect it every time I use it! Wal I know lots of people are uncomfortable anchoring, but the more you do it, the more you'll swear by it as your p

Re: Stus-List Lightning on the hard

I'm going to be flippant: "Man, you understand lighting?" I've listened to this debate for so long that I am totally fatalistic about it. Sheesh. My mast is keel stepped, onto an aluminum plate that is bolted into my lead keel. I think that's the shortest path to ground. Do this. Do that

Re: Stus-List Lightning on the hard

Of course, as I wrote that, we just had three lighting strikes followed by immediate thunder that would make a Canadian shiver in his timbers. I, of course, leapt on deck to go dancing in the rain, only to discover that there are actually other people in the world who may or may not want to wa

Stus-List Regarding Irena -- How did it work out really

Hey - Is everything okay? -- s/v Stella Blue www.wbryant.com ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Regarding Irena -- How did it work out really

I meant Isaac. Scheeck, why don't they just give them numbers or something. ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List {} Boat Names (redux)

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Re: Stus-List Isaac recap

you wrote: None of the bodies recovered so far this year were wearing PFDs. It's a boat. It's the water. You pays your money and you takes your chances. If you don't wear a PFD that's your personal choice, and your life is your personal responsibility. Wal ___

Re: Stus-List Martec Folding Prop Operation

You wrote: Just before starting an offshore race (Transpac, Vic Maui, etc.) on a boat with a folding prop someone was volunteered to dive over and place rubber bands on the prop to prevent it from dragging a blade. I hope this was before the sails were raised... _

Re: Stus-List Pre and Post Mystic Rendezvous -- Where the Enterprise will be

And oddly enough, my brother-in-law recently passed away suddenly, and his ashes will be launched into space on October 10. Ripe old age of 57. If you want to take off cruising, I would recommend you do it while you can. Wal you wrote: Beam me up Scotty...

Re: Stus-List Pre and Post Mystic Rendezvous -- Where the Enterprise will be

If you want to take off cruising, I would recommend you do it while you can. Sorry, I forgot the link: ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Head Trouble

Yup, it's not just salt, but an extraordinary amount of excess minerals are excreted through the kidneys (think about kidney stones,) and can build up in the hoses and the tank as well. For the last couple of years I have done an annual job of flushing a bunch of fresh water through the system

Re: Stus-List Sailing The Chesapeake

I can get it on the boat here, although the picture is very weak. The commentary is in Spanish, but fortunately I can speak enough football to figure it out. It's always interesting when someone scores a touchdown, as the commentator screams "Goaaal! Gl!" Harry w

Re: Stus-List Raritan? Hot Water Heater

I think the pressure relief valve on a Raritan is a standard plumbing part. If the water heater is really 26 years old then it might be about ready to go anyway. Here's what I did: Wal you wrote: Has anyone on the list had any l

Re: Stus-List tuba horn replacement

Ron wrote: Anyone know where to get replacement tuba horns? Not the whole unit, just the horns.Music store only had the larger variety (stopped that joke in it's tracks!).RonWild CheriC&C 30STL Ron - How bad are they? I refurbished mine ten years ago, by cleaning them up really well, wipin

Re: Stus-List tuba horn replacement (now my little gype thought)

You wrote: There is an extra one at the bottom (10 to 12 fathoms) of Puget Sound near Blakely Rocks. I last saw it as it flew off Calypso at high speed in the middle of a gybe. Martin - Well, that would put a new spin on the term "Chinese Gype," as I'm sure the Chinese Navy had a submarine

Re: Stus-List Newport Boat Show visit

you wrote: Glad she is over her Catalina envy. Someone once said that "C&C made more boats than Carter made little pills." The same can be said of Catalina today. Some of them are dock condos, some of them are capable of handling blue water as well as any other boat. I've seen Cata

Re: Stus-List Newport Boat Show visit

This would be a good time for everyone to keep his or her mouth shut. you wrote: Then we'll both be under arrested and thrown under jail! That belongs to Jimmy Soul, from the 60's - You don't remember? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2MM1BosdmY __

