Spring. Interesting concept. Got 8 - 10" of snow last night. getting another 1" now. A bit of freezing rain in between. Tomorrow morning is forecast at -15C. Monday night is -18C. We are making ice, not melting it.
List is very similar. I have been doing one major project a year. This year started with removing the pedestal, guards, instrument pods, wiring and the pulley plate ( under the cockpit sole ). Weather permitting I was also going to pull the throttle and gearshift cables, cut the sole and check the balsa core. Weather is not permitting. The Edson painting guide that suggests the Perfection two part paint, and a fair bit of prep product, ended up pricing out as an expensive venture. Also the various health cautions and warnings looked serious. So I stripped the pedestal, guard and throttle / gear shift plates and took them to Byers Bush for powder coating. The job looks reasonable for the $200 they charged. Turnaround is about 4 days. I assume the wheels steering was a factory option, though that is a guess. I am not impressed by the installation of it now that I have disassembled it. On one of the Edson aluminum bolts that hold the pedestal down ( 1/2-13 x 4 ) a steel nut was used. Not stainless steel, regular steel. One of the bolts had completed corroded inside the sole. None of the holes through the sole had been waterproofed ( drilled oversize and filled with resin or epoxy ), and all are wet. The large plate that holds the steering pulleys had rusted, so I wanted to remove it. I guess the added piece of marine plywood fiberglassed in as a reinforcement did not come out flat, so someone added a "glop" of some resin / filler / epoxy to level the plate off. Took wood and crowbars to free it. Had the plate sandblasted and then used POR-15 on it. Great product. Prop shaft, cutlass bearing, stuffing box, transmission plate are off. Rebuilt the corrector on the Danforth Constellation compass. Couldn't get it corrected. Found the adjusting magnets had decayed and positioning grommets broken. No parts available from Danforth, though the new owners in the US did offer to look at it. Lots of other projects could proceed, just need it to stop snowing and warm up. We launch in about 34 days. Michael Brown Windburn C&C 30-1 PS - was at a Raymarine presentation today. The OS on the new A - C - E series MFD is Linux. Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:23:33 -0400 From: Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Spring Projects Message-ID: <CADdEvn6E9xDNcLL2cBk421qGrh1WgCP_5otu9MG_te2E9_yD=q...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" On Suhana: - Paint boot stripes (brightside or perfection, haven't decided yet but keeping original C&C red/blue/darker blue) - bottom paint - repack stuffing box - dismantle pedestal and inspect steering components, replace/repair as necessary - Ambitious but, repaint pedestal. - exhaust hose replacement - tune up the A4 (all ignition components and install new racor) - replace mast collar - rigging inspection - new halyards - washdown pump - install tank level monitor (thanks Fred) We'll see how much of that I get done. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote: > Listers, > > Now that Spring has finally sprung, I was curious to see what other > listers have planned for their Spring projects on their C&Cs. > > So far, planned for the Enterprise: > > > - Relocate engine gauges and move engine-starting switches. > - change transmission/throttle controls at helm > - New coat of Petit Vivid > - Add another coat or two of boot stripes > - New interior cushions > - Add cockpit lighting > - (Maybe) Bolt centerboard inside keel and cover up the "slot" > - Install bimini > - Redo the remaining floorboards > - Store spinnaker pole > - Install Tactick wind vane and repeater > - Service the refrigerator. > - Install two solar vents > > > > > 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 <" > target="_blank">http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>;
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