Our 35-2 has plenty of creaks but she still feels tough. I understand the grid reinforcement that C&C and most others switched to in the late 70s/early 80s is responsible for a lot of the stiffness of the later boats. In our case, the tangs holding the top of the forward bulkheads to the deck were removed by a previous owner, so the plywood now floats in the liner grooves, which I think is where most of the creaks originate. I do wonder if the boat would creak less if those tangs were still in place. I suspect they leaked, and that is why they were removed. I'm curious how the later boats deal with the connection between bulkheads and the deck/liner, and if there is any way to improve things on ours.
-- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 1:13 PM Glenn Henderson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I have driven our 41 mercilessly. Not because I want to abuse the boat, > she seems to thrive in it. She just feels very tough. We have no creaks or > groans except for the forward cabin door that came loose because of the > motion. The 41 is an impressive design. > > Glenn and Lindsey Henderson > C&C 41 > WeGo > Treasure Island, FL > > > >> >> _______________________________________________ > > 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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