Re: Stus-List 1 1/2" ID Exhaust hose

2013-08-26 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Francois, I replaces the exhaust system on my 1987 35mk3 a few years ago, and based on that here are my comments: 1. of course the mechanic is going to yell at you, because 1) he cannot be on record as going against what his manufacturer is publishing and perhaps 2) he wants you to employ *him* t

Re: Stus-List transmissions in gearwhile sailing

2013-08-13 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 3:41 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: [SPAM]Re: Stus-List [SPAM]Re: [SPAM]Re: transmissions in gear whilesailing Jake, Rather than crawling in to the sail locker, another option is to remove the steps

Re: Stus-List [SPAM]Re: [SPAM]Re: transmissions in gear whilesailing

2013-08-12 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Jake, Rather than crawling in to the sail locker, another option is to remove the steps/engine cover. I have a shaft zinc on the inside of the hull, presumably so the shaft cannot get ejected out the bottom. But the side benefit is that a large sharpie mark on that zinc is visible from the *fro

Re: Stus-List BOR

2013-08-08 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Hm. 2 C&C 35 skippers on the same boat...and maybe 3... There's a joke in here somewhere. Green with envy, Keith Morgenstern C&C 35-3 cb Beyond the Sea -Original Message- From: Joel Aronson [mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 10:16 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.

Re: Stus-List Waste fitting stuck

2013-08-06 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
I had an identical thing happen to me. A new cap was not the answer. A new fitting was the answer. The cap and fitting are both aluminum, which doesn't seem to like sewer gasses all that much. Since I was tossing the fitting, I think I just unscrewed it from the deck and slipped/pryed the hose off

Re: Stus-List St. Mary's Gov Cup

2013-07-26 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
d a person do you need? Joel On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR wrote: Any listers out there planning on racing the Gov Cup? And are there any listers in the MD area who want to race with the good ship Beyond the Sea? We'

Stus-List St. Mary's Gov Cup

2013-07-25 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Any listers out there planning on racing the Gov Cup? And are there any listers in the MD area who want to race with the good ship Beyond the Sea? We've had two crew drop for schedule and sprained back issues. So, any takers? We can get you home on early Sunday morning via car instead of boat. A

Re: Stus-List HIN Again - Sorry

2013-07-11 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Try this link: http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.htm -Keith -Original Message- From: Indigo [mailto:ind...@thethomsons.us] Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 11:50 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List HIN Again - Sorry I know this has been discussed umpteen times, but I

Re: Stus-List where to secure spring lines

2013-07-05 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Try these: http://www.csjohnson.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&; products_id=23&zenid=0eeab98ab8786c1bde603aad590b6323 It's what I have. Or if you don't trust that, go with eh wichard toe-rail padeye and run a block thru it, then the line thru the block. -Keith -Origin

Re: Stus-List Steering Quadrant

2013-06-27 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
True, but it will likely be the last quadrant you ever buy. That Edson stuff is very high quality, and they know their stuff. -Keith -Original Message- From: Jim Watts [mailto:paradigmat...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 22:02 To: 1 CnC List Subject: Re: Stus-List Steering Q

Re: Stus-List Cast aluminum jiggy thing for cable steering

2013-06-24 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
I would think that to be unlikely. My quadrant on my 35-3 has 6 bolts holding it together. 4 at the shaft and one on each edge to keep the groove aligned. -Keith M -Original Message- From: Jim Watts [mailto:paradigmat...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 20:27 To: Danny Haughey; 1

Re: Stus-List Tuning my rig

2013-06-04 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Look at the Harken website, under technical info you will find charts of breaking strength for the various rigging types (wire rope, rod, etc). Also, I like to tune my rig to middle C, maybe D sharp at the highest.. YMMV. -Keith M. 35 mk3 CB Jokester -Original Message- From: Kyle Mello

Re: Stus-List non-skid paint (Jake Brodersen), now Teak Blocks

2013-06-03 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Can I get a picture too? Thanks! -Keith 35 mk3 CB -Original Message- From: Alan Bergen [mailto:alan-at-h...@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 12:14 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List non-skid paint (Jake Brodersen), now Teak Blocks Jake: I usually drive from the le

Re: Stus-List Keel/Centerboard Racing

2013-06-03 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Using zero scientific evidence at all, my boat and crew has determined that 2 knots is my breakpoint (upwind). When less than 2 knots, board all the way up. When greater, down all the way. Up always when going downwind. When reaching, we figure that's downwind enough, so board up all the way. Un

