Re: Stus-List primer on unpainted gelcoat

2013-04-17 Thread Knowles Rich
International Paint has plenty of I do that should help. http://www.international-marine.com/marinehome.aspx Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-04-16, at 23:26, Eric Frank wrote: A couple of areas (a few square inches) on the hull of Cat's Paw just below the waterline are completely ba

Re: Stus-List - Handrail heartbreak

2013-04-17 Thread Chuck S
Pictures? Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ - Original Message - From: "D.Drake" To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:47:45 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List - Handrail heartbreak I sourced all the components from Suncor Stainless On 16/04/2013 10:09

Re: Stus-List primer on unpainted gelcoat

2013-04-17 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
I think at some point the bottom needs to be stripped and started fresh. I think the areas like you're seeing may be your first signs that it might time for your boat. However, you could simply sand and feather it and coat it with bottom paint.I've actually just asked the yard for a quote on s

Stus-List applying vc17 in cold weather

2013-04-17 Thread Pete Shelquist
I have crew coming up to help work on the boat this weekend. One task I wanted to bang out was putting on bottom paint. Unfortunately the high is only going to be in the 30s. Any tips/tricks for applying VC17 in colder weather, or should I punt and wait for another weekend to do this? F

Re: Stus-List applying vc17 in cold weather

2013-04-17 Thread Hoyt, Mike
30s is very warm here ... you should move to Nova Scotia From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Pete Shelquist Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 9:55 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List applying vc17 in cold weather I have

Re: Stus-List CnC-List Digest, Vol 87, Issue 92

2013-04-17 Thread Paul Taylor
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Re: Stus-List applying vc17 in cold weather

2013-04-17 Thread Frederick G Street
We missed our chance to go metric in the '70's… :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Apr 17, 2013, at 8:02 AM, "Hoyt, Mike" wrote: > 30s is very warm here ... you should move to Nova Scotia > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-li

Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom

2013-04-17 Thread Ron Kaye
Yes we are a little late, its time to get moving on this. We are cruiusers, not racers and work full time - so we have to pay through the nose for this kind of thing. I do need to know a bit about how best to proceed. Her bottom needs to be stripped, and I've decided to consider the soda blastin

Re: Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom

2013-04-17 Thread Hoyt, Mike
Ron Several points 1. champagne and denaming renaming ceremony. Need one bottle to dename, need one bottle to rename, need one bottle for the toast. Are not supposed to drink from the bottles being used for the ceremony - considered bad luck. I am not overly superstitious but when I am 12 mil

Re: Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom

2013-04-17 Thread Joel Aronson
Ron, Welcome. I assume you mean the centerboard does not lower all the way? I've got a keel model. my main concern would be the condition of the cable. I had Osprey Marine at Herrington Harbor South soda blast,epoxy and paint the bottom of my boat 1 1/2 years ago. They did 4 coats of epoxy, 2

Re: Stus-List applying vc17 in cold weather

2013-04-17 Thread Stevan Plavsa
Apparently VC17 is best applied very shortly before splashing the boat. I'de wait. Steve C&C 32 Toronto On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Frederick G Street wrote: > We missed our chance to go metric in the '70's… :^) > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on t

Re: Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom

2013-04-17 Thread Ron Kaye
Centerboard, yes. Sorry. The cable seems to be OK, but the board itself is just so massive - nothing like any I've known on smaller boats. No way to pull it up without using a winch. Ron On Apr 17, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Joel Aronson wrote: > Ron, > > Welcome. I assume you mean the centerb

Re: Stus-List applying vc17 in cold weather

2013-04-17 Thread Tim Sippel
I see nothing about an application/immersion timeline , most people get the bottom VC-17 on a week or two prior to launch (getting the bottom ready beats out topsides , when it comes to launch prep) From the VC.17 spec sheet : Some Important Points It takes several weeks of immersion to

Re: Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom

2013-04-17 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
would guys mind sharing the cost of those bottom jobs? -- Original Message -- From: Joel Aronson To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:07:06 -0400 Ron, Welcome. �I assume you mean the centerboard does

Re: Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom

2013-04-17 Thread Joel Aronson
Blasting was 1700. Labor and materials for epoxy and Petit Trinidad was 3000 On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:54 AM, djhaug...@juno.com wrote: > would guys mind sharing the cost of those bottom jobs? > > > -- Original Message -- > From: Joel Aronson > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" > S

Re: Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom

2013-04-17 Thread Hoyt, Mike
If you do it yourself it is cheap. It is also a huge amount of work and many hours On a 26 foot boat with 8.4 ft beam took four 8 hour days to do the bottom. that was just stripping. Cost was paint scraper blades and sanding discs plus the cost of the barrier coat and antifouling paint roll

Re: Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom

2013-04-17 Thread Ron Kaye
I just contacted the nearest marina that can haul me and asked them for an estimate. Seems to be in line with what others are saying. $4050 for the 35' boat which includes: 1. Soda blasting 2. 4 barrier coats of 2000e 3. 2 coats Interlux micron bottom paint Which Interlux micron, I didn't

