Well, I guess I'm a bad seaman too. I have never closed my seacocks either. I
just make sure that my hoses are good and the connections are sound. I could
never remember to turn them on when I needed them. I'll take that back. I do
have to close to seacock to the sink in the head when the wind i
It's supposed to be anodized, so it should wear, not flake, unless someone
painted it.
I had mine stripped & re- anodized black. It came out corse, and I wouldn't
do it again. I would just paint it, after a zinc chromate primer. Maybe black
engine paint would look appropriate.
Wild Bil
And in his review of the C&C 39, he said THAT was his favorite!
But hey, I tell each of my son's in law that the got the pick of the litter!
(Bob Perry told me that it's still his favorite)
Wild Bill
C&C 39
Original message From: Wally Bryant via
CnC-List Date:07/04/2014 4:
Sounds like you just talked yourself into a downsize!
Wild Bill
Original message From: "Dennis C. via
CnC-List" Date:07/05/2014 9:09 PM
(GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List
About bigger boats
I'm sitting on a balcony watching the sunset at a friend's c
I would say so!
Wild Bill
Original message From: Andrew Burton via
CnC-List Date:07/12/2014 1:04 PM
(GMT-05:00) To: Wally Bryant ,
cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Help (volume 2)
Terrible Ordeal really
Perhaps I should revise my comment about mental health :
Just pull your pole too far to windward then over trim.
WILD BILL
Original message From: Andrew Burton via
CnC-List Date:07/23/2014 12:03 PM
(GMT-08:00) To: Edd Schillay ,
cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Sails to Donate
I need a blooper that'll fit a C&C 40.
Careful Dave, I got yelled at for talking like that!
Bill Coleman
C&C 39
Original message From: davidrisch75 via
CnC-List Date:07/29/2014 9:49 PM
(GMT-05:00) To: sam.c.sal...@gmail.com, CnC
Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailcloth - Cruising Laminate
Yea they explode. Boy do t
I was able to get my broken key out with the broken piece and a little bit of
superglue.
I did not want this to happen again, so I cut most of the spare key off,
drilled a little hole through it and put a small ring through it. Now, nothing
sticks out, I just pull the ring up to rotate it.
Bi
The bane of every keel stepped sailors existence. All the holes in the mast
where the halyards exit and enter. And of course, the water runs down the
halyards and builds up as it enters the holes.
Wild Bill
Original message From: Barbara Hickson Fellers
via CnC-List Date:09/
Yes, it is one of the few races I can do without running aground or forgetting
to change course.
Wild Bill
Original message From: Graham Collins via
CnC-List Date:10/10/2014 9:34 PM
(GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List
Volvo ocean race game?
Anyone d
I had a lot of trouble with regular stay- set, then I took the line out to the
shop, tied one end to a bollard, the other to a fork lift and stretched it so
tight I could walk on it for an afternoon. Worked great after that.
Bill
Original message From: Joel Aronson via
CnC
Congratulations on that - even more impressed that somebodycan stay awake all
that time!
Regards,
Bill Coleman C&C 39
Original message
From: Michael Brown via CnC-List
Date: 7/21/17 09:52 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Michael Brown
Subject: Re: Stus-
OMG.OK, I won't complain about our Mayflies, or Midges again!
Bill ColemanC&C 39
Original message
From: Michael Brown via CnC-List
Date: 7/21/17 12:50 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Michael Brown
Subject: Re: Stus-List LO300
Has lots of help, thousa
Well, you learn something new everyday.When I saw the heading, I thought some
mast , or maybe Mass manufacturer was caught up in some horrible scandal.
Bill Coleman C&C 39
Original message
From: Sam Salter via CnC-List
Date: 7/21/17 16:18 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc
Barnacle buster, I think. Practical Sailor just made recommendations this
month
Regards,
Bill
Original message
From: Neil Andersen via CnC-List
Date: 8/5/17 19:56 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com, CNC CNC
Cc: Neil Andersen
Subject: Re: Stus-List Toilet M
It means that if you grab it, you're going to get cut. Or, in the case of a
stock, you buy it as it's going down, and then it goes bankrupt. I know all
about it. I suppose in the case of a boat, it's one that is so far gone that
you will invest more money and time than you will ever get ou
If you REALLY want to learn how to sail , buy a 13 - 14 footer and sail for a
year or two. You will learn so much quicker on a small boat. Sorry if I'm
raining on your parade!