Re: Stus-List Overheating 3GMD - the plot thickens

2013-05-24 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
As others have mentioned, I'd look for an air leak in every seal from the pump upstream to the hull fitting -including the entire pump. If the pump gets air bound and the impeller vanes are less than absolutely factory perfect, it will have a hard time sucking water, and will just move the air in t

Re: Stus-List 35-3 Leak

2013-05-24 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Yeah...already did that. I took every cover off of everything on the stbd side. (4 in all) Nothing. It was maddening. My leak is coming from the little dip in the headliner an inch aft of the electrical panel. If you reach up in there, you find that they used this as a channel to run the wir

Re: Stus-List 35-3 Leak

2013-05-23 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
ent: May 23, 2013 10:40 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 35-3 Leak Keith, Gennie track or toe rail loose? Joel On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR wrote: If we are talking about mystery leaks.I have one coming from the overhead

Re: Stus-List 35-3 Leak

2013-05-23 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
u hull and reattach it. Thanks for the input! Any opinion on tightening keel bolts in the water - I cannot get a conclusive answer on this. Some sources say do it and some say never. I've seen it argued on several forums, but haven't formed my own opinion yet...

Re: Stus-List 35-3 Leak

2013-05-23 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
t: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 17:25 To: Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 35-3 Leak Keith, The tanks are empty, I never filled them. The water is crystal clear (thanks to Zebra mussels) Lake Michigan water - no fuel, oil, etc. I am not completely convinc

Re: Stus-List 35-3 Leak

2013-05-22 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Erik, I've been mulling over your situation. Here's my thoughts: You indicate that it seems like the water is originating from somewhere *inside* the stringer. We know that there are no keel bolts in there, nor are there any openings to the ocean there...and it's in front of the last keel bolt,

Re: Stus-List C & C 35-3 keel drawings

2013-05-21 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Just as an FYI to all the 35-3 CB folks out there: The "fiberglass insert" mentioned below is sometimes poorly fitted up. It was in mine, which made the builder gloop in tons of filler to fair it to the hull. Filler has very little tensile or compressive strength on it's own. So it's fairly britt

Re: Stus-List Stopping a diesel

2013-05-20 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
I suspect a can of any kind of non-oxygen stuff. Lately you can get cans of Argon (marketed under "Bloxygen"). They sell it to displace the oxygen out of paint cans for storage, but if you are faced with a runaway diesel...it couldn’t hurt! -Keith Morgenstern C&C 35-3 CB -Original Message

Re: Stus-List Gybe preventer

2013-05-10 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Joel, I think the "too simple" part of your plan is the attachment to the boom. The sail is attached at the ends (functionally, even if it's got a bolt rope on the foot), so you would be bending the boom around that little dyneema loop. Probably breaking the boom. Your mid-boom sheeting gets awa

Re: Stus-List Spectra/double braid halyards

2013-05-09 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
This is done very often in the racing world for weight reduction. Basically, you strip the cover off of a high-tech line like EnduraBraid or Warpspeed or your favorite Vectran cored line. I did it myself for all my halyards, but I'm funny like that. For one of my halyards, its Endurabraid with t

Re: Stus-List Strip LEDs Cabin Lighting

2013-04-25 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Joel, After you get them installed, do you mind if I come check it out some time...I could *always* use an excuse to visit Annapolis. Might have to stop at APS, Bacon's, Fawcetts, you know...because they are right there... :) -Keith M C&C 35-3 CB Beyond the Sea -Original Message- Fro

Re: Stus-List Leaking windows-biting the bullet

2013-03-18 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
I used a GE product - "Silpruf" I think. The guy at Annapolis maritime plastics sold it to me out of his stock...it's what HE uses when he gets paid to replace windows. Plus flat black spray paint... Search the archives...I did this job about 1 year ago and it's still holding up fine, even with

Re: Stus-List 35/3 babystay

2013-02-27 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Joel You already got a few answers on what it's used for (mast pumping, bending the mast). In case you didn't already pick this up...you (and I) have them because our shrouds are in-line and not swept aft. Even my old pearson had 2 sets of lower shrouds (one forward, one aft), to stabilize the mid

Re: Stus-List Outhaul

2013-01-03 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Sorry to be late to the game, was on an email hiatus for a while. Yes, I put in a 12:1 tackle. My boat originally had no purchase at all. I did it by: 1. Running a piece of spectra thru the clew, one end dead-ended at the back of the boom and the other end into the sheave at the back (this gives 2

