Carb pots are EVERYWHERE here in the Chesapeake, but I am puzzled how one could affect the boom??????????? I haven’t caught one in ages, but the rule we learned back when I was a kid was NEVER EVER even THINK about recovering the trap on deck and hooking it back up. Always just cut the line free because if it looks like you are stealing crabs the official penalty is high and the unofficial on the spot one much worse. The worst one I caught was with my ski boat – the prop sucked all the line up and then compacted the whole trap into a little ball of wire mesh and crabs stuck on the prop. It took me a long time to cut all that loose ☹
Joe Coquina C&C 35 MK I From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of bwhitmore via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 10:20 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: bwhitmore <bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List Thinking about a new boom - where to start? Hi Alan, Would you be willing to share more about the crab pot incident? I moved to Tampa from Chicago and bought a bigger C&C. As you can imagine, the whole crab pot thing is both new and disconcerting to me. Thanks! Bruce Whitmore C&C 37/40+ Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Date: 7/12/17 1:05 AM (GMT-06:00) To: C&C <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> Cc: ALAN BERGEN <trya...@alumni.usc.edu<mailto:trya...@alumni.usc.edu>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Thinking about a new boom - where to start? I replaced my boom, a few months ago, with a Selden boom. All lines are internal, and the outhaul has an internal 3:1 purchase. This was the result of a cracked boom when we got hung up on a crab pot. Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 10:11 PM, Andrew Means via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: Some of you may remember a thread about a year ago where I was soliciting opinions on how to get a single-line reefing system to work on S.V. Safari, my C&C 34. I can say that I got it working well enough to take us safely to Tofino and back, along with a year’s worth of great sailing. The single line reefing made reefing with an inexperienced crew much safer and smoother. However, it’s not perfect. The reefing lines (along with the outhaul, topping lift, etc.) had to contend with a fair amount of friction and frozen hardware that will never come off, and as such our reefs tend to not be as crisp as they could/should be. So I’m contemplating what a new boom might look like. Something with internal reefing lines, outhaul, topping lift, etc.. I’m not sure where to start. What are my options? Andrew -- Andrew Means S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk I Seattle, WA _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwICAg&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=BYOilVheiyj16_brEUI4Ano6OxOZ4i_jBFZEiDk2ZVY&s=OtMPONNZIxtsRX6WEmADFO1OvFoS6yPFWGdoyQDtC3I&e= All Contributions are greatly appreciated! -- Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR
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