Regards,
BillColemanC&C 39
Original message
From: "Lisle Kingery, PhD via CnC-List"
Date: 8
odations for a young family and served as a
stable and fun performing boat which we owned for 14 years before trading up to
our current Landfall 35.Chuck Gilchrest Padanaram, MA
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 29, 2017, at 4:46 PM, coltrek via CnC-List wrote:
If you REALLY want to learn how to sai
My buddy and I co-own a star. When I showed it to him a couple of years ago,
because he was a little interested in them just to do the beer can racing, I
knew he wouldn't buy it unless I came in with him. I've only been on it once.
And that was when he set it up. We both owned them 40 year
Isn't Harvey going to be bringing a bunch of snot over that way in the next few
days? I know the bullseye is going to be sitting right over Erie Sunday late
afternoon.
Regards,
Bill Coleman C&C 39, Erie
Original message
From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Date: 9/1/17
Pretty cool. Can I buy one of those?
Regards,
Bill Coleman C&C 39
Original message
From: Edd Schillay via CnC-List
Date: 9/5/17 09:14 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Edd Schillay
Subject: Re: Stus-List Whereabouts???
Yes Jerry. You should come!
We wi
Rejex is the only polish I have seen that will get you through a canal or any
brackish water without getting a mustache. It is nothing short of amazing.
http://www.rejex.com/rejex.html
Regards,
Bill Coleman C&C 39
Original message
From: "Dennis C. via CnC-List"
Date:
That happened to me three times in a row this summer, on a 6 day cruise /race.
I went through three belts. I had just installed Three brand new Deep Cycle
batteries. I called the Balmar tech line, and the fellow there kind of walked
me through setting the regulator down to only charging at
at with 3 batteries you are probably close to 300Ah and
somewhere around 60 to 75amps is the absolute most you would want coming from
your alternator. Leaving it set to 60% is probably just right.
Josh MuckleyS/V Sea Hawk1989 C&C 37+Solomons, MD
On Mon, Sep 11, 2017, 10:36 PM coltrek
I found one of the things that you pay a premium price for with Balmar is the
tech support. They are great, and worth every penny you *think* you overpaid .
Regards,
Bill Coleman C&C 39
Original message
From: svpegasus38 via CnC-List
Date: 9/17/17 17:47 (GMT-05:00)
I used stainless steel helicoils when reattaching the hood over the
companionway. I think I put a little vaseline on the machine screws, and set
them and thickened epoxy. Works fabulous. I did my grab rails with those little
wood insert things that you referenced, which also worked well in
I would have to agree also. Starboard does not have all that much structural
strength
Regards,
BillC&C 39
Original message
From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List
Date: 9/27/17 09:44 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Joel Aronson
Subject: Re: Stus-List Not C & C
Me too. A cute little crapsman Shop-Vac that lives invisably under my chart
table. Blows the lines out, sucks to initiate a prime, - and even does some
vacuuming on occasion. Not something that a hard core racer would have on board
all the time, but I don't sweat the small stuff!
Regar
Mine too -I guess we can't protest each other over removing weight for our
boats, can we!.
Bill ColemanC&C 39
Original message
From: "Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List"
Date: 10/11/17 14:02 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: "Matthew L. Wolford"
Subject: Re: S
fathered. You, on the other hand...
From: coltrek via CnC-List
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 8:24 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: coltrek
Subject: Re: Stus-List opinions about cabin table and C&C 30-2
vs Tartan 31
Mine too -
I guess we can't protest each other over removi
If there is enough meat left on them, you might be able to just build up what's
missing with filler aluminum weld. Otherwise, just cut them off and weld some
more aluminum on, either 5000 series marine-grade, or 6061. You should be able
to whittle it back into shape, aluminum isn't that mu
The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes has not been doing too good of late. The
last newsletter I got from them talked about being booted out of their
quarters, and I don't know if they have found another place to move to. That is
another great resource that may be lost.
