Couldn't you drop the board in the well and bring it right to the edge? Last boat of the day. Or, if you don't like that, bring it off the pavement and dig a hole? That is how I got my rudder out!
Bill Coleman C&C 39 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Edd Schillay Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 11:22 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Now Boat Names 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 <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> 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> 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
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