Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

[Josh Muckley]

Tom,

Did you get a test pump?  You'll want one.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q64CFGV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_aLqIFbHTXAH9X

Of course you also need the sample bottle.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CSEUQ0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_bMqIFbK1XG4HA

These are the cheapest I could find on Amazon but when I reorder, I will
make sure that the analysis goes through oil analyzers Inc. In order to
continue my history

Josh

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 20:23 Tom Buscaglia  wrote:

> I never knew about the oil testing.  Just ordered a test kit...thanks!
>
> Tom B
>
> At 03:26 PM 10/15/2020, you wrote:
>
> This is an interesting, timely and informative thread/discussion. We just
> recently bought another boat with a large Diesel engine.The former owner
> left extensive and detailed documentation. In that documentation are the
> results from engine oil analysis that he performed every year, going back 6
> years. I’m starting to try and educate myself on this and will continue
> to do the sampling which comes up this November. My initial take is that it
> is important for spotting engine wear/maintenance trends.
>
> Thanks to listers for all the insights.
>
> Regards,
> Dave
> 1982 C 37 - Ronin
>
> On Oct 15, 2020, at 4:18 PM, Josh Muckley  wrote:
>
> I sample my oil and sent for analysis.  Costs $20 but the knowledge of
> whether or not the oil is good as well as what else could be wrong with the
> engine is invaluable.  For anyone who cares about the environmental
> impacts, not changing the oil is better for the environment too.  I use an
> over-sized oil filter and the very best amsoil marine diesel engine oil.
> This particular oil has a high TBN of 12.  IIRC, TBN stand for total base
> number, you know base... The opposite of acid.  As acids build up in the
> oil the TBN goes down.  If the person doing the analysis sees that the
> trend suggests the TBN (or any of the oil specs) will be too close to zero
> before the next oil change, they modify their recommendations.
>
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MaBnvf4Fc9auz-p_Yw-yp5uh-Z7R4N__/view?usp=drivesdk
>
> Keeping moisture out of the oil is another key to long life.  A block
> heater keeps the oil dry, the rings from sticking, the cylinders from
> rusting and the boat warm enough to prevent the bilge from freezing.
>
> Josh Muckley
> S/V Sea Hawk
> 1989 C 37+
> Solomons, MD
>
>
> October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to
> this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
>  Thanks - Stu
>
> .¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,¤º°`°º¤¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,¤º°`°º¤.
> Tom & Lynn Buscaglia
> SV Alera
> C 37+/40
> Vashon Island WA
> (206) 463-9200
> www.sv-alera.com
>
>
> October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to
> this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks
> - Stu
October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to this 
list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to 
send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu

Stus-List Re: I'm Baaaack!

[Andrew Burton]

Thanks, Rob. I didn't realize Buzzy Schofield hadn't commissioned Arieto. I 
sailed with both him and Russell on their nearly identical Frers 46s called 
Arieto and Destination. They were very close friends and their boat captains 
were brothers!
Andy

Andrew Burton
26 Beacon Hill
Newport, RI 
USA02840

http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/
+401 965-5260

> On Oct 15, 2020, at 17:35,   
> wrote:
> 
> 
>  
> The first C 43 was Arieto, commissioned by Mason Pearsall in 1970. She did 
> very well in the 1971 SORC, and was later owned by Albert Schofield who raced 
> her in the 1972 SORC. Alethea was a slightly later model with a modified aft 
> end and a new more vertical rudder. She won Division B in the 1973 SORC. I 
> believe there were 15 or 16 C 43s built, including  #2 Destination -owned 
> by Russell Hoyt, Endurance - by Roger Derusha (Dean Derusha monitors this 
> site), Caprice owned originally, I believe, by John Fergus, #5 was Avanti 
> owned Sid Bregman and later by  the artist Christopher Pratt who named her 
> Dry Fly, #8  was Rampage owned John Odenbach and then by Randy Bell, #9 – 
> Butterfly – Bruce Sully,  #10 – Night Train – Blair Vedder, #11 was 
> commisiond by Dean Stiles of Belvedere, CA, but I can't remember her name. 
> The last C 43 built was Long Reach owned by Dick Scott of Hamilton, ON.  If 
> anyone can fill in the gaps in my memory, I would be grateful! 
>  
> Rob Mazza
>  
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 10:21 AM  wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
>  
> Well, after a few years of wishing I had a boat again, I am back on the list!
> I am so excited I am making puddles under my chair…
>  
> A few days ago I purchased Alethea, a C 43-1!
>  
> Whew… long dry spell.
>  
> I had been on this list and had a C 34 called “Gabriella” that I brought up 
> river from Seattle To Clarkston Washington and sailed it there a few years 
> ago, then sold it to a great couple in the Tri-Cities of Washington because 
> life had started taking some crazy twists as it often can.  I had owned 
> several “cruising” boats before…but  I was spoiled by “Gabby”. Her balance 
> underway was incredible and for a smaller racer/cruiser she was pretty 
> comfortable…even lived aboard for a few months on her and just felt at home.
> I loved my C but decided to just look at boat ads for a couple years 
> waiting to find “the just right one” again… I didn’t plan on buying another 
> C but wanted a decent cruising boat as I am getting to that stage in life 
> where extended cruising is now a possibility.
>  
> So… in my search for a new boat… I kept drifting back to a C To be fair, I 
> had considered everything from a Morgan to Petersen to CT-47 and dozens of 
> other boats in all configurations (even thought about a Amel Maramu I kinda 
> liked, but decided it would be good to be able to eat while I cruised and 
> figured it was a bit out of the budget). So after a dozen or sea trials, 
> discussions with every owner about their boat I was interested in, I decided 
> on the CT-47….  then when I was about to pull the trigger on the CT, I saw 
> the C 43… I couldn’t find a reason not to buy her. I looked at the pictures 
> I was sent of the boat and remembered why I loved Gabby… I am not a hard core 
> racer, but a little speed never hurt anyone… she looked like she was 
> screaming through the water at breakneck speed tied to the dock. She was well 
> fitted, clean, and the owner had some pride in her. The survey said she was 
> in good shape…and once again… I was hooked. When you look at a C’s numbers 
> and performance as a cruiser rather than a racer, they may be a bit light, 
> but they stand up well statistically to other cruisers… 
> https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-43-1
>  
> As of now Alethea is laying in the Long Beach Ca. area and I am trying to 
> figure out if I wanna sail her next summer up to the Seattle area or move her 
> by truck to Seattle now…Any thoughts? Know of any deals on trucking? I could 
> sail her up next summer when the weather is better in the Pacific for a few 
> weeks… but I also want to get her on the hard this winter and start fitting 
> her for extended cruising. As of last Tuesday she is going through the 
> documentation process here in the States as I wanted her to be a documented 
> vessel for my cruising purposes.
>  
> I am glad to be on the Stu’s list again… I always found this community to be 
> well versed in the C world, and you all were a great help with Gabby. I 
> appreciated the input everyone had…
>  
> Currently Alethea has a modest set of sails, a Pathfinder 50 engine, some 
> average electronics, and the previous owner had kept her up on the inside. I 
> plan on mounting a windlass, redoing and adding some electronics, going 
> through the engine (never worked on a Pathfinder before, but I understand 
> they are a Volkswagen engine and parts are cheap and easy…)… adding an 
> autopilot and possibly a windvane, Solar and other power, perhaps mount a 
> 

Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

[Tom Buscaglia]

I never knew about the oil testing.  Just ordered a test kit...thanks!

Tom B

At 03:26 PM 10/15/2020, you wrote:
This is an interesting, timely and informative 
thread/discussion. We just recently bought 
another boat with a large Diesel engine.The 
former owner left extensive and detailed 
documentation. In that documentation are the 
results from engine oil analysis that he 
performed every year, going back 6 years. I’m 
starting to try and educate myself on this and 
will continue to do the sampling which comes up 
this November. My initial take is that it is 
important for spotting engine wear/maintenance trends.


Thanks to listers for all the insights.

Regards,
Dave
1982 C 37 - Ronin

On Oct 15, 2020, at 4:18 PM, Josh Muckley 
<muckl...@gmail.com> wrote:


I sample my oil and sent for analysis.  Costs 
$20 but the knowledge of whether or not the oil 
is good as well as what else could be wrong 
with the engine is invaluable.  For anyone who 
cares about the environmental impacts, not 
changing the oil is better for the environment 
too.  I use an over-sized oil filter and the 
very best amsoil marine diesel engine 
oil.  This particular oil has a high TBN of 
12.  IIRC, TBN stand for total base number, you 
know base... The opposite of acid.  As acids 
build up in the oil the TBN goes down.  If the 
person doing the analysis sees that the trend 
suggests the TBN (or any of the oil specs) will 
be too close to zero before the next oil 
change, they modify their recommendations.


