Stupid server lost half the message! What I was trying to say was that I just heard from a friend who used to post on this board. I won't put his name here - not sure if he would want me to - but I don't think he'd mind me posting his message, which is: "Just thought I would drop you a not and tell you that I am in Australia after sailing my 37c from Tampa to: Cuba, Grand Cayman, Panama, Galapagoes, Marquises, Polynesia, Cooks, Niue, Tonga, Fiji and New Caledonia. No major problems, no major breakdowns - just the usual stuff: motor mounts, halyards, sails, etc." So, at least one H37 Cutter has made a long distance trip - and it makes my cruising look like an afternoon sail! Maybe he'll drop in soon and fill us in on some details.
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He already has.
I assume, Gene, that the post on the "Big Boats" forum looking for crew is the same H37C. Maybe Wally Smith is not his real name? That is one very impressive itinerary. It would be good to know how heavily modified the boat is. And what kind of conditions he has endured.
I assume, Gene, that the post on the "Big Boats" forum looking for crew is the same H37C. Maybe Wally Smith is not his real name? That is one very impressive itinerary. It would be good to know how heavily modified the boat is. And what kind of conditions he has endured.
Or maybe he won't
After that less than warm welcome on the other forum concerning his post for a crew-mate I wonder if he'll be back. A guy who can give us some real world feedback and we flip-him-off. Oh well, I think we all proved recently that common sense is a thing of the past. It's Rule of Law which prevails. Geeze! Ron/KA5HZV
After that less than warm welcome on the other forum concerning his post for a crew-mate I wonder if he'll be back. A guy who can give us some real world feedback and we flip-him-off. Oh well, I think we all proved recently that common sense is a thing of the past. It's Rule of Law which prevails. Geeze! Ron/KA5HZV
Dropping In
Its OK with me Gene to use my name as I'll gladly share any info I have. One guy asked what mods I had made to the 37c. You remember the list we had going two years ago? I followed most of your ideas, anchor locker, bow roller, winch mount, bow area reinformement, 'arch' for solar panels and radar, plus I removed the qberth door and wall, built a nav station facing outward over the fuse panel with a clear hinged door for access. Under that I put the battery locker - 6 6V for 700ah. Removed the original table and installed a shorter one that is hinged to allow access to the bildge. Made the stb settee a single and created storage room in the outward corner(great for cans). Up sized the rig twice with 5/16 dyform. removed all the exterior teak and replaced it with starboard. Tore out the galley to enlarge the coldbox out to the area taken by the drawers; removed the fold down cabinet over the galley area and painted the hull white. Put slider doors on the storage area behind each settee. Filled the area from the mast to the bulkhead and over to the stb settee with a combination bookshelf and drawer area, the drawers are narrow and long and pull out to the port side and are next to the bulkhead. cut clean out holes in all tanks, fuel and water. installed a pvc manifold to allow seawater take offs to serve the watermaker, generator cooling, sink washdown. Installed the generator under the cockpit, small one 2.5 kw one cyl yanmar diesel. installed a 110v 2.5 gallon water heater under the sink. installed a monitor windvane. installed granny bars. installed a hardtop dodger with soft windows. rader screen is mounted under the hardtop. installed a SSB using a whip antenna, works great. Those are the major things but I'm sure I am forgetting a few things. Please ask questions to jog my memory. I did not have bad weather getting here but did see some 45-50 stuff with 10 to 15 footers. Most of the bad weather was when I was singlehanding and at night so I had to steer for several hours then sleep. The rig is perfect for those conditions with a 2 reefed main and the staysail. (I did install a separate mast track with a permanently in place stormsail.) As usual the boat is capable of much more than I am. Even loaded for cruising it does just great in all respects. This past year of sailing has taught me alot and allowed me to see places and peoples that I could not do any other way. The next two or three years should be the same(if the money holds out)( and I get crew)!!!! I'll be around next after Xmas as I use the cyber cafes or the library and I thing most of them will be closed. Later Wally
