My 2 cents. I think our boats benefit by the C&C brand name carrying on. I would support the new builder and look forward to seeing a new design as long as they build a quality product.
Rob Ball was lead designer for most of our boats, (anything after 1973) and his vision changed a lot over time until the mid 90's. And remember the C&C design group produced the Mega and the SR series? I won't be surprised if the newer C&Cs will loose the beautiful destroyer bow and subtle sheer they were know for. I love that look but people pay slip fees by boat length and want volume and instead any new designs will have plumb bows and straight sheer and be lighter and faster, with carbon fiber masts, carbon sprits, fiber rigging and hopefully a wonderful livable interior layout. The best thing they could do is build more 34/36s and 37/40s. If you redraw the bow so it is plumb the waterline grows about 3 feet, adding a lot of speed, just saying. Then you square the transom and add a hinged door to work as a swim platform and dinghy garage. All halyards led cleverly to cockpit coaming clutches/winches w electric option. (Neat stuff at the boatshow) I can't afford a new boat, so I just hope they sell a bunch, so they can keep the C&C brand name alive. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "dwight veinot" <dwight...@gmail.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 4:13:45 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Annapolis Boat Show Check the the meaning of C&C...designed and built...I think the design is the important part...I don't think the designers were either of the original C's On Tuesday, October 15, 2013, Andrew Burton wrote: Just a little info about US Watercraft, who will be building the new C&Cs. I know most of the people involved and they are pretty decent guys. The company president used to own a C&C 41, his right hand man grew up on a C&C 29, and one of the guys used to work at the old C&C plant in RI. Most of the rest have some connection with pre-Tartan C&Cs. I think they will be a good thing for the brand. And they have already offered their support in any way they can for those of us with older boats. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine
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