Thank you. She is a great boat. I will sail her in the Jean rebolt cup race this weekend from Savannah georgia to Charleston South Carolina if I can find a crew in time. I have spent many hours getting her back in shape. She nice now. and I get remarks all the time on her. I love this boat like non other. She and I will travel a lot this summer. thanks again for the kind words.
On 3/21/13, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote: > Great story, good pictures, good luck. You stole that boat and she looks > happy you did. > > > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Curtis" <cpt.b...@gmail.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 1:28:19 PM > Subject: Re: Stus-List Hypothetical (not really) question > > You need to look around and you will find a good boat in usable > condition. I spent 6 months looking at abandoned mooring ball, boats > and pick up a fine C&C30 MK1 HIN # 675M81E. It was in bad shape" > cosmetically" I gave $2500.00 for the old girl. She had water on the > inside. She was full of dirt dobbers. The bright work was in bad > shape. It took a lot of hours and elbow grease to get her back in > shape. The Yanmar 12hp kicked right off, well with a squirt of WD-40. > And has ran every time i needed it. Great little engine. The boat came > with a ridged vang. It had 7 sail’s including > 1) main > 2) Racing Main > 3) 115% jib with reefing > 4) 135% geny > 5) 155% > 6) 170% drifter > 7) Asymmetrical in a dousing sock. > There was an Optimist dingy with sail. > 2 anchors and a scuba diving set up. > Insterment were > ST4000 autohelm. Needed repair $100.00 + shipping > st 50 TriData > st50 Wind > st50 multi > st50 speed/depth > 5 finders > cushions’ need the plastic replaced and "pro-cleand" 350.00 > I have maybe 4500.00 in repairs to the boat. > I have sailed it with pride for the last 12 months. A great vessel with > Plenty of room. > When I had her hauled and cleaned, She had no C&C smile. > I did the usual bottom work. > Cleaned, painted, thru-hulls, shaft seal replaced, Cutlass bearing.ect. > No soft spots on the deck. i did have some leaking on the deck to side > joint. > To repair i just followed the manual's annual upkeep and tghtened the > deck bolts 1/4 to 1/2 turn on every nut and wal-law no more water. > My advice.... Look around and don’t be afraid to get dirty. That’s > where you will find the savings. You got to brake open coal to find > diamonds. Good luck > Cheers from Capt. Curt and the East Coast Lady. > > http://eastcostlady.blogspot.com/p/photos-of-progress.html > > > On 3/20/13, djhaug...@juno.com <djhaug...@juno.com> wrote: >> You know,All this being said... I got $4,700 for a really nice O'day 22 >> last >> year. Boat motor and trailer. Over the 5 years I owned her, she got New >> sails, new standing and running rigging, new 9.8hp outboard, new interior >> >> cushions, New teak toe rails, new rubrail.....on and on and on. She showed >> >> really well and was obviously cared for and the buyer had commented that >> every other boat she looked at pretty much a mess. Mine was a true turn >> key >> and she didn't mind paying for it. I was asking $4,900 and she offered >> $4,200 without the trailer and I then sold the trailer to someone else for >> >> $500. It did take about a year and a half to sell it though. I didn't mind >> >> that much because I knew it was a nice boat and I used it the first year >> it >> was for sale and it didn't cost me anything to let it stay covered in my >> yard. Had I been paying storage fees and not using it, I probably would >> have >> taken a lot less... >> >> ---------- Original Message ---------- >> From: "Rick Brass" <rickbr...@earthlink.net> >> To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Hypothetical (not really) question >> Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:38:18 -0400 >> >> >> <![endif]--><![endif]-->I don’t believe there is a 33 in eastern >> North >> Carolina, but your description of the boat sounds very much like a 79-80 >> C&C >> 30 which is for sale in my area and which I am familiar with. Old sails, >> old >> cushions, basic set of old instruments, no roller furling, basically clean >> >> interior and the topsides could use a good polish and wax. This one has a >> >> diesel – Beta I think – instead of an A4. >> >> Owner paid between $5500 and $6000 for the boat about two years ago, but >> his >> wife doesn’t like sailing or “camping” on the boat. So >> he’s selling the boat to buy a fishing boat and spend time with his >> >> son. He’s asking $9k for the boat and hopes to get something close >> to >> $8. >> >> I guess I’m painfully aware that the market for old boats sucks. In >> >> the past year I’ve had a friend who sold his very nice late 70s >> Catalina 37 for $15k, and a live aboard I know who sold her nice 84 >> Catalina >> 36 for $18k. I have a friend who is looking at an average condition Hunter >> >> 27 in Oriental, NC. Yachtworld has several in the mid-Atlantic starting >> around $8900. The seller of this boat is down to $5900 OBO. Asking prices >> on >> Yachtworld don’t seem to have much relationship to real world >> selling >> prices. >> >> I myself have what I think is a very nice 75 C&C 25. The hull’s in >> good shape. The bottom is fresh. The mast and standing rigging were >> replaced >> a couple of years ago. All Garhauer hardware including a rigid vang, line >> >> adjustable genoa cars, and backstay tensioner. Upgraded 2 speed winches. 2 >> >> new loose-foot 4-batten mains (one is a carbon racing main, the other >> Dacron >> for cruising), a Kevlar 155 for racing, a Dacron 155 for cruising, a >> Dacron >> lapper, a 65% storm jib, two spins. Heavy and light sheets for every sail. >> >> Replaced cushions, upholstery and curtains. Electric head. Custom cabinets >> >> and drawers. A boom tent. A folding teak boarding ladder. I even have a >> cradle for the boat which hasn’t been used in years. The only weak >> point on the boat is the 6 horse long shaft 2-stroke outboard. I hate to >> think what I’ve spent on Belle over the 19 years I’ve owned >> her, >> but I know I have over $8k in sails and running rigging. >> >> But in this market I’ll be happy to get $5500 for the boat. >> I’m >> just hoping to find a buyer who will love her and look after her as I >> have. >> >> Like I said, the market for older, used boats just sucks. >> >> >> Rick Brass >> Imzadi -1976 C&C 38 mk1 >> la Belle Aurore -1975 C&C 25 mk1 >> Washington, NC >> >> >> >> From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David >> Paine >> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 6:36 PM >> To: CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> Subject: Stus-List Hypothetical (not really) question >> >> I'm trying to value my much loved (by me) 1975 33 Mk 1. Speaking >> objectively, I'd say that it's structurally sound but shabby -- old >> cushions, worn surfaces including some teak veneer loss. It has an A4 >> engine - reliable but requires coddling. Alcohol stove. Old, largely >> end-of-useful-life sails. Old instruments (ST-50's) that are failing. >> Charming keel smile. Topsides obviously painted by an amateur (me) quite a >> >> few years ago with a brush/roller and 2-part Perfection. Deck in need of a >> >> repaint as it was last done in the early 1990's. If you had to guess, what >> >> would this thing sell (not list) for if it were marketed by a broker and >> had >> to be moved in 12 months or less? >> >> Thanks for any guesses! David >> > > > -- > “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to > change; the realist adjusts the sails.” > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -- “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