Regards,
Bill Cole
This is all really good information, and I wished that I had read and digested
it a year or so ago. Those are exactly the voltages I am seeing on mine now,
and I'm glad to know that is just what it is supposed to do. I mentioned
something earlier this summer about burning a couple of alt
That was my impression also. The main looked perfectly furled on the boom, it
looked like the jib was rolled up on the forstay- My impression was that they
might have lost a halyard. I can't believe they didn't have other halyards, or
at least something to get up the Mast. Or at least be
, at 11:22 AM, coltrek via CnC-List
wrote:
That was my impression also. The main looked perfectly furled on the boom, it
looked like the jib was rolled up on the forstay- My impression was that they
might have lost a halyard. I can't believe they didn't have other halyards, or
I just heard Duluth got 10 inches of snow and 100 mile-an-hour winds!.
Regards,
Bill
Original message
From: Frederick G Street via CnC-List
Date: 10/28/17 14:30 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Frederick G Street
Subject: Re: Stus-List Stove
I’m with An
reet -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(
On Oct 28, 2017, at 2:03 PM, coltrek via CnC-List wrote:
I just heard Duluth got 10 inches of snow and 100 mile-an-hour winds!.
Regards,
Bill
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The bi
That claim will probably validated within a half a year. Or not. Everyone is
writing books. We should all write one.
Regards,
Bill
Original message
From: Danny Haughey via CnC-List
Date: 10/27/17 19:04 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Danny Haughey
Sub
I think someone here on the list mentioned that it was called Stoddard solvent
Regards,
Bill
Original message
From: Randal Stafford via CnC-List
Date: 11/5/17 14:45 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Randal Stafford
Subject: Re: Stus-List Silicone residue..
I have a roll of quarter inch fuel hose from Parker Hannifin, that says u.s.
Coast Guard approved. It is blue . And Joe is right, it is very thick and
heavy. You could use it as a backstay on a 50-footer. It has braided stainless
steel spring wire in it, and it is a royal bitch to cut, eve
The stanchion base, you should be able to remove it and have it ground out and
welded. That's what I did with mine.
Regards,
Bill Coleman C&C 39
Original message
From: Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List
Date: 11/18/17 09:36 (GMT-05:00)
To: C&C List
Cc: Bruce Whitmore
looking for a recommendation for a good surveyor in the Annapolis Area please.
Regards,
Bill ColemanC&C 39
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Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and
every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to suppor
Sounds like the area around your boat is dirty. That's the first thing I would
be concerned with. Beyond that, try Woody Wax.
Bill ColemanC&C 39
Original message
From: Rod Stright via CnC-List
Date: 11/22/17 15:40 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Rod Strig
Beautiful boat, you shouldn't have any trouble selling it. Almost as pretty as
a C&C 39!I look at these prices, and it makes me a little sad, seeing where
they come down to. But then I realize, that a lot of time has passed, and that
these are in fact older boats. And, we have had a lot o
One advantage of using the manufacturer's recommendation though, is that if it
isn't quite right, they will usually fix it. My three bladed Gori would not
quite get up to max RPM, and smoked a little bit, so I sent it back. They sent
it over to Denmark or wherever they make them and took a
Isn't it great when everything comes together? :-)
Congrats, looks like a great boat. There is a fellow here who had a Baltic
42, now a 52, he uses some type of oil on the deck and the teak looks as good
when he sells them a when he buys them. .
Bill ColemanC&C 39
Original messa
it's scrubbed white--across the grain
of course. Chemical cleaners take years off the life of a teak deck. Oil also
takes away from the wonderful non skid properties of a teak deck.
Andy
Andrew Burton
61 West Narragansett Ave
Newport, RI
USA 02840
+401 965 5260
> On Dec 23, 2017, at
I had a few places I had to touch up, and I use a flat black heat resistant
spray, (B/C that was what I had), then I put an automobile type clear coat
over. Still looks good 12 years later.
Bill Coleman C&C 39
Original message
From: William Walker via CnC-List
Date: 12
I'm a little out of my area of expertise here, but I tried to get an adapter
for a forklift propane tank, which is laid sideways. And after talking to a
friend of mine in the propane business, he told me that forklifts use liquid
propane which was what happens when you laid on its side, an
went nuts over at the low pressure pump. In this case low = 2000 PSI and high
= 3500 PSI. You need to be easy with the valve and fill your tank to about
2200. Joe Della barba...@dellabarba.com CoquinaC&C 35 MK IFrom: CnC-List
[mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of coltrek via CnC-
I am surprised your dehumidifier works at those temperatures. Usually they
freeze up around 65 degrees and lower. My daughter and son-in-law lived on
their boat for a couple of years in Baltimore. Have pictures of her in a
Cossack hat and coats after forgetting to leave the heater on. Pre
Google,
buck algonquin strut
Bill
Original message
From: Alfredo Figueroa via CnC-List
Date: 1/14/18 09:35 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Alfredo Figueroa
Subject: Stus-List C&C 30, 1973 strut problem
Hi, I need help, my C&C30 of 1973, has broken
I'll bet you can count the number of documented vessels in Colorado on one hand
!