Re: Stus-List Multi function chartplotter

Joel Aronson wrote: I've been in terrible fog Yup... this was from five years ago, but it was the nastiest fog I've ever encountered. I mean, I was ready to drop the hook in the middle of San Diego's harbor channel, and turn every light on, and start drinking. Fortunately I muddled through

Re: Stus-List Multi function chartplotter

Sorry, I need to stop counting on my toes. I wrote: Yup... this was from five years ago, ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Multi function chartplotter

I think you should sail the boat for a while and then make the call. Do you need radar today or in the next few years? There's a boat here called 'Willful Simplicity' -- a Catalina 27. They've been cruising full time as long as me. I've done more with my boat than they have, but to paraphra

Re: Stus-List Holes in deck

Will one of these things fit? I have four of them for various wires that must pass through the deck. You can add and change wires over time, and they're *totally* waterproof. Heck, two of them handle wires from my solar panels, which pa

Re: Stus-List 2012 C&C Rendezvous

No good deed goes unpunished. you wrote: In fact, he did such an amazing job, we think David should be voted in to organize one of these every year ... ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-

Re: Stus-List Holes in deck

If it were my boat, I'd disconnect the cable from the equipment in the Navpod and run it through the cable clam, then reconnect. It can't be that hard to do it right. Alternatively, one could get two or three caulk gun sized tubes of 5200, and do like Richard Dreyfuss in 'Close Encounters of

Re: Stus-List Lifelines and Stanchions

I've been running bare wire through my stanchions since 2005 with no noticeable chafe problem. Wal Alex wrote: do I need to worry about chafing on the stanchion itself, as the wire would have the same hardness. -- s/v Stella Blue www.wbryant.com _

Re: Stus-List Holes in deck

I wrote: do like Richard Dreyfuss in 'Close Encounters Oh, shucks, I forgot the link to the joke: Wal ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

Right. You can download a heck of a lot of charts for free, so that's check it out before considering 'free charts' as added value. Danny, where the heck do you live and where do you sail? I have this thing called 'cruiseheimers' and my attention span is limited. You probably already said th

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

Fred wrote: Or the Schwartz... :^) Oh, shucks, Minerva is starting to drip. I have started to like hurricanes as long as they stay a few hundred miles away. Good breezes. ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.

Re: Stus-List Baha earthquake?

So far no big deal. The boat bounced a few inches, and naturally the radio went wild. It will be interesting to see the long term effects on concrete around here, as there are no building codes and a lot of concrete is mixed with too much sand to stretch it out, and tends to fall apart after

Re: Stus-List Mystic Rendezvous Photos - Now Code Flags and Burgees

It's in Chapman's. When I took off south I did the 'all flags flying' thing for a week prior. My harbormaster, a great ex-Navy guy, finally said he'd been scratching his head trying to figure out what I was saying. What else is new. Wal

Re: Stus-List Baha earthquake?

I wrote: Miriam hit a patch of cold water and is disintegrating rapidly, The funny thing about Miriam is that the next one is so close behind that it can't be predicted, although for the last 24 hours all the predictions are aiming at me. Computer models are just computer models, though.

Re: Stus-List off-list already out of the water???

Oh, yeah, I meant to reply to this one. I'm at the dock doing some serious projects, and need to fly up north for family business early November, but on December 1 I plan to get off the dock and head for the mainland. This year I'm considering heading north for a few days up the Sea of Cortez

Re: Stus-List CnC-List Digest, Vol 81, Issue 29

Rich wrote: Hey Alex! As a Brit, I know that steam was one of our best inventions and was around long before diesels came along. ... Big Grins Here. The British invented the steam engine? Umm, and *Leonardo /da Vinci /*was really an expatriate Brit, and the Mona Lisa is actually a portra

Re: Stus-List CnC-List Digest, Vol 81, Issue 29

Fred wrote: James Watt, FRS, FRSE (19 January 1736 – 25 August 1819)[1] was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the worl

Stus-List Oh well, the awnings needed a good rinse...

Oh well, the awnings needed a good rinse to get the bird crud off before I put them away. It'll turn north, I'm sure, although it has moved east 100 miles today. But there's a pressure system that I a

Re: Stus-List C&C 115 new keel joint video

jtsails wrote: Wally, you dropped your keel and redid the joint, any input? I took a ton of pics during my 2008 haul. The 'quick fix' I'd done three years earlier was still in good shape, but I've never regretted dropping it. Wal

Stus-List Hmm. Oracle AC72 flipped and sunk...

