Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
Yes 20 degrees to apparent is really very good, any boat that can sail at 20 degrees to apparent wind is exceptional for sure, a real racer. If I take my 35 MKII up to 20 degrees apparent I am almost certain she would practically stop…maybe check the polar diagrams on that 38 WK because 20 seems

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Pierre Tremblay
My polar stops at 25 AWA, witch is my VMG. At 20 AWA, there is not much speed left. I did it once to pass a buoy without tacking. I'm not sure I could have hold it for long.   Pierre Tremblay Avalanche CC38-3 WK  De : dwight veinot dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
I would be very surprised if max VMG (wind) is achieved at 25 degrees apparent and I would also be very surprised if max VMG to an upwind mark is achieved at 25 degrees to apparent wind…Pierre if that is so keep your 38 -3 WK forever and race to win…you will have a big advantage over most other

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
That’s with inboard jib leads and sail about 1 inch off the spreader…and that setup is not at all fast on my boat…my 35 likes the genoa no less than 3 to 4 inches off the spreader, that’s where the upwind grove is for me, leeward ticklers stream straight back, windward ticklers kicking up

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Tim Goodyear
Handicaps *should* show you the difference in performance. These are from PHRF NE. You should be able to compare the 34+ and Sabre 386 from your experience (apparently fairly similar). My experience sailing the 35-3 (another Rob Ball design) is that windward performance is great; reaching and

Re: Stus-List Strip LEDs Cabin Lighting

2013-04-18 Thread Josh Muckley
Just a quick update on the LEDs. I purchased what I thought were two different colors of the same type of LED strip from eBay.http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.viewid=320968577841

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
I think that I would keep the Sabre, but I know the role appearance plays. Appearance was high on the list of why I purchased my 35 MKII.I love the appearance and lines which are what I think is called classic Cuthbertson by some sailors. Classic Plastic, I think they called it in one article I

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread j...@svpaws.net
Thanks - I'm in Centerport. The Sabre 's rating is all over the map these days. I'm seeing it upward of 120 in some regions for the WK version which is probably a more realistic number. John Sent from my iPad On Apr 18, 2013, at 8:54 AM, Tim Goodyear timg...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread j...@svpaws.net
I hear you but for whatever reason we've just never fallen in love with the Sabre. It's a lot of $ tied up. John Sent from my iPad On Apr 18, 2013, at 9:28 AM, dwight veinot dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca wrote: I think that I would keep the Sabre, but I know the role appearance plays.

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Josh Muckley
Check out the 34+ and 37+ designs. -- When security matters. http://www.secure-my-email.com On Apr 18, 2013 9:57 AM, j...@svpaws.net j...@svpaws.net wrote: I hear you but for whatever reason we've just never fallen in love with the Sabre. It's a lot of $ tied up. John Sent from my iPad

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Ken Heaton
Here is the same table Tim provided with PHRF-NS (Nova Scotia) included, a somewhat windier location than New England. We do have a few Sabres up here, but none of the type in question. Tim, do like the advantage you would get if you raced up here? Boat PHRF NE Base PHRF NS Base CC 37/40R 63

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Tim Goodyear
Hi Ken - we actually had our handicap changed in ECSA (Eastern Long Island Sound) to 123 this year (I didn't ask...), so am looking forward to the season (when repairs are complete). John, I was also going to suggest looking at the 37/40 line - that would definitely give you a performance lift.

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread Wally Bryant
Fred - There is some free software out there, but I created a spreadsheet named Where The F Is It and leave it on my desktop. Wal Fred Hazzard wrote: Thus, when I want to find a particular item I have to search the inventory in each locker. Creating a cross reference would help, but I find

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread j...@svpaws.net
Thanks - I know the 37/40 very well having owned a 34+. The 38 just has my attention right now. John Sent from my iPad On Apr 18, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Tim Goodyear timg...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ken - we actually had our handicap changed in ECSA (Eastern Long Island Sound) to 123 this year (I

Stus-List 35-1 Head door project

2013-04-18 Thread Dennis C.
It's always something.  Contrary to the one line drawing, Touche's head door opens forward, i.e., the hinges are on the aft side.  The door is a rectangular frame with a vertical member on either side, a horizontal member top and bottom and 2 intermediate horizontal members equidistant from