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MaBnvf4Fc9auz-p_Yw-yp5uh-Z7R4N__/view?usp=drivesdk

Keeping moisture out of the oil is another key 
to long life.  A block heater keeps the oil 
dry, the rings from sticking, the cylinders 
from rusting and the boat warm enough to prevent the bilge from freezing.


Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C 37+
Solomons, MD


October is the time to show your appreciation 
with a small contribution to this list to help 
offset the costs. If you want to support the 
list - use PayPal to send contribution 
--   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu


.¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,¤º°`°º¤¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,¤º°`°º¤.
Tom & Lynn Buscaglia
SV Alera
C 37+/40
Vashon Island WA
(206) 463-9200
www.sv-alera.com


October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to this 
list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to 
send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu

Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

[Dave Godwin via CnC-List]

This is an interesting, timely and informative thread/discussion. We just 
recently bought another boat with a large Diesel engine.The former owner left 
extensive and detailed documentation. In that documentation are the results 
from engine oil analysis that he performed every year, going back 6 years. I’m 
starting to try and educate myself on this and will continue to do the sampling 
which comes up this November. My initial take is that it is important for 
spotting engine wear/maintenance trends.

Thanks to listers for all the insights.

Regards,
Dave
1982 C 37 - Ronin

> On Oct 15, 2020, at 4:18 PM, Josh Muckley  wrote:
> 
> I sample my oil and sent for analysis.  Costs $20 but the knowledge of 
> whether or not the oil is good as well as what else could be wrong with the 
> engine is invaluable.  For anyone who cares about the environmental impacts, 
> not changing the oil is better for the environment too.  I use an over-sized 
> oil filter and the very best amsoil marine diesel engine oil.  This 
> particular oil has a high TBN of 12.  IIRC, TBN stand for total base number, 
> you know base... The opposite of acid.  As acids build up in the oil the TBN 
> goes down.  If the person doing the analysis sees that the trend suggests the 
> TBN (or any of the oil specs) will be too close to zero before the next oil 
> change, they modify their recommendations.  
> 
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MaBnvf4Fc9auz-p_Yw-yp5uh-Z7R4N__/view?usp=drivesdk
>  
> 
> 
> Keeping moisture out of the oil is another key to long life.  A block heater 
> keeps the oil dry, the rings from sticking, the cylinders from rusting and 
> the boat warm enough to prevent the bilge from freezing.
> 
> Josh Muckley 
> S/V Sea Hawk 
> 1989 C 37+
> Solomons, MD
> 

October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to this 
list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to 
send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu

Stus-List Re: I'm Baaaack!

[jarel]

Thanks SO MUCH for the history lesson! This is incredible info!


JP

 

From: Robert Mazza  
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 12:05 PM
To: Stus-List 
Subject: Stus-List Re: I'm Bck!

 

Hi JP,

 

Yes, welcome back, and congratulations on your fine taste. ;-) 

 

The first C 43 was Arieto, commissioned by Mason Pearsall in 1970. She did 
very well in the 1971 SORC, and was later owned by Albert Schofield who raced 
her in the 1972 SORC. Alethea was a slightly later model with a modified aft 
end and a new more vertical rudder. She won Division B in the 1973 SORC. I 
believe there were 15 or 16 C 43s built, including  #2 Destination -owned by 
Russell Hoyt, Endurance - by Roger Derusha (Dean Derusha monitors this site), 
Caprice owned originally, I believe, by John Fergus, #5 was Avanti owned Sid 
Bregman and later by  the artist Christopher Pratt who named her Dry Fly, #8  
was Rampage owned John Odenbach and then by Randy Bell, #9 – Butterfly – Bruce 
Sully,  #10 – Night Train – Blair Vedder, #11 was commisiond by Dean Stiles of 
Belvedere, CA, but I can't remember her name. The last C 43 built was Long 
Reach owned by Dick Scott of Hamilton, ON.  If anyone can fill in the gaps in 
my memory, I would be grateful! 

 

Rob Mazza

 

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 10:21 AM mailto:ja...@jpiworldwide.com> > wrote:



Hi All,

 

Well, after a few years of wishing I had a boat again, I am back on the list!

I am so excited I am making puddles under my chair…

 

A few days ago I purchased Alethea, a C 43-1! 

 

Whew… long dry spell. 

 

I had been on this list and had a C 34 called “Gabriella” that I brought up 
river from Seattle To Clarkston Washington and sailed it there a few years ago, 
then sold it to a great couple in the Tri-Cities of Washington because life had 
started taking some crazy twists as it often can.  I had owned several 
“cruising” boats before…but  I was spoiled by “Gabby”. Her balance underway was 
incredible and for a smaller racer/cruiser she was pretty comfortable…even 
lived aboard for a few months on her and just felt at home.

I loved my C but decided to just look at boat ads for a couple years waiting 
to find “the just right one” again… I didn’t plan on buying another C but 
wanted a decent cruising boat as I am getting to that stage in life where 
extended cruising is now a possibility. 

 

So… in my search for a new boat… I kept drifting back to a C To be fair, I 
had considered everything from a Morgan to Petersen to CT-47 and dozens of 
other boats in all configurations (even thought about a Amel Maramu I kinda 
liked, but decided it would be good to be able to eat while I cruised and 
figured it was a bit out of the budget). So after a dozen or sea trials, 
discussions with every owner about their boat I was interested in, I decided on 
the CT-47….  then when I was about to pull the trigger on the CT, I saw the C 
43… I couldn’t find a reason not to buy her. I looked at the pictures I was 
sent of the boat and remembered why I loved Gabby… I am not a hard core racer, 
but a little speed never hurt anyone… she looked like she was screaming through 
the water at breakneck speed tied to the dock. She was well fitted, clean, and 
the owner had some pride in her. The survey said she was in good shape…and once 
again… I was hooked. When you look at a C’s numbers and performance as a 
cruiser rather than a racer, they may be a bit light, but they stand up well 
statistically to other cruisers… https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-43-1 

 

As of now Alethea is laying in the Long Beach Ca. area and I am trying to 
figure out if I wanna sail her next summer up to the Seattle area or move her 
by truck to Seattle now…Any thoughts? Know of any deals on trucking? I could 
sail her up next summer when the weather is better in the Pacific for a few 
weeks… but I also want to get her on the hard this winter and start fitting her 
for extended cruising. As of last Tuesday she is going through the 
documentation process here in the States as I wanted her to be a documented 
vessel for my cruising purposes. 

 

I am glad to be on the Stu’s list again… I always found this community to be 
well versed in the C world, and you all were a great help with Gabby. I 
appreciated the input everyone had…

 

Currently Alethea has a modest set of sails, a Pathfinder 50 engine, some 
average electronics, and the previous owner had kept her up on the inside. I 
plan on mounting a windlass, redoing and adding some electronics, going through 
the engine (never worked on a Pathfinder before, but I understand they are a 
Volkswagen engine and parts are cheap and easy…)… adding an autopilot and 
possibly a windvane, Solar and other power, perhaps mount a generator in there 
somewhere, a watermaker, refrigeration re-do (I know… it sounds like she is 
getting heavy), add some tankage… and a few other upgrades… Is the mast far 
enough back to turn her into a cutter? Gabby had a jack-stay for rig tuning I 

Stus-List Re: I'm Baaaack!

[jarel]

Thanks! It is a Pathfinder Marine 50 Diesel


JP

 

From: Robert Abbott  
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 2:20 PM
To: Stus-List ; ja...@jpiworldwide.com
Subject: Stus-List I'm Bck!

 

jarel.

Ensure your engine is a Volkswagen Pathfinder marine diesel 50 hp and if the
engine has a 'timing belt'.some VW diesels have a timing belt and when
it breaks, so does the engine.

 A club member here just experienced it this season. 

Rob Abbott
AZURA
C 32 - #277
Halifax, N.S.

On 10/15/2020 11:21 AM, ja...@jpiworldwide.com
  wrote:



Hi All,

 

Well, after a few years of wishing I had a boat again, I am back on the
list!

I am so excited I am making puddles under my chair.

 

A few days ago I purchased Alethea, a C 43-1! 

 

Whew. long dry spell. 

 

I had been on this list and had a C 34 called "Gabriella" that I brought
up river from Seattle To Clarkston Washington and sailed it there a few
years ago, then sold it to a great couple in the Tri-Cities of Washington
because life had started taking some crazy twists as it often can.  I had
owned several "cruising" boats before.but  I was spoiled by "Gabby". Her
balance underway was incredible and for a smaller racer/cruiser she was
pretty comfortable.even lived aboard for a few months on her and just felt
at home.

I loved my C but decided to just look at boat ads for a couple years
waiting to find "the just right one" again. I didn't plan on buying another
C but wanted a decent cruising boat as I am getting to that stage in life
where extended cruising is now a possibility. 

