Stus-List t-shirts?

Ahoy, My Stu's List C t-shirt gets heavy rotation and it is time for a replacement. Are there any available? Richards/v INDIGO ___ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our

Re: Stus-List Singing Rigging

Is that why they call it "tuning the rigging"? BernieEx C 25 #342Shopping for new boat Original message From: Franklin Schenk via CnC-List Date: 07/25/2016 9:09 PM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Franklin Schenk ,

Re: Stus-List Singing Rigging

I think what is happening is that either a shroud or a stay has hit resonant frequency.  I think that either tightening or loosing it will eliminate the noise.  Resonant frequency is the natural frequency of an object.  This happens to my wife when she gets mad at me and is wound up tight.

Re: Stus-List Shouldn't there be some kind of Wally Award?

Nice blog site, Dave. I don't think I could afford a website for Touche's refurbishment and upgrades. :) It's still a work in progress after 17 years. Just in the last few weeks: Noland AM43 multiplexer to finally get the Nexus instruments and the Simrad WP30 wheelpilot talking, lifeline gate

Re: Stus-List Singing Rigging

Ahhh the vortices! Only relatively recently were these observed in experiments done on 'bumble bee' flight. IIRC, they were shown to be a significant source of lift for these large bees, without which they either could not fly or certainly not fly as well as they do! Charlie Nelson Water

Re: Stus-List C 34-1 Stanchion Bases

Jeremy Holland Marine had them. You could check there web site. When I renewed some of mine they had two styles. Make sure you get the right design, they are not interchangeable. Mike PERSUASION C 37 K/CB Long Sault > On Jul 25, 2016, at 7:56 PM, Jeremy Ralph via CnC-List >

Re: Stus-List Singing Rigging

This is technically known as "vortex shedding". It's a natural phenomena caused by the air flow around a round cylinder ( the rod or the wire) and occurs at certain wind speeds. At normal speeds, normal flow occurs, and there's no vibration. At certain higher speeds, vortexes develop, and

Stus-List C 34-1 Stanchion Bases

In my questions about re-bedding stanchions, Chris mentioned that I should check the bases for cracks. Looks like a good number of them are cracked. Also, the pushpit bases are cracked. Any recommendations from the list on where to source the replacements? I'm thinking I should replace them

Re: Stus-List Singing Rigging

Christian, Attaching something to the shrouds that would dampen the vibrations will help. If it is the lower shrouds you might be able to stretch a rubber band around the pair to quiet them down. On a single shroud, a weighty piece of rubber attached to it should help, preferably something

Re: Stus-List Shouldn't there be some kind of Wally Award?

Agreed. I believe I'm facing this task sometime in the future on my 35-3, and I've read Dave's blogs several times over just to acquaint myself with procedures. It appears Dave was able to do this with the keel attached, so that makes the job seem somewhat less daunting. But not much! It would be

Re: Stus-List Singing Rigging

Sometimes even a clothespin on the shroud will prevent the harmonic hum. Joel On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 4:19 PM, William Hall via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I had the exact same thing after taking down and putting the mast back > up. The previous owner said that the exact

Re: Stus-List Singing Rigging

If you have an adjustable backstay, that's probably the easiest way to change tension in the rig and remove resonance. The hum we get is usually the forestay and this takes care of it nicely. Pete C Celebration -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]

Stus-List Singing Rigging

Hello fellow seers, I'm getting this humming in the mast as soon as I have a little breeze while on the mooring ball and it's really annoying. At first I thought it was a generator or an engine sound propagated by water but I realized it's the strings of this big violin that are singing. Any

Re: Stus-List 33-2 Electrical upgrades,

Hi Dave, you would be well advised to put some kind on guard over your main breaker on your battery switch. Every C ii I have seen has a broken lever on that breaker. Somebody is bound to step on it; happened to me twice. I made a simple angle bracket out of lexan and that has served me

Stus-List AH 4000 users

Does anyone but me still use the old AH4000 wheel pilot? I am modifying mine to mount below decks with remote buttons in the cockpit. If anyone else still has these things I can post some photos on my website of the process. Joe Coquina ___ This list