Re: Stus-List 35-1 Head door project

2013-04-18 Thread Joel Aronson
Dennis, How about a shock cord and a couple eye straps to slow down the door before it whacks the door stop? Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Dennis C. capt...@yahoo.com wrote: It's always something. Contrary to the one line drawing, Touche's head door opens forward,

Re: Stus-List 35-1 Head door project

2013-04-18 Thread Della Barba, Joe
I had to redo my door for the same reason. Joe Coquina CC 35 MK I From: CnC-List [cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson [joel.aron...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 1:59 PM To: Dennis C.; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Frederick G Street
There's a 40 in the Chesapeake area on Craig's List right now, as noted earlier on the list: http://annapolis.craigslist.org/boa/3724616438.html I was thinking that would make a nice Bahamas boat, with the keel/centerboard arrangement. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Della Barba, Joe
I got an email from the owner. He says the interior is fine and he will eventually get photos up. I really like the Crusaders, but the layout is definitely old-school with good seaberths. If your wife wants a dock-condo look elsewhere. Joe Coquina From:

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Martin DeYoung
... but the layout is definitely old-school with good seaberths. If your wife wants a dock-condo look elsewhere. Calypso's interior is similar. Great for passages and a bunch of old guys racing, not so much for the softer side of sailing and while at anchor. I once sailed a Bendytoy 42 down

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Joel Aronson
Its nothing like the 38. Fred, you could use a Bahamas boat - or at least part ownership of one! Joel On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Martin DeYoung mdeyo...@deyoungmfg.comwrote: … but the layout is definitely old-school with good seaberths. If your wife wants a dock-condo look elsewhere.

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Frederick G Street
Right now, ANYTHING in the Bahamas would be great. It's been sleeting all morning, and it just turned into snow. 6-10 forecast for tonight. The marina 200 miles NE of us looks like this today: http://www.postaudio.net/webserver/byfld3.jpg The snow hasn't started yet up there, but should any

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Bill Coleman
Holy Crap, it's in the 80's today here in the 2013 Snow Capital! Living there must be like poking sharp sticks in your eyeballs - feels so good when you stop! The weather is better in Anchorage, for crying out loud. Bill Coleman CC 39 Erie From: CnC-List

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

2013-04-18 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
Okay I just got a price from the yard for a bottom job (he he Thats funny!) A strip, barrier coat and bottom paint will cost about $ 3,000.00. The sand blasting will cost between $700 and $900., The barriercoat materials will cost around $450 including sundries, and the labor around$900.

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Frederick G Street
Thanks, Bill -- I feel much better now… :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Apr 18, 2013, at 2:08 PM, Bill Coleman colt...@verizon.net wrote: Living there must be like poking sharp sticks in your eyeballs – feels so good

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Steve Thomas
Careful what you wish for Fred. I just spent a month camping out on a Catalina 27 at Georgetown. It was not all bad by a long shot, but the boat was unsafe to sail, and so I stayed at anchor which is pretty much what everyone does anyway. A boat in better shape would have improved the

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Chuck S
Tim, Which model boat do you have with a PHRF of 123? Chuck Resolute 1990 CC 34R Atlantic City, NJ - Original Message - From: Tim Goodyear timg...@gmail.com To: kenhea...@gmail.com, cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 11:41:39 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List CC 38

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Joel Aronson
He has a 35/3 Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Chuck S cscheaf...@comcast.net wrote: Tim, Which model boat do you have with a PHRF of 123? Chuck Resolute 1990 CC 34R Atlantic City, NJ -- *From: *Tim Goodyear timg...@gmail.com *To:

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

2013-04-18 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
Maybe soda blasting is more than sand blasting? I doubt he really meant sand blasting though right? Isn't that no longer allowed anywhere? -- Original Message -- From: Chuck S cscheaf...@comcast.net To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List New owner wants a nice healthy

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII

2013-04-18 Thread Knowles Rich
Hee Hee! It's sports car time here. Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-04-18, at 15:53, Frederick G Street f...@postaudio.net wrote: Right now, ANYTHING in the Bahamas would be great. It's been sleeting all morning, and it just turned into snow. 6-10 forecast for tonight. The

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread Dennis C.
YEAH!!!  I just spent all day cleaning and prepping mine for a gathering this Saturday.  1982 Datsun 280ZX, 5 speed with T-tops, one owner, under 100K miles, 95+% original.  I put on header and exhaust system couple years ago when the original exhaust manifold warped and popped off the two

