Stus-List Re: C 35 MK I Keel Bolts

2022-09-05 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
PDKIKX0DER_=chk_typ_imgToDp > > > > > > Joe Della Barba > > Coquina C 35 MK I > > Kent Island MD USA > > > > > > > > *From:* Thomas Delaney via CnC-List > *Sent:* Sunday, August 28, 2022 10:08 AM > *To:* Stus-List > *Cc:* j...@dellabarba.com; Thomas

Stus-List Re: C 35 MK I Keel Bolts

2022-08-28 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Joe, I believe it is 1 1/8" for the front-most nut and 1 1/2" for the rest. Best, Tom On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 6:17 AM Joe Della Barba via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Does anyone know the socket sizes needed to tighten them? > > I had this info somewhere and it vanished ☹ > >

Stus-List Re: Engine not turning over

2022-07-07 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
I spent three weeks working on the same sort of problem with my 2gm20f. I replaced almost all the wiring from the alternator to the panel, from the key to the push button, from the push button to the solenoid, etc... Nothing I had done so far worked (although through testing/metering everything I

Re: Stus-List Listers Age Range

2020-07-15 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
33. Bought the boat and joined the list at 29. -- --- Thomas C. Delaney 35-1 Snow Goose City Island, NY -- Forwarded message -- From: Randy Stafford To: cnc-list Cc: Luke Wolbrink Bcc: Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2020 01:46:25 -0600 Subject: Stus-List Listers Age Range So far we’ve

Re: Stus-List Battery Charging

2020-01-17 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
I use that same panel hanging off of the stern rail, connected to a Victron 75/15 MPPT controller with the Bluetooth dongle, and a Blue Sea System ACR to keep two group 24 AGM batteries topped up all summer. It has worked great for the last three seasons. I've never had any issues (except for my

Stus-List JAM vs Spinnaker Racing

2019-12-18 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
I don't know, it might be cheaper in the long run to move somewhere with a more competitive JAM fleet. --- Thomas C. Delaney 35-1 Snow Goose City Island, NY On Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 6:41 PM wrote: > Send CnC-List mailing list submissions to > cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > To subscribe or

Re: Stus-List Block Island's Great Salt Pond - Town Mooring or Dock Reservation?

2019-06-27 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Thanks all, I have a dock reservation pending! Champlin's has a two night minimum so I'm trying my luck at the New Harbor Boat Basin first. If neither of those work out, I'll try my luck at Fishers Island or somewhere else up the CT coast. I had not considered Cuttyhunk Island as a possibility,

Stus-List Block Island's Great Salt Pond - Town Mooring or Dock Reservation?

2019-06-26 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Listers, My crew is demanding that I give them a break from racing so we are planning for our first cruise, heading up Long Island Sound to Newport and Block Island, next month. I've arranged dock space at the navy base in Newport, but I'm still working out the details for the stop at Block

Stus-List Was Offshore boat, now Good Sailing Books

2019-04-26 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Al, I too have enjoyed Kretschmer's books. On his recommendation, and to your point about sailing in Puget Sound, have you read PASSAGE TO JUNEAU by Jonathan Raban? Simply sublime. READY ABOUT by G. Peabody Gardner was another great read focusing on Maine and Nova Scotia. Anyone else have any

Re: Stus-List Marine Surveyor (NYC, Westchester, SW Connecticut Area) (Edd Schillay)

2019-04-17 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Edd, Tom Delco / (914) 421-0921 Eastern Marine Surveyors in White Plains. He was very thorough when going over Snow Goose with me. Best, Tom On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 9:46 AM wrote: > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Edd Schillay > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: > Bcc: >

Stus-List 2019 Defender Warehouse Sale

2019-03-22 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
The sale pricing goes live at defender.com on Wednesday, 3/27, at 2pm ET. Full details are buried at the bottom of this link: https://www.defender.com/warehouse-sale19.html Best, Tom -- Snow Goose 35-1 City Island, NY On Mar 21, 2019, at 5:37 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List wrote: I thought it