 

So. in my search for a new boat. I kept drifting back to a C To be fair,
I had considered everything from a Morgan to Petersen to CT-47 and dozens of
other boats in all configurations (even thought about a Amel Maramu I kinda
liked, but decided it would be good to be able to eat while I cruised and
figured it was a bit out of the budget). So after a dozen or sea trials,
discussions with every owner about their boat I was interested in, I decided
on the CT-47..  then when I was about to pull the trigger on the CT, I saw
the C 43. I couldn't find a reason not to buy her. I looked at the
pictures I was sent of the boat and remembered why I loved Gabby. I am not a
hard core racer, but a little speed never hurt anyone. she looked like she
was screaming through the water at breakneck speed tied to the dock. She was
well fitted, clean, and the owner had some pride in her. The survey said she
was in good shape.and once again. I was hooked. When you look at a C's
numbers and performance as a cruiser rather than a racer, they may be a bit
light, but they stand up well statistically to other cruisers.
https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-43-1 

 

As of now Alethea is laying in the Long Beach Ca. area and I am trying to
figure out if I wanna sail her next summer up to the Seattle area or move
her by truck to Seattle now.Any thoughts? Know of any deals on trucking? I
could sail her up next summer when the weather is better in the Pacific for
a few weeks. but I also want to get her on the hard this winter and start
fitting her for extended cruising. As of last Tuesday she is going through
the documentation process here in the States as I wanted her to be a
documented vessel for my cruising purposes. 

 

I am glad to be on the Stu's list again. I always found this community to be
well versed in the C world, and you all were a great help with Gabby. I
appreciated the input everyone had.

 

Currently Alethea has a modest set of sails, a Pathfinder 50 engine, some
average electronics, and the previous owner had kept her up on the inside. I
plan on mounting a windlass, redoing and adding some electronics, going
through the engine (never worked on a Pathfinder before, but I understand
they are a Volkswagen engine and parts are cheap and easy.). adding an
autopilot and possibly a windvane, Solar and other power, perhaps mount a
generator in there somewhere, a watermaker, refrigeration re-do (I know. it
sounds like she is getting heavy), add some tankage. and a few other
upgrades. Is the mast far enough back to turn her into a cutter? Gabby had a
jack-stay for rig tuning I think, but I never used it for flying a staysail
or storm sail..An extra knot on a long passage never hurts either.So I am
studying conversions from sloop to cutter. will it screw up the legendary
balance of a C?  I'm not sure a Solient rig is right for a C, anyone
have any ideas? Leave the rig alone?

 

I'd also like to know more about her history. I have seen some threads on
different forums about a boat of similar name but as far as I can tell that
one lies on the Great Lakes or East Coast now. Alethea was her "original"
name as best I can find out, but she was also known as Orange Peel a couple
years ago in the Southern California area.I am going to use her "original
name" of Alethea. Orange Peel just doesn't do it for me. 

 

Any help with info would be much appreciated as would ideas on 

Stus-List I'm Baaaack!

[Robert Abbott]

jarel.

Ensure your engine is a Volkswagen Pathfinder marine diesel 50 hp and if 
the engine has a 'timing belt'.some VW diesels have a timing belt 
and when it breaks, so does the engine.


 A club member here just experienced it this season.

Rob Abbott
AZURA
C 32 - #277
Halifax, N.S.

On 10/15/2020 11:21 AM, ja...@jpiworldwide.com wrote:


Hi All,

Well, after a few years of wishing I had a boat again, I am back on 
the list!


I am so excited I am making puddles under my chair…

A few days ago I purchased Alethea, a C 43-1!

Whew… long dry spell.

I had been on this list and had a C 34 called “Gabriella” that I 
brought up river from Seattle To Clarkston Washington and sailed it 
there a few years ago, then sold it to a great couple in the 
Tri-Cities of Washington because life had started taking some crazy 
twists as it often can.  I had owned several “cruising” boats 
before…but  I was spoiled by “Gabby”. Her balance underway was 
incredible and for a smaller racer/cruiser she was pretty 
comfortable…even lived aboard for a few months on her and just felt at 
home.


I loved my C but decided to just look at boat ads for a couple years 
waiting to find “the just right one” again… I didn’t plan on buying 
another C but wanted a decent cruising boat as I am getting to that 
stage in life where extended cruising is now a possibility.


So… in my search for a new boat… I kept drifting back to a C To be 
fair, I had considered everything from a Morgan to Petersen to CT-47 
and dozens of other boats in all configurations (even thought about a 
Amel Maramu I kinda liked, but decided it would be good to be able to 
eat while I cruised and figured it was a bit out of the budget). So 
after a dozen or sea trials, discussions with every owner about their 
boat I was interested in, I decided on the CT-47….  then when I was 
about to pull the trigger on the CT, I saw the C 43… I couldn’t find 
a reason not to buy her. I looked at the pictures I was sent of the 
boat and remembered why I loved Gabby… I am not a hard core racer, but 
a little speed never hurt anyone… she looked like she was screaming 
through the water at breakneck speed tied to the dock. She was well 
fitted, clean, and the owner had some pride in her. The survey said 
she was in good shape…and once again… I was hooked. When you look at a 
C’s numbers and performance as a cruiser rather than a racer, they 
may be a bit light, but they stand up well statistically to other 
cruisers… https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-43-1


As of now Alethea is laying in the Long Beach Ca. area and I am trying 
to figure out if I wanna sail her next summer up to the Seattle area 
or move her by truck to Seattle now…Any thoughts? Know of any deals on 
trucking? I could sail her up next summer when the weather is better 
in the Pacific for a few weeks… but I also want to get her on the hard 
this winter and start fitting her for extended cruising. As of last 
Tuesday she is going through the documentation process here in the 
States as I wanted her to be a documented vessel for my cruising 
purposes.


I am glad to be on the Stu’s list again… I always found this community 
to be well versed in the C world, and you all were a great help with 
Gabby. I appreciated the input everyone had…


Currently Alethea has a modest set of sails, a Pathfinder 50 engine, 
some average electronics, and the previous owner had kept her up on 
the inside. I plan on mounting a windlass, redoing and adding some 
electronics, going through the engine (never worked on a Pathfinder 
before, but I understand they are a Volkswagen engine and parts are 
cheap and easy…)… adding an autopilot and possibly a windvane, Solar 
and other power, perhaps mount a generator in there somewhere, a 
watermaker, refrigeration re-do (I know… it sounds like she is getting 
heavy), add some tankage… and a few other upgrades… Is the mast far 
enough back to turn her into a cutter? Gabby had a jack-stay for rig 
tuning I think, but I never used it for flying a staysail or storm 
sail….An extra knot on a long passage never hurts either…So I am 
studying conversions from sloop to cutter… will it screw up the 
legendary balance of a C?  I’m not sure a Solient rig is right for a 
C, anyone have any ideas? Leave the rig alone?


I’d also like to know more about her history… I have seen some threads 
on different forums about a boat of similar name but as far as I can 
tell that one lies on the Great Lakes or East Coast now… Alethea was 
her “original” name as best I can find out, but she was also known as 
Orange Peel a couple years ago in the Southern California area…I am 
going to use her “original name” of Alethea… Orange Peel just doesn’t 
do it for me.


Any help with info would be much appreciated as would ideas on what to 
do with upgrades for cruising, Pathfinder Engines, cutter rigs on C 
and so on…


Pics will be posted once I start work on her…

Thanks and hello again!


JP


October is the time to 

Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

[Bill Coleman]

On a light year like this, (less than 15 hrs) I will pass on an oil change 
until next fall.  I wonder if pool test strips would work  to give you an 
indication of acidity – if I saw something, say, under 6? It might change my 
mind, but my oil still looks as clear as when I put it in last fall, which I 
find amazing for a diesel (Yanmar), especially with 2500 hours. 

I found it interesting comparing two similar engines, both new Kubota’s from 
around 15 years ago, one in my mower and the other in the boat.  The boat did 
not actually have an air filter, but the mower did. The boat oil was always 
clear as a bell, and the mower oil looked like typical carbon black at the end 
of the season.  I suppose from such dirty air.

 

 

Bill Coleman

Entrada, Erie, PA

 

 

 

From: Josh Muckley [mailto:muckl...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 4:19 PM
To: Stus-List
Subject: Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

 

I sample my oil and sent for analysis.  Costs $20 but the knowledge of whether 
or not the oil is good as well as what else could be wrong with the engine is 
invaluable.  For anyone who cares about the environmental impacts, not changing 
the oil is better for the environment too.  I use an over-sized oil filter and 
the very best amsoil marine diesel engine oil.  This particular oil has a high 
TBN of 12.  IIRC, TBN stand for total base number, you know base... The 
opposite of acid.  As acids build up in the oil the TBN goes down.  If the 
person doing the analysis sees that the trend suggests the TBN (or any of the 
oil specs) will be too close to zero before the next oil change, they modify 
their recommendations.  

