I have a copy of the same letter that came with our 35-2, #270. I also have a table showing the pressures vs lbs force. I'll try to remember to share it.
Some great insight on this thread! Our backstay adjuster needs a rebuild, and won't go beyond about 800psi, but that is still enough to make the head door difficult to latch. It has only come open once in heavy seas though. With two forestays, I'm not sure how that affects things. We also have a new holding tank under the v-berth; I wasn't aware the original one was outboard of the head it sounds like? -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 7:39 PM david--- via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I am not sure this picture will be small enough for the list. When I > bought my 35-2, I found a memo from C&C in the nav table saying the > maximum back stay tension is 2050 pounds > > > > David Kelly > Baraka C&C 35-2 > Noroton, CT > > On Jun 10, 2020, at 6:13 PM, Don Kern via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > > Bailey > > I have one of those earlier C&C 35 Mk2 ('74 #255) and have *not* tried to > attach the bulkheads to the overhead. She does work in heavy air. Two > years ago the original outboard holding tank failed, which I had to remove > by dismantling the head's bulkheads and cabinetry. I replaced all screws > with slightly larger ones since more than 50% were missing or stripped. I > put a new holding tank under the v berth and replaced all the screws > connect the glass to the wood cabinetry in the forward cabin - 75 % were > missing or backed out. We are not shy about pushing her hard in the last > 40 years I have raced her. Last year hit 11.8 kts in a double-hander spin > run. She does creak and grown. The most annoying thing is the head door > will not stay close and bangs open when we are working her hard. About ten > years ago I did an experiment at the dock of running a line from pulpit to > pulpit (weight and small block at bow for constant tension) and ran the > backstay up to 3000 psi - the line rose 2" up the mast (original unbending, > telephone pole mast). The most tension I will put on backstay when sailing > in very heavy air is 2200 - 2500 PSI. Since we still compete in the top > 10% of PHRF races, I have no intention of changing the original set up. > Don Kern > *Fireball*, C&C35 Mk2 > Bristol RI > > > On 6/10/2020 12:07 PM, Bailey White via CnC-List wrote: > > Has anyone added material to tie the bulkheads to the liners for those > earlier boats? I wasn't sure if the liner could take it or if some work > would need to be done to grind out the liner and fiberglass directly to the > hull laminate, which would be more involved and error prone. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Rob Ball <r...@edsonintl.com> > To: Shawn Wright <shawngwri...@gmail.com>, "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:39:15 +0000 > Subject: Re: Stus-List Rob Ball comment on 41 "robustness" > > Earlier C&C’s had the bulkheads ‘floating’ in the headliner groove, and as > we got into larger sizes (bigger loads) those tie downs were the solution. > > On the C&C 40, there were a lot of warranty claims for those leaks, and > eventually it was decided to stiffen up things to prevent this. The first > boat was the new C&C 35 and the bulkheads were ‘tabbed’ to the deck – much > stiffer . . . . BUT . . . . it meant that the headliner, which is installed > on the deck when it’s upside down, had to leave space for the tabbing after > the deck is placed on the hull. And then those spaces had to be covered up > with separate pieces to blend with the headliner after the tabbing . . . . > Much more labor and cost . . . > > But – a much stiffer boat – the sailmakers loved the straighter headstay > . . > > Victory by the designer over the accountants . . . . > > The downside, other than cost is that when you hit a rock – the damage is > more extensive, because the boat is now actually more brittle . . . > > > > Rob Ball C&C 34 > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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