Bill
Original message
From: Randy Stafford via CnC-List
Date: 1/25/18 17:35 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Randy Stafford
Subject: Re: Stus-List "Maritime Documentation Ce
I got a quote from BoatUS around the end of September I think, and then when I
went to go buy the insurance in December,, it had gone up 35%. Needless to say,
I balked and started looking. I got a couple of other quotes in a similar
range, and then one quote for around $900 less than the
Or you can take a leap of faith, and cut a hole in the low spot of your deck,
and put a little drain in there. I noticed all the newer models had deck drains
in them, so I popped two in. I routed the drain hoses back to a T into the
cockpit drains.
Bill ColemanC&C 39
Original me
Put a garboard drain in the lowest part of your bilge. Just keep it open in the
winter so anything that gets in drains out.
Bill Coleman
C&C 39
Original message
From: Brien Sadler via CnC-List
Date: 2/12/18 16:38 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Brien Sadler
Josh, I did not mean to slam you in any way. My point is simply this: I just
think it's better to prevent, than to treat a problem. There isn't a hose on my
boat below the water line that I can't look at with confidence and walk away.
If I felt I had to close the through hull for any reaso
No, it's a polymer. And I don't claim to understand the difference between a
wax and a polymer, but it's supposed to be better. And although I am using
Poli Glow, when I recommended this to my buddy, he was quite astounded when he
came back through the canal, and did not have a mustache. Everyb
Can anyone recommend a deep draft marina north of New York City? Or maybe
(Less than the $5 foot @ Liberty Landing )
Bill Coleman
C&C 39
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every one is greatly appreciat
several miles though..
Chuck Gilchrest
S/V Half Magic
1983 35 Landfall
Padanaram, MA
From: CnC-List On Behalf Of coltrek--- via
CnC-List
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 1:29 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: colt...@verizon.net
Subject: Stus-List Marina North of NYC
Can anyone recommend a deep
Where do you find all those energetic Young Bucks? And great cinematographers
too, by the way! Nice job.! That would be a great race to do - on someone
else's boat!
Bill Coleman
C&C 39
On Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Andrew Burton via CnC-List
wrote:
You may be entertained these YouTube videos
You can't put a price on cold beer in the summer.
Edd, yes it should make a little noise. Is it air cooled or water cooled? What
make?
Bill Coleman
C&C 39
On Monday, August 6, 2018 Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List
wrote:
I have an old Adler Barbour Cold Machine. It stopped working, and I d
I tried a different idea last year. I made 20 some brackets that just clipped
onto the toe rail and each slot. A piece of tubing was welded straight up at
that point. Then I bought several lengths of three quarter inch plastic
conduit, put them over the upright tubing, straightforward up and the
It's coming down the mast . Put a garboard drain in .
(Now, don't tell me the mast is out!)
Regards,
BillC&C 39
Original message
From: Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Date: 2/12/17 10:27 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Thomas Delaney
Subject: Stus-List Ne
That may not work, because it comes down the inside of the mast! Go down to the
boat when it's raining like hell, and take a flashlight and look at your mast
and see if you don't see water running down through there. By the way,
somebody on this list came up with a really great suggesti
Well, I'm just jumping in here without knowing this whole thread, and I don't
want to cross Bill, B/C I know that is like throwing raw meat in front of a
Pit Bull - but- in 2005 when I brought my boat back to the shop for a refit, I
was using a lot of PPG Concept. Over the cabin paint,
Someone on this list also suggested buying at Canadadrugsonline . I did this,
viola, a week later I have sturgeon mailed from UK, where they realise that
this is a good motion sickness drug.
But, I will see if I can get my daughter to bring me some mosion-6, from HK,
thanks!