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MaBnvf4Fc9auz-p_Yw-yp5uh-Z7R4N__/view?usp=drivesdk

 

Keeping moisture out of the oil is another key to long life.  A block heater 
keeps the oil dry, the rings from sticking, the cylinders from rusting and the 
boat warm enough to prevent the bilge from freezing.

 

Josh Muckley 

S/V Sea Hawk 

1989 C 37+

Solomons, MD

 

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Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

[Josh Muckley]

Tom,

You shouldn't feel ashamed.  The problem with oil analysis is that you get
out of the habit of changing the oil once a year and then you can't
remember when the last I you did it.  I was just joking with Len that I
can't remember the last time I changed my oil!  From the analysis it was at
least sampled in January of 2018...   臘‍♂️  Now who's ashamed!?  Haha

Josh

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 16:45 Tom Buscaglia  wrote:

> I feel so ashamed...
>
> At 01:18 PM 10/15/2020, you wrote:
>
> I sample my oil and sent for analysis.  Costs $20 but the knowledge of
> whether or not the oil is good as well as what else could be wrong with the
> engine is invaluable.  For anyone who cares about the environmental
> impacts, not changing the oil is better for the environment too.  I use an
> over-sized oil filter and the very best amsoil marine diesel engine oil.Â
> This particular oil has a high TBN of 12.  IIRC, TBN stand for total base
> number, you know base... The opposite of acid.  As acids build up in the
> oil the TBN goes down.  If the person doing the analysis sees that the
> trend suggests the TBN (or any of the oil specs) will be too close to zero
> before the next oil change, they modify their recommendations. Â
>
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MaBnvf4Fc9auz-p_Yw-yp5uh-Z7R4N__/view?usp=drivesdk
>
> Keeping moisture out of the oil is another key to long life.  A block
> heater keeps the oil dry, the rings from sticking, the cylinders from
> rusting and the boat warm enough to prevent the bilge from freezing.
>
> Josh MuckleyÂ
> S/V Sea HawkÂ
> 1989 C 37+
> Solomons, MD
>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 15:44 Nathan Post  wrote:
>
> Regarding sitting - after winterizing the engine will sit until spring. I
> doubt that is really such a big deal although yes these things don’t like
> to sit.  The boat sat for 2 years before we bought it and the engine has
> run well without issues or leaky seals or anything since (had to replace a
> bad fuel pump and glow plug relay). So 5-6 months over the winter doesn’t
> seem like a big deal.
>
> I don’t generally put a lot of hours on the engine <50/year and this
> year I have only put about 25 hours on the Westerbeke 20B2 in Wisper.  We
> are hauling out on Monday. I have been pondering if it really makes sense
> to change the oil and oil filter at that point (per the change it every
> fall on haul out philosophy). Or is that is a waste of resources and oil
> (more from an environmental perspective then $ costs) and I should just
> wait for it to reach 100 hours to change it.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> - -
> Nathan Post
> S/V Wisper
> 1981 C 34 KCB
> Lynn MA USA
> October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to
> this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use
> PayPal to send contribution --Â  Â https://www.paypal.me/stumurrayÂ
> Thanks - Stu
>
> October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to
> this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
>  Thanks - Stu
>
> .¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,¤º°`°º¤¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,¤º°`°º¤.
> Tom & Lynn Buscaglia
> SV Alera
> C 37+/40
> Vashon Island WA
> (206) 463-9200
> www.sv-alera.com
>
>
> October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to
> this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks
> - Stu
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Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

[Tom Buscaglia]

I feel so ashamed...

At 01:18 PM 10/15/2020, you wrote:
I sample my oil and sent for analysis.  Costs 
$20 but the knowledge of whether or not the oil 
is good as well as what else could be wrong with 
the engine is invaluable.  For anyone who cares 
about the environmental impacts, not changing 
the oil is better for the environment too.  I 
use an over-sized oil filter and the very best 
amsoil marine diesel engine oil.  This 
particular oil has a high TBN of 12.  IIRC, TBN 
stand for total base number, you know base... 
The opposite of acid.  As acids build up in the 
oil the TBN goes down.  If the person doing the 
analysis sees that the trend suggests the TBN 
(or any of the oil specs) will be too close to 
zero before the next oil change, they modify their recommendations. Â


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MaBnvf4Fc9auz-p_Yw-yp5uh-Z7R4N__/view?usp=drivesdk

Keeping moisture out of the oil is another key 
to long life.  A block heater keeps the oil 
dry, the rings from sticking, the cylinders from 
rusting and the boat warm enough to prevent the bilge from freezing.


Josh MuckleyÂ
S/V Sea HawkÂ
1989 C 37+
Solomons, MD

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 15:44 Nathan Post 
<nathan8...@gmail.com> wrote:
Regarding sitting - after winterizing the engine 
will sit until spring. I doubt that is really 
such a big deal although yes these things 
don’t like to sit.  The boat sat for 2 years 
before we bought it and the engine has run well 
without issues or leaky seals or anything since 
(had to replace a bad fuel pump and glow plug 
relay). So 5-6 months over the winter doesn’t seem like a big deal.


I don’t generally put a lot of hours on the 
engine <50/year and this year I have only put 
about 25 hours on the Westerbeke 20B2 in 
Wisper.  We are hauling out on Monday. I have 
been pondering if it really makes sense to 
change the oil and oil filter at that point (per 
the change it every fall on haul out 
philosophy). Or is that is a waste of resources 
and oil (more from an environmental perspective 
then $ costs) and I should just wait for it to reach 100 hours to change it.


Any thoughts?

- -
Nathan Post
S/V Wisper
1981 C 34 KCB
Lynn MA USA
October is the time to show your appreciation 
with a small contribution to this list to help 
offset the costs. If you want to support the 
list - use PayPal to send contribution --Â  Â 
https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu


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with a small contribution to this list to help 
offset the costs. If you want to support the 
list - use PayPal to send contribution 
--   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu


.¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,¤º°`°º¤¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,¤º°`°º¤.
Tom & Lynn Buscaglia
SV Alera
C 37+/40
Vashon Island WA
(206) 463-9200
www.sv-alera.com


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list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to 
send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu

Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

[Josh Muckley]

I sample my oil and sent for analysis.  Costs $20 but the knowledge of
whether or not the oil is good as well as what else could be wrong with the
engine is invaluable.  For anyone who cares about the environmental
impacts, not changing the oil is better for the environment too.  I use an
over-sized oil filter and the very best amsoil marine diesel engine oil.
This particular oil has a high TBN of 12.  IIRC, TBN stand for total base
number, you know base... The opposite of acid.  As acids build up in the
oil the TBN goes down.  If the person doing the analysis sees that the
trend suggests the TBN (or any of the oil specs) will be too close to zero
before the next oil change, they modify their recommendations.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MaBnvf4Fc9auz-p_Yw-yp5uh-Z7R4N__/view?usp=drivesdk

Keeping moisture out of the oil is another key to long life.  A block
heater keeps the oil dry, the rings from sticking, the cylinders from
rusting and the boat warm enough to prevent the bilge from freezing.

Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C 37+
Solomons, MD

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 15:44 Nathan Post  wrote:

> Regarding sitting - after winterizing the engine will sit until spring. I
> doubt that is really such a big deal although yes these things don’t like
> to sit.  The boat sat for 2 years before we bought it and the engine has
> run well without issues or leaky seals or anything since (had to replace a
> bad fuel pump and glow plug relay). So 5-6 months over the winter doesn’t
> seem like a big deal.
>
> I don’t generally put a lot of hours on the engine <50/year and this year
> I have only put about 25 hours on the Westerbeke 20B2 in Wisper.  We are
> hauling out on Monday. I have been pondering if it really makes sense to
> change the oil and oil filter at that point (per the change it every fall
> on haul out philosophy). Or is that is a waste of resources and oil (more
> from an environmental perspective then $ costs) and I should just wait for
> it to reach 100 hours to change it.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> - -
> Nathan Post
> S/V Wisper
> 1981 C 34 KCB
> Lynn MA USA
> October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to
> this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks
> - Stu
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Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

[Marek Dziedzic]

Theoretically, the engine oils don't last much beyond half a year (the 
impurities and combustion residues make them acidic over time).

We use about 10-15 h/year. I don't change the filter every year, but I do 
change the oil. My Perkins uses 2.2 l (about 2.5 quarts), so not that much. I 
hope that the engine likes it and will reward me back with good performance for 
a long time.

Marek

1994 C270 ”Legato”
Ottawa, ON



-Original Message-
From: Nathan Post 
Sent: 15 October, 2020 15:44
To: Stus-List 
Subject: Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

Regarding sitting - after winterizing the engine will sit until spring. I doubt 
that is really such a big deal although yes these things don’t like to sit.  
The boat sat for 2 years before we bought it and the engine has run well 
without issues or leaky seals or anything since (had to replace a bad fuel pump 
and glow plug relay). So 5-6 months over the winter doesn’t seem like a big 
deal.