Its OK with me Gene to use my name as I'll gladly share any info I have. One guy asked what mods I had made to the 37c. You remember the list we had going two years ago? I followed most of your ideas, anchor locker, bow roller, winch mount, bow area reinformement, 'arch' for solar panels and radar, plus I removed the qberth door and wall, built a nav station facing outward over the fuse panel with a clear hinged door for access. Under that I put the battery locker - 6 6V for 700ah. Removed the original table and installed a shorter one that is hinged to allow access to the bildge. Made the stb settee a single and created storage room in the outward corner(great for cans). Up sized the rig twice with 5/16 dyform. removed all the exterior teak and replaced it with starboard. Tore out the galley to enlarge the coldbox out to the area taken by the drawers; removed the fold down cabinet over the galley area and painted the hull white. Put slider doors on the storage area behind each settee. Filled the area from the mast to the bulkhead and over to the stb settee with a combination bookshelf and drawer area, the drawers are narrow and long and pull out to the port side and are next to the bulkhead. cut clean out holes in all tanks, fuel and water. installed a pvc manifold to allow seawater take offs to serve the watermaker, generator cooling, sink washdown. Installed the generator under the cockpit, small one 2.5 kw one cyl yanmar diesel. installed a 110v 2.5 gallon water heater under the sink. installed a monitor windvane. installed granny bars. installed a hardtop dodger with soft windows. rader screen is mounted under the hardtop. installed a SSB using a whip antenna, works great. Those are the major things but I'm sure I am forgetting a few things. Please ask questions to jog my memory. I did not have bad weather getting here but did see some 45-50 stuff with 10 to 15 footers. Most of the bad weather was when I was singlehanding and at night so I had to steer for several hours then sleep. The rig is perfect for those conditions with a 2 reefed main and the staysail. (I did install a separate mast track with a permanently in place stormsail.) As usual the boat is capable of much more than I am. Even loaded for cruising it does just great in all respects. This past year of sailing has taught me alot and allowed me to see places and peoples that I could not do any other way. The next two or three years should be the same(if the money holds out)( and I get crew)!!!! I'll be around next after Xmas as I use the cyber cafes or the library and I thing most of them will be closed. Later Wally
Wally.........
What a treat to hear about your journey!!! And aboard a HUNTER!! The guys on CWBB wouldn't believe it. We're planning on leaving for Mexico in January after LOTS of modifications to our beloved 37c. I'd love to swap ideas/things-that-work with you. My email is AboardDuet@hotmail.com. Have a great Holiday, and I hope to hear from you! Dave Simpson
What a treat to hear about your journey!!! And aboard a HUNTER!! The guys on CWBB wouldn't believe it. We're planning on leaving for Mexico in January after LOTS of modifications to our beloved 37c. I'd love to swap ideas/things-that-work with you. My email is AboardDuet@hotmail.com. Have a great Holiday, and I hope to hear from you! Dave Simpson
Dave, don't leave us hangin'
You said "LOTS of mods". Now we expect you to elaborate!
Another some-time contributor here, Curtis Collins, will be out there in his H37C. St. Pete, FL area to Cuba, then to Mexico, then to South America. From what I gather Curtis' H37C is not too heavily modified. Looking forward to more from Wally, and from you and Curtis also.
You said "LOTS of mods". Now we expect you to elaborate!
Another some-time contributor here, Curtis Collins, will be out there in his H37C. St. Pete, FL area to Cuba, then to Mexico, then to South America. From what I gather Curtis' H37C is not too heavily modified. Looking forward to more from Wally, and from you and Curtis also.Thanks Wally
Thanks for the info. Keep us posted on your progress. I am trying to get my '80 H37C ready for some limited cruising when I retire. Good to hear that some of the mods are working out well. Do you think the Generator was worth the effort? Jerry s/v Makai
Thanks for the info. Keep us posted on your progress. I am trying to get my '80 H37C ready for some limited cruising when I retire. Good to hear that some of the mods are working out well. Do you think the Generator was worth the effort? Jerry s/v Makai
Ed.......