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread Knowles Rich
1996 BMW Z3. Showroom shape with almost 200,000 km on the clock. Most from driving to and from the BOAT with tools. Great little car. Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-04-18, at 17:44, Dennis C. capt...@yahoo.com wrote: YEAH!!! I just spent all day cleaning and prepping mine for a

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

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
With soda blasting water will take care of the media…soda should not be a big environmental problem anywhere…water will not dissolve sand so the media persists and will have to be cleaned up…used soda or dry ice and catch the environmental hazardous paint that is removed and take it for safer

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
Dennis I like your car, I had one something like it but I would like it better if it were one of the older 240Z's.those were the good ones.nowadays if choosing a best buy for the $ sports car my money would go to the Mazda Miata.if I had lots of money and space to keep the toy all winter

Stus-List Bilge pump pick up hose

2013-04-18 Thread TOM VINCENT
The other day I was at the boat and there was a little water in the bilge that was lower than the float switch. I raise the float switch by hand and it will start the pump and clean out most of the water still standing in the bilge. On this day something different happened, the water pump

Re: Stus-List Bilge pump pick up hose

2013-04-18 Thread Joel Aronson
I had a non submersible pump with a hose that lead to a small strainer. It had a hose clamp, not tape. If I can find the strainer you are welcome to it Joel 35/3 Annapolis. On Apr 18, 2013, at 5:05 PM, TOM VINCENT tvince...@msn.com wrote: The other day I was at the boat and there was a little

Re: Stus-List Bilge pump pick up hose

2013-04-18 Thread Ken Heaton
On our boat, it was built with white plastic hose for one of the bilge pumps. The section that was down deep in the bilge became brittle, probably due to the occasional presence of a little engine oil. It became brittle enough to crack off completely. Perhaps the same thing happened to your

Re: Stus-List Bilge pump pick up hose

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
Or just to have a more flexible section of hose near the pickup end, that white or beige wire reinforced stuff that was used back in the day lasts a long time but it does not bend to easy Dwight Veinot CC 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _ From: CnC-List

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread Andrew Burton
Got to polish my little 2001 Miata SE... British Racing Green with tan leather and mahogany steering wheel. I take the twisty roads to the boat! Andrew Burton PO Box 632 Newport, RI USA 02840 +401 965 5260 On Apr 18, 2013, at 16:58, Tim Goodyear timg...@gmail.com wrote: The 1989 Merc 560SL

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread Gary Nylander
Oh jeez, after 10 Porsches and a few BMW's I'm putting up with a 330ci, 2001. Not enough sporty roads on the Eastern Shore to justify another Porsche, and the boat budget makes that a certainty. But the rear seat folds down so I can haul my model RC sailboats. It is 70 or so around here, the

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread Colin Kilgour
All these applications strike me as solutions looking for a problem. If you spend much time on your boat, chances are you'll know where everything is. And as long as you don't move it around all the time, you only have to remember it once. If you have crew (who can't see into your memory) or

Re: Stus-List applying vc17 in cold weather

2013-04-18 Thread Colin Kilgour
VC17 actually goes on better when it's cool out. If it's too warm (or windy) the sh*t evaporates like crazy... And at ~$200 a gallon, you don't want that. Even if it does stay cool, only put a little in the tray at a time, to minimize evaporation. Cheers Colin On 4/17/13, Stevan Plavsa

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
1995 BMW 325ic convertible! 60,000 miles! Love that little car! I've had it for about 10 years now. Amazing condition.Danny -- Original Message -- From: Knowles Rich r...@sailpower.ca To: Dennis C. capt...@yahoo.com, cnc-list@cnc-list.com cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re:

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
Oh Man, sweet! I want something like that! -- Original Message -- From: Tim Goodyear timg...@gmail.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:58:27 -0400 The 1989 Merc 560SL came out last weekend, but I didn't

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread Fred Hazzard
Collin: Trust me, I spend a lot of time on Fury. But I constantly find stuff stowed away that I forgotten I own. It really pisses me off when I go out buy something only to later find I already had one or more of them. The waist is a terrible thing to mind. Fred Hazzard S/V Fury CC 44

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
And you probably have to fix that Gulfstar more than we have to fix our CC's so certainly you will know where you keep things...drink wine with screw caps that is environmentally friendly and easier on cork supplies, cork is becoming scarce! fFake cork doesn't count Dwight Veinot CC 35 MKII,