I don’t generally put a lot of hours on the engine <50/year and this year I 
have only put about 25 hours on the Westerbeke 20B2 in Wisper.  We are hauling 
out on Monday. I have been pondering if it really makes sense to change the oil 
and oil filter at that point (per the change it every fall on haul out 
philosophy). Or is that is a waste of resources and oil (more from an 
environmental perspective then $ costs) and I should just wait for it to reach 
100 hours to change it.

Any thoughts?

- -
Nathan Post
S/V Wisper
1981 C 34 KCB
Lynn MA USA
October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to this 
list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to 
send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu
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Stus-List Re: I'm Baaaack!

[Greg Alimenti]

There was also Phantom owned by Jimmy Walch of Escanaba, MI.

From: David Risch [mailto:davidrisc...@msn.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 3:25 PM
To: Stus-List 
Subject: Stus-List Re: I'm Bck!

Rob,

Incredibly we had 2 43’s in Marion at the same time.  “X Dimension” owned by 
Dave Collins and Chip John’s boat (name escapes me right now).

From: Robert Mazza mailto:robertlma...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 3:05 PM
To: Stus-List mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>>
Subject: Stus-List Re: I'm Bck!

Hi JP,

Yes, welcome back, and congratulations on your fine taste. ;-)

The first C 43 was Arieto, commissioned by Mason Pearsall in 1970. She did 
very well in the 1971 SORC, and was later owned by Albert Schofield who raced 
her in the 1972 SORC. Alethea was a slightly later model with a modified aft 
end and a new more vertical rudder. She won Division B in the 1973 SORC. I 
believe there were 15 or 16 C 43s built, including  #2 Destination -owned by 
Russell Hoyt, Endurance - by Roger Derusha (Dean Derusha monitors this site), 
Caprice owned originally, I believe, by John Fergus, #5 was Avanti owned Sid 
Bregman and later by  the artist Christopher Pratt who named her Dry Fly, #8  
was Rampage owned John Odenbach and then by Randy Bell, #9 – Butterfly – Bruce 
Sully,  #10 – Night Train – Blair Vedder, #11 was commisiond by Dean Stiles of 
Belvedere, CA, but I can't remember her name. The last C 43 built was Long 
Reach owned by Dick Scott of Hamilton, ON.  If anyone can fill in the gaps in 
my memory, I would be grateful!

Rob Mazza

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 10:21 AM 
mailto:ja...@jpiworldwide.com>> wrote:
[cid:image001.gif@01D6A30A.D2A64200]
Hi All,

Well, after a few years of wishing I had a boat again, I am back on the list!
I am so excited I am making puddles under my chair…

A few days ago I purchased Alethea, a C 43-1!

Whew… long dry spell.

I had been on this list and had a C 34 called “Gabriella” that I brought up 
river from Seattle To Clarkston Washington and sailed it there a few years ago, 
then sold it to a great couple in the Tri-Cities of Washington because life had 
started taking some crazy twists as it often can.  I had owned several 
“cruising” boats before…but  I was spoiled by “Gabby”. Her balance underway was 
incredible and for a smaller racer/cruiser she was pretty comfortable…even 
lived aboard for a few months on her and just felt at home.
I loved my C but decided to just look at boat ads for a couple years waiting 
to find “the just right one” again… I didn’t plan on buying another C but 
wanted a decent cruising boat as I am getting to that stage in life where 
extended cruising is now a possibility.

So… in my search for a new boat… I kept drifting back to a C To be fair, I 
had considered everything from a Morgan to Petersen to CT-47 and dozens of 
other boats in all configurations (even thought about a Amel Maramu I kinda 
liked, but decided it would be good to be able to eat while I cruised and 
figured it was a bit out of the budget). So after a dozen or sea trials, 
discussions with every owner about their boat I was interested in, I decided on 
the CT-47….  then when I was about to pull the trigger on the CT, I saw the C 
43… I couldn’t find a reason not to buy her. I looked at the pictures I was 
sent of the boat and remembered why I loved Gabby… I am not a hard core racer, 
but a little speed never hurt anyone… she looked like she was screaming through 
the water at breakneck speed tied to the dock. She was well fitted, clean, and 
the owner had some pride in her. The survey said she was in good shape…and once 
again… I was hooked. When you look at a C’s numbers and performance as a 
cruiser rather than a racer, they may be a bit light, but they stand up well 
statistically to other cruisers… https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-43-1

As of now Alethea is laying in the Long Beach Ca. area and I am trying to 
figure out if I wanna sail her next summer up to the Seattle area or move her 
by truck to Seattle now…Any thoughts? Know of any deals on trucking? I could 
sail her up next summer when the weather is better in the Pacific for a few 
weeks… but I also want to get her on the hard this winter and start fitting her 
for extended cruising. As of last Tuesday she is going through the 
documentation process here in the States as I wanted her to be a documented 
vessel for my cruising purposes.

I am glad to be on the Stu’s list again… I always found this community to be 
well versed in the C world, and you all were a great help with Gabby. I 
appreciated the input everyone had…

Currently Alethea has a modest set of sails, a Pathfinder 50 engine, some 
average electronics, and the previous owner had kept her up on the inside. I 
plan on mounting a windlass, redoing and adding some electronics, going through 
the engine (never worked on a Pathfinder before, but I understand they are a 
Volkswagen engine and parts are cheap and easy…)… adding an 

Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

[Nathan Post]

Regarding sitting - after winterizing the engine will sit until spring. I doubt 
that is really such a big deal although yes these things don’t like to sit.  
The boat sat for 2 years before we bought it and the engine has run well 
without issues or leaky seals or anything since (had to replace a bad fuel pump 
and glow plug relay). So 5-6 months over the winter doesn’t seem like a big 
deal.

I don’t generally put a lot of hours on the engine <50/year and this year I 
have only put about 25 hours on the Westerbeke 20B2 in Wisper.  We are hauling 
out on Monday. I have been pondering if it really makes sense to change the oil 
and oil filter at that point (per the change it every fall on haul out 
philosophy). Or is that is a waste of resources and oil (more from an 
environmental perspective then $ costs) and I should just wait for it to reach 
100 hours to change it.

Any thoughts?

- -
Nathan Post
S/V Wisper
1981 C 34 KCB
Lynn MA USA
October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to this 
list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to 
send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks - Stu

Stus-List Re: I'm Baaaack!

[Robert Mazza]

David,

Don't remember their original names, do you?

Rob

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 3:25 PM David Risch  wrote:

> Rob,
>
>
>
> Incredibly we had 2 43’s in Marion at the same time.  “X Dimension” owned
> by Dave Collins and Chip John’s boat (name escapes me right now).
>
>
>
> *From:* Robert Mazza 
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 15, 2020 3:05 PM
> *To:* Stus-List 
> *Subject:* Stus-List Re: I'm Bck!
>
>
>
> Hi JP,
>
>
>
> Yes, welcome back, and congratulations on your fine taste. ;-)
>
>
>
> The first C 43 was *Arieto*, commissioned by Mason Pearsall in 1970.
> She did very well in the 1971 SORC, and was later owned by Albert Schofield
> who raced her in the 1972 SORC. *Alethea* was a slightly later model with
> a modified aft end and a new more vertical rudder. She won Division B in
> the 1973 SORC. I believe there were 15 or 16 C 43s built, including
> #2 Destination -owned by Russell Hoyt, *Endurance* - by Roger Derusha
> (Dean Derusha monitors this site),* Caprice* owned originally, I believe,
> by John Fergus, #5 was *Avanti* owned Sid Bregman and later by  the
> artist Christopher Pratt who named her *Dry Fly*, #8  was *Rampage* owned John
> Odenbach and then by Randy Bell, #9 – *Butterfly* – Bruce Sully,  #10 – *Night
> Train* – Blair Vedder, #11 was commisiond by Dean Stiles of Belvedere,
> CA, but I can't remember her name. The last C 43 built was *Long Reach*
> owned by Dick Scott of Hamilton, ON.  If anyone can fill in the gaps in my
> memory, I would be grateful!
>
>
>
> Rob Mazza
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 10:21 AM  wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> Well, after a few years of wishing I had a boat again, I am back on the
> list!
>
> I am so excited I am making puddles under my chair…
>
>
>
> A few days ago I purchased Alethea, a C 43-1!
>
>
>
> Whew… long dry spell.
>
>
>
> I had been on this list and had a C 34 called “Gabriella” that I brought
> up river from Seattle To Clarkston Washington and sailed it there a few
> years ago, then sold it to a great couple in the Tri-Cities of Washington
> because life had started taking some crazy twists as it often can.  I had
> owned several “cruising” boats before…but  I was spoiled by “Gabby”. Her
> balance underway was incredible and for a smaller racer/cruiser she was
> pretty comfortable…even lived aboard for a few months on her and just felt
> at home.
>
> I loved my C but decided to just look at boat ads for a couple years
> waiting to find “the just right one” again… I didn’t plan on buying another
> C but wanted a decent cruising boat as I am getting to that stage in life
> where extended cruising is now a possibility.
>
>
>
> So… in my search for a new boat… I kept drifting back to a C To be
> fair, I had considered everything from a Morgan to Petersen to CT-47 and
> dozens of other boats in all configurations (even thought about a Amel
> Maramu I kinda liked, but decided it would be good to be able to eat while
> I cruised and figured it was a bit out of the budget). So after a dozen or
> sea trials, discussions with every owner about their boat I was interested
> in, I decided on the CT-47….  then when I was about to pull the trigger on
> the CT, I saw the C 43… I couldn’t find a reason not to buy her. I looked
> at the pictures I was sent of the boat and remembered why I loved Gabby… I
> am not a hard core racer, but a little speed never hurt anyone… she looked
> like she was screaming through the water at breakneck speed tied to the
> dock. She was well fitted, clean, and the owner had some pride in her. The
> survey said she was in good shape…and once again… I was hooked. When you
> look at a C’s numbers and performance as a cruiser rather than a racer,
> they may be a bit light, but they stand up well statistically to other
> cruisers… https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-43-1
>
>
>
> As of now Alethea is laying in the Long Beach Ca. area and I am trying to
> figure out if I wanna sail her next summer up to the Seattle area or move
> her by truck to Seattle now…Any thoughts? Know of any deals on trucking? I
> could sail her up next summer when the weather is better in the Pacific for
> a few weeks… but I also want to get her on the hard this winter and start
> fitting her for extended cruising. As of last Tuesday she is going through
> the documentation process here in the States as I wanted her to be a
> documented vessel for my cruising purposes.
>
>
>
> I am glad to be on the Stu’s list again… I always found this community to
> be well versed in the C world, and you all were a great help with Gabby.
> I appreciated the input everyone had…
>
>
>
> Currently Alethea has a modest set of sails, a Pathfinder 50 engine, some
> average electronics, and the previous owner had kept her up on the inside.
> I plan on mounting a windlass, redoing and adding some electronics, going
> through the engine (never worked on a Pathfinder before, but I understand
> they are a Volkswagen engine and parts are cheap and easy…)… adding an
> autopilot and 