Yeah, well, hmm. Personally, I think that they should rewrite the AC rules so that you have to sail a used IOR era boat. Wal ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Keel/Hull join

you wrote: Just for clarification, there is no such thing as "glass mat cloth". Maybe he was referring to Knytex X-Cloth. I seem to recall that the mat that's sewn into the fabric isn't styrene bonded, but can't verify that on-line at the moment. Wal _

Re: Stus-List Deck Cleaning Help

Liz - For the rust rings, try FSR (Fiberglass Stain Remover) from Davis Instruments. Google it for a million sources. I had always assumed it was just Oxalic Acid thickened up a bit, but there must be something else in there as it works a lot better than an Oxalic Acid paste. I just tried it

Re: Stus-List Deck Wax (was Deck Cleaning Help)

Aurora makes a wax for non-skid, called Sure Step. I tried it once -- can't remember the year but it was a long time ago. It worked *great* but didn't last more than a year. The major caveat: My old gelcoat sucked that stuff up like a sponge, and I went through an unbelievable amount of it,

Re: Stus-List Windfinder

On 10/28/2012 2:57 PM, Peter Deppisch wrote: Take a look at the forecast for next Tuesday Yup. 20 years ago I lived on the beach in Long Branch NJ, and if I lived there today I'd already be in my truck on my way to Ohio. ___ This List is provided

Re: Stus-List Bounty sinking today

I wonder if this link is of the rescue: There's no commentary, but the folks are wearing full survival suits. You're right, if the owner of the boat forced them to put to sea on that course in this weather, he should pay

Re: Stus-List Hatch gasket

I used 'Weather Resistant EDPM tube' -- McMaster-Carr part number 4339T6 . It has held up extremely well, as the foredeck hatch is open all the time, except when underway, and is constantly exposed to UV and weather. I had Hammerhead redo my hatches in early 2008, and they did a good job but

Re: Stus-List Hatch gasket

Actually and seriously, this is good stuff. In four years, it has not deformed -- even along the hinge edge, which rarely gets a chance to relax and re-expand. I just ordered some for the other hatch, which only leaks when the entire boat is under water. What the heck. I wrote: I used 'Wea

Re: Stus-List 39 Mk1 again -> to Mazatlan

Jim wrote: .. but what would the consensus be in this crowd for that 39 as a Mexico cruiser full-time? I would want to add self-tailers and a watermaker, but that's about it. Umm. Heck, one of the happiest Mexican cruisers I know sails a Catalina 27. (I hesitate to mention that the Chub

Re: Stus-List Headliner access panels

Joel - I did this ten years ago, and it has held up very well and is light weight. If you have the same kind of panels I do... Wal Joel Aronson wrote: Several of the panels have delaminated. 1/4 inch plywood would be too thi

Re: Stus-List missing sail track?

Eric - I think it's common for that spar, and always assumed that the mast was designed for a rope luff. A lot of folks have made a cover for the slot to keep the slides in the track. I did this: Fiberglass turned out to

Re: Stus-List C&C 35 on Ebay

Joe wrote: Getting a loan for a 40 year old boat is not an easy task now. No older boat is really a liquid commodity anymore ... Yup. I'm sailing with liability insurance only. When I hit the 30 year mark, the premiums for offshore singlehanded sailing went up to over 3.5K a year and t

Re: Stus-List winch sizes

I think he'll have to navigate the port Jeffries tube to get there. By the way, does anyone know how to get Di-lithium Crystals in Mexico? I really don't want to eject my Warp Core in public. You wrote: you will need a fleeb and carbon counter-torque attenuator to remove the planter ring fro

Re: Stus-List bronze thru hull valves

RE removing a broken plastic nipple. I have a tool like one of these: designed for lawn sprinkler systems, because those systems use the cheapest plastic imaginable. It works like an easy-out. I have only needed it once