Re: Stus-List Prepping for 35-1 Keel Bolts/Smile Fix

2019-02-06 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Matthew, I love the idea of having a more structurally sound bedding material for the backing plates. This is probably a stupid question - would the microballoon mixture be a replacement for the 4200? Or is there a way to bed the plates with the microballoon mixture, get the them back up again

Re: Stus-List Prepping for 35-1 Keel Bolts/Smile Fix

2019-02-06 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Thank you Joe and Neil, I've written to you both off-list. Edd, I'd love to see you out there for some weekend racing! I'll work on your suggestions right after I finish talking to the sailmaker about incorporating a few "speed holes" into the new #1. All best, Tom -- Snow Goose 35-1 City

Stus-List Prepping for 35-1 Keel Bolts/Smile Fix

2019-02-06 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi listers, First of- thanks for all of your suggestions for rebuilding my navtec backstay adjuster. It was serviced by a shop in Oyster Bay, NY and the local rigger (Jeff Lazar, whom I can't recommend enough) handled the removal and reinstall. So, onto the next project! I've been buying tools

Stus-List 35-1 Rudder Stop Design Changeover Point

2019-01-29 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
It probably doesn't help narrow it down that much, but Snow Goose (#173) has the vertical structure like in Russ' photo. This thread has made me realize I should spend a day shooting photos of every inch of the boat at some point. All best, Tom Snow Goose 35-1 City Island, NY On Tue, Jan 29,

Stus-List Soft shackles in action

2018-11-07 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Sorry John, it never occurred to me to take good photos of the soft shackles in action. I have a photo that shows them on a delivery jib in May, but none with the racing sails. I ended up using the same two shackles for all of my headsails across the wind range - had no problems with them in 20+

Re: Stus-List Shackle for Genoa Sheets?

2018-11-07 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Edd, I used a single set of homemade soft shackles all season long. I bought a set of fids and a 100ft spool of 4mm UHMWPE cord on Amazon, and spent the winter making dozens of them. I tried two different styles and ended up like the one at the following link the best

Stus-List Navtec Backstay (IA-10) - Rebuild or Replacement?

2018-10-04 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Listers, My backstay adjuster is losing all tension if I leave it set below ~1,000 lbs for a few days. It holds fine when I'm onboard and sailing, it seems to happen overnight, when the boat is on the mooring. The adjuster is an old Navtec IA-10 unit. There is no noticeable fluid leaking from

Re: Stus-List years a C owner

2018-09-28 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
I bought Snow Goose, a 1973 35-1, two years ago. When I was in college a decade ago I used to crew on a CS 36T in the weeknight beercan series. Snow Goose was in our division, but you'd never guess we were on the same race course. I got to know the sillouhette of her shrinking transom very well...

Stus-List 35-1 V-Berth Hatch

2018-06-04 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Listers, I lost one of the three hinge pins from the hatch over the v-berth. Does anyone know who made the original hatches for the 35-1? I thought it was an Atkins and Hoyle hatch but I haven't been able to find any photos/diagrams of their hatches that match what I've got, or any replacement

Re: Stus-List Parallel Batteries -- Double the Ah, but Double the CCA too??? (Edd Schillay)

2018-04-30 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Edd, CCA, AH, and reserve capacity double if you put the batteries in parallel. Here is the documentation from East Penn I used to set up my MPPT to work with my AGMs, it has lots of useful battery information:

Re: Stus-List New Sheets - What kind of line?

2018-03-22 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Thanks, everyone, for your input! I might go slightly bigger on the jib sheets, but worry that a thicker line wouldn't work well with my mainsheet winch. Anything will feel nicer to handle than the current sheets. Dennis - I was only going to splice an eye at one end and whip the other but you

Stus-List New Sheets - What kind of line?

