Stus-List Fwd: Under deck windlass installation.

2014-01-07 Thread Persuasion
Jim Your installation looks almost identical to mine. Unfortunately yours is a weigh to clean and neat ;) Mike -- Forwarded message -- From: Jim Watts paradigmat...@gmail.com Date: Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 11:49 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Under deck windlass installation. To: 1 CnC

Re: Stus-List Under deck windlass installation.

2014-01-07 Thread Pierre Tremblay
Could not find any picture of it. My install looks like Jim's one. I also has a vertical Lofrans 1000 (very low profile). The shelf is tab to the hull sides, and two legs goes down to the locker bottom. Everything is at least an inch thick covered and welded to the hull and bulkhead with

Re: Stus-List Toronto Boat show

2014-01-07 Thread Stevan Plavsa
Me and the lady are going to be there on a weeknight. I suspect people will be getting together on a weekend if at all? Steve Suhana, CC 32 Toronto On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 7:55 PM, Joseph Bognar jbog...@sympatico.ca wrote: I would probably be there. Now is a good time to have an impromptu get

Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect - Head Lore

2014-01-07 Thread OldSteveH
And the rail is not suitable for all biological requirements either LOL, no question about that Antoine. Spirit of Adventure (formerly Amer Sport One) is a Volvo 60 ocean racer - a different animal altogether. There is no way I could tossed around the head on my 34, I can barely fit inside! My

Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets (dwight)

2014-01-07 Thread Gary Nylander
I tried headsets to help time racing starts - from bow to wheel communications. Unless you have the kind which are noise cancelling, you will get an earful of wind noise.. Gary - Original Message - From: blhick...@yahoo.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: cnc-list@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Instrument Panel Advice

2014-01-07 Thread Edd Schillay
Josh, I would love to see some pics. I was thinking of going with black semi-translucent panels that could give me some easy access and be easy to cut into. And, I could put “bridge graphics” in the areas where I have nothing (http://i.imgur.com/4nchY.jpg) Could make for an

Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets (dwight)

2014-01-07 Thread Liz Mather
No absolutely Barbara..thank you! Racing and cruising both actually. It is for helm to deck etc. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2014, at 9:04 PM, blhick...@yahoo.com wrote: The lady asked for some advice about headsets, probably regarding racing where it may be especially effective with

Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets (dwight)

2014-01-07 Thread Liz Mather
Thanks so much. I'm looking for completely hands free and no handheld. I think this is a good product but VERY expensive. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 6, 2014, at 9:39 PM, Steve Thomas sthom...@sympatico.ca wrote: There are lots of choices for water resistant FRS/GMRS radios which can be

Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets (dwight)

2014-01-07 Thread Liz Mather
Exactly and according to the product description these do cancel wind noise. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 7, 2014, at 9:57 AM, Gary Nylander gnylan...@atlanticbb.net wrote: I tried headsets to help time racing starts - from bow to wheel communications. Unless you have the kind which are

Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets (dwight)

2014-01-07 Thread Andrew Burton
I used to sail on a CC 61 way back when they were one of the hot boats around. The owner, in order to improve communication from helm to bow, installed speakers on the pulpit. That way we could hear his advice and , occasionally, opinions on our lethargic performance as we handled the sails. It

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Joel Aronson
Let me know if you need a place to stay. Fawcetts had generators in stock this past weekend. Joel On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Della Barba, Joe joe.della.ba...@ssa.govwrote: It was **6** degrees this morning and the power is out on the island at my house. No easy way to put antifreeze

Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Della Barba, Joe
It was *6* degrees this morning and the power is out on the island at my house. No easy way to put antifreeze in the house plumbing either :( I set the heat to full hot on the thermostat on the boat, but left the power on 500 watts. It got down to 29 degrees in the cabin overnight and is now a

Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets - hand signals

2014-01-07 Thread Dennis C.
I've done foredeck on Touche' and other boats for many years.  On Touche' we use hand signals.  Covers most actions. * Thumb and fingers rubbing together pointing up (the show me the money sign) means take halyard up easy or take out the slack * Closed fist means Stop *

Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. Need some guideance - now: emergency steering

2014-01-07 Thread Marek Dziedzic
Curtis, Something popped up in my head, when I read your post – about the emergency tiller. It has nothing to do with your trip; rather, it is quite generic. Just recently I read a thread about emergency steering on Sailboat Owners forum (Maine Sail, I do follow his musings). A big take out

Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets - hand signals

2014-01-07 Thread Rich Knowles
Second that motion! No yelling = no chaos. Hand signals rule. Reliance on fragile electronics when you are only 40' away at best seems vulnerable too. Big project crane movements are run on hand signals except when the crane operator cannot see the person directing the operation. Cheaper too:)