My list of modifications is very long, but if you're anything like me, if it's about the 37c, it's interesting, right? Interior: 1. I removed the drop leaf table and replaced it with a 20"x44" teak table on a SS swing-type arm that slides up and down on a ss 1-1/2" pole attached to the mast. There are three clamps in the articulation that allow it to be clamped in position just about anywhere. Under way, it slides up to the overhead and is clamped out of the way. The pole is a convenient hand-hold as well. 2. Removed the stbd settee and built a riser between the galley island and the main bulkhead, extending to the boat's center line and up about 12". This riser has two hatches in its teak & holly sole: one for access to the four T-105 batteries, the other for access to all my tools (heavy and LOW). Where the settee was, I put two swivelling armchairs (recliners with pullout footrests) for captain & mate. Without the footrests, one's feet rest on the riser. Outboard of the chairs is a new shelf for computer and books and such. On the main bulkhead near the mast are four small shelves on adjustable standards for the ham rig, stereo, speaker controls and more books. 3. 12V halogen lites replaced fluorescents (they failed long ago) throughout. 4.Ripped out Nav Stn and installed gimballed Propane refrigerator with cut-down Nav Table on top. 5. Built new backs for Port settee with storage compartments in them, and new shelves against hull for canned goods. 6. Turned vee-berth into a stbd double with cabinetry on port side for TV, books, etc. New shelf on stbd side. 7. Installed propane flash water heater in shower. 8. Put in new propane stove/oven. Exterior: 1. The most major refit involved cutting a hatch in the cockpit floor (20"x32) between bridgedeck and pedestal. On the platform where the water heater used to be, I installed a 2KW Yanmar deisel generator that also drives a high-pressure pump for the 600GPD watermaker through a magnetic clutch. All are remotely controlled via panels on the galley bulkhead. 2. Replaced all the ports with polished Stainless Hood opening ports. 3. Put Lofrans power windlass inside the anchor locker (with adequate backing); 250' 5/16"HT chain rode in chain locker below. 4.Installed AquaMarine 24GPH watermaker with the important plumbing (valves & filters) in the aft cabin for easy access. 5. Led all lines aft to the cockpit. 6. Put two 20-lb propane cylinders in racks at the base of the mast. 7. Aries windvane self-steerer on swingmount at the stern (allows the vane to be swung out of the way in port so we can get full use of the stern ladder) 8. Electrics: Heart Freedom 10 Inverter/charger, Link 1000 Monitor, Heart In-Charge alternator regulator, four Trojan t-105 golf-cart batteries in series/parallel yielding 450 ah. Siemens 120-watt solar panel on adjustable rack on top of the dodger. Powerline 105A alternator. 9. Put in Furuno 1622 radar with the dome just under the spreaders and the display at the helm. 10. Also at the helm is Garmin GPS/Sounder. Got rid of the old knot-log and sounder. 11. The Ham rig is a Yaesu FT-757GX through an SGC automatic tuner to a 25' whip antenna. 12. New Bristol Beige nonskid throughout. 13. Built a workbench for myself which mounts to the pedestal when in use, and stores under the salon-table otherwise. Different inserts in the table allow it to be a tablesaw, router table, or jig-saw table by changing the inserts with tools attached. I need to be able to continue working, and maybe I'll be able to pick up a job or two from other cruisers in Mexico!!??!! I know this is a rediculously long reply, but you asked, and we're leaving soon, so here it is! I know I've left something (or several things) out, but you get the picture. If I can help you with anything I've learned along the way, feel free to ask. Email me (for the next week or so) at: AboardDuet@aol.com After that, it'll be via Ham radio at: AboardDuet@hotmail.com. Take good care of that sweet boat of yours! Dave Simpson
My list of modifications is very long, but if you're anything like me, if it's about the 37c, it's interesting, right? Interior: 1. I removed the drop leaf table and replaced it with a 20"x44" teak table on a SS swing-type arm that slides up and down on a ss 1-1/2" pole attached to the mast. There are three clamps in the articulation that allow it to be clamped in position just about anywhere. Under way, it slides up to the overhead and is clamped out of the way. The pole is a convenient hand-hold as well. 2. Removed the stbd settee and built a riser between the galley island and the main bulkhead, extending to the boat's center line and up about 12". This riser has two hatches in its teak & holly sole: one for access to the four T-105 batteries, the other for access to all my tools (heavy and LOW). Where the settee was, I put two swivelling armchairs (recliners with pullout footrests) for captain & mate. Without the footrests, one's feet rest on the riser. Outboard of the chairs is a new shelf for computer and books and such. On the main bulkhead near the mast are four small shelves on adjustable standards for the ham rig, stereo, speaker controls and more books. 3. 12V halogen lites replaced fluorescents (they failed long ago) throughout. 