What a gr
I was also very sad to realize that diesel fuel softens 5200. Basically ruins it
Regards,
BillC&C 39
Original message
From: Rick Taillieu via CnC-List
Date: 3/23/17 20:30 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Rick Taillieu
Subject: Re: Stus-List Removing Old B
Thank you Steve, and Harry. I've got a couple pieces coming from Australia. Not
particularly cheap, but, what are you going to do? It's kind of like buying
replacement claws for your Raptor. There's not too many around.
Regards,
Bill
Original message
From: Steve Thomas
Mine called for one degree of Rake. Which at the top of the Mast, equated to
around 11 inches off of vertical
Regards,
Bill ColemanC&C 39
Original message
From: "Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List"
Date: 3/25/17 10:08 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: "Matthew
I would bet CNC put it in Oilwell, right in front of the keel. It may be off to
the side a bit. Mine was underneath the V Berth on cernterline.
Regards,
Bill Coleman C&C 39
Original message
From: Peter via CnC-List
Date: 3/27/17 20:30 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-l
They say that the best pump ever invented is two terrified men and a bucket !
Regards,
Bill ColemanC&C 39
Original message
From: "Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List"
Date: 4/3/17 10:26 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: "Della Barba, Joe"
Subject: Re: Stus-List
Try it using a wheel puller, if that doesn't work, tighten it up as much as you
can, and hammer on the end of the (wheel puller) screw.
Regards,
Bill
Original message
From: "Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List"
Date: 5/7/17 14:08 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
C
Regards,
Bill
Original message
From: Jim Watts via CnC-List
Date: 5/10/17 21:18 (GMT-05:00)
To: 1 CnC List
Cc: Jim Watts
Subject: Re: Stus-List Moldy Lines
I just did this. I brought the lines home that were easy to remove, and took a
big bin out to the boat
Ditto.I'm crying in my beer.
Bill ColemanC&C 39, Erie PA
Original message
From: Craig Cochran via CnC-List
Date: 5/23/17 15:31 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Craig Cochran
Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 39 project being trashed
As a 39 owner, that's painf
There is a 40 here with a wing keel, maybe 5 - 6 foot draft.
Regards,
Bill Coleman C&C 39, Erie
Original message
From: "Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List"
Date: 5/30/17 16:43 (GMT-05:00)
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: "Della Barba, Joe"
Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 40 f
In my opinion, aluminum is one of the worst materials for a fuel tank. I have
fabricated stainless steel tanks many years ago, even though I told them that
I didn't advise it, that they should get a plastic tank. A couple years ago my
buddy had me (made me ) repair his aluminum tank against my
Message-
From: coltrek--- via CnC-List
To: cnc-list
Cc: colt...@verizon.net
Sent: Thu, Nov 15, 2018 11:39 am
Subject: Re: Stus-List Dirty fuel?
In my opinion, aluminum is one of the worst materials for a fuel tank. I have
fabricated stainless steel tanks many years ago, even though I told them
I use oil eater for stuff like that. It works better than anything I have ever
used. But it is very alkaline, so you don't want to get it on your hands for
very long. Rubber gloves would help
Bill Coleman
C&C 39, Erie PA
On Saturday, December 1, 2018 Bev Parslow via CnC-List
wrote:
What is
Never thought there was any question to that. If you're using a boat-hook, that
is obviously illegal, but as far as you can reach, has always been legal, at
least to my recollection. ?
Bill
On Saturday, December 8, 2018 Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List
wrote:
One last thing on this topic: ther
Acid based cleaners. Or you can start with vinegar
Bill Coleman
C&C 39
On Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Elizabeth McDonald via CnC-List
wrote:
We joined this list a few years ago as Breakaweigh 1, have since sold it and
purchased a 35 mk3 , had a question re rust on fibreglass, any tips on rem
I would have to agree with Chuck that it probably isn't a good fit for our
boats, but I do like them and they are kind of cool. It is slick to watch the
green water flowing by.
Some caveats I can think of are compromising the structure of the hull, after
all we are bending these boats like a b
I think the only way it would be solid, is if the previous owner had it made up
aftermarket , and for some reason they put a solid shaft in. But that would be
just crazy.
Bill
On Friday, March 1, 2019 WILLIAM WALKER via CnC-List
wrote:
Lake Michigan PHRF is asking whether my rudder shaft is
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