Stus-List Re: Insurance…add international races with paid crew

I am sure plenty of people “forget” to mention the paid crew, but if you want coverage you’ll need to talk to the people that insure all the big yachts with paid crew. There is a lot that goes into proper coverage of crew that would be unfamiliar to companies more used to insuring ski boats on a

Stus-List Re: Insurance…add international races with paid crew

Does anyone on the list really sail with paid crew? When I could no longer afford the cost of racing between Astoria, Oregon and Victoria, BC (Oregon Offshore Race, now called the Pacific Northwest Offshore Race), I asked my crew to chip in one hundred dollars each. They felt one hundred wasn't eno

Stus-List GelCoat Color Matching and Cracked Mast Step

Well, yesterday, the boat was hauled out for the winter... time to get busy before winter sets in for Upstate NY. We had a great summer of sailing on our new to us 1980 C&C34 which we named Indigo Out We Go. 1 - There are some chips in the gelcoat, especially around the perimeter of the transom. W

Stus-List Engine controls and Auto Pilots

I'm contemplating adding a new wheel mount auto pilot (Raymarine EV-100) on my 1983 Landfall 35, equipped with an Edson 737 dual lever engine control (the type with the two extra stainless tubes that carry the control cables). I was curious to see if anyone on the list may have attempted to add thi

Stus-List Re: Engine controls and Auto Pilots

All, Finally something I can comment on --- all of you experts know so much and I feel like a toddler at the kids table at Thanksgiving when I listen to you all. My experience with a wheel pilot was the Raymarine one you mention. I put it on a Rawson 30 cutter rigged with an Edson wheel and p

Stus-List Re: Engine controls and Auto Pilots

Chuck I have a C&C 35 Mk2 that has the older Raymarine ST4000 autopilot which is being used at its upper limits.  It does Ok up to about 20kts on Narra Bay, Buzzards Bay and Long Island Sound.  Have never engaged it above 29 kts. The only problem I have had is the the three plastic "U" bracke

Stus-List Re: Engine controls and Auto Pilots

Chuck minor typo!  Fat fingers!! - should have been 20 kts not 29. Don On 10/22/2021 2:51 PM, Don Kern via CnC-List wrote: Chuck I have a C&C 35 Mk2 that has the older Raymarine ST4000 autopilot which is being used at its upper limits.  It does Ok up to about 20kts on Narra Bay, Buzzards Bay

Stus-List Re: Engine controls and Auto Pilots

I have a 33-2 and have had a like/hate relationship with the ev100. It is extremely sensitive to belt tension adjustment and it’s misbehaviours are well documented online. A not so well documented hack I learned last summer (as a result of yet Another frustrating standoff) was to lubricate ins

Stus-List Re: Engine controls and Auto Pilots

Is like Gorillas and guérillas? Doug Mountjoy sv Rebecca Leah C & C Landfall 39Port Orchard Yacht Club Port Orchard, WA Original message From: Don Kern via CnC-List Date: 10/22/21 12:13 (GMT-08:00) To: Stus-List Cc: Don Kern Subject: Stus-List Re: Engine controls and Auto

Stus-List Half-Hull Model

Happy Fall, Listers. This week I received a half-hull model of Grenadine that I’d ordered from Mas Azuma of Zuma Boat, Inc. (https://www.halfhull.net/index.htm ). He did really beautiful work, and his price was very fair. Plus he was very professional and e

Stus-List Re: GelCoat Color Matching and Cracked Mast Step

There is this from practical welding- CASTINGS The most common casting alloys by Far are the AlSiMg heat-treatable castings such as A35G and A319. The correct filler metal for the 3XX casting alloys is 4043. If you don't know what the casting alloy is, it is logical to assume that it is a

Stus-List Re: Engine controls and Auto Pilots

Thanks folks for the input on the feasibility of using the wheel pilot with a vessel the size and displacement of Half Magic. I recently brought a Cape Dory 36 with a wheel pilot from Narragansett Bay to Martha’s Vineyard and while it has limits It worked great on the much heavier boat. Not in

Stus-List Re: Engine controls and Auto Pilots

I installed the EV100 on my Landfall 38 which has the same pedestal and it fits fine without interfering with the throttle or the shift lever. Like others have said it works fine in light to moderate wind, but has issues steering in heavy winds especially with following seas. That's fine with me,

Stus-List Re: Insurance…add international races with paid crew

Correct On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 12:13 PM ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Does anyone on the list really sail with paid crew? When I could no longer > afford the cost of racing between Astoria, Oregon and Victoria, BC (Oregon > Offshore Race, now called the Pacific North

Stus-List Re: GelCoat Color Matching and Cracked Mast Step

Replace it please with a strong component. The mast step is very important on a sailboat. On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 12:38 PM Todd Williams via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Well, yesterday, the boat was hauled out for the winter... time to get > busy before winter sets in for Upstate

Stus-List Re: Engine controls and Auto Pilots

I have a wheel mount Raymarine autopilot on my C&C 35 MKII a similar displacement boat. It is not as reliable as you may think. The below deck model may be better. On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 1:10 PM Novabraid via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I’m contemplating adding a new wheel mount a

Stus-List Re: Engine controls and Auto Pilots

Chuck, Isn’t the EV100 Wheel Pilot a belt driven unit? From what I see on YouTube it seems to be . . . Maybe you can get the dimensions from Raymarine and just measure how it will fit – or just get them from an existing installation around you. I had a 400+ on a 39, and it performed beautifully

Stus-List Re: Engine controls and Auto Pilots

I had the wheel pilot on Alera, my 37+/40. It may fine for for your intended use. But as far as I know, it is still a belt drive unit. The primary point of failure is the reduction gear. I went with below deck and regret not doing is years ago. Tom Buscaglia S/V Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40

Stus-List Re: Engine controls and Auto Pilots

EV100 is a belt -driven unit, with the belt completely hidden in the plastic enclosure attached to the steering wheel. I suggest measuring the unit directly, but you may have a problem with mounting the drive motor. Normally, it is installed on the side of the pedestal. If you have a throttle/