Re: Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom

2013-04-17 Thread Joel Aronson
Does that include hauling storing and launching? Seems about right. Joel Aronson On Apr 17, 2013, at 12:25 PM, Ron Kaye wrote: I just contacted the nearest marina that can haul me and asked them for an estimate. Seems to be in line with what others are saying. $4050 for the 35' boat which i

Stus-List Navtext at 147.3 kHz, failure

2013-04-17 Thread Colomba
Good day btw it`s spring time ;-) Colomba was launched last Saturday. Some minor things have to be done and I hope to get the ham radio station running on short wave during the next days. Whatever one thing is not running. Unexpected and I do not have a real idea what happend, cause i

Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-17 Thread Fred Hazzard
Most boaters stow all kinds of things on their boats. I am no exception. In fact my wife thinks I am pack rat. When locating or remembering what I have on board became a problem I inventoried everything and wrote up a list of where it is stowed. While this has helped, it is not easy to use when

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-17 Thread Frederick G Street
If you have an iPad (or other iOS device), you can get Filemaker Go 12 for free now; there are templates that come with it that could either work out-of-the-box or be modified to do your inventory. I've got Filemaker experience; if I got some free time, I could develop a template, as well. Fre

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-17 Thread Terry
Key in ‘sailboat inventory software’ into Google and it will display 1/2 dozen inventory software products...T From: Fred Hazzard Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 10:06 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat Most boaters stow all kinds of things on their boat

Re: Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom

2013-04-17 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
Guys,Thanks for the info. More than I wanted it to be! LOL At least now I have a better idea of what it may cost. I'll have to digest it for a bit. I'd love to just get it done but, I didn't want to drop anther $4k into her right now... Ugh Maybe I'll try and get another year out of her...

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-17 Thread Joel Aronson
Why not just use a spreadsheet? Free, flexible, searchable. Now where did I put that computer? Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Terry wrote: > Key in ‘sailboat inventory software’ into Google and it will display > 1/2 dozen inventory software products...T > > *From:* F

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-17 Thread Jeffrey Nelson
Try this: http://www.cinnamonsoftware.com/whats_where.htm I haven't tried it myself, but seems like it might do what your looking for. On 04/17/13, Fred Hazzard wrote: > > > > > > > Most boaters stow all kinds of things on their boats. I am no exception. In > fact my wife thinks I am pa

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-17 Thread Jeffrey Nelson
Try this: http://www.cinnamonsoftware.com/whats_where.htm I haven't tried it myself, but seems like it might do what your looking for. On 04/17/13, Fred Hazzard wrote: > > > > > > > Most boaters stow all kinds of things on their boats. I am no exception. In > fact my wife thinks I am pa

Re: Stus-List applying vc17 in cold weather

2013-04-17 Thread Stevan Plavsa
Appears I was mistaken, good to know. I guess it's just one of those 'facts' that makes it's way around the club. I should have checked before posting. Steve C&C 32 Toronto On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Tim Sippel wrote: > I see nothing about an application/immersion timeline , most people

Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom

2013-04-17 Thread Kim Brown
Ron, FWIW just got my 35-3 CB out of the yard It was $4200- to sand (but not blast); Grind and fare assorted blisters; Tighten Keel bolts and touch up small smile; 3 coats Trinidad SR; and some shaft work- new coupling, true it, new dripless system, and cutlass bearing. I have centerboard issues b

Stus-List C&C 38 mkIII

2013-04-17 Thread j...@svpaws.net
Any thoughts on the late 80's vintage 38? I'm thinking about one for a full restoration and ultimately to be used for coastal cruising (long island sound), casual phrf racing and limited offshore runs (Bermuda, BVI, etc). A little background. I currently sail a Sabre 386 but am uninspired by th

Re: Stus-List C&C 38 mkIII

2013-04-17 Thread Pierre Tremblay
Hi John,   I know what you mean. I just fell in love with mine.   I don't have much experience with her (bought it June 2012), and cant compare as it is my first keel boat.   In light air, I usual match the TWS up to 6.5 knots at 30 degree AWA. She point well, even with a wing keel. I can go up

Re: Stus-List C&C 38 mkIII

2013-04-17 Thread j...@svpaws.net
Thanks - very helpful. The AWA numbers you mention are very, very impressive. How do you find boat performance in a chop? John Sent from my iPad On Apr 17, 2013, at 9:42 PM, Pierre Tremblay wrote: > Hi John, > > I know what you mean. I just fell in love with mine. > > I don't have much

Re: Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy bottom

2013-04-17 Thread Rick Brass
You’re probably spending $1500 on the blasting and another $1000 or so for the Interprotect, so the total is fairly reasonable. The blasting and Interprotect are an investment – you should never need to do that again. When the final coat of Interprotect is still soft – dry but not fully cured

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-17 Thread Rick Brass
There is a software called "What's Where" that is intended to do just what you're asking. It has been recommended to me by some long term cruisers in the local Power Squadron. I think it is shareware and the cost reasonable. I've been told it lets you input a graphic of your boat so you can la