Stus-List Removing a C&C 34 fuel tank

HiThe other emails about dirty fuel rings a bell with the issues we have had this summer.Earlier this year we had problems with the motor dying when idling down.  We suspected dirty fuel, changed the filters but didn't solve the problem.  Ultimately tightening the clamps on the fuel  lines solv

Stus-List Beta Engine Stalling

Hello We have a beta engine that has a stalling problem. It started a while ago when idling. After some investigation and replacing fuel filters to no avail we found a loose clamp on the fuel line which was letting air in. Problem fixed. Sort off. It ran well for a while, but then... and t

Stus-List Dual purpose of windlass electrical wires?

Hi All Sort of a weird question, but hopefully someone has some insight. We have been struggling with where to put solar panels on our C&C 34. We now think that we will get a couple of flexible panels and leave them free, at least for now. The plan would be to put them out on the fore deck wh

Stus-List Dirty fuel blues and stuffing box saga

So if you were following a previous post about dirty fuel and stuffing box here is where it ended up. In both cases we believe operator error. In terms of the dirty fuel the tank wasn't spotless but it wasn't that bad as was the primary filter. We suspect a two step problem both related to ai

Re: Stus-List Stuffing box issue and update on dirty fuel

Hello John Thank-you for the reply.  We started with three strands but had the problem of dripping in idle but not once running and warmed up. So we added another.  The idea being we could loosen it off more but still stop the drip when stopped.  At least that was our logic at the time.  Didn't

Stus-List Dirty fuel?

The other day when motoring the engine quit when pulling into the marina. Got it going again to make the slip but then it quit again. Repeat a few times. We thought the most likely culprit was the new fuel gauge not being configured correctly and had run out of diesel. Second culprit may be

Re: Stus-List CnC-List Digest, Vol 153, Issue 117

Canmore has become quite a going concern.  A bit of a drive from Banff. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com Date: 2018-10-20 12:54 PM (GMT-08:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: CnC-List Digest, Vol 153, Issue 117 S

Re: Stus-List Solar panels and LED light bulbs.

Thanks for the comment. We added a battery, but that was battery number 4 with 3 house and one starter now. But they are lead acid batteries and will only take so much charge. (Perhaps we should switch to AGM's with thin plates, but that is another issue.) Our alternator is likely bigger tha

Stus-List Solar panels and LED light bulbs.

Hi All Last year after putting in a new Beta engine with a larger alternator (110 amp) we added an additional battery, a battery monitor, and to use all that power, a fridge. (Of interest, and not the point of this email, is we went through two alternators on the boat last summer both on warra

Stus-List Campbell Sailor Prop

Hi Thinking about putting a Campbell Sailor 3 bladed prop on our boat. Has anybody got any experience with it? Thanks Don Andante, Victoria Sent from my iPad ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one

Stus-List Refinishing the stairs on C&C 34

Hi I'm thinking about refinishing the stairs on our C&C 34. Wondering if they are glued as well as screwed together. Does anyone know? Thanks Don Andante, Victoria ___ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and

Stus-List Curtains on C&C 34

Hi All The curtains on our 34 are getting rather old. We would like to replace the curtains without replacing the mounting hardware that holds them. This, I think, means getting the right slides to sew onto the head and foot of the curtains. Has anyone experience with this? Where did you get

Re: Stus-List Battery monitor shunt location

We recently installed one on a 34. We mounted it in the engine room where other electronic items, wires, etc. are and there is also a large ground busbar there to make it easy to connect things in an orderly fashion. The house batteries are about 2 feet away under the quarter berth. The star

Stus-List Blue Sea Add A Battery Kit

Hello Last year when we installed a new engine we had the local mechanic do two things. Align the engine and do the wiring. This is question about the wiring for people who have the same Blue Sea kit. To manage the batteries we are using the Blue Sea Dual Circuit Plus 5511e switch and the 76

Re: Stus-List Partnership creation

Last year I took on a partner on my boat. We had known each other for several years but were not what I would consider really close friends at that point. We spent some time writing up an agreement in which we tried to cover all the issues that we thought could arise in a partnership. This h

Stus-List Icebox conversion on C&C 34

Hello all We plan to convert our icebox into a fridge on our 1981 C&C 34 and are looking for advice from people who may have done this. For example which unit did you buy, how has it worked, where did you mount the compressor, did you add ventilation, how many amps does it use, did you add ins

Re: Stus-List Replacing shifter cable - but

Thanks to everyone for their help. The cables are out. It certainly helps to know what you are looking for when you start ripping things apart. The only challenge was seized machine screws which we dealt with using penetrating oil and an impact driver. We believe this is that last challenge

Re: Stus-List Replacing shifter cable - but

Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Dec 9, 2017 8:28 PM, "DON JONSSON via CnC-List" wrote: On our C&C we have replaced the motor and now need to replace the shifter cable. It is a C&C 34 with a throttle on one side and the shifter on port. The sec

Stus-List Replacing shifter cable

On our C&C we have replaced the motor and now need to replace the shifter cable. It is a C&C 34 with a throttle on one side and the shifter on port. The secret is how to disconnect the shifter lever from the cable with out ripping everything apart on the binnacle. We don't know the secret. D

Stus-List Fitting and facing a new coupler

Hi We are in the process of replacing our old Yanmar 3GMD motor with a Beta. The old coupler doesn't match the beta and besides it is old. We are looking at a split shaft coupler from Beta. We are getting mixed information as to whether the shaft needs to come out of the boat and the new cou

Stus-List Fuel Filters

Hi In Canada the current regulations say: 7.7.1 Every fuel filter or strainer shall be capable of resisting damages by fire according to the requirements for fuel systems set forth in ABYC Standard H-24 Gasoline Fuel Systems, paragraph 5.7, unless the filter or strainer is inside the fuel tank

Stus-List Yanmar 3GMD for parts - anyone interested?

