1+ on cb issues although I have not moved from SS to dyneema. I have had my cb pennant break with the board up. With a weighted board, it is likely that if the pennant lets go you will not have to worry about raising it with winches, properly deployed lines, etc. Your board will hit the trunk with such force( ~ 1000 lbs falling ~ 5 ft) that as it pivots on its pin and then strikes the forward inside edge of the trunk, its momentum will be so high that the board will be destroyed and at best, you will be left with fiberglass shards, a broken pennant and hopefully the cb pin. Been there, done that although my original pennant did 'last' for ~ 16 yrs. I now replace it at 5 yr intervals whether it needs it or not--getting to it for inspection is so costly that once inspected, the cost of a new pennant and replacing it is only a small additional cost. FWIW Charlie Nelson Water Phantom 1995 C&C 36XL/kcb
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 18, 2018, at 10:01 AM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Here's my take on the centerboard: > > We generally drop the board as soon as we are in deep enough water to ensure > we won't touch bottom. Here in West Florida, touching bottom is a real and > present danger as you go in & out of harbors, and even in the intracoastal. > To have anything more than 5' of draft here is far less than ideal, and will > limit your harbor choices. Our centerboard is very heavy, and not only > requires the winch to raise it, but the low-speed function is needed as it > reaches the top of the board travel. > > Our harbor fouls bottoms pretty quickly, but our board has never been stuck. > That said, the boat sat for =/- 7 years with very limited use in Marco Island > before we bought her, and we had to pry the centerboard down a little during > the survey. > > Our biggest concern is that of cable maintenance (which so far we have no > real experience with), and braking the cable, which could result in > centerboard damage or the inability to return to our dock until such time as > we found a way to pull it up with other lines & winches, which given the > shape of our board might prove problematic. > > Finally, she points like crazy with the board down! > > That said, little of this may apply to your prospect boat... > > Bruce Whitmore > 1994 C&C 37/40+, "Astralis", Madiera Beach, FL > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > > > From: jackbrennan via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: jackbrennan <jackbren...@bellsouth.net> > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 6:11 PM > Subject: Re: Stus-List Tell me about the 35 MKIII-CB > > You'll love the shallow draft in Florida. It opens the possibility of great > cruising that would be blocked to you with a 6-foot draft. > > It's increasingly common for centerboard owners to replace the ss cable and > Nicropress fitting with Amsteel Blue or a similar high-tech line of the same > diameter. > > On my current boat (not a C&C), I used an Amsteel Blue line for seven years > on the CB before replacing it in June. The rigger said I wasted my money; the > line was like brand-new. > > The line is secured to the CB by making an eye and putting a few wraps > through it. The tricky part is taping the line to the cable and easing it > through. > > Jack Brennan > Former C&C 25 > Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 > Tierra Verde, Fl. > > > > > > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Sean Richardson via CnC-List > Date:01/16/2018 1:37 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: CnC-List > Cc: Sean Richardson > Subject: Stus-List Tell me about the 35 MKIII-CB > > Calling on the collective C&C brain trust! > > I’m giving serious consideration to a 35 MKIII CB and would appreciate any > advice on what to look out for with the MKIII in general as well specifics of > the center board version if anyone has any. > > The boat is single owner freshwater and by all accounts so far appears to be > in very good condition. She checks off many of the requirement boxes for our > next boat but I’m a little torn on the CB with main concerns being how it > effects performance/stability as well as required maintenance. > > I’ve heard the center board version is quite tender. We eventually plan to > sail out the St. Lawrence to the Maritimes one summer, park the boat, then > return the following season to continue on down the US East coast (ICW) to > Florida then on to the Bahamas. The board up shallow draft will be good for > the ICW and Bahamas portion but how would this boat fare in the more > challenging conditions of the St Lawrence and Maritimes? > > My other concern is access to the centerboard area for maintenance. I would > assume the slot and pivot area will require frequent attention to clean > marine growth and avoid jamming the board in either the up or down position. > And how difficult would it be if one had to replace the SS lifting strop with > the boat in the water? > > The more I think about the center board the more troubles I see down the road. > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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