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A few years ago when the old email list was being transferred to what is now this forum, there was an intermediate step involved, which ended being called the Discussion Group.  It was the first of the "automated"  style message boards, and has some good information.  Somehow, the link to it was removed from the right side of the main 'site's index.

Here it is:
http://www.c34.org/c34disc/index.html

PLEASE NOTE - the old mailing list NO LONGER EXISTS.  This is just some material I thought you might be interested in.

More happy reading.  

Andy

There were no major changes other than the Mark IIs.  The original boats had closed transoms.  Hulls in the 1100 range had the first open transoms, and then the Mark IIs have the larger cockpit and open transoms.  This is described in the brochures section of the main 'site.  Other than that, it's been the same great boat since 1986.

You might start here:

http://www.c34ia.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1651&highlight=deck+stepped+mast

This website is so huge that answering your question could take awhile.

Things to look out for are generally few and far between.  The water and holding tank vents to the stanchions creates leaks at those two stanchions.  The electrical systems have been upgraded by many skippers.

I recommend that you select a few keywords, one at a time, and use the search on the this message board and check some of the posts.

Another very good overall explanation is from Steve Lyle's First Year Weblog:

http://www.c34ia.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=663&highlight=weblog

Read some of the other weblog posts on this board by using the search feature and type in weblog.  Kyle Ewing also posted one, and you could search under his name.

Also, the main portion of the website and www.c34ia.org has the FAQs and Projects sections, which explain the basics of the older boats.

The brochures section, as noted above, shows the cosmetic changes.

Good luck on your boat search, spend some more time on this 'site, and we're always here to help you.

Ray

Regular lamp oil from the hardware store works fine in our wick lamps (saloon trawler lamp, small anchor light and wick candle light).

$4 at Ace, $8 at West Marine.  No brainer.

Randy:  Have Mike buy one for you!

Mike: Buy one for Randy!

Roc

Can you describe the lights?

I'm looking for replacements for our '86 V berth fixtures.  They're round, like a tube, about 6 to 8 inches long and 4 inches in diameter, an off-white colored "tube," with a turn switch at the top, wired into a small teak mounting circle that is screwed onto the teak finish at the top of the hull curve, with the wiring connections behind it.  

One of the first things I did was to change the bulbs out to halogen lamps with the base-converter by Ancor.  More light, less amps.  We only use them for a short time for reading before falling asleep.

I'm almost getting to the point of taking the working ones from the aft cabin and moving them forward!  

They're basically good fixtures, and certainly they are the "oldies."

I believe the newer boats have round halogen lights, but the ones I'm looking for are the real McCoy.

Are we talking about the same ones?

I may actually have to go to an RV store!  

If anyone knows of a source for the old style (retro, kids!) I'd love to hear about it.  Would make a great gift from Santa!  

Thanks,

Hey, Ted, keep that boat!   :P

Like I said, it was one of the first things we did, and it's still holding up and looks great.  Boy, did we ever hate that dirt catcher!  

You said: "The reason you couldn't find it in the Tech Notes is because it wasn't in the Tech Notes, but just done as an article in the C34 section."

What I noted was that it wasn't there in the Tech Notes, so I asked that it be added, and was, on the Tech Notes Online, as a special Bonus thingy by our glorious webmaster and/or special projects associate webmaster.

Randy

Here it is:

http://www.c34ia.org/mainsheet/images/Pg20+21a.jpg

I don't know specifically where Ron's story about that occurrence is on the board, but if you do a search on "solar" it may include that post.  There are a lot of references to Nicro that you can skip over.

Try a search on "fire" also.

A search on "Christmas" brought this up, which is what I think you're looking for:

http://www.c34ia.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1234&highlight=christmas

It's entitled FIRE!  Gee - what a giveaway for a search.  

For further research, you could also do a search on the word "unplugged" because Ron and I have discussed this many, many times.  

We don't have much lightning here in San Francisco either, but I rarely leave Aquavite plugged in when I'm not there, only if we're going out the next day for an extended cruise other than day sailing.  When I work on the boat I plug her in for hot water and a charge.  Our solar panel takes care of the self-discharge from our wet cells and does a fine job.  Our dorade vents provide the ventilation necessary to avoid mildew.  Yes, it gets cool and rainy here, too.

