Thanks for all the great replies. Interesting about the 30-1 setup for offshore. There is one in Victoria selling for $55K (for almost a year now) that the owner put over 50K into, but never left due to health issues. re: the hull-deck joint. This is one reason I was looking at Ericsons for months, as their glassed over joint is said to be very strong and leakproof (outward facing flange, with inside glassed over). I was hoping to take this 35 into some big waves to test the joint for leakage, but the owner wasn't game for it. There is a hose at the slip, so I might try spraying it if I get a chance.
Still pondering things tonight. Thanks everyone! On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 6:03 PM Randy Stafford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Interesting discussion - thanks Shawn for launching it. > > Last October at Emerald Bay, Catalina Island I moored a chartered Catalina > 390 next to C&C 30 MK I hull #493, “Katherine Patricia,” hailing port > Berkeley, CA. I spoke with her owner Alexander Simpson, who is not on this > mail list as far as I know, but is on the C&C owners’ Facebook group. He > said he’d sailed her from the West Coast to Hawaii and back. We didn’t > discuss what kind of conditions he encountered. But he did say that in > preparation he’d resealed the deck / hull joint (with 5200, which made me > wonder if that’s the right material for that job). His boat was also set > up with a self-steering wind vane and an asymmetrical spinnaker. > > I’ve also seen a couple 35-40’ C&Cs in marinas at Harbor Island, San > Diego, but have no idea if or where those boats have sailed. Maybe down > Mexico way. > > As for Grenadine, the worst conditions I’ve been in were 48mph gusts at > Chatfield Reservoir. We saw it coming and doused the headsail before > getting hit, but had to motor head-to-wind into the shadow of the dam to > douse the main safely, then motored to the marina and took two tries to get > into the slip. Sea state is not that big an issue on my lake. So all that > doesn’t really apply to your question. But having said that, I chartered a > Bali 4.5 cat in the BVI a few weeks ago. We had some 25kt days, with 6’ > wind waves, and another day with a 5’ east swell, and I would have loved to > sail Grenadine down there. I’m sure she would have handled it just fine, > and loved it. Didn’t happen to see any C&Cs on that trip, and not for lack > of looking. > > Josh I’d be interested in that article you referred to, if you can find it. > > Cheers, > Randy Stafford > S/V Grenadine > C&C 30-1 #7 > Ken Caryl, CO > > On Apr 24, 2019, at 5:05 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > 1I saw a C&C in Uruguay. It's hailing port was in Delaware. So there is > that. > > My experience and my the reports from others is that C&Cs are generally > well built, strong boats. That being said, "Are the good blue water > boats?" I would suggest no. They typically have less tankage than other > similar sized boats. They often have fin keels that create a flat spot > forward of the keel. This can result in a pretty good pounding with the > right wave height and frequency. Most of them were catering to the > racer-cruiser an as a result tend to carry a bit more sail for the racer > but as a cruiser often had shorter than appropriate keels. > > Many people have blue water dreams and end up buying the perfect bluewater > boats. Then they have extreme difficulty untying the lines. Now they are > stuck not having fun in their local tributaries with anything less than 15 > kts of wind. I say buy the boat that fits where you are sailing now. Not > where you think you will be sailing in the future. You can always buy and > sell later. > > I have an article that may be pertinent to your concerns. If I find it > I'll forward it to you. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 11:22 AM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I'm going to switch things up a bit from the gloomy topic of my current >> boat purchase: how many of you have taken your C&C offshore, and if so, >> which boat, where to, and how did it manage the conditions? If you have not >> gone offshore, what are the worst conditions you've experienced in a C&C, >> and how would the performance of the boat in these conditions make you feel >> about taking it offshore? >> >> One of the very first boats we looked at was a Westsail 32 (don't laugh), >> partly because they are proven world cruisers, and the boat has been from >> BC to NZ and back. But with our fickle air in the summer here, a good light >> air boat seems like a better choice, but I also want something that can >> take a beating without worrying about our safety. >> >> -- >> Shawn Wright >> shawngwri...@gmail.com >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. 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