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Stevan Plavsa
it's negative 2.2 here (-19 Celsius) with the wind chill it comes out to -27.4 fahrenheit (-33 Celsius). brr Steve Suhana, CC 32 Toronto On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Joel Aronson joel.aron...@gmail.comwrote: Let me know if you need a place to stay. Fawcetts had generators in stock this

Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. Need some guidance

2014-01-07 Thread Marek Dziedzic
If I may suggest one more thing – in your planning, don’t count on your electronics only. Have a paper chart and the basic info on navaids that you are supposed to see. You are already talking about backup GPS and a backup to a backup, but stuff happens. I don’t know how the other guys are

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Frederick G Street
Steve — you and the others are in the balmy south. :^) -20F / -29C for a low last night; wind chills here have been in the -30F to -50F (-35C to -45C) range for the last couple days. We might hit 0F / -18C for a HIGH today. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- on

Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. Need some guideance - now: emergency steering

2014-01-07 Thread Curtis
you know what? I have not tried it to make sure it works. the wheel does have to come off according to the directions. thanks for the incite. I will try it when it warms up some. Cheers Curtss On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Marek Dziedzic dziedzi...@hotmail.comwrote: Curtis, Something

Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. Need some guidance

2014-01-07 Thread Curtis
Thanks for the advise. I always study the charts on my laptop and Cary paper charts on the boat as well. never leave home with paper charts. On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Marek Dziedzic dziedzi...@hotmail.comwrote: If I may suggest one more thing – in your planning, don’t count on your

Re: Stus-List Instrument Panel Advice

2014-01-07 Thread Ken Heaton
If the other link to photos below doesn't work, try this one: https://picasaweb.google.com/116809426602189633010/CC37NavStationInstrumentPanels Ken H. On 6 January 2014 19:02, Ken Heaton kenhea...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Edd, If your instrument panels are the black plastic ones you could have

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Steve Thomas
Pretty much the same weather here Fred. 120 miles from Toronto. Forecast high is -20C or -4F. http://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/on-98_metric_e.html#detailsf Steve Thomas -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Frederick G Street Sent: Tuesday,

Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. Need some guideance - now: emergency steering

2014-01-07 Thread Gary Nylander
Good luck on getting the wheel off without a wheel puller. I have not been successful. My emergency tiller is only about a foot long - the only thing it would be good for is holding the boat on a course - there is limited room for the tiller to move - what with the binnacle in the way.

Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. Need some Guidance

2014-01-07 Thread Ronald B. Frerker
Second the suggestion to take the Power Squadron course. I'm an inland sailor, so not much tide effect here, but interesting knowledge to have.  The course shows ways to calculate how the set and speed of the tide will effect the track of the boat and therefore how to adjust course to account

Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. Need some guideance - now: emergency steering

2014-01-07 Thread Curtis
Thanks Gary, You are right not much room for the tiller. However my wheel comes right off after I pull the nut off. slides right off and right back on? Lots of great advise in this thread. I will let everyone know how it goes. I will u-tube it as well. here is one of the times I went offshore with

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Della Barba, Joe
So what is the coldest weather anyone has sailed in? 19 degrees is my record low for sailing and that was cold enough for me! Joe Della Barba Coquina ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Andrew Burton
12 F. The exhaust water was freezing--we had an icicle off the transom. But the sea smoke was neat. And the snow squalls later in the Gulf Stream were entertaining. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Della Barba, Joe joe.della.ba...@ssa.govwrote: So what is the coldest

Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets

2014-01-07 Thread Marek Dziedzic
I am not sure how useful they might be when sailing, but I used a set of VOX laryngophones (throat microphones) when skiing. They worked fine, though, noise cancellation was certainly not an issue. But the set we used (my son’s) was initially purchased for motorcycle communication and he was

Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets

2014-01-07 Thread Gary Russell
If noise cancellation is not an issue, you're not skiing fast enough!:-) Gary On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Marek Dziedzic dziedzi...@hotmail.comwrote: I am not sure how useful they might be when sailing, but I used a set of VOX laryngophones (throat microphones) when skiing. They

Stus-List crazy cold

2014-01-07 Thread Ronald B. Frerker
18 in the Red Stick!  That's crazy.  And I was going to come down for a ride to escape the cold. Sorry about Auburn; I was hoping they'd beat FSU as well. Ron Wild Cheri CC 30  STL From: Dennis C. capt...@yahoo.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Under deck windlass installation.