For more research on solar, do a search on "Kane" as in Jim Kane who has a very nice solar array on his boat (and uses that to avoid need for a generator).

The downside of keeping plugged in all the time when you're not aboard is having your boat at the "mercy" of the elements, natural and dockside power-wise.  I've also felt being unplugged can help in reducing corrosion - never know how my neighbors' boats are wired.

Randy

Glad to hear you're making progress.

Don't know if you've thought about this, but in reading your various posts, and the great work you're doing, it occurred to me that a future owner may, just may, do some searching and find out what your insurance company did with your claim.  I think it would be wise to VERY carefully document EVERYTHING both they and you have done to the boat since the incident.  By the time you're done with her, she'll be a better boat, but some future purchaser may not think that way.

Re: standing rigging:  try here:  http://www.c34ia.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1443&highlight=rigging

One of the links still goes to infopop, so try the recommended search query.

For the steps, try one of the earliest Mainsheets, way back in 1987 or 1988 on the Tech Notes Index, I think.  The recommendation was to use Min Wax in the cracks.  Works for us and was the first thing we did.  Looks like a teak and holly sole on the steps.  I think the associate webmaster added it as a "bonus" thing to the website, since it wasn't scanned in the first time around.  See Nov. 1988.  Scroll to the bottom item and click on its link, not just the Nov. 88 link.

Spraying T9 is good, but remember to back off each screw a little bit to let the T9 do its stuff inside the connection.  

There aren't too many competitors to Xantrex regarding inverters.  Go with #1 in a field of 1!  If anything, it wouldn't hurt to go as large as you can within your price range, since everything in the future would seem to want more power, or at least you could turn more than one thing on at a time.  Do you have it wired into your AC or are you just using the plugs on the inverter?

All the best,

Richard

Congrats on the new boat.

I find it odd that you don't have any - we have an older boat but I thought the newer ones were coming with them - could've sworn I'd seen 'em.

Ted's right, the use of the track is the only way to go.  It IS sturdy - think of the load the jib puts on the track.

I did a search on "midship cleats" and found one or two references from earlier posts confirming this and some other observations.  Give it a try, you just have to do some scrolling.

Until you get the track mounted cleats, you can use your winches in the meantime.  They're not midships, but will serve the purpose for the time being.

Randy

Try this:

http://www.c34ia.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=833&highlight=arck

All I could find based on my recollections.  Xantrex makes good ones, and you can't go wrong with most of what's on the market with the major names.  Use West Marine's Advisor for detailed input.  OTOH, if it's still working and puts out the power you need, why swap it?  I guess if they're paying for it it's worth it.

I'll keep hunting around.

Vic

You're right, and your move sounds correct.  We keep our toxic waste dump in what we call the port locker, in a plastic crate - cleaning supplies and also four docklines, a bucket, broom handle, boat hook and winch handles.

The BIG lines go in the lazzarette (aft).  We've installed lines to hang larger lines by looping line around the inside bolts of the rub rail.  We also keep our snorkel gear and the dinghy pump in there.  When we race we store our fenders in there - otherwise when cruising we just loop them over the lifelines.

Anything that's big enough to be able to reach goes in the back.  Anything smaller goes in the port locker.  Needing a boat hook to get anything out of the lazarrette is no fun.  We learned that early.  Just because it's not chock full of stuff to the brim doesn't mean the space's not useful.

I rarely even bother to open the lazarrette for day sails, since all of our "daily" stuff is in the port locker.

Our nomenclature is: aft is the lazzarrette; underneath the seat is the port locker - simple, no confusion.  ""back there" and "over here" also work as needed.  

Aw, c'mon.

Keep the guns holstered.  They're a lot safer in that position.

It's a boat.

Enjoy it.  Save the (water) cannons for the powerboaters.  

Ken

You can find it like this:  go to the home page (www.c34ia.org), click on History on the menu on the left side.  Scroll down a bit and you'll find hypertext for original order form and price list in the second or third paragraph down.

We installed felt pads under the top steps where they rest on the bottom steps.

Simpler and easier to disengage than Velcro, and work quite well.