Re: Stus-List Dull red hull

I echo Francois's approach too. I have the same buffer (but got it for $39 at one of the H-Freight sales) and have been using 3m Restorer & Wax with wool pads (also from H-freight). I am for now just doing 1 pass and it is

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

That's the same setup I've got on my hull #7 - a cable bolted from cast metal box under mast, to keel bolt. Probably original. I haven't seen one first-hand, but have heard of lightning strikes to sailboats on my lake (Chatfield Reservoir) that have fried electronics and in one case blown a

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

The lightning that hit the boat with an ungrounded deck-stepped mast blew a nice big hole through the bottom of the boat on the way out. Joe Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 12:10 To:

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

On my 1980 version, I assume the 'grounding' system is original. There is a cast metal box which the mast sits in and which in turn sits on the big oak block. That box has a battery cable bolted to it which is attached to a keel bolt. Hope it works. Gary #593 -Original Message- From:

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

Joe: That's only one data point and I think there are so many variables involved with lightning strikes that you really can't draw much of a conclusion. There are all different degrees of lightning strikes--the one you were involved with may have been among the worst. I have two data points

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

This is not exactly the case. Keep in mind that a lighting generates a current in thousands of A. That high current generates magnetic field around it. In turn this magnetic field generates current in any conductor in the neighbourhood (this includes, but is not limited to, any electronic

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

In no way I would want to discourage you from grounding your mast. However, please consider the two articles and draw your own conclusions. http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/lightning.htm http://lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls/cone-of-protection-myth.html Marek From: Ryan Doyle via

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

No – they were wise. I have worked on a boat with no ground system that was hit. Step one was to get salvage divers to inflate airbags inside the boat and get it back up to the surface! Joe Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Robert Boyer via CnC-List

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

Lightning is actually attracted to a grounded object. My boat has been hit by lightning twice--mast was grounded to keel bolt. Most of my electronics were fried each time. So, if anyone claims that grounding works, I think they have been more lucky than wise. Bob Bob Boyer s/v Rainy Days C

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

I’ve heard in the past of this being done, but using chain. Does anyone know of instances where this actually works and prevents lightening bolt from entering the cabin? Bernie Ex C 25 (hull # 342) Shopping for a new boat Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Della Barba, Joe via

Re: Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

I run 4 gauge wire from the bottom of my mast to the nearest keel bolt. This is vastly better than nothing. If you really want to get into it, you would need to tie in all the rigging and provide exit terminals at the water line. This website will give you some ideas:

Re: Stus-List Shouldn't there be some kind of Wally Award?

Kind words but thanks recognition or encouragement is wholly unnecessary. Much of the decision making and thought prior to the work involves freely provided assistance from folks on this list, so to me, documenting this for the next person is only reasonable, and is a fair payback for the help

Re: Stus-List 33-2 Electrical upgrades, blog updated and organized with details and photos.

Amazing work. Great job Dave. And thanks for blogging it in such detail. This offseason I'll probably tackle rebuilding the mast step on my 1972 30-1 (hull #7) a la http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/doityourself/maststep/maststep.htm . Some PO kludged a "fix" with a big wood wedge down in that

Stus-List Grounding a mast - 30mki

Hey guys, Wondering if anyone can describe to me how they've ground their mast. I have a 1976 30mki and we got caught out in a very fast-moving t-storm this weekend and I realized I should have done this when I bought the boat last fall. My mast step is not original. It is a big, fat piece

Re: Stus-List 33-2 Electrical upgrades, blog updated and organized with details and photos.

Good luck with the upgrades Dave. I bought a 33 MK II in November 2015 and the list of upgrades does not seem to diminish! John from Enterprise! On Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:43 PM, Dave Syer via CnC-List wrote: http://cncwindstar.blogspot.ca/p/blog-page.html

Re: Stus-List Shouldn't there be some kind of Wally Award?

I agree.  We can learn a lot from this because sites like this cover many problems.  It also makes us closer to the person doing the job.  We also can laugh at their mistakes and remember when we did the same thing. FrankC 29 On Monday, July 25, 2016 12:44 AM, Lee Youngblood via CnC-List