About 30 - some years ago, a friend of mine and I decided to sail my 19 footer from Fort Lauderdale to the Upper Keys.
Being in our 20s, our provisions were a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, a plastic container of water, several packs of cigarettes and two cases of beer. We had no radio, so we didn't know a tropical wave had formed. We were forced to take shelter on an uninhabited island called Elliott Key. Once at a small dock there, we stupidly left the hatch partly open - allowing a raccoon to crawl in, slash the water container, eat the loaf of bread and shred the cigarettes. By the time we got back from exploring the island, the raccoon had opened the peanut butter and was walking around the dock with his head inside the jar. We were saved when a German showed up with his son on another small sailboat. He had plenty of food and cigarettes, but no beer to pass the two days it took for the storm to pass. We were able to strike a deal. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO -------- Original message -------- From: Frederick G Street via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date:05/20/2015 9:37 AM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List Stupid Club I don’t know if anyone else on the list has been following Michael Robertson’s blog, aboard the sailing vessel Del Viento; he also writes columns for Cruising World. They just reached the Marquesas, having left Mexico a few weeks ago. He writes about an “ooops” in a recent post: http://www.logofdelviento.blogspot.com/2015/04/day-9-at-end-of-our-rope.html Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI On May 20, 2015, at 8:18 AM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Aniother stupid oil trick! Pumped oil out of my Beta 25, changed filter, added what seemed like more oil than should have been necessary and started her up. Ran fine until oil pressure alarm sounded, shut down, checked level, seemed low so added another quart or so (figured the oil filter was now full), started her up and in another few moments oil alarm goes off again. Went below to look around and to my HORROR found that most of my aft cabin (cushions, ceiling, cabinet covers, etc.) was covered in oil and the aft sole had about 1/2 inch of oil on it! Sat down, about cried, cursed for 10 minutes at least at what had happened--and I had changed the oil many times before so this was a really stupid trick. Not certain but a combination of a not tight enough oil filter, or it might have blown a hole in the filter itself plus adding too much oil forced the extra out the filter seal and the oil overflow tube which conveniently dripped the excess oil behind the fan on the alternator. With the access panel off for the oil change, the oil was blown mostly out of the engine space into my aft cabin. Several cover washings with lots of Shout got it out of them after destroying most of the zippers to get them off the cushions--good old ultrasuede now 20 years old and well washed!. Had to have the zippers and upholstery buttons replaced on all 4 cushions plus an entirely new cushion for the largest one (of course). Total cost ~ $600 plus about 8 hours of work/aggravation to clean the cabin and covers. Lessons learned about being careful on even such simple jobs--PRICELESS! Charlie Nelson Water Phantom C&C 36 XL/kcb cenel...@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: Chuck S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: CNC boat owners, cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> Sent: Tue, May 19, 2015 10:08 pm Subject: Re: Stus-List Stupid Club I left the oil cap off once. Ran the boat hard for 6 hours before I noticed. Also had the mess. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md From: "robert via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: "robert" <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 10:23:50 PM Subject: Stus-List Rig - crack? Wally: I have no problem admitting to my mental limitations....if I were that smart, I wouldn't be sailing a 31 year old boat and I wouldn't be doing all of the maintenance/work myself. Possibly explains why I am a big fan of the C&C list. Here's another example of 'stupid'......changed the engine oil last Fall just before haul out....started the engine after the oil change but just long enough to hear the engine alarm go 'off'....launched this Spring and went for a half hour motor before docking.....noticed some oil in the bilge....now we get to the 'stupid'......forgot to put the oil cap back on the to of the engine last Fall after the oil change....some oil spurted out of the top of the engine and made a mess all the way to the bilge. Had a big clean up.....I am a full member of the 'stupid club' and freely admit it! Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S.
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