Stus-List {} re:labeling wires

2013-01-03 Thread Marek Dziedzic
A long and detailed description of a good labelling system was given on the Sailboat Owners Forum at http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=148023highlight=wire+labelling. If you frequent that forum, you may know the author (Maine Sail). It can be considered a

Re: Stus-List DSC

2013-01-03 Thread Della Barba, Joe
What model GPS is this? Joe Della Barba From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Alan Dechovitz Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 11:52 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List DSC Wally Any idea how to identify the ground and TX wire out of the five wires.

Re: Stus-List {} re:labeling wires

2013-01-03 Thread Ken Heaton
Great Link. Maine Sail is always a great resource! Ken H. On 3 January 2013 09:27, Marek Dziedzic dziedzi...@hotmail.com wrote: ** A long and detailed description of a good labelling system was given on the Sailboat Owners Forum at

Re: Stus-List DSC

2013-01-03 Thread Jim Watts
Apparently it's a secret. On 3 January 2013 05:30, Della Barba, Joe joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov wrote: What model GPS is this? ** ** *Joe Della Barba* ** ** *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Alan Dechovitz *Sent:* Wednesday, January 02, 2013 11:52

Re: Stus-List boat pests (redux)

2013-01-03 Thread Frederick G Street
http://rat-hunter.com/stories/2006/grenade-launcher/ :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Jan 2, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Wally Bryant w...@wbryant.com wrote: And Happy New Year to you, too... It's unfortunate, but the rat didn't

Re: Stus-List Outhaul

2013-01-03 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Sorry to be late to the game, was on an email hiatus for a while. Yes, I put in a 12:1 tackle. My boat originally had no purchase at all. I did it by: 1. Running a piece of spectra thru the clew, one end dead-ended at the back of the boom and the other end into the sheave at the back (this gives

Re: Stus-List Outhaul

2013-01-03 Thread Joel Aronson
The sponge idea is brilliant! Maybe you should have gotten your trimmer a gym membership instead of the 12:1 outhaul! My stopper is in front of a winch, so I'll use the internal block that's already rigged. Joel On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR

Stus-List Not CC Related

2013-01-03 Thread Robert Abbott
Although it is not CC related, it is somehow boat related, I think! Love Love http://www.julienberthier.org/Love-love.html Bob Abbott AZURA CC 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com

Stus-List Fwd: Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread Robert Mazza
For the CC 34 owners out there, the following may be of some interest. Rob Mazza -- Forwarded message -- From: Good Old Boat Magazine subscrib...@goodoldboat.com Date: Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 11:57 AM Subject: Two more boat reviews on the horizon To: Robert Mazza robertlma...@gmail.com

Re: Stus-List Not CC Related

2013-01-03 Thread OldSteveH
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Re: Stus-List boat pests (redux)

2013-01-03 Thread Capt. Pete
Hi Fred, happy new year! I am the original owner of Landfall 38 hull #8 (Bold Response) and always like to communicate with other LF -38 owners to hear what they have done to improve their yachts. I am currently going through a rebuilding process and always like to hear from other owners who

Re: Stus-List Fwd: Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread Jim Watts
By what bizarre twist of fate is the MacGregor 26X considered a Good Old Boat? Most of us think that Boat is too complimentary. [?] All in fun. Sorta. On 3 January 2013 09:04, Robert Mazza robertlma...@gmail.com wrote: For the CC 34 owners out there, the following may be of some interest. Rob

Stus-List Landfall 38 owners [was Re: boat pests (redux)]

2013-01-03 Thread Frederick G Street
Pete -- if you're looking for advice on CC's, you've found the right place -- Stu's List has been an incredible resource for me and many others of us on the list for a long time. This is THE place for CC owners to land. The intended recipient of my rats message, Wal Bryant, is the king of LF38

Re: Stus-List Fwd: Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread HONEYSAIL
The only good thing that I find with the MacGregor 26 is that it will fit inside a 40' high cube ocean container. I have shipped dozens of these boats all over the world... In a message dated 1/3/2013 12:47:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, paradigmat...@gmail.com writes: By what bizarre

Re: Stus-List Landfall 38 owners [was Re: boat pests (redux)]

2013-01-03 Thread Capt. Pete
Fred, I live in south Florida and sail out of Hillsboro Inlet with Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club and love the Bahamas. Sent from my iPad On Jan 3, 2013, at 12:49 PM, Frederick G Street f...@postaudio.net wrote: Pete -- if you're looking for advice on CC's, you've found the right place --

Re: Stus-List Fwd: Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread Richard N. Bush
The major attribute of the MacGregors is that they introduced many people to the world of sailing and I know for a fact that at least one of them eventually became a dedicated CC owner... (1975 Venture 25 model, long, long ago and far, far away...) Richard 1987 33-II Richard N. Bush Law

Re: Stus-List Fwd: Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread Frederick G Street
Richard -- it's not so much the MacGregor line that I take issue with; it's the 26X in particular. It seems like an attempt to do many things, with the result that it does none of them very well… Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(

Stus-List Mountain sailing

2013-01-03 Thread Dennis C.
I was driving across Lake Dillon Dam (Colorado) this morning looking at the completely frozen lake.  In front of the dam was a line of orange drums to keep stray boaters away from the hydroelectric plant topworks.  Near the end of the drums was a point with a buoy sitting on top fully 15 feet

Re: Stus-List Mountain sailing

2013-01-03 Thread Joel Aronson
Hope you've got snow! I'll be in Breckenridge over MLK weekend. If you are nearby, I'll buy the beer! Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Dennis C. capt...@yahoo.com wrote: I was driving across Lake Dillon Dam (Colorado) this morning looking at the completely frozen lake.