Hello I have recently pulled a Yanmar 3GMD 20hp out of my boat in Victoria BC. It is from 1981 and has 2000 hours on it. The reason it is being replaced is it started to leak oil from the air intake manifold indicating that there was too much oil being blown out from the rocker arm cover into

Re: Stus-List Spreader boots 1984 C&C 35-3

Hi Jim I had Blackline do mine in 2010. I replaced the rod with wire. They also installed radar on the mast, replaced corroded spreader tips, etc. Cost was close to $6,800 minus taxes. Cheap compared to the cost of the new motor I'm in the process of putting in. By the way, we followed your

Stus-List New Engine, now what size alternator

Hi I previously lamented engine problems on my 1982 C&C 34. I had the original Yanmar 3GMD. The problem was leaking oil from the intake manifold caused by serious blow back. There is also a transmission problem, where it doesn't always go into gear. So the decision has been made to put a n

Stus-List 3GMD engine blow back

Hi I continue to try and understand what is wrong with my engine without paying more good money. And I have started looking for a new motor. First the problem. The engine recently started to leak a fair amount of oil and to start poorly. We spent a lot of time trying to find exactly where th

Stus-List Yanmar 3GMD replacement on C&C 34

Hi It seems I have a leaking head gasket on my Yanmar engine. It is an old engine but only has 2,000 hours on it. I'm going to get some quotes on fixing it but I'm sure it won't be cheap and not sure it won't be a waste on an old engine. The boat is leaking a fair bit of oil which ends up in

Stus-List Hillerange stove thermostat

Hello all I'm looking for a thermostat for a Hillerange oven. It is on our 1981 C&C 34 and it is the brown three burner, model number is 3121 and is also known as the Seaward Princess (I think). The thermostat is part number 70400. We cannot get our current one rebuilt in Seattle because our

Stus-List Hillerange oven issues

Hi All On my C&C 34 I have an old brown Hillerange stove. Since I've owned it the oven has never worked. You can light the pilot light and it will then light the burner. You close the door and check a bit later and it has gone out. In contact with a company in Seattle that will still sell pa

Re: Stus-List 2GM15 salt water cooled engine overheating

Hi I don't know if you read my earlier email where we were having a related problem. In our case it ended up being an air leak in the gasket for the strainer. We tested everything else. Ran water forward and backwards through the engine via the hole for the thermostat and the cylinder intake

Re: Stus-List Fixing V-berth port hatch leaks

Hi I replaced the lens in my hatch a number of years ago and it has been fine ever since. It wasn't leaking but you could no longer see through it. The main challenge was getting the knobs off of the top side of the latches in order to get the old lens out and the new one in. I had to drill o

Stus-List Engine cooling woes fixed

OK, this is a bit embarrassing. But here are the results. The original problem was the impeller breaking. In diagnosing that we opened the strainer and then screwed the lid back down. Reused this gasket. It leaked air but we didn't know that. The top is above the water line. We thought th

Re: Stus-List Engine water cooling woes on Yanmar 3GMD

Thanks for the comments, but We have had the pump off a couple of times. The belt was tightened when we put it back on. There has always been water with pressure coming out of the pump, the higher the revs the more water. Whether enough pressure is hard to tell. In terms of the old impe

Stus-List Engine water cooling woes on Yanmar 3GMD

Hello Today on the first trip out for the weekend on the boat I got about 5 minutes out and the engine over heated. Spent the next 3 hours trying to figure it out before towing the boat back in with the dinghy. Another 2 hours at the dock and still no luck. Perhaps someone can help. First i

Stus-List One more kick at windlass for C&C 34

Hi All I asked before if anyone has an electric windlass on a C&C 34. Although I got great advice no pictures of one mounted on a 34. I'm hoping someone out there has a C&C 34 with an electric windlass that they think has been set up well and could either provide a description of where it is

Stus-List C&C 34 Windlass

Hello All Has anyone installed a windlass on a C&C 34? Or something reasonably close. I no longer have the desire to pull up the anchor by hand and I would appreciate help from anyone who has done this. Pictures would be really great. Also, is there any way to search the archives without goi

Re: Stus-List Angled Prop Shaft

Hi I have a 1981 34 with an angled shaft. As mentioned it is to allow the shaft to come out without dropping the rudder. On my boat I believe it accentuates the prop walk in reverse. The boat has wicked prop walk, which is definitely not a feature. Don Jonsson Swansong C&C 34 Victoria, B.

Stus-List C&C 34 Moisture in rudder

Hi I have a 1981 C&C 34 which I'm trying to sell, and now am concerned about the issues on the boat. The biggest one is the moisture in the rudder. About a foot up from the bottom of the rudder there has been a small quasi hole, about 1/16th of an inch, for quite a while. When I hauled the bo

Re: Stus-List Raymarine X5 auto pilot installation C&C 34+

Hi I have an st6002. I mounted the computer and flux gate compass under the chart table against the drawers. Knees don't reach them when sitting at the table. Computer close to the side and compass as close to the centre line as possible. It has worked well. I have the controller by the wh