I may be wrong but I think the 37/40 always had an option of a CB. Before I ordered my 34/36 XL in 1993 I was shown the CB on a 37/40 by the salesman at the Annapolis Boat show as an example of what it would look like on my boat after it was built.
The 37 was significantly beyond my price range but it was shown at the show that year IIRC. At that time, when I knew relatively little about C&C sailboats, it and my 36 XL 'clone' were the ONLY production models that offered a CB--Sabre's and Tartans offered only wing 'keels' for skinny water sailing. Having raced on wing keels I watched as most non-wing keel boats killed us to weather and vowed NEVER to own one. In fact, I am pretty certain that the mechanical design of my CB is identical to that perfected on the 37--perhaps scaled back to maintain similar sailing parameters on the smaller LOA of the 36, which is actually 35.5 LOA--whereas I think the 37 is more like 39.5 LOA (trying to use the same scale factor that C&C marketing did when I ordered a 34 and accepted a 36 both of which had the same LOA!--go figure.) While I have since learned about the superior sailing qualities of our C&Cs and still love my boat 22 years later, I purchased her because I wanted to sail well to weather and when I put her away in NC, she had to be able to get into a 5 ft. deep slip. A CB was the only option then--lifting keels (IMHO then and now expensive mechanical/hydraulic one-off engineering nightmares) in 35 footers were a thing of the future. Charlie Nelson Water Phantom 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb Sent from my iPad > On Jan 4, 2017, at 5:30 PM, bushmark4--- via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I looked at it also...very nice boat, I wasn't aware that a centerboard was > an option for the 37+ series...; I would be interested in a follow up report > after you've had the boat for a while...hope the survey turns out well for > you. > > Richard > S/V Bushmark4; 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596; > Richard N. Bush > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 > 502-584-7255 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Baldridge via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Mark Baldridge <jmbaldri...@gmail.com> > Sent: Wed, Jan 4, 2017 3:21 pm > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 37+ Backstay Inspection/Improvements > > Tom, > > I looked at the boat about when the photos were taken and prior to the > listing going up. The backstay is currently disconnected while the hydraulics > are out being rebuilt. They are currently tied off to the stern pulpit. If > you look close at the main picture you can see attachment point next to where > the hydraulic line exits the deck. > > I assume that this is standard. > > Thanks, > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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