2014-01-07 Thread Dave Godwin
I want to thank everyone who responded with really good ideas, photos and information. On one note, I especially like that Mike (S/V Persuasion) has an Admiral. I have a Commodore. Same, same, we always salute. Some listers responded off-list which was very nice. There seems to be two

Re: Stus-List Instrument Panel Advice

2014-01-07 Thread Dennis C.
Edd, If you need plastic, mcmaster.com and tapplastics.com are good sources. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA From: Edd Schillay e...@schillay.com To: Ken Heaton kenhea...@gmail.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 11:24 AM

Re: Stus-List crazy cold

2014-01-07 Thread Dennis C.
It was a good game.  OK, so the SEC takes a one year hiatus from the national championship.  :) Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA From: Ronald B. Frerker rbfrer...@yahoo.com To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Tuesday, January 7,

Re: Stus-List Instrument Panel Advice

2014-01-07 Thread Joel Aronson
Also, Interstate Plastics. Joel On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 3:02 PM, Dennis C. capt...@yahoo.com wrote: Edd, If you need plastic, mcmaster.com and tapplastics.com are good sources. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA -- *From:* Edd Schillay

Re: Stus-List Instrument Panel Advice

2014-01-07 Thread Josh Muckley
Edd, I'll get pics today. 1/4 plexi would work well. The 1/8 was actually too thin for the latches to latch on the back panel. I had to thicken it a little. Josh On Jan 7, 2014 10:37 AM, Edd Schillay e...@schillay.com wrote: Josh, I would love to see some pics. I was thinking of going

Re: Stus-List Marine Plumbing (now water heater rebuild)

2014-01-07 Thread Josh Muckley
Just a quick look at one of my many winter projects. I updated the water heater plumbing to facilitate end of season flushing and anode check/change. The engine heats the water to about 180°F so I added a thermal mixing valve to extend the available hot water and prevent burns. The cold water

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Marek Dziedzic
+1 C (33 F) 3 weeks on Baltic See with no heater, purely under sail. I though that for sailing it was cold enough. I guess I am a wuss. Does it count –20 C (-4 F) on an ice boat? Marek (in Ottawa, –15.5 C, 4 F at the moment) Message: 1 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 12:51:03 -0500 From: Della Barba,

Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets

2014-01-07 Thread Marek Dziedzic
I don’t know about you. Not much slower than on a motorcycle. 80-100 km/h creates quite a bit of wind noise in the helmet. been clocked at 114 km/h (radar gun) and fairly regularly over 100 (on GPS) (;-)) Marek -- Message: 4 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 13:15:12 -0500

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Josh Muckley
My biggest complaint with the 20°F afternoon temperatures is the lock on the boat was frozen. What little water had accumulated in the bildge wasn't even frozen. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk On Jan 7, 2014 3:51 PM, Marek Dziedzic dziedzi...@hotmail.com wrote: +1 C (33 F) 3 weeks on Baltic See

Re: Stus-List Instrument Panel Advice

2014-01-07 Thread Josh Muckley
Edd, In one of the pics you can see where I epoxied some scraps of the ABS on the inside of the panel to make it thicker. Josh On Jan 7, 2014 4:38 PM, Josh Muckley muckl...@gmail.com wrote: Edd, Her are the pics you requested. I suppose it probably needs two more latches in the middle. It

Re: Stus-List Marine Plumbing (now water heater rebuild)

2014-01-07 Thread Gary Nylander
My water heater quit - it is not plumbed to the engine. First, how do you check the anode to see if it is working? Second, I have a fresh water cooled engine, I assume I can just take the water exit hose (which now goes to the mixing elbow) and put it into the heater and then into the

Re: Stus-List Instrument Panel Advice

2014-01-07 Thread Josh Muckley
Edd, Her are the pics you requested. I suppose it probably needs two more latches in the middle. It has a little rattle right now but being that we didn't have solid plans I didn't want to make drastic modifications. Ken, You can add my Nav Station to your collection. I cleaned off the winter

Re: Stus-List Marine Plumbing (now water heater rebuild)

2014-01-07 Thread Dennis C.
Gary, Replacement elements for water heaters are cheap, available and easy to replace. Look near the gooseneck/thermostat housing of your engine. You should see either a U-shaped hose or a couple of plugs or capped fittings. These fittings are upstream and downstream of the engine

Re: Stus-List Marine Plumbing (now water heater rebuild)

2014-01-07 Thread Josh Muckley
Gary, Yeah the build evolved so I'm real pleased. I used a bunch of coupling so almost every component can be replaced. The manifold can be quickly removed for anode replacement too. And yes the Lowes in California, MD does love me, in fact I was accused of building a rocket ship. Better than

