I concur with the measurement suggestion. Also I would not be surprised to find that the cb boat of any C&C 'series' might actually have a deeper draft than its 'racer/fin keel' equivalent model.
Charlie Nelson Water Phantom C&C 36 XL/kcb 1995 Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2014, at 7:10 PM, Chuck S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Checked Yachtworld and found other 37/40's for sale w 7' 3" draft. Maybe C&C > changed the production after the brochures were printed? Maybe Mars Metals > made a change? Maybe owners changed the keels? > > I'd check with a tape measure from the waterline to the keel bottom tip. > My boat was supposed to be 7' 3" but I measured 7' 4" actual before we > changed keels. I measured several others in the boatyard and found them to > be 4" deeper than the brochure spec. > > Sails: a new main for my 36 footer is between $3.5K and $7K depending on > materials. Jibs are about the same. I expect your boat's sails should cost > between $5K and 8K depending on material. That's racing Dacron to 3DL. You > can spend more on Carbon. > > They make light air sails for racing. I heard they are not as durable as > standard weight sails and you are lucky to get two seasons racing before they > stretch out of shape. A clean bottom makes all your sails faster so figure > on prepping the bottom better than the fleet and you'll do well. You'll need > a big crew for that sized boat, 10 to 12. > > The previous owner should have some good insight. Good luck. > > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md > > From: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 10:41:28 AM > Subject: Stus-List C&C 37/40 + Pricing ( > > Thanks for all the GREAT input. This list is by far the best email list I > have ever read. I look forward to being a real member by owning a C&C. Anyhow > a few corrections to my post. > > 1. The boat is owned by the dealer they took it on trade > 2. They did replace the floor boards, or at least refinish them. I know this > because it is clear that the floor boards in the aft cabin are a much darker > color so I inquired. That is when I found out about the water. And yes the > boat was left uncovered with mast up for years. They just covered it for the > first time last year. They dropped the mast, stored it, and shrink wrapped > the boat. > 3. We are not up 18’ on Lake Michigan but 18” still enough for this boat to > get into most harbors but not all. Just last year it would have been a > problem. I am hopping we are starting our tread up. I don’t want to be > calling Mars to reduce the keel in a few years. That is a $20k job. > > I just yesterday spoke with the last owner on the phone. A friend of mine > knows him and put us in touch. I am going to meet him this weekend because he > is crewing on a boat that is doing a port to port this weekend and we are > doing that race as well. NICE guy on the phone. And yes they were not serious > racers. He did say that if I were going to race the boat I would need a new > main. One of the #2’s was near new. A new main for my C30 is $1,500 on the > low end, about the same for the #3. I know this because I just bought new > sail last year. > > Jake: $45k to $55k is exactly what I was thinking. > A friend of mine is close friends with a broker and he had him check on boats > sold in the past 3 years. The closest one to a 1989 std. rig was a 1991 std. > rig wing. It looked like it was in nice condition and it sold for $60K. That > was two years ago. Not one on Lake Michigan. There were more expensive boats > but they were really nice, new interior, new sail, new paint jobs, i.e. like > new. My wife would be more interested in a wing, I like the fin for > performance, I am concerned if the lake levels head south. > > Chuck: A roller furling genneker is a great idea for light air. I wonder if I > can get away with that in the JAM fleet. I am almost certain that our 1st > place JAM boat was flying very light large head sail that he ran up the luff > track. It was like 3 or 4 knots and we were barley moving and he was just > pulling away. > > Thanks so much for your help. > > David Roberts > ddr1...@gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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