2018-03-22 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi listers, I'm planning on buying new sheets during the Defender Sale. We're a novice club-racing boat most of the time, but also do short trips around western long island sound. I've got old polyester core/cover sheets now, and will continue using them with my cruising headsails, but I'm

Stus-List First Haul Out/ Winter Layup

2017-10-16 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Listers, I'm hauling out for the first time on Wednesday. Any tips for someone who is new to the whole operation? Are there any last minute things I should do while the boat is in the water? Anything I should do as soon as the boat comes out that aren't covered on the winterizing checklist?

Re: Stus-List Northstar Explorer S310 Paddlewheel Axle

2017-07-24 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
back together again. Thanks again for your help, Tom --- Snow Goose C 35-1 City Island, NY -- Forwarded message -- From: henry evans <hjevans...@yahoo.com> To: Thomas Delaney via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Bcc: Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2017 10:08:54 + (UTC) Subje

Stus-List Northstar Explorer S310 Paddlewheel Axle

2017-06-30 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Listers, A well intentioned crew member tried to remove my speed transducer from the hull this evening and managed to lose the pin that holds the paddlewheel in the transducer. It is a Northstar Explorer S310. I have the paddlewheel, and just need that axle. Does anyone know where to source

Re: Stus-List C 35 MK I engine survey (Della Barba, Joe)

2017-06-19 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Joe, Snow Goose was repowered with a 2GM20F. From what I can tell, it fit on the standard engine bed, but the engine cover and the structure on the starboard side were modified slightly to make room for the secondary fuel filter. The boat has a two blade folding prop, but I'm unsure of the

Stus-List Tuning the Mast?

2017-05-02 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Listers, I'm hoping to head to the boat yard tonight to find I've been splashed! This weekend I'm going to have to tune the rig, and have no idea of what that should look like on a 35-1. I had a guide for tuning the j24 I used to sail. Are there any similar guides, or even general rules of

Re: Stus-List Drilling a Hole in the Hull

2017-04-07 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
lace > that I use silicone. Polysulfide (Life Caulk) would probably work, but > there is a caution about its use with plastics, and I don't know why. All > of the plastic tank vent through hulls, the shower through hull, and the > electric bilge through hulls needed replacement on my C South

Re: Stus-List Drilling a Hole in the Hull (Sam Salter)

2017-04-05 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Sam, Actually, your question is something I would like to hear the list's thoughts on. I've read that you should drill the hole a size larger than the thruhull, but I have no idea if that is best practice or not. Should I be drilling the hole the same size as the thruhull, or should it be a

Stus-List Drilling a Hole in the Hull

2017-04-05 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi listers, Thanks, everyone, for your advice on the solar charging system and ACR. Onto the next project! I'm going to be drilling a hole in the hull to install a well-above-the-waterline thruhull for a bilge pump discharge hose. The thruhull is 1 1/8" inch, so I'm going to use a 1 1/4" hole

Re: Stus-List CnC-List Digest, Vol 134, Issue 78

2017-03-22 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Edd, Bruce, Thank you both, your suggestions are very helpful. The BlueSea ACR will do exactly what I need. I had never considered mounting a panel on the hatch, and leaving the boom off center. Do you happen to have any photos of this setup? I love the idea of the panel being completely out of

Stus-List Basic Solar Charging System?

2017-03-22 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hi Listers, Snow Goose spent the last 20 years docked in a slip with shore power, and I'm moving her to a mooring. I plan on adding a solar system to recharge my batteries during the week. The boat will primarily be raced/daysailed, and occasionally overnighted, on the weekends. My power draws

Re: Stus-List New (old) C 35 Mk I - Water Ingress

2017-02-12 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Randy, Neil, Bill, Thank you all for the advice. I've marked the hull with a washable marker and will check for water next weekend. The mast is in, and it hadn't crossed my mind that the water was coming through it. I'll add replacing the mast boot and installing a garboard drain to my list of

Stus-List New (old) C 35 Mk I - Water Ingress

2017-02-12 Thread Thomas Delaney via CnC-List
Hello listers, In December I finalized the purchase of my first keelboat, a C 35 Mk I, after receiving an extremely thorough and detailed list of items to survey from Joe Della Barba. Joe, thanks again for your help! The previous owner of the boat was a local racing legend who ran a marina near