Bill, Where the Enterprise is now, the travelift is never 10 feet above dry land, and, as Joel mentioned, it’s hard to find a place with a lift that far off the ground. In order the replace the cable, the board must be completely down.
A short haul in my area would be several hundred dollars alone. materials an labor would probably be another hundred or so. I bet I can get it glassed over for $100 right where she is. 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 On Mar 7, 2014, at 11:14 AM, Bill Coleman <colt...@verizon.net> wrote: > This kind of reminds me of the old English tale of the axe stuck in the > ceiling and everyone crying about what would happen if it fell out and > killed her future husband. Till a man suitor came along and pulled the axe > out of the ceiling. > Why not be proactive and just replace it? If you prepare everything > beforehand you can just do it when you are going in in the spring or coming > out in the fall. You already know it will last 8 years, and every year that > passes you will be worrying even more – when you take out the old one you can > check the condition and determine if you can wait till, say Stardate 11242.5 > > Bill Coleman > C&C 39 <image001.gif> > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Edd > Schillay > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 10:44 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Now Boat Names > > Joel, > > You’re right. The cable itself would not be a major expense. > > The hauling the boat 10 feet in the air, perhaps as an emergency > short-haul, and doing the repairs while in a travel lift, dismantling what’s > there, snaking a new wire through and everything else gets expensive. And if > it breaks on its own, I’m looking a major out-of-pocket keel repair. > > I’m not so sure about the resale value part. A shoal-draft keel > has its advantages, especially for cruising. And, a next owner would not need > to continually inspect and possibly repair the cable. > > Upwind performance is the biggie. But, in less than 10, I find > the boat runs slower VMG than with the board up. And in Western LI Sound, we > don’t get above 10 all that often. As I said — playing with the idea. > > > 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 > > > On Mar 7, 2014, at 10:34 AM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Edd, > > I wouldn't think the cable (or Dyneema) would be a major expense. You would > hurt the resale value and upwind performance if you glassed it over. > > Joel > > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote: > > Dwight, > > Initially, I was very enthusiastic about owning a keel/centerboard model — > better pointing upwind, less drag downwind. The process of lowering and > raising the board is quiet and it’s great to have some control over how much > you can have down there depending on wind strength — Then, I joined this list > and heard some horror stories about the cable breaking and the board doing > (uninsured) damage to the keel. > > So each year, I have my bottom cleaners lower the board and check the cable. > So far, each year (8 years running), they have said it was fine, but I dread > the day where I have to replace the cable ($$$). > > Now that I’m transitioning to a more cruising-oriented sailing lifestyle, I > have been playing with the idea of just glassing it over, forcing it to > always remain in the up position and never having to inspect or maintain the > cable again. > > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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