Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread Curtis
Looks like the MX Mariner is $6.99 cant find a link to free one? On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 11:39 PM, Josh Muckley muckl...@gmail.com wrote: Curt, In the google app store there are 3 apps I like a lot. MX Mariner, Earth NC, and Tide Charts. MX Mariner and Earth NC are both GPS plotter apps.

Re: Stus-List Cabin fans

2014-01-09 Thread Andrew Burton
Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Jan 8, 2014, at 22:17, Dennis C. capt...@yahoo.com wrote: Another one of the reasons I converted mine to the clamp mount. I can clip it to the hatch coaming

Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread Joel Aronson
Curt, Call me a snob, but I would not rent a Bene because I would be frustrated at its sailing performance. If it has in-mast furling it is even worse. Find a Jenneau with a stack-pack and some cheaper flights! Joel On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 7:32 AM, Curtis cpt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Looks

Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread dwight
Not sure on that, Joel: I think some of those Beneteaus go pretty good, at least the PHRF data suggests they do _ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson Sent: January 9, 2014 9:41 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop

Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread Joel Aronson
Dwight, The Oceanis series, which I think is what is most fleets, don't compare to our boats. The 393 with in-mast furling rates 150 on the Chesapeake. They look like they are designed from the inside out - what do we need to put in the cabin, and then let's build a hull around it - instead of

Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread Rich Knowles
I think Curtis is going on a family vacation. Perhaps comfort and convenience come before racing ratings. Rich On Jan 9, 2014, at 10:03, Joel Aronson joel.aron...@gmail.com wrote: Dwight, The Oceanis series, which I think is what is most fleets, don't compare to our boats. The 393

Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets

2014-01-09 Thread Liz Mather
We have tried the cell phone this past summer without success. Anchorages and locations around here have a great deal of interference and the call can drop mid conversation. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 8, 2014, at 6:07 PM, Rick Brass rickbr...@earthlink.net wrote: The elevator version of

Re: Stus-List unstepping mast

2014-01-09 Thread Stevan Plavsa
At our club and most around here we have to step/unstep every season for winter storage. I did the 32 for the first time this year (having kept it at a mast-up yard last winter) with just me, my girlfriend, and another friend on the crane. Wasn't ideal, but we did it without any danger to

Re: Stus-List unstepping mast

2014-01-09 Thread dreuge
Hi, I want second the thanks to all for the great advise on unstepping the mast. I have in the background enjoying the inputs from everyone. I am planning on unstepping my mast soon. I originally had two big concerns, one was regarding the roller furling system (less of a concern now),

Re: Stus-List not unstepping mast

2014-01-09 Thread David Knecht
Related to the discussion of unstepping the mast, if you are leaving the mast up for the winter, do people loosed the shroud turnbuckles for the winter or just leave them. I have done it both ways and not sure if there is a reason to loosen them. Boats that are in the water year round don’t loosen

Re: Stus-List not unstepping mast

2014-01-09 Thread sam . c . salter
Leave them.Coefficient of expansion for aluminium is bigger than stainless so they will slacken off anyway.

Re: Stus-List not unstepping mast

2014-01-09 Thread dwight
Probably not necessary but I loosen my uppers 3 full turns and release the backstay to 500 and then put three full turns on before launch, and adjust the backstay to 1000.still I need to tune after she sits in the water a day or 2 after launch and then again after a good sail.Seems to hold tune

Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread Curtis
Joel, I gave the wrong flight prices. That was the total. The flights were like $589.00 rounf trip Savannah to St Thomas. On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 8:54 AM, dwight dwight...@gmail.com wrote: Not sure on that, Joel: I think some of those Beneteaus go pretty good, at least the PHRF data

Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread Curtis
I hate cold. I 'm convinced that God made ice for mixed drinks. Not for people to live in On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Andrew Burton a.burton.sai...@gmail.comwrote: Rich, I suspect Curtis would find the sealing better in N Canada. Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 4:18 PM,

Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread Joel Aronson
Huge difference! For 8k I thought you were chartering a jet too! On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Curtis cpt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Joel, I gave the wrong flight prices. That was the total. The flights were like $589.00 rounf trip Savannah to St Thomas. On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 8:54 AM,

Re: Stus-List unstepping mast - Spartite

2014-01-09 Thread Dennis C.
Paul, Last time I pulled Touche's mast, the Spartite plug came out with it.  If you're lucky, it will for yours.  If not, I would pry it out intact.  You can probably use a screwdriver from below to loosen it once the mast is out.  A piece of wood and a mallet should pop it out. Once out,

Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread Colin Kilgour
For provisioning - Rich is right. Take a cab to Bobby's in town and do your provisioning there. If you're out of the Moorings/Sunsail base, it's an easy shot in a cab. If you've got a dinghy, zip across the harbour to Village Cay and then you can walk up to Bobby's. If you're out of Nanny

Re: Stus-List Mast unstepping

2014-01-09 Thread Will Harris
RE: mast unstepping I have a couple of thoughts on this: 1- Sling set up, spreaders - Don't pick the mast up by the spreaders. This is one of those risk/benefit things. You will almost never break or bend a spreader base this way, but if you do, you will be very sad. It adds less than a

Re: Stus-List Mast unstepping

2014-01-09 Thread Rich Knowles
Also, when the mast is on the ground, don't forget to check the wiring and all the light fixtures and, if they have not been recently changed, replace all the lamps with new ones. Rich Knowles INDIGO LF38 Halifax, NS. ___ This List is provided by

Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread Frederick G Street
Another option would be to fly into STT (usually pretty inexpensive) and charter out of Red Hook on St Thomas; other than the extra time you’ll spend clearing customs into/out of the BVIs. Groceries are less than a block from the marina in Red Hook; amazingly good range of stuff, and the

Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread Marek Dziedzic
This is why I like to have a GPS with me – it will keep a track of where I go and I off-load this track at the end of each day to my laptop. Marek __ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 16:30:24 -0600 From: Frederick G Street f...@postaudio.net To:

Stus-List Fwd: unstepping mast

2014-01-09 Thread Persuasion
Dave My Spartite is held is place with the j-bolts that hold the mast collar. There is no way it is coming out. Prior to un-stepping the mast I pour liquid soap around the mast. It is preferable to do this a day or 2 in advance giving it time to seep in. During the actual lifting of the mast I

Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets

2014-01-09 Thread Marek Dziedzic
Bill, If you have a phone that has a “push to talk” option you might be talking directly (with the emphasis on “might”). From what I understand, this service is no longer available/supported (though it might be in some areas, by some carriers, in the US Nextel decommissioned their network last

Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets

2014-01-09 Thread Bill Coleman
You need to switch from ATT! Bill Coleman CC 39 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Liz Mather Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 9:33 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 'My team talks Bluetooth headsets We have

Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread Ed Levert
Consider bringing meat and frozen food with you. Although available in the BVI, it might be of questionable age and quality compared to what is available stateside. We checked an approximately 30 qt. cooler with frozen meat and some pre-cooked dishes. Food stayed frozen from New Orleans through

Re: Stus-List unstepping mast

2014-01-09 Thread Bill Coleman
When we disconnect the roller furler, I wrap a large towel around it a couple times, and tape it on with duct tape. Your deck will thank you. Coltrek also has Spartite. The Spartite should have been installed over a clean spar, so it would stick, and Vaseline, as you mention, on the collar. You

Re: Stus-List not unstepping mast

2014-01-09 Thread Ronald B. Frerker
So that's it! I've noted that the shrouds go a little slack in the winter and wondered about it, but didn't spend too much time thinking about it. That makes good sense.RonWild CheriCC 30STLFrom: "sam.c.sal...@gmail.com" sam.c.sal...@gmail.com To: CnC cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Thursday,

Re: Stus-List Test

2014-01-09 Thread Joel Aronson
Got it. Joel On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 11:53 AM, sam.c.sal...@gmail.com wrote: Not sure my posts are getting through. sam :-) ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com -- Joel 301 541

Re: Stus-List unstepping mast

2014-01-09 Thread Marek Dziedzic
To add 2c to Stevan’s description: I always use a length of rope to secure the foot of the mast (to keep it from tipping over) and (another one) for the furler (to prevent from sinking or dragging on the deck or topsides). Don’t overestimate your ability to hold on to the foot of the mast (it

Stus-List Test

2014-01-09 Thread sam . c . salter
Not sure my posts are getting through.sam :-) ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Test

2014-01-09 Thread sam . c . salter
Think my BlackBerry had a brainfarckle - I just rebooted it - seems cured!

Re: Stus-List Mast unstepping

2014-01-09 Thread Ronald B. Frerker
I had some difficulty using the hold down line method.  I had the loop just under the spreaders and the line tied down at the gooseneck.  Mast was unbalanced and coming out at an angle. If the load is transferred to the gooseneck (or some other lower spot) by the hold down line, won't that also

Stus-List Leaking strut mounting bolts on Landfall 38

2014-01-09 Thread Robert Boyer
Just wanted to let everyone know that during my current fuel tank replacement project, we found leaking strut mounting bolts. Now, the boat has to be hauled to re-bed them before the new tank is installed. Two of the four mounting bolts are located within the fuel tank compartment! I've just

Re: Stus-List unstepping mast

2014-01-09 Thread Rick Brass
A word of caution about your process: The Quaker City Yacht Club in Phiiy (where I used to keep my 25) has a jib crane next to a well where members unstep masts before winter storage or for servicing. One year we had attached the sling to the mast of the 25 and taken up tension on the

Re: Stus-List Test

2014-01-09 Thread Gary Russell
Nope... Not gettin' thru.:-) On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 11:53 AM, sam.c.sal...@gmail.com wrote: Not sure my posts are getting through. sam :-) ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread Andrew Burton
I'm replacing my motor mounts this year to deal with excessive vibration and noise. Could that be your problem? Andy CC 40 Peregrine On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 12:46 PM, William Hall wh...@alum.mit.edu wrote: Dear List, I've been troubleshooting quite a vibration problem since I got my boat a

Re: Stus-List Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread Fair, Mike
I chased a strong vibration for 3 years. In the end it caused my shaft seal to leaks and rust out my oil pan and it broke a engine mount. In the end I filann7 disassembled my gori prop and found that there was a 2 ounce difference between the blade weights. Cost me $70 to balance and new

Re: Stus-List Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread Gary Russell
Wow! 1 of deflection is huge! Anything over 1/16 is out of spec. It is strange that it is so bad in forward, but not in reverse. Is it possible that the engine is moving in one direction in forward, and the other in reverse (I know you checked the engine mounts, but did you observe the engine

Re: Stus-List Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread Joel Aronson
Bill have you tried to rotate the prop to see if the blades rotate smoothly? Can you borrow a different prop for a trial? I agree an inch is crazy! On Thursday, January 9, 2014, Fair, Mike wrote: I chased a strong vibration for 3 years. In the end it caused my shaft seal to leaks and rust

Re: Stus-List Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread Gary Russell
Hi Bill, Another possibility is that the forward gear clutch in your transmission is slipping (chattering). This can happen if the shift linkage is not pushing you transmission fully into the forward gear (I assume it is a Hurth transmission). You can test this by going below and pushing

Re: Stus-List Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread dwight
Could be a broken engine mount, right in the middle of an adjustment bolt, try some small adjustments and see if turning the nut does anything.I had that same problem when I got Alianna.found 2 broken engine mount bolts in my case _ From: CnC-List

Re: Stus-List NE Rendezvous Toys

2014-01-09 Thread David
Andrew, You da man!! David F. Risch (401) 419-4650 (cell) From: a.burton.sai...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 15:35:18 -0500 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List NE Rendezvous Toys I been chatting with the guys at US Watercraft and it sounds like they will be willing to have the

Re: Stus-List Mast unstepping

2014-01-09 Thread Don Siddall
Ron: It is important to get the lifting point on the crane directly above the mast. If not the mast well tip once it is disconnected from the keelstep. Positioning of the tip of the mast crane is done by rotating the mast crane and/or moving the mast boom in or out. Remember that adjusting

Re: Stus-List Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread William Hall
I agree, it is scary. I may be double-counting the deflection - I'm just eyeballing it and looking at the apparent diameter which starts as a 1 shaft or so and shakes enough to look like a 2 shaft when in action. Thanks for the ideas. On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Gary Russell

Re: Stus-List Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread William Hall
Yes, the prop looks great and feathers and unfeathers very smoothly and easily by hand. One thought that occurred to me is that the max prop might have been assembled incorrectly, with one blade set to higher pitch than the other. In the assembly process one has to match the gear on each blade to

Re: Stus-List Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread William Hall
Wow, that really didn't take much. On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Fair, Mike mike.f...@mckesson.com wrote: I chased a strong vibration for 3 years. In the end it caused my shaft seal to leaks and rust out my oil pan and it broke a engine mount. In the end I filann7 disassembled my gori

Re: Stus-List Mast unstepping

2014-01-09 Thread Marek Dziedzic
Ron, I would venture to say that if you use the hold down line (tied to the gooseneck) you move your attachment point ever so slightly down. When you tie the loop under the spreaders, your attachment point is above spreaders (the loop is most likely longer than the circumference of the mast).

Re: Stus-List Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread Marek Dziedzic
I almost can’t believe that it is 1 inch deflection. You might be scoring the stern tube. Or worse yet, you might be trying to rip it off the hull. Where does it deflect that much (prop end, between the cutlass bearing and the hull, inside). I would hope that the cutlass bearing does not let it

Re: Stus-List unstepping mast

2014-01-09 Thread Stevan Plavsa
Thanks Rick, I knew I was posting that for a reason! Steve Suhana, CC 32 Toronto On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Rick Brass rickbr...@earthlink.net wrote: A word of caution about your process: The Quaker City Yacht Club in Phiiy (where I used to keep my 25) has a jib crane next to a

Re: Stus-List Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread William Hall
Low RPM, pretty much no deflection. Reverse, very little deflection. Forward, high rpm, that deflection is definitely a node, max deflection about half way between the engine and the shaft seal / stern tube, behind the coupling. As I replied to another post, it looks very impressive but could well

Stus-List Single hand layout?

2014-01-09 Thread Curtis
Hey got a question, Cant find anything on a layout on the Running rigging on the CC 30 MK1 . Does anybody have a layout diagram or drawing for a good layout? the PO of my boat was a single handed sailor that has stage 3 Alzheimer and could not tell me how he had it rigged? but all the running

Re: Stus-List Mast unstepping

2014-01-09 Thread Ronald B. Frerker
Sounds like that's what I should try next time:  make the loop bigger and raise the knot above the spreaders but have the tie down line on the gooseneck to hold the loop just below the spreaders. Using the spreader brackets has always worked (all three times in/out) but I've always wondered

Re: Stus-List Mast unstepping

2014-01-09 Thread Michael Brown
Hi Ron,   hard to visualize ( and explain ) but with the line going down to the gooseneck it does not affect the pick point. Wherever the weight of the mast is transferred to the loop is the effective pick point. If from there you have a larger or smaller loop, tie it off a few inches away or

Re: Stus-List Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread Martin DeYoung
...with one blade set to higher pitch than the other. Having recently re-assembled Calypso's MAX Prop (3 blade) I expect it is conceivable to have a blade out of position but that would likely be apparent when rotating the prop prior to launch. A blade out of position would also vibrate in

Re: Stus-List Cabin fans

2014-01-09 Thread Wally Bryant
I have 3 Caframos, which often run 24x7. I seem to burn them up in about a year, which makes them pretty expensive. They do move a lot of air. I have one of those nylon hammocks above my berth, full of cookies, nuts and potato chips, and suspend the fans from the mesh. When on the hook they

Re: Stus-List Engine / Prop Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread Jean-Francois J Rivard
Hi Bill, 2 Thing I would consider in your case if all else checks out fine: 1) The Easy / Cheap fix I had the clutch related vibration problem last summer after I had my clutch cable replaced. With the new cable initially the shift lever was not moving it's full range of motion and the cones

Re: Stus-List Vibration

2014-01-09 Thread Jim Watts
I had the exact same problem and it turned out to be the strut was out of alignment with the stern tube, resulting in an amazing amount of lash once I put in a new cutless bearing. Let's hope it's not that since it was a huge PITA and stupidly expensive to fix. (Drop rudder, cut shaft because

Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread Jake Brodersen
Joel, Having delivered a wide variety of Beneteaus to the Caribbean fleet, I generally agree with your assessment. Most of them couldn't go to weather to save their souls. They are aimed at people who want boats that sail easily, not necessarily efficiently. Most folks are more comfortable

Re: Stus-List unstepping mast

2014-01-09 Thread Jake Brodersen
Paul, I have a Spartite mast collar. It stuck so well last time I had to take the entire fitting out of the deck. It was only 8 or 10 bolts, but the Spartite wouldn't release like it should have. I installed it, so it could be my fault for not waxing the components enough. Oh well.

Re: Stus-List GPS Laptop or tablet set up for BVI Charter?

2014-01-09 Thread Curtis
Well i'm experienced with my CC MK1 and she seams to do well going to windward? Never sailed a different boat. So it may be a big change. Curt On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 7:37 PM, Jake Brodersen captain_j...@cox.net wrote: Joel, Having delivered a wide variety of Beneteaus to the Caribbean

Stus-List FW: Classic E -80 Raymarine Radar tutiorial

2014-01-09 Thread John Russo
I am considering getting the following Radar Tutorial CD from http://www.bennettmarine.com if it provides more insight into the E 80 radar use beyond what is in the E-80 manual. (See CD contents below ) Does anyone have any experience with this CD and do you think it is worth getting for $35 US?