Re: Stus-List Transition Cruise to Sail

2012-12-20 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
ed call my buddy Charlie Husar who keeps the whole fleet going. 410-266-6216. He can put you on a boat if you're interested in seeing what it is all about. Best, Dave (former Cal 25 fleet member) "Ronin" C&C 37 Sent from my iPad On Dec 18, 2012, at 12:30, "Mo

Re: Stus-List Transition Cruise to Sail

2012-12-18 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Hmmm, free Cal25 in Annapolis.. interesting thought Any idea of their weekly schedule? -Keith M C&C 35-3 in Maryland. -Original Message- From: Della Barba, Joe [mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov] Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 11:12 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List T

Re: Stus-List Centerboard issues

2012-11-05 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Ron, Lisa, I have the same boat as you, and the boat that Steve's referring to. (no really, we bought "Beyond the Sea" (nee Impromptu) from Steve in 2005). We are in Herrington Harbour North. When you say "the board won't go down all the way" what do you mean? There are 2 important "down" positi

Re: Stus-List Dyneema baby stay

2012-10-18 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
This may come across as pedanticbut have you ever tried to cut dyneema? That stuff is *hard* on knives.I have a Spanish steel bladed (like they use for swords), and I can only make 1 splice before it's time to reshapen. I've switched to utility knives, and go thru at least 1 blade (usuall

Re: Stus-List Golf cart batteries in a 35-3?

2012-10-04 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Wow, I'd never imagine there was room for that. Could you post a picture of the arrangement? -Keith Beyond the Sea 35-3 CB -Original Message- From: BRUCE BOLTON [mailto:bruce.bol...@shaw.ca] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 17:43 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Golf c

Re: Stus-List Rope clutches

2012-09-24 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
I'd leave it or replace it with starboard. Almost all these clutches have something spring-loaded to push the line down into a gripper (or likely the top half of the gripper is spring loaded to push it down into the lower half of the gripper.) When you mount the clutch so that the line pays more

Re: Stus-List final spinnaker questions

2012-09-20 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Joel, Someone sent you the polars. For a first race, I'd ignore them. and instead find another boat that has similar polars and just match their angles. I've found that J-30s seem to have nearly the same wind angle as the 35-3 for each wind speed. Just find out who's racing this weekend, and

Re: Stus-List WTB and Re: C&C 35Mk III Spinnaker Sheets / Guys

2012-09-18 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
ole? Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS -Original Message- From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR Sent: September 18, 2012 10:09 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject:

Re: Stus-List WTB and Re: C&C 35Mk III Spinnaker Sheets / Guys

2012-09-18 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
r/faster/safer than a dip pole on a 35? Joel Sent from my iPad On Sep 17, 2012, at 12:48 PM, "Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR" wrote: > I assume you are talking about how we jibe after detaching the lazy > guy... > > We are likely to take off the lazy guy only on long-ish legs w

Re: Stus-List WTB and Re: C&C 35Mk III Spinnaker Sheets / Guys

2012-09-17 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
s out there have a functional symmetric chute that they'd like to part with? How about a pole? Ideally, luff length would be 50', foot / mid-girth would be 27'9" and pole would be 15'5" Bill Hall 1985 C&C 37 Starfire Stamford, CT On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 8:12 AM,

Re: Stus-List C&C 35Mk III Spinnaker Sheets / Guys

2012-09-17 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
the pole or replace it? I'm still set up for dip pole gybes. Joel Sent from my iPad On Sep 17, 2012, at 8:12 AM, "Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR" wrote: > On Beyond the Sea, we've had a few different setups. > > Originally we had 3/8" stayset for the sheets

Re: Stus-List C&C 35Mk III Spinnaker Sheets / Guys

2012-09-17 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
On Beyond the Sea, we've had a few different setups. Originally we had 3/8" stayset for the sheets and an older, sorta-low-stretch 1/2" line for guys. I've never really had issues with the sheets, but the guys were too stretchy and in any sort of reaching condition they'd let the pole bang the fo

Re: Stus-List Sailing The Chesapeake

2012-09-17 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
I'd have to agree with Steve. I know, I live there. There isn't much that is bent toward "tourists" who don't keep their boat there. Only 2-3 restaurants on the waterfront, and only 1 that may have free dockage for those eating there. That being said, it's an excellent home-base and place to ra

Re: Stus-List Reverse Flow on Transom Bilge Outflow

2012-09-12 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
On a past boat I had good luck with simply putting in the loop, and poking a very small hole in the top with a needle. If the needle is made to be red hot, it will melt instead of cut the hose and seal the edges. The hole doesn't need to be very big to prevent a siphon. Yes, it is possible that w