Re: Stus-List Mountain sailing

2013-01-03 Thread pete . shelquist
did a match race series up there a looong time ago in J22s. Fun spot, great people. thermals fill in like clock work. very puffy. I recall we got waxed by some guys out of new orleans. Good times. - Original Message - From: Dennis C. capt...@yahoo.com To: Cn Clist

Re: Stus-List Fwd: Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread Ken Heaton
The Mac 26X does one thing really well. It sells. Ken H. On 3 January 2013 16:05, Frederick G Street f...@postaudio.net wrote: Richard -- it's not so much the MacGregor line that I take issue with; it's the 26X in particular. It seems like an attempt to do many things, with the result

Re: Stus-List Fwd: Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread Frederick G Street
I stand corrected… :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Jan 3, 2013, at 4:03 PM, Ken Heaton kenhea...@gmail.com wrote: The Mac 26X does one thing really well. It sells. ___ This

Re: Stus-List Mountain sailing

2013-01-03 Thread Martin DeYoung
A long time back I had a temporary membership card from the Lake Dillon YC, probably from a J24 regatta. My favorite backwoods lake regatta was on Flathead Lake in Montana. The YC was a large BBQ attached to a two hole outhouse. We ramp launched and hand raised masts. It was a great

Re: Stus-List Mountain sailing

2013-01-03 Thread Tim Goodyear
I was thinking of Breckenridge for MLK - ended up going with Steamboat. Have fun! Tim Mojito On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Joel Aronson joel.aron...@gmail.com wrote: Hope you've got snow! I'll be in Breckenridge over MLK weekend. If you are nearby, I'll buy the beer! Joel 35/3

Re: Stus-List Mountain sailing

2013-01-03 Thread Dennis C.
Sounds like we need a CC ski rendezvous! Dennis From: Tim Goodyear timg...@gmail.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2013 3:47 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Mountain sailing I was thinking of Breckenridge for MLK -

Re: Stus-List Fwd: Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread Graham Collins
So does heroin. Doesn't make it something to aspire to or respect... Graham Collins Secret Plans CC 35-III #11 Ken Heaton wrote: The Mac 26X does one thing really well. It sells. Ken H. On 3 January 2013 16:05, Frederick G Street f...@postaudio.net mailto:f...@postaudio.net wrote:

Re: Stus-List Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread Chuck S
MacGregors: I can appreciate any boat that gets you excited, and MacGregors have gotten many people onto the water that otherwise never would. Sometimes, price is a decider. I can appreciate the MacGregors and Ventures and other boats out there. I started with a styrafoam sailboard called a

Re: Stus-List Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread Russ Melody
For me the point really is about respect. Respect for Good Old Boat, the magazine (Internet publication or whatever ya call these this nowadays, humbug). How can I offer respect to the publication if they refer to a MacGregor 26 as a good boat? It ain't! It may do good things but face it,

Re: Stus-List Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread Graham Collins
Hey, no slagging Good Old Boat! Seriously though, it will be interesting to read the review and interesting to see reader response. There is quite a range of readers, some are sure to be offended no matter what the reviewer finds! And Russ - it is still a magazine, a paper copy finds it way

Re: Stus-List Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread Mark G
Russ, Good Old Boat is a good old fashioned print publication. It's a pretty good magazine if you haven't had the chance to check it out. I've been a subscriber since about 2004, and bought all the prior issues on ebay. The magazine has only been published since about 1998. I will admit,

Re: Stus-List Mountain sailing

2013-01-03 Thread Jack Brennan
I was out in Colorado for a family wedding in September and spent some time visiting my younger brother, who lives in Silverthorne near Lake Dillon. I was surprised by the number of larger boats there, including several full-keel, first-generation Bristols. I think I would own a J-24 or

Re: Stus-List Fwd: Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread Dennis C.
Like others, I used to harbor a bit of disdain for the M26 (26X) but have mellowed a bit.  For perspective, I used to own a Honda 250XL motorcycle.   Labeled a scrambler, it was part dirt bike, part road bike.  It didn't excel at either. Recently one of my former crew just bought one of the

Re: Stus-List Fwd: Two more boat reviews on the horizon

2013-01-03 Thread Ronald B. Frerker
Yup.  My first was a Venture 21.  I wanted a race boat like a 470 but my wife wanted a family boat, so we compromised and got the Venture.Next was a San Juan 24; talked her into it since it had a porta potty instead of a bucket.  What a fantastic difference in boats.Finally the CC 30.  I love

Re: Stus-List Mountain sailing

2013-01-03 Thread Michael Cotton
Last August I did the Dillon open. 95 degrees, no wind and a water temp of about 38 degrees. I've been sailing here in Colorado since 2010. The shifts and gusts are incredible. A 4 minute triangle start run will not work here because you do not have 4 minutes of consistent wind. Believe me I've