4.Ripped out Nav Stn and installed gimballed Propane refrigerator with cut-down Nav Table on top. 5. Built new backs for Port settee with storage compartments in them, and new shelves against hull for canned goods. 6. Turned vee-berth into a stbd double with cabinetry on port side for TV, books, etc. New shelf on stbd side. 7. Installed propane flash water heater in shower. 8. Put in new propane stove/oven. Exterior: 1. The most major refit involved cutting a hatch in the cockpit floor (20"x32) between bridgedeck and pedestal. On the platform where the water heater used to be, I installed a 2KW Yanmar deisel generator that also drives a high-pressure pump for the 600GPD watermaker through a magnetic clutch. All are remotely controlled via panels on the galley bulkhead. 2. Replaced all the ports with polished Stainless Hood opening ports. 3. Put Lofrans power windlass inside the anchor locker (with adequate backing); 250' 5/16"HT chain rode in chain locker below. 4.Installed AquaMarine 24GPH watermaker with the important plumbing (valves & filters) in the aft cabin for easy access. 5. Led all lines aft to the cockpit. 6. Put two 20-lb propane cylinders in racks at the base of the mast. 7. Aries windvane self-steerer on swingmount at the stern (allows the vane to be swung out of the way in port so we can get full use of the stern ladder) 8. Electrics: Heart Freedom 10 Inverter/charger, Link 1000 Monitor, Heart In-Charge alternator regulator, four Trojan t-105 golf-cart batteries in series/parallel yielding 450 ah. Siemens 120-watt solar panel on adjustable rack on top of the dodger. Powerline 105A alternator. 9. Put in Furuno 1622 radar with the dome just under the spreaders and the display at the helm. 10. Also at the helm is Garmin GPS/Sounder. Got rid of the old knot-log and sounder. 11. The Ham rig is a Yaesu FT-757GX through an SGC automatic tuner to a 25' whip antenna. 12. New Bristol Beige nonskid throughout. 13. Built a workbench for myself which mounts to the pedestal when in use, and stores under the salon-table otherwise. Different inserts in the table allow it to be a tablesaw, router table, or jig-saw table by changing the inserts with tools attached. I need to be able to continue working, and maybe I'll be able to pick up a job or two from other cruisers in Mexico!!??!! I know this is a rediculously long reply, but you asked, and we're leaving soon, so here it is! I know I've left something (or several things) out, but you get the picture. If I can help you with anything I've learned along the way, feel free to ask. Email me (for the next week or so) at: AboardDuet@aol.com After that, it'll be via Ham radio at: AboardDuet@hotmail.com. Take good care of that sweet boat of yours! Dave Simpson
To Dave Simpson
Some of us are going to try to meet tomorrow, 12-23-00 on 14.245 @ 1300 EDT for QSO.. Hope you can join us... Ron/ KA5HZV H37C Talisman
Some of us are going to try to meet tomorrow, 12-23-00 on 14.245 @ 1300 EDT for QSO.. Hope you can join us... Ron/ KA5HZV H37C Talisman
No response is too long. . . . .
where the H37C is concerned. Thanks Dave, thanks Wally. And may all that time and money help you find fair winds and safe harbors. After I have printed and digested those mods I hope we can pick your brains further. Kind of like we have been bothering Gene G. and John C. I have been studying Gene's mods for two years and my first mate is getting really tired of all "my" ideas!
where the H37C is concerned. Thanks Dave, thanks Wally. And may all that time and money help you find fair winds and safe harbors. After I have printed and digested those mods I hope we can pick your brains further. Kind of like we have been bothering Gene G. and John C. I have been studying Gene's mods for two years and my first mate is getting really tired of all "my" ideas!
Gene, Dave, Wally . . .
. . . Geez, I come up for air late at night from rewiring my 12v distribution -- thinking I'm making a little headway -- and then I go on line and see Walt's and Dave's lists. And I already know all that Gene has done. And I say to myself: "Self, you're a real slacker. Look what these guys have done!" Seriously, they are impressive lists and accomplishments. I'm REAL impressed and happy to have the benefit of your collective experience, and I appreciate how generous you've been in sharing it and answering questions. Gene's site was a big factor in my getting an H37c in the first place. Thank you all ! And while I have the floor, Happy Holidays and best wishes for 2001 to sailors everywhere, especially those of us with Cherubini Hunters. John Reid Cheese 'n Crackers john.patti.reid@juno.com
. . . Geez, I come up for air late at night from rewiring my 12v distribution -- thinking I'm making a little headway -- and then I go on line and see Walt's and Dave's lists. And I already know all that Gene has done. And I say to myself: "Self, you're a real slacker. Look what these guys have done!"
Seriously, they are impressive lists and accomplishments. I'm REAL impressed and happy to have the benefit of your collective experience, and I appreciate how generous you've been in sharing it and answering questions. Gene's site was a big factor in my getting an H37c in the first place. Thank you all ! And while I have the floor, Happy Holidays and best wishes for 2001 to sailors everywhere, especially those of us with Cherubini Hunters. John Reid Cheese 'n Crackers john.patti.reid@juno.com- Status