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
The BMW 2002tii was a lot of fun Dwight Veinot CC 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of djhaug...@juno.com Sent: April 18, 2013 8:09 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII -

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread HONEYSAIL
Been there done that, as a matter of fact did it again just today. I have been going to do an inventory list since we bought Honey in 1975 and here it 2013 and the damn list still hasn't been prepared... Jack Fitzgerald HONEY - US12788 CC 39TM Savannah, GA In a message dated 4/18/2013

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
That a real nice Miata, but the accolades you speak of really belong to the TR6.the Miata has better weight distribution, handling and reliability but the older TR6 strikes a special chord with me Dwight Veinot CC 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _ From: CnC-List

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread Knowles Rich
I think not having a list and a wonderfully organised life is much more adventurous than knowing exactly where everything is. You get to search for one thing and find dozens of other treasures and you know whatever you were hunting for will show up right after you buy a replacement. And, you

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread Andrew Burton
My sister calls it an MG with a warrantee. It's a truly excellent little car for my budget. Andy CC 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Apr 18, 2013, at 19:55, dwight veinot

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread Colin Kilgour
Ouch! Actually, I would say the amount of maintenance work seems to increase proportionately with the square of the LOA. Or proportionately with displacement. (Guys considering moving up in size should keep this in mind) Nothing to do with build quality. More to do with the complexity of

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread Martin DeYoung
I have several boxes of various boat stuff that is referred to as the Calypso hardware store. I estimate we have 100lbs of new and used SS hardware, enough electrical connectors to rewire Calypso again, and enough old CC rusty bit to build a 24 footer. I split up the boxes to a light weight

Stus-List Fw: Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread Persuasion
Fred After some recommendations from this list I downloaded “what’s where” and I am impressed. You can import a drawing of your boat, add labels to various locations and then build a data base. It is freeware though you can donate if you desire. Mike S/V Persuasion CC 37 Keel/CB Long Sault

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
Well said Colin...I'm not quite up there yet but as my boats have gotten bigger as the years went by and with more systems on board I have noted a definite increase in work required...for a while I thought I was just getting older but that was only fooling myself really Dwight Veinot CC 35 MKII,

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread Andrew Burton
There's a law that applies to upsizing your boat called the square cube law: if you double the dimensions of something you quadruple the area and octuple the mass On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 8:24 PM, Colin Kilgour charliekilo...@gmail.comwrote: Ouch! Actually, I would say the amount of

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread sam . c . salter
Actually logic says LOA cubed!That's why I've got a 26 and charter when I sail in foreign countries. Sam SalterCC 26 LiquoriceGhost Lake Alberta

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread Dr. Mark Bodnar
You guys are killing me! I'm driving a 2003 Honda Pilot! Not even with a sunroof. 4 kids between 8-14 yrs old and a recent divorce have done serious damage to my 'fun money'!!! My plan to up-size the boat is my bold expenditure. No spare change lying around for a snazzy 2 seat convertible. I do

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread Chuck S
When did logic have any bearing on owning a sailboat? Chuck Resolute 1990 CC 34R Atlantic City, NJ - Original Message - From: sam c salter sam.c.sal...@gmail.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:12:09 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread Knowles Rich
Aw, Mark. I gotta tell you that some of the best times i recall were when I had my Tanzer 22 in Montreal. Don't over boat yourself. The kids won't appreciate the bigger boat at all. Shorter and happy beats longer and financially stressed. Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-04-19, at

Re: Stus-List CC 38 mkIII - now sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
That's a great boat Mark, you'll love it, especially in heavier air. As for divorce, been there, done that, only 2 boys though and that stuff is really hard on the kids. Hope they like sailing, mine did and skiing too, so we were all able to do sports that we enjoyed doing together during my

Re: Stus-List Stowing stuff on your boat

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
Passions don't require logic but it is very wise to deal with those passions in a logical manner if at all possible Dwight Veinot CC 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chuck S Sent: April 19, 2013

Stus-List sports cars

2013-04-18 Thread dwight veinot
Yes it is a real dandy; if I had more space and more time to drive I would like one just like yours. British racing green, tan leather inside and mahogany wheel.great.hard top convertible even better Dwight Veinot CC 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _ From: