Re: Stus-List Bonded Windows (continued)

Dennis C. On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 8:17 AM, S Thomas via CnC-List wrote: > I ran a small bead of 3M 4000 UV along the tops of my cabin windows, and > after a couple of years noticed that it had separated from the

Re: Stus-List Bonded Windows (continued)

I ran a small bead of 3M 4000 UV along the tops of my cabin windows, and after a couple of years noticed that it had separated from the Plexiglas along the entire length. It is still stuck very well to the gelcoat. Maybe it would have stuck with a suitable primer, I don't know, but I found no

Re: Stus-List Bad Build

Obviously something went very wrong with Polina Star, but I did find Charles Doane's take on it more than speculative and a bit of irresponsible yachting journalism IMO. I will be interested to see the findings of fact when they are available. Glad we have C's. They can do no wrong ;) On Fri,

Stus-List Bad Build

Interesting read about what appears to be some shoddy construction methods. Thanks to C& C for doing things right. http://www.sailfeed.com/2015/12/another-major-keel-failure-what-really-happened-to-polina-star-iii/?utm_source=sail-enewsletter_medium=email_content=textlink_campaign=enewsletter

Re: Stus-List Bad Build

A while back there was a conversation between me and another c owner about pretty dismal keel attachments. Ahmet On Dec 4, 2015 6:02 PM, "Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List" wrote: > Interesting read about what appears to be some shoddy construction methods. > > Thanks to C& C for

Re: Stus-List Bad Build

One of the comments to the article cites a poor attachment to the grid and further poor attachment to the knees and tangs and standing rigging. I don't know enough about the build specs of our boats to make any comparisons but I'm not particularly familiar with those build features. Josh Muckley

Re: Stus-List Bad Build

The article info indicates the keel attachment is okay. But hooee, that keel stub looks like the integrity is about as good as a : politician, Catholic priest, lawyer, J-boat PHRF rating Cheers, Russ Sweet 35 mk-1 B.C. South Coast At 06:16 PM 04/12/2015, you wrote:

Re: Stus-List Bad Build

There is much more in the original (Russian) article. Worth as read, if you could do that. The Russian article is the original source of most pf the information (sans some of the opinions). Marek From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Driscoll via

Re: Stus-List little A hatches on a LF38

Patrick — there should also be two small routed areas where the hinges are “let in” to the edge of the lens; one is longer that the other to allow for the spring that pushes the hatch open when you undog it. I specifically ordered these WITHOUT any of the holes drilled; just because of the