Stus-List Re: I'm Baaaack!

[David Risch]

Rob,

Incredibly we had 2 43’s in Marion at the same time.  “X Dimension” owned by 
Dave Collins and Chip John’s boat (name escapes me right now).

From: Robert Mazza 
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 3:05 PM
To: Stus-List 
Subject: Stus-List Re: I'm Bck!

Hi JP,

Yes, welcome back, and congratulations on your fine taste. ;-)

The first C 43 was Arieto, commissioned by Mason Pearsall in 1970. She did 
very well in the 1971 SORC, and was later owned by Albert Schofield who raced 
her in the 1972 SORC. Alethea was a slightly later model with a modified aft 
end and a new more vertical rudder. She won Division B in the 1973 SORC. I 
believe there were 15 or 16 C 43s built, including  #2 Destination -owned by 
Russell Hoyt, Endurance - by Roger Derusha (Dean Derusha monitors this site), 
Caprice owned originally, I believe, by John Fergus, #5 was Avanti owned Sid 
Bregman and later by  the artist Christopher Pratt who named her Dry Fly, #8  
was Rampage owned John Odenbach and then by Randy Bell, #9 – Butterfly – Bruce 
Sully,  #10 – Night Train – Blair Vedder, #11 was commisiond by Dean Stiles of 
Belvedere, CA, but I can't remember her name. The last C 43 built was Long 
Reach owned by Dick Scott of Hamilton, ON.  If anyone can fill in the gaps in 
my memory, I would be grateful!

Rob Mazza

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 10:21 AM 
mailto:ja...@jpiworldwide.com>> wrote:
[cid:image001.gif@01D6A307.533B44A0]
Hi All,

Well, after a few years of wishing I had a boat again, I am back on the list!
I am so excited I am making puddles under my chair…

A few days ago I purchased Alethea, a C 43-1!

Whew… long dry spell.

I had been on this list and had a C 34 called “Gabriella” that I brought up 
river from Seattle To Clarkston Washington and sailed it there a few years ago, 
then sold it to a great couple in the Tri-Cities of Washington because life had 
started taking some crazy twists as it often can.  I had owned several 
“cruising” boats before…but  I was spoiled by “Gabby”. Her balance underway was 
incredible and for a smaller racer/cruiser she was pretty comfortable…even 
lived aboard for a few months on her and just felt at home.
I loved my C but decided to just look at boat ads for a couple years waiting 
to find “the just right one” again… I didn’t plan on buying another C but 
wanted a decent cruising boat as I am getting to that stage in life where 
extended cruising is now a possibility.

So… in my search for a new boat… I kept drifting back to a C To be fair, I 
had considered everything from a Morgan to Petersen to CT-47 and dozens of 
other boats in all configurations (even thought about a Amel Maramu I kinda 
liked, but decided it would be good to be able to eat while I cruised and 
figured it was a bit out of the budget). So after a dozen or sea trials, 
discussions with every owner about their boat I was interested in, I decided on 
the CT-47….  then when I was about to pull the trigger on the CT, I saw the C 
43… I couldn’t find a reason not to buy her. I looked at the pictures I was 
sent of the boat and remembered why I loved Gabby… I am not a hard core racer, 
but a little speed never hurt anyone… she looked like she was screaming through 
the water at breakneck speed tied to the dock. She was well fitted, clean, and 
the owner had some pride in her. The survey said she was in good shape…and once 
again… I was hooked. When you look at a C’s numbers and performance as a 
cruiser rather than a racer, they may be a bit light, but they stand up well 
statistically to other cruisers… https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-43-1

As of now Alethea is laying in the Long Beach Ca. area and I am trying to 
figure out if I wanna sail her next summer up to the Seattle area or move her 
by truck to Seattle now…Any thoughts? Know of any deals on trucking? I could 
sail her up next summer when the weather is better in the Pacific for a few 
weeks… but I also want to get her on the hard this winter and start fitting her 
for extended cruising. As of last Tuesday she is going through the 
documentation process here in the States as I wanted her to be a documented 
vessel for my cruising purposes.

I am glad to be on the Stu’s list again… I always found this community to be 
well versed in the C world, and you all were a great help with Gabby. I 
appreciated the input everyone had…

Currently Alethea has a modest set of sails, a Pathfinder 50 engine, some 
average electronics, and the previous owner had kept her up on the inside. I 
plan on mounting a windlass, redoing and adding some electronics, going through 
the engine (never worked on a Pathfinder before, but I understand they are a 
Volkswagen engine and parts are cheap and easy…)… adding an autopilot and 
possibly a windvane, Solar and other power, perhaps mount a generator in there 
somewhere, a watermaker, refrigeration re-do (I know… it sounds like she is 
getting heavy), add some tankage… and a few other upgrades… Is the mast far 
enough back to turn her 

Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

[Josh Muckley]

I put between 100 and 150 hours on our engine each year.  But this year has
been almost 0.  However, I do go down and at least once a month decompress
and run the starter until the low oil pressure alarm clears.  This works
the rings, makes sure that oil gets pumped to the bearings and splashed on
the internals.

Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C 37+
Solomons, MD

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 12:41 Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> Something to ponder:
>
> The Ford Lehman diesels used in many trawlers last 10-20 thousand hours in
> commercial service. There are plenty of trawlers for sale with engines
> having been replaced at half or a quarter of that number. Just sitting is
> not good for engines.
>
> Due to Covid issues and my wife being hurt in a car accident I don’t think
> I have put more than maybe 25 hours on my engine this year L A more
> typical year is over 100.
>
>
>
>
>
> *Joe Della Barba Coquina C 35  MK I *
>
> *www.dellabarba.com *
>
>
>
>
>
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> this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks
> - Stu
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Stus-List Re: I'm Baaaack!

[Robert Mazza]

Hi JP,

Yes, welcome back, and congratulations on your fine taste. ;-)

The first C 43 was *Arieto*, commissioned by Mason Pearsall in 1970. She
did very well in the 1971 SORC, and was later owned by Albert Schofield who
raced her in the 1972 SORC. *Alethea* was a slightly later model with a
modified aft end and a new more vertical rudder. She won Division B in the
1973 SORC. I believe there were 15 or 16 C 43s built, including  #2
Destination
-owned by Russell Hoyt, *Endurance* - by Roger Derusha (Dean Derusha
monitors this site), *Caprice* owned originally, I believe, by John Fergus, #5
was *Avanti* owned Sid Bregman and later by  the artist Christopher Pratt
who named her *Dry Fly*, #8  was *Rampage* owned John Odenbach and then by
Randy Bell, #9 – *Butterfly* – Bruce Sully,  #10 – *Night Train* – Blair
Vedder, #11 was commisiond by Dean Stiles of Belvedere, CA, but I can't
remember her name. The last C 43 built was *Long Reach* owned by Dick
Scott of Hamilton, ON.  If anyone can fill in the gaps in my memory, I
would be grateful!

