Peter,
Congratulations on your purchase.
We sail Whistler II out of Dutchman's Cove in Penetanguishene. She's a C&C 30
'73 (hull #190). We bought her in 1994 on Lake Simcoe on our honeymoon , took
her down the Trent and sailed out of Toronto until 2008.
I've replaced the head and holding tank, replaced the instruments (they need
replacing again) and done a lot of major/minor repairs and replacements over
the years.
She's gotten a bit smaller with two teenaged boys aboard (my 14 year old is
6'1" already), but the four of us can survive 5 days aboard without killing
each other.
After 40 years she is finally starting to show her age cosmetically.
Structurally, she is as solid as a tank. Last month we had the rail in the
water in 20 knots with no reef. We've run her aground several times in
Georgian Bay without incident, and it was 5 knots into a rock shelf that
finally created a small C&C smile on the keel.
Stay on top of deck leaks and your boat should hold out for another decade at
least.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Wally
Whistler II
C&C 30 #190
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From: Peter Delean <pdel...@eastlink.ca>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 7:18:51 PM
Subject: Stus-List Introduction
Greetings, from a recent purchaser of a 1980 C&C 30, sailing out of
Penetanguishene, Ontario.
Last weekend (July 5-7) I sailed the boat with a buddy to its home port from
Gore Bay, ON, on Manitoulin Island, a trip of roughly 160 nautical miles. SW
winds were not as heavy as we would have liked, but we did get six hours of
great sailing in, averaging 5-6 knots. It was the first time I've sailed a boat
that needed no attention at the helm unless there was a change in wind strength.
For those who know Georgian Bay, we spent the first night at Club Island, and
the second night at Beckwith Island, east side. From there Penetang was an easy
reach on Sunday morning.
The boat will be used for cruising and overnighting, not so much for racing.
The boat has a Yanmar 2GM diesel, a motor that saw plenty of action last
weekend. It appeared to get very good mileage.
Areas I would like to clear up: batteries and electrical (I don't like the
location of the battery switch under the bulkhead, and don't like the original
DC panel or its location). Any recommendations would be appreciated.
The head seems to have a case of "gastric reflux" in heavy seas. I want to get
that fixed. Anybody have one of those new composting toilets, and do they
actually work?
Electronics: I have Nexus wind instruments ready to go. I'd like to have the
screens installed on a pod at the helm, with chartplotter, etc.
Motor gauges: located in a spot anyone over a foot tall can't see. Can this be
improved?
Refrigeration: looking at options for shore power cooling.
I love these projects, and expect to have a few things done by next spring. In
the meantime I will sail it as much as I can this year to understand how the
boat responds in different wind/wave conditions.
As an aside, my experience with these types of forums/lists has been mainly
with the long distance motorcycling community. They are ruthless when people
respond without trimming excess paragraphs from the post. You guys/gals are
much more polite.
Hope to meet many of you on the water. My sailing goal is to make it up to
Mackinac in the next year or two, then who knows from there.
Peter Delean
North Bay, ON
Drifter II
C&C 30 Mk1
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