Re: Stus-List Recommended Boots

I have duck feet and have never found sailing boots that fit. Then I remembered all the times I spent an entire day diving in 60F water or standing on deck in the rain, and picked up a pair of dive booties. The have good non-skid soles, and the neoprene stretches, and they do keep your feet w

Re: Stus-List Charging System Advice

Never had one... but I'm lounging about watching 'Goldfinger' and really regret selling my Aston Martin back in 1962. (That was a joke... I was four in 1962.) Do old Atomic 4's need leaded gas? I've always wondered. Wal Bob wrote: The good ol' Atomic 4. Under sail, with a big enough prop,

Stus-List The End of the World (redux)

I had thought the end of the world was going to happen tomorrow (12/12/12) but I just learned that it's actually 12/21/12. Whew. Somebody must have called the Governor. I don't have my affairs in order (I'm out of tequila.) There's still time to make a sandwich board and walk along the beac

Re: Stus-List Fast 30 foot trailerable

What's a 'never never loan'?Somehow that reminds me of Mary Martin playing Peter Pan... Wal you wrote: find the boat you want and buy it with a 'never, never, loan'. -- s/v Stella Blue www.wbryant.com ___ This List is provided by the C&C Pho

Re: Stus-List Never, never loans

Oh. Do they still do those? Gee, given the basis of the most recent global economic crisis I thought people would have figured it out. Apparently there's one born every day, and the money guys are still working the carnival. Actually 358,192 people are born every day. How many of them will

Re: Stus-List whatever

Well, apparently your student loan didn't work, since you don't know the difference between "your" and "you're" you wrote: It a loan your never never gonna pay off. I used to call it a student loan . ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo

Re: Stus-List 30-1 cockpit transom access plates diameter?

Well, really you need Bose speakers. To get the best sound, you should install outriggers on your sailboat, with the speakers mounted about halfway up. All jokes aside... ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com

Re: Stus-List Transitioning from Racing to Cruising?

Well, consider the big picture: What is Racing? What is Cruising? Larry Ellison is racing, but I think he's cruising... I would give you one bit of advice. Rig the boat for single-handing. Crew is fine, but when push comes to shove it's your boat and if you need to find crew to sail your bo

Re: Stus-List Auto Steering For 29 Mk 2

I wonder sometimes if the reason Raymarine wheel pilots have a bad rep is because folks don't know how to balance the boat. That said, I have to admit that I have an entire new Simrad WP32 buried in the bottom of the V-Berth, right next to the sewing machine. I ran right out and bought it whe

Re: Stus-List underside of cabin sole

If I were to do it again, I'd do *both* epoxy sealer and paint. Crazy, but... I sealed the underside of my sole with penetrating epoxy, and used a lot. I mean a lot. I brushed it on and brushed it in with multiple coats -- in one day, so it would keep soaking in while thin -- and didn't st

Stus-List boat pests (redux)

Umm.. Okay, this is really funny. I had to leave the boat for five days (flying north for a funeral) and so bug-bombed the living heck out of everything. After returning, and washing everything that wasn't sealed in plastic, the boat was cockroach free. Then, a week later, I got a new friend

Re: Stus-List boat pests (redux)

PS, for the folks who didn't get the joke, sorry.That's the theme song from 'Willard', the 1971 version... Wal I wrote: Then, a week later, I got a new friend: You just can't win... ___ This List

Stus-List Morse Code, Iriidium (was Captain's License)

I don't know about Morse Code these days. Try tapping out "Warp Core Breach Imminent! The Containment Field is Collapsing!"You haven't needed it for a HAM license for years. I just bought an Iridium Extreme sat phone. The new ones have a red SOS button, that automatically sends an SMS te

Re: Stus-List boat pests (redux)

Ron wrote: Are you going to trap it, shoot it or make friends with it? Ron - I think death is pretty much in the cards for my little furry friend. I've been practicing my breakup lines: 'It's been funny, but...' 'Hey, it's not you, it's me.' 'I hate the little noises you make when you ch

Re: Stus-List Keel Fairing

I'm assuming it's a lead keel. I did spot repairs on my lead keel in 2003, and it was a good idea but didn't take. Perhaps I messed up. A few years later I stripped the whole thing down and reworked it from bare lead, and that has been p

Re: Stus-List Keel Fairing

I'm a total fan of zinc chromate, but lead is different. Every bit of aluminum on Stella Blue has a coat of zinc chromate primer. But under the waterline, on bronze and lead, zinc chromate does not work. Wal you wrote: Zinc chromate applied to sanded metal helps the next layer to adhere.

Re: Stus-List Keel Fairing

you wrote: By resin, do you mean epoxy resin as in West 105? I'm pretty ignorant. I used Epoxy, but believe that a polyester/vinylester resin would work fine as well. I just used what I was comfortable with, because I didn't want to make a learning experience out of it. Some of my learning

Re: Stus-List Mixed batteries

Richwrote: I feed the alternator directly to the house battery and use a device such as a Xantrex EchoCharge, a small regulator, to keep the start battery charged. That's how I wired mine. It works fine with both the alternator and battery charger. Wal -- s/v Stella Blue www.wbryant.com

Re: Stus-List Mixed batteries

Here's the manual. if that's too long for your email Very interesting. What exactly is an echo charger and how would I connect it? ___

Re: Stus-List Mixed batteries

Yeah, I read it and agree with all points. I just thought it was intuitively obvious, but then again most manuals say things like "to avoid electrocution, don't connect this equipment on a live circuit" so he probably has a point. You wrote: The rant is just that. A rant. Nothing is really

Re: Stus-List CnC-List Digest, Vol 100, Issue 17

you wrote: Can I stop these somehow? Did not realize I would get so many emails everyday Well, you can set up your email system so you don't get them on your telephone. Call me a Luddite, but I think telephones are for talking and computers are for email. On a computer, you can delete e

Re: Stus-List Charging with engine, was mixed batteries

I think he meant it's not the *perfect* solution. The perfect solution would be a separate voltage regulator for the starting battery, which probably would mean a second alternator/charger, which just doesn't make sense on our boats. I worried for a few years when I watched a fully charged st

Re: Stus-List Rebel Heart -

Rebel Heart, the Hans Christian 36 scuttled recently, did an interview on NPR a few days ago: It was interesting to hear that the Iridium Satellite phone failed with an 'Invalid SIM card' message because the distributor pr

Re: Stus-List Rebel Heart -

I was actually wondering if anyone who has had a sat phone for more than two years would chime in. I'm going to buy one of those little yellow 'Baby on Board' signs and hang it on the radar mast. Sheesh, if I ever need rescue it won't make news or go viral. Everyone will just say 'Oh, a sing

Re: Stus-List Rebel Heart -

No argument here. I don't want to get into a p___ing match with anyone. I'm too busy. Whatever you say. I have an HF receiver on board, and have listened and learned. Wal you wrote: I'm sorry, have to jump in here. With a sat phone, assuming it works, you may get some operator on the

Re: Stus-List java updates

I drink too much coffee anyway. I think Java is sponsored by Oracle (who bought SunSoft) so don't think it's tied to the Microsoft upgrade program. But I don't know anything anymore, having left all that behind in search of the perfect taco. I do think switching to Linux would be difficult f

Re: Stus-List java updates

Is it still winter up there? Just waiting for hurricane season to kick in so I can ride the southerlies out of the zone. Wal you wrote: Switching to Linux is*EASIER* than switching to Windows 8. ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album

Re: Stus-List Interior Wood Conditioning?

"Liquid Gold" works you wrote: I am hoping for a "rub it on and done" solution. It doesn't need to last forever as long as it doesn't take forever. ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change you

Re: Stus-List TEST

you wrote: >Is the list down or just very quiet? Well, while I actually had a good grin watching the launch of the Enterprise, I actually thought the list was quiet because everyone was spending the last three days with Miss Ohio. I'm so self centered.

Re: Stus-List Reattaching compass to Edson pedestal

I'd clean it up the surfaces with a solvent, then use a little dab of Marine-Tex to glue the nuts into place. Dip the screws in oil of just about any type (I often use vegetable cooking oil because it's there) and screw them in and let it set up. Wal you wrote: Or is there another way to pr

Re: Stus-List Reattaching compass to Edson pedestal

Stop. I meant an 'itsy bitsy little teeny weeny' bit of Marine-Tex. Sheesh. One would think that no one ever read the story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I wrote: then use a little dab of Marine-Tex to glue the nuts into place. ___ Thi

Re: Stus-List Bilge pump installation - was Re: Bilge Pump Cleaning

Dennis had a good call with heat shrink and painting with liquid electrical tape. I took made my heat shrink about two inches longer than the connection, and injected marine silicone inside with a syringe. When the shrunk, silicone gushed out the ends. It has been wet often. Maybe I'm just

Re: Stus-List Bilge pump installation - was Re: Bilge Pump Cleaning

you wrote: Any thoughts on the discharge? Yes, beyond a shadow of a doubt I would put the discharge output above the waterline at any point of sail at any time. All of mine are just below the toe rail aft. They have been underwater, but that was my mistake. There was one time when I had a

Re: Stus-List Rebel Heart -

you wrote: There is a*lot* more to the story of Rebel Heart. You can find out all about it in the usual places. Long Story Short is the wife has issues, they never should have left Mexico, Sorry, but as long as I'm drinking and feel a sudden need to share, I can only say this: *YUP* T

Re: Stus-List CnC-List Digest, Vol 100, Issue 69

Trident. On 5/27/2014 10:46 PM, Alex Giannelia via CnC-List wrote: What is the best hose to use for cockpit drain to thru hulls? ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preference

Re: Stus-List source for transmission parts

That seal is part number 947.41.016.01.4 with an ID number of 326578. I'm not sure what an ID number is for. I bought a bunch of them on line years ago, but don't remember where. Probably Torresen Marine. You can Google 'Hurth Transmission Parts' and find a supplier. Wal Marek Dziedzic

Re: Stus-List source for transmission parts

Marek - BTW, I scanned my Hurth manual years ago, and it's at Wal ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscr

Re: Stus-List Stuffing box (Gore-Tex packing)

Right. I have 1500 hours on mine. I let it drip a little bit, but not much. I probably should replace it, but you can't get it down here. Wal Jack wrote: The good news is that once you get it right, you shouldn’t have to touch it for many years. It has been about three years since I had the h

Re: Stus-List Can anyone identify the class of this boat?

Alberg was my first thought, although the listed designer for the Cape Dory 25 is George Stadel. Definitely follows the Carl Alberg lines, and Alberg designed the first Cape Dory yacht. (I'm not an expert, I just know how to use Google. ) Those Alberg boats were so beautiful that little mom a

Re: Stus-List LF 38 Mast Wedge Dimensions

It varies on each point around the mast and from boat to boat. Heck, on my boat the hole through the deck is about 3/8" off center. The first time, I made rough chocks and then spent a day on the dock with a belt sander forming the chocks to fit. The second time, I did a generic spar-tite th

Stus-List Totally not related to sailing

You must watch the video. And yes, Australian Cattle Dogs are my favorite. ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.

Re: Stus-List LF Steering Backing Plate (was Mujeras Regata al Sol)

Bob - you can see a few pics of it at Wal Bob wrote: Could someone provide a brief diagram or picture of the plate below the pedestal that corrodes. I'm not sure that my LF38 has the same construction but I want to check fo

Re: Stus-List "Jumpy" Readings -- Sender or Gauge?

Mine isn't 'jumpy' but I have noticed significant inaccuracies based on the voltage level of my house bank. I can only assume that the level of the house bank affects the overall DC ground potential on the boat. I think the sender measures ohms, and the gauge reports the difference in resista

Re: Stus-List Mast Holes (and my usual rambling drivel)

I vote for ventilation. I have 14 1/2" holes in the mast, about six inches from the collar. When the bow's pointed into a stiff breeze it is truly amazing the amount of air that comes in through all the slots in the mast and shoots out through those holes. Often, that's happening when all th

Re: Stus-List What happened 15th 16th June

Hey, I just watched Mexico and Brazil in the World Cup. Mexico and Brazil seem to have a long standing rivalry. Zero-Zero and everyone was happy because Mexico didn't lose to Brazil. The bar was going wild and I was still trying to figure out what was going on. Isn't there a sudden death th

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