Rob Mazza

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 10:21 AM  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
>
>
> Well, after a few years of wishing I had a boat again, I am back on the
> list!
>
> I am so excited I am making puddles under my chair…
>
>
>
> A few days ago I purchased Alethea, a C 43-1!
>
>
>
> Whew… long dry spell.
>
>
>
> I had been on this list and had a C 34 called “Gabriella” that I brought
> up river from Seattle To Clarkston Washington and sailed it there a few
> years ago, then sold it to a great couple in the Tri-Cities of Washington
> because life had started taking some crazy twists as it often can.  I had
> owned several “cruising” boats before…but  I was spoiled by “Gabby”. Her
> balance underway was incredible and for a smaller racer/cruiser she was
> pretty comfortable…even lived aboard for a few months on her and just felt
> at home.
>
> I loved my C but decided to just look at boat ads for a couple years
> waiting to find “the just right one” again… I didn’t plan on buying another
> C but wanted a decent cruising boat as I am getting to that stage in life
> where extended cruising is now a possibility.
>
>
>
> So… in my search for a new boat… I kept drifting back to a C To be
> fair, I had considered everything from a Morgan to Petersen to CT-47 and
> dozens of other boats in all configurations (even thought about a Amel
> Maramu I kinda liked, but decided it would be good to be able to eat while
> I cruised and figured it was a bit out of the budget). So after a dozen or
> sea trials, discussions with every owner about their boat I was interested
> in, I decided on the CT-47….  then when I was about to pull the trigger on
> the CT, I saw the C 43… I couldn’t find a reason not to buy her. I looked
> at the pictures I was sent of the boat and remembered why I loved Gabby… I
> am not a hard core racer, but a little speed never hurt anyone… she looked
> like she was screaming through the water at breakneck speed tied to the
> dock. She was well fitted, clean, and the owner had some pride in her. The
> survey said she was in good shape…and once again… I was hooked. When you
> look at a C’s numbers and performance as a cruiser rather than a racer,
> they may be a bit light, but they stand up well statistically to other
> cruisers… https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-43-1
>
>
>
> As of now Alethea is laying in the Long Beach Ca. area and I am trying to
> figure out if I wanna sail her next summer up to the Seattle area or move
> her by truck to Seattle now…Any thoughts? Know of any deals on trucking? I
> could sail her up next summer when the weather is better in the Pacific for
> a few weeks… but I also want to get her on the hard this winter and start
> fitting her for extended cruising. As of last Tuesday she is going through
> the documentation process here in the States as I wanted her to be a
> documented vessel for my cruising purposes.
>
>
>
> I am glad to be on the Stu’s list again… I always found this community to
> be well versed in the C world, and you all were a great help with Gabby.
> I appreciated the input everyone had…
>
>
>
> Currently Alethea has a modest set of sails, a Pathfinder 50 engine, some
> average electronics, and the previous owner had kept her up on the inside.
> I plan on mounting a windlass, redoing and adding some electronics, going
> through the engine (never worked on a Pathfinder before, but I understand
> they are a Volkswagen engine and parts are cheap and easy…)… adding an
> autopilot and possibly a windvane, Solar and other power, perhaps mount a
> generator in there somewhere, a watermaker, refrigeration re-do (I know… it
> sounds like she is getting heavy), add some tankage… and a few other
> upgrades… Is the mast far enough back to turn her into a cutter? Gabby had
> a jack-stay for rig tuning I think, but I never used it for flying a
> staysail or storm sail….An extra knot on a long passage never hurts
> either…So I am studying conversions from 

Stus-List Cockpit Locker...

[David Risch]

Does anyone else's cockpit locker lid seem to leak on their 1981ish boat?   
Don't know how given its shoebox lid design and I resealed the wood fiddles the 
lid sits on.

Thanks in advance.
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Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

[Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List]

Something to ponder:
The Ford Lehman diesels used in many trawlers last 10-20 thousand hours in 
commercial service. There are plenty of trawlers for sale with engines having 
been replaced at half or a quarter of that number. Just sitting is not good for 
engines.
Due to Covid issues and my wife being hurt in a car accident I don’t think I 
have put more than maybe 25 hours on my engine this year ☹ A more typical year 
is over 100.


Joe Della Barba Coquina C 35  MK I
www.dellabarba.com


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Stus-List Re: I'm Baaaack!

[David Risch]

Welcome back!!

Sent from my Android. Please forgive typos. Thank you.


From: ja...@jpiworldwide.com 
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2020 10:21:19 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com 
Subject: Stus-List I'm Bck!



Hi All,



Well, after a few years of wishing I had a boat again, I am back on the list!

I am so excited I am making puddles under my chair…



A few days ago I purchased Alethea, a C 43-1!



Whew… long dry spell.



I had been on this list and had a C 34 called “Gabriella” that I brought up 
river from Seattle To Clarkston Washington and sailed it there a few years ago, 
then sold it to a great couple in the Tri-Cities of Washington because life had 
started taking some crazy twists as it often can.  I had owned several 
“cruising” boats before…but  I was spoiled by “Gabby”. Her balance underway was 
incredible and for a smaller racer/cruiser she was pretty comfortable…even 
lived aboard for a few months on her and just felt at home.

I loved my C but decided to just look at boat ads for a couple years waiting 
to find “the just right one” again… I didn’t plan on buying another C but 
wanted a decent cruising boat as I am getting to that stage in life where 
extended cruising is now a possibility.



So… in my search for a new boat… I kept drifting back to a C To be fair, I 
had considered everything from a Morgan to Petersen to CT-47 and dozens of 
other boats in all configurations (even thought about a Amel Maramu I kinda 
liked, but decided it would be good to be able to eat while I cruised and 
figured it was a bit out of the budget). So after a dozen or sea trials, 
discussions with every owner about their boat I was interested in, I decided on 
the CT-47….  then when I was about to pull the trigger on the CT, I saw the C 
43… I couldn’t find a reason not to buy her. I looked at the pictures I was 
sent of the boat and remembered why I loved Gabby… I am not a hard core racer, 
but a little speed never hurt anyone… she looked like she was screaming through 
the water at breakneck speed tied to the dock. She was well fitted, clean, and 
the owner had some pride in her. The survey said she was in good shape…and once 
again… I was hooked. When you look at a C’s numbers and performance as a 
cruiser rather than a racer, they may be a bit light, but they stand up well 
statistically to other cruisers… https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-43-1



As of now Alethea is laying in the Long Beach Ca. area and I am trying to 
figure out if I wanna sail her next summer up to the Seattle area or move her 
by truck to Seattle now…Any thoughts? Know of any deals on trucking? I could 
sail her up next summer when the weather is better in the Pacific for a few 
weeks… but I also want to get her on the hard this winter and start fitting her 
for extended cruising. As of last Tuesday she is going through the 
documentation process here in the States as I wanted her to be a documented 
vessel for my cruising purposes.



I am glad to be on the Stu’s list again… I always found this community to be 
well versed in the C world, and you all were a great help with Gabby. I 
appreciated the input everyone had…



Currently Alethea has a modest set of sails, a Pathfinder 50 engine, some 
average electronics, and the previous owner had kept her up on the inside. I 
plan on mounting a windlass, redoing and adding some electronics, going through 
the engine (never worked on a Pathfinder before, but I understand they are a 
Volkswagen engine and parts are cheap and easy…)… adding an autopilot and 
possibly a windvane, Solar and other power, perhaps mount a generator in there 
somewhere, a watermaker, refrigeration re-do (I know… it sounds like she is 
getting heavy), add some tankage… and a few other upgrades… Is the mast far 
enough back to turn her into a cutter? Gabby had a jack-stay for rig tuning I 
think, but I never used it for flying a staysail or storm sail….An extra knot 
on a long passage never hurts either…So I am studying conversions from sloop to 
cutter… will it screw up the legendary balance of a C?  I’m not sure a 
Solient rig is right for a C, anyone have any ideas? Leave the rig alone?



I’d also like to know more about her history… I have seen some threads on 
different forums about a boat of similar name but as far as I can tell that one 
lies on the Great Lakes or East Coast now… Alethea was her “original” name as 
best I can find out, but she was also known as Orange Peel a couple years ago 
in the Southern California area…I am going to use her “original name” of 
Alethea… Orange Peel just doesn’t do it for me.



Any help with info would be much appreciated as would ideas on what to do with 
upgrades for cruising, Pathfinder Engines, cutter rigs on C and so on…



Pics will be posted once I start work on her…



Thanks and hello again!

JP


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Stus-List Re: hose removal

[Joel Aronson]

My mechanic carries one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/OTC-4521-Hose-Removal-Tool/dp/B0050SFZBG

(His may be a higher grade).

