Could a diver replace the cable. Mike
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Bill Coleman <colt...@verizon.net> wrote: > 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 Captain's > Log<http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Mike S/V Persuasion C&C 37 K/CB
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