Thanks everyone for the great replies, they are very helpful. I spoke to the broker and found out a bit more: -one owner boat, was regularly raced for many years, and well maintained. Estate sale -twin headstays (so no furler), tapered mast, taller carbon fiber rudder -diesel stove/furnace looks a bit ugly and not ideal for cooking -wheel steering
We will try to take a trip over to see her soon. The broker also has a Pearson 365 coming up, but after looking at the specs, it seems like this boat would be a slug in light air, similar to a Cooper with long shallow keel, and nothing like a C&C. As for training, we are both taking a 7 day ISPA Day Crew/Skipper's course from Comox to Desolation Sound next month (on a Formosa 43), which should help give my wife some confidence in sailing, and also update my rusty knowledge. We're looking forward to that, and also to returning to the area in our own boat soon after! Just need to decide on the boat. At this stage, it looks like it's between this C&C 29 and an Ericson 29 for a smaller, cheaper ready to sail boat. For a longer term boat, we have: '76 Viking 34 for $22K '81 C&C 32 (centreboard model) for $25K. I suspect this is not selling as centreboard models are not common here. Not sure how problematic they are... '70 35-1 just listed today for $32K... hmmm... '89 Mirage 32 for $29K with 5 year old Yanmar On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 11:32 AM Mark A. Watson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Strangly > > > I have a C&C 41 - love it > > Hate going in reverse its always a crap shoot. Goes up wind like a vacuum > cleaner. Best at 25 - 30 degrees > > Hull had one small blister at last years haul out. Oh and the traditional > keel smile. Great construction and smart above and below deck fittings and > appointments. > > > Not sure what else would be relevant > > > Mark Watson > Trinity - 1977 Newport 41 > > > > On 4/17/2019 9:23 AM, Jeremy Dinsel via CnC-List wrote: > > I happen to have a C&C 29 from the exact same year. It is a little tender > at the dock as it’ll move a bit when it’s boarded, but underway it feels > fine to me. I’m a new boat owner and this is the first boat I’ve owned. I > obtained it for a similar price and put a good amount into it to replace > the standing and running rigging as well as the sails. I have the original > universal diesel, so if your option has been repowered, that might be a > great addition. > > Under full power (with a 120% Genoa), the boat heels fairly comfortably > and races forwarded in up to 14 kts. I’d recommend reefing by 14 kts, but > it is situationally relevant. I have been out in 20 kts under full sail and > found it aggressive as the boat was able to point up to 15 degrees off the > wind but still didn’t dip the toe rail. I dropped the sails quickly for my > own comfort as well as my crew’s. > > It’s been my opinion that comfort with heeling comes from time and > experience on boats. Much like someone else mentioned, conditions and > training even for catamaran appreciators will eventually win over > relatively new sailors. > > There’s little I’d change in my 29’. I’d recommend getting a survey and > seeing if it’s still the best deal on the market. No matter what you go > with, keep your crew in mind while helping them to gain the time and > experience required to become comfortable. Find other friends with more > experience that your crew knows and respects and give them the helm. I’ve > found that having my friend Kristin aboard gives me ample time to compare > my level of comfort vs her’s. She’s far more experienced than I am, and is > the perfect bell weather. > > Jeremy Dinsel > C&C 29 1977 > Seattle, Wa > > iTypo'd expressly for you. > > On Apr 16, 2019, at 18:00, Shawn Wright <shawngwri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm interested in opinions of a '77 C&C 29. There is one named "Tooth & > Nail" that has been for sale in Vancouver for some time now. The photos > look good, apparently has a good sail inventory, decent Yanmar engine, > wheel steering. Apparently a popular local race boat (so it may be beat > up?) > > It doesn't seem likely that we're going to find a 35' this season, so I'm > looking at smaller, cheaper boats so we can begin sailing while still keep > an eye out for the right boat. At the moment, the smaller, cheaper boats > include a very well kept Ericson 29, and this C&C 29, both for around $12K > CAD. > > One reason I overlooked the 29 in the past was based on where it sits on > the stability diagram - right at the top among the most tender of all > boats. How serious a concern is this for cruising as keelboat beginners? I > don't want to scare my wife, who has very little sailing experience, with a > very tender boat. She gets uncomfortable when sailing on a friend's > Macgregor 26, which seems to heel over at the slightest gust. > > -- > Shawn Wright > shawngwri...@gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. 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