Re: Stus-List 35-3 spin pole downhaul question

2012-09-12 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Our downhaul arrangement has many similarities on my 35-3. But instead of running the line down the toerail, we run it along the cabin sides. I mounted two small-ish eye straps about 1.5" forward of each corner of the forward hatch, and have a block on each. The deck and cabin liner come togeth

Re: Stus-List Crew wanted - Hospice Cup Annapolis 9/22

2012-09-11 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
I might be able to joinhave to check with the ADM for that weekend. -Keith -Original Message- From: Joel Aronson [mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:17 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Crew wanted - Hospice Cup Annapolis 9/22 Anyone inte

Re: Stus-List Thru Hulls/seacocks

2012-09-11 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
ar to yours. All it takes is time and money! Joel On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR wrote: What year is your boat? It would strike me as odd if they made a change in the 35-3 line such as this. My 35-3 (1987) ha

Re: Stus-List Thru Hulls/seacocks

2012-09-11 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
What year is your boat? It would strike me as odd if they made a change in the 35-3 line such as this. My 35-3 (1987) has the marelon valves in the bow. One for seawater intake for the head, one big one for overboard discharge of the head, and another added later for the A/C. My bilge pump an

Re: Stus-List Mast rake adjustment

2012-09-10 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Russ may be on to something here. Why race with a furler? Has your PHRF rule changed to allow a sail change while still taking the furling credit? Or more credit for the furler than before? (Our Chesapeake Bay PHRF hasn't changed either of these that I know of) We ditched the furler (and furli

Re: Stus-List Engine Saga - Continued - may be boring....

2012-08-31 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
You might want to paint the bilge areas under the engine now that you have access to it. Finding drips/leaks in the future will be easier if the bilge isn't already stained with the prior drips/leaks. Food for thought. -Keith -Original Message- From: Rich Knowles [mailto:r...@sailpower

Re: Stus-List Isaac: Lightning on the hard

2012-08-30 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
I think if your "lightning rod" rig ever did get hit, you'd find that the heat from the bolt instantaneously melted the halyard to which it was tied Which would result in the how rig dropping 50 feet to your deck. Not sure how the deck would fair... Add to that injury the insult that the stuf

Re: Stus-List 35/5 Fuel capacity

2012-08-27 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
Although the capacity is 20 gallonsI wouldn't hold any faith in the gauge being correct. My "low level alarm" is when it reads 1/4 tank, and my "high level alarm" is when it reads 3/4 tank. I don't wish to publicize how I personally came to recognize those two limits, but maybe over beers so

Re: Stus-List Performance

2012-08-27 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
I think next year I'm going to have to crew for you to get some insight on that. -Keith -Original Message- From: Jake Brodersen [mailto:captain_j...@cox.net] Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 21:21 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Performance Gary, Thanks for the mention

Re: Stus-List Stuck screw, PHRF

2012-08-06 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
vernight race from Annapolis to St Mary's). I need to pick up a current edition of Spinsheet- the Annapolis sailing rag - or go to their website. Joel On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR wrote: So now that you hav

Re: Stus-List check stays

2012-08-06 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
You have check stays? Does any other 35-3 have them? I don't. -Keith -Original Message- From: Joel Aronson [mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 17:16 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List check stays Speaking of hardware of questionable value - the ca

Re: Stus-List Stuck screw, PHRF

2012-08-06 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
So now that you have a PHRF cert...what race are you doing? :) -Keith -Original Message- From: Joel Aronson [mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 9:25 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Stuck screw, PHRF I'm trying to remove the set screw on the ext

Re: Stus-List Pulpit wanted for 35mk III

2012-07-27 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
I think that "Tops in Quality" made the original. They are still in business, and I bet they still have the figures/specs. Even if they don't have the original specs figures, they have a pretty good measurement form to make a custom one. I had them make a rear pulpit for an older boat I had (it

Re: Stus-List Soft shackles again

2012-07-23 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
e has because I can't figure out how you would do a sail change upwind with a single soft shackle through both sheets unless one uses a changing sheet. Dennis ____ From: "Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR" To: cnc-list@cnc-list.c

Re: Stus-List soft shackles

2012-07-13 Thread Morgenstern, Keith E CIV SEA 08 NR
We stress ours plenty every week. I use 1 soft shackle to attach both jib sheets to the jib. I spliced an eye in each jib sheet, and then the soft shackle goes thru all three: port sheet, stbd sheet, clew ring. I switched to this after getting tired of the bowlines snagging the shrouds with each