Hi Lisle, The 30 mk II is a very nice boat, few years ago we did a road trip to Halifax to see tree of them that were for sale being sure that we would find a good one. I had previously exchanged a lot of mails with Allan Rhéaume that was active on the list back then. We ended up choosing a 33 mkII. For us, with no kid, the V berth definitely felt cramped in the 30, even for a still young couple of medium size. The interior layout also bring the salon forward and it also felt a bit small. The back cabin is nice, but it doesn't have the ventilation of a front cabin. And the 33 mkiii is faster! But with more draft, which we learned to live with. It is a more dated design, corner kitchen, no enclosed aft cabin, but it feels large and open and has a decent nav table. More storage too. Anyways I'm not trying to convince you not to buy it, but do stay pragmatic looking at the boat qualities and flaws.
On paper we fell in love with the 30 mkII, but for us the layout was not as good as we thought, this "back then euro style" must be super in the 34+. As for the rudder rebuild, I did mine two years ago and choose to go with Phil's foils at Fast composite. The reuse the rudder stock to build a new one. Check the video on their web site, very happy with the new rudder, it feels amazing, precision in the shape of the foil do make a difference if you are into racing or just like to feel your steering. http://www.fastcomposites.ca/site/marine/foils-a-z/ Bruno Lachance Bécassine, 33 mkII New Richmond, Qc Envoyé de mon iPad Le 23 oct. 2017 à 22:57, Lisle Kingery, PhD via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> a écrit : Hi Maurice, You and I are in the (almost) same boat. :) I'm considering a 1987 C&C30 mkii and posted some recent questions (in past 2 months) on it here and the listmates have been exceedingly helpful as I think through the options. The one I'm looking at is in good shape except the rudder has considerable water intrusion. I got a quote for 2-2.5k to recore and glass the rudder locally or 5k for South Shore to make a new one in 4-5 weeks. Which one are you considering? When I visited the boat with my 6 year old son, we laid together in the forward berth. I could see personally sleeping with a small child up front but I didn't think it would work with 2 adults. The aft berth is definitely more roomy and would fit 2 adults snugly I think and several members commented on this feature relative to comparable boats. FWIW, in talking with the surveyor and I mentioned that eventually I'd be interested in taking it south to the bahamas etc (we can dream, right?), he said without hesitation that it would be capable of making that trip. The sail maker I spoke with wasn't as enthusiastic about it and characterized it more as a coastal cruiser/racer. Best, Lisle Message: 2 Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 11:27:53 -0400 From: mp...@aol.com<mailto:mp...@aol.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Stus-List C&C 30 MKII Message-ID: <15f49d8eb7d-c0f-f...@webjas-vaa086.srv.aolmail.net<mailto:15f49d8eb7d-c0f-f...@webjas-vaa086.srv.aolmail.net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Greetings, New to the list and hoping to be a new owner for a C&C 30 MKii 1988. It is a nicely appointed sailboat in great shape for its age and no visible, walk away concerns. I was hoping for comments from anyone with experience and insights to offer, peeves, joys etc. that would be super appreciated. 3 quick questions though: 1) knowing the boat, what would be a definite concern that you would look at, stuff that has failed or gives grief? 2) The front berth dimension is difficult to assess but it is sufficient for a couple of average size, height? 3) Would you do a jump to the Caribbean from the ICW on such a boat? Such a nice cruiser/racer though! Thank you for any information you can share! Maurice Poulin _______________________________________________ The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All contributions are greatly appreciated!
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