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Della Barba, Joe
Power came back - but THANKS! Btw- what do you all set your boat heaters to? I have been trying to keep the cabin around 50. Joe Della Barba Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 11:11 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Instrument Panel Advice

2014-01-07 Thread Ken Heaton
Hi Josh, Edd, I just put the whole collection up for fun. There are more single tier panels like mine (the 4th photo in the set) and not as many two tier like yours. There are a few other variations, such as the ones with different breaker panels (usually the boats built in '93 or '94) and a

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Brent Driedger
Out here in what we call Winterpeg it's been below -30c every night now for pretty much 3 weeks. The coldest low has been -37c (-34f) with a windchill of -58F. We adapt to it but it sucks. Nothing works properly, cars freeze up, batteries take a beating and just looking into the wind will cause

Re: Stus-List Instrument Panel Advice

2014-01-07 Thread Graham Collins
Hi Edd LORAN transmissions stopped a couple of years ago and the transmission towers were torn down. But there is a new kid in town, eLoran - a higher tech version. It is being trialed in places where GPS is not so hot (far north) and in areas where either GPS failure or GPS jamming would

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Jake Brodersen
Joe, I need to move my boat from Hampton to Gloucester tomorrow. It should be 16F tomorrow morning when I depart. Hopefully it will only be a five hour transit. Sure wishing I had some heat onboard. Hope the beer in the fridge hasn't frozen yet. Jake From: CnC-List

Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Robert Abbott
Jake: On April 3, 1991, the skipper and I sailed his newly purchased 1985 CC 33 II from Lunenburg to Halifax, approx. 45 miles. While the new owner was finalizing the purchased of his boat on shore, I was removing 1/2 of ice from the deck with a rubber hammer while the boat sat on a

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Brent Driedger
Rob, reading tales like that is what helps us get through the winter. Keep them coming. Nice to hear about a 33 sailing offshore. Those have a fairly big flat spot in the hull in front of the keel, did she provide a comfortable ride? We have two at our club and the owner of one told me once

Stus-List Which is my boat?

2014-01-07 Thread Peter
I am trying to ensure that my paperwork is in order. And of course I noticed a discrepancy in the serial number in different documents. So I thought I would go to the source, namely the boat. However, the boat does not seem to agree with itself. According to the hull, the boat's serial number

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Russ Melody
-10 C , 14 F - Seattle to Sidney, January 2005. Delivering Sweet to home port, Nanaimo. We had a parabolic propane fired camping heater, only used when stopped. The hatch froze one morning so it took awhile to thaw with the stove running before I could get to the cockpit where the 20#

Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. Need some Guidance

2014-01-07 Thread Russ Melody
That's a great idea Curtis. BVIs are the best entry sailing in the Caribbean. Good choice. It can be windy, and with the sandy bottom set a long anchor rode. And remember: Good decisions are based on Experience. Experience, is based on bad decisions (but that is also were

Re: Stus-List Which is my boat?

2014-01-07 Thread Josh Muckley
Just my $0.02, the fiberglass would be exceedingly hard to change for any reason. I would go with that. A PO may have wanted and official CC plate and added it from another boat. A worker at the factory may have been having a bad day and misread the number when they were making the plate.

Stus-List Boat Stands

2014-01-07 Thread Briard6
I have 4 adjustable sailboat stands that came with MYSTY. They're in southern Gulf Coast Florida (near Englewood), and wonder if anyone might be interested in them? Bill MYSTY 1986 Landfall 39___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album

Re: Stus-List Which is my boat?

2014-01-07 Thread Rick Brass
The number on the hull is the proper number for the boat. If she is a US vessel she does not seem to be in the USCG documentation data base, so you should look at your title and make sure it is properly recorded. My 25 has the same situation you illustrate. The HIM is 25225, but the CC metal

Re: Stus-List Near-shore tide what to expect. Need some Guidance

2014-01-07 Thread Frederick G Street
Yes, the BVI are a really great place to sail! But no more anchoring; it's required that the supplied mooring balls be used. Frederick G Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Jan 7, 2014, at 9:58 PM, Russ Melody russ...@telus.net

Re: Stus-List friggin COLD

2014-01-07 Thread Wally Bryant
I would chime in on this topic, but it appears that everyone would hate me. ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Which is my boat?

2014-01-07 Thread Rich Knowles
I think I'd be tempted to remove the plate Rich On Jan 8, 2014, at 12:47 AM, Rick Brass rickbr...@earthlink.net wrote: The number on the hull is the proper number for the boat. If she is a US vessel she does not seem to be in the USCG documentation data base, so you should look at your