Joel

On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 4:42 PM Josh Muckley  wrote:

> I often find that I have to slice the hose axially and then peal it open
> in order to get hoses off.  Of course if you want to save the hose this may
> not be a good option.  In that case I would try a heat gun or hair dryer
> and channel locks.  Assuming it is diesel you shouldn't have any problems
> with the heat.
>
> As for the deck fill side of the hose, remove the fill from the deck with
> the hose attached. It probably needs re-bedded anyway.  Once the fill is
> out you can remove the hose, reinstall new, and then rebed.  While the fill
> is separated, clean up both matting surfaces, mask the deck and then place
> the fill in place.  Trace the fill, remove the fill and now remove the
> traced portion of the mask.  You should now have a perfect mask around
> where the fill will attach to the deck.  Use 4200 to seal the interface
> between the deck and fill.  After the fasteners are snug, wipe clean,
> repeat, then remove the mask.  After the 4200 has cured apply the final
> torque to the fasteners.
>
> Josh Muckley
> S/V Sea Hawk
> 1989 C 37+
> Solomons, MD
>
> On Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 16:06 Michael Crombie 
> wrote:
>
>> I need to replace my fuel fill hose on my 33 mk ii but the old hose
>> really doesn't want to come off either the fuel tank or the deck filler.
>> Any suggestions other than brute force?   Access at the deck filler is
>> limited to getting one hand through a deck plate opening.
>>
>> Also, I would like to replace the exhaust hose (running from the muffler
>> to the through hull at the stern of the boat.).  Has anyone done this on a
>> 33 mkii?  I see no way to get access to the stern end.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike
>> Atacama C 33 mkii
>> Toronto
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>> to this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list -
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>> Thanks - Stu
>
> October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to
> this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use
> PayPal to send contribution --   https://www.paypal.me/stumurray  Thanks
> - Stu



-- 
Joel
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Stus-List I'm Baaaack!

[jarel]

Hi All,

 

Well, after a few years of wishing I had a boat again, I am back on the
list!

I am so excited I am making puddles under my chair.

 

A few days ago I purchased Alethea, a C 43-1! 

 

Whew. long dry spell. 

 

I had been on this list and had a C 34 called "Gabriella" that I brought
up river from Seattle To Clarkston Washington and sailed it there a few
years ago, then sold it to a great couple in the Tri-Cities of Washington
because life had started taking some crazy twists as it often can.  I had
owned several "cruising" boats before.but  I was spoiled by "Gabby". Her
balance underway was incredible and for a smaller racer/cruiser she was
pretty comfortable.even lived aboard for a few months on her and just felt
at home.

I loved my C but decided to just look at boat ads for a couple years
waiting to find "the just right one" again. I didn't plan on buying another
C but wanted a decent cruising boat as I am getting to that stage in life
where extended cruising is now a possibility. 

 

So. in my search for a new boat. I kept drifting back to a C To be fair,
I had considered everything from a Morgan to Petersen to CT-47 and dozens of
other boats in all configurations (even thought about a Amel Maramu I kinda
liked, but decided it would be good to be able to eat while I cruised and
figured it was a bit out of the budget). So after a dozen or sea trials,
discussions with every owner about their boat I was interested in, I decided
on the CT-47..  then when I was about to pull the trigger on the CT, I saw
the C 43. I couldn't find a reason not to buy her. I looked at the
pictures I was sent of the boat and remembered why I loved Gabby. I am not a
hard core racer, but a little speed never hurt anyone. she looked like she
was screaming through the water at breakneck speed tied to the dock. She was
well fitted, clean, and the owner had some pride in her. The survey said she
was in good shape.and once again. I was hooked. When you look at a C's
numbers and performance as a cruiser rather than a racer, they may be a bit
light, but they stand up well statistically to other cruisers.
https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-43-1 

 

As of now Alethea is laying in the Long Beach Ca. area and I am trying to
figure out if I wanna sail her next summer up to the Seattle area or move
her by truck to Seattle now.Any thoughts? Know of any deals on trucking? I
could sail her up next summer when the weather is better in the Pacific for
a few weeks. but I also want to get her on the hard this winter and start
fitting her for extended cruising. As of last Tuesday she is going through
the documentation process here in the States as I wanted her to be a
documented vessel for my cruising purposes. 

 

I am glad to be on the Stu's list again. I always found this community to be
well versed in the C world, and you all were a great help with Gabby. I
appreciated the input everyone had.

 

Currently Alethea has a modest set of sails, a Pathfinder 50 engine, some
average electronics, and the previous owner had kept her up on the inside. I
plan on mounting a windlass, redoing and adding some electronics, going
through the engine (never worked on a Pathfinder before, but I understand
they are a Volkswagen engine and parts are cheap and easy.). adding an
autopilot and possibly a windvane, Solar and other power, perhaps mount a
generator in there somewhere, a watermaker, refrigeration re-do (I know. it
sounds like she is getting heavy), add some tankage. and a few other
upgrades. Is the mast far enough back to turn her into a cutter? Gabby had a
jack-stay for rig tuning I think, but I never used it for flying a staysail
or storm sail..An extra knot on a long passage never hurts either.So I am
studying conversions from sloop to cutter. will it screw up the legendary
balance of a C?  I'm not sure a Solient rig is right for a C, anyone
have any ideas? Leave the rig alone?

 

I'd also like to know more about her history. I have seen some threads on
different forums about a boat of similar name but as far as I can tell that
one lies on the Great Lakes or East Coast now. Alethea was her "original"
name as best I can find out, but she was also known as Orange Peel a couple
years ago in the Southern California area.I am going to use her "original
name" of Alethea. Orange Peel just doesn't do it for me. 

 

Any help with info would be much appreciated as would ideas on what to do
with upgrades for cruising, Pathfinder Engines, cutter rigs on C and so
on.

 

Pics will be posted once I start work on her.

 

Thanks and hello again!


JP

 

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Stus-List Re: weather station

[Bill Coleman]

This is interesting Marek,

Once again, this list is going to cost me more $$ as I find out about more
cool hi-tech gadgets on this list.  Fortunately , I was able to walk away
from the WeatherFlow for a few days, and the feeling went away for a bit.

As Matt may have mentioned, our club has a Davis, which, as you mentioned,
is the Cadillac of the non professional systems, and it does seem to have
the best software. 

This link with the Davis really gives you pretty much all you need as a
sailor,

 

http://www.erieyachtclub.org/weatherlink/

 

but they are pricy.  Also, it seems every time we have a weather issue here,
like a squall or something, the Davis goes down for several days until the
person tasked with its maintenance goes down and fixes it.   I was tempted
by the WeatherFlow tempest, and I see they are now back in stock.  However,
I would really miss the dedicated display that I currently have with my
Acurite.  The Weatherflow only displays on phones and PC's, which may be
fine for club use.The Acurite  models are fairly disposable, which is
why I figured it would be a good starter. (I'm on my second) Unfortunately,
they stopped supporting my model and software, so I cannot get back on
WeatherUnderground.  When my current Acurite quits, I will be buying the
Weatherflow, and report back, but probably too late for your use. 

 

 All the reviews I read on it were quite positive, tho -

 

 

Bill Coleman

Entrada, Erie, PA

 

 

 

From: Marek Dziedzic [mailto:dziedzi...@hotmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2020 7:16 PM
To: Stus-List
Subject: Stus-List weather station

 

Hi,

 

This is not C related, but certainly sailing-related.

 

I have a general question to anyone who is involved in running a weather
station for the sailing club (or similar). Our Club had various weather
stations over the years, but the last one failed about a year ago and we did
not have anything this season. I was asked to investigate what we could use.

 

I have two options already: Davis Vantage Pro 2 and WeatherFlow Tempest.

 

Davis w/s is reasonably high-end, but it also has a rather high-end price.
WeatherFlow is very new, has very attractive pricing and no moving parts.

 

If I correctly remember someone on the list was involved with the
WeatherFlow initial KickStarter action. If this is correct, any comments or
experience would be of great value.

 

This will be a Sailing Club w/s, so the most important parameters are wind
speed and direction; anything else is a bonus.

 

If you have any suggestions, comments, ideas, recommendations for or
against, I would greatly appreciate it.

 

Since this might not be of interest to all listers, potentially use a direct
email.

 

Thanks

 

Marek Dziedzic

Ottawa, On

 

 

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Stus-List Re: Engine Hours

[Dennis C.]

Close, Rick.  Really close.

I looked at the data from my Suburban.  150,750 miles and 4494 engine
hours.  That's 33.5 mph average.

As for Touche', I figure <5.5 nm/engine hour.  Just a guess.
  --
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 10:10 PM Rick Brass  wrote:

>
>
> My M35B calls for replacing the oil filter every 100 hours of engine
> operation. I change oil and filter in my car at 3500 miles. Which would
> tend to suggest that 35miles/hour would be about equivalent.
>
>
>
> As with anything else, YMMV.
>
>
>
> Rick Brass
>
> Washington, NC
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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