I also moved from a C&C35 MK2 to a beautiful C&C 41. She is amazing! Sails like a dream and much easier to handle. Draft is a bit deep (8’) so I anchor with caution. So far the systems are manageable. The extra room ment we were able to carry 2 Trek kayaks and 2 full suspension Mtn bikes in the quarter berth.
Cheers, Bill C&C 41 Felice Bear > On Sep 30, 2025, at 8:13 AM, CHRIS PRICE via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > That's me! My 35 mk l sails like a dinghy compared to my C&C 40 CB. I have 7 > inches of clearance in my slip, bigger sails and engine and bells and > whistles. BUT, room for my six grandchildren, happy wife because of the > galley, windlass, hot water, shower, AC and refrigeration. No brainer for me. > Plus, she sails like a witch! > > Chris Price >> On 09/30/2025 9:26 AM EDT Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Another thought: >> >> When I was in the boat fixing business I saw this scenario more than once: >> >> An aging couple sold their 30-something foot fin keel racer cruiser. This is >> a boat they had forever and was easy to handle around the marina and fast >> enough to be a lazy sailor with some jib rolled out and still get where you >> wanted to go. >> >> The next boat was a 40-something foot heavier cruising boat with all the mod >> cons. Now they had all kinds of systems to maintain they never had before. >> This much heavier and less agile boat was much more of a challenge to get in >> and out of a slip. A big heavy boat needs big sails to move, there was no >> more rolling a bit of job out and being on your way. >> >> The next step after that was a power boat once they realized they had more >> boat then they could handle. >> >> >> Joe Della Barba >> >> >> >> From: Richard Bush <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2025 1:35 PM >> To: Stus-List <[email protected]> >> Cc: Riley Anderson <[email protected]>; Della Barba, Joe >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Is there a new boat in my future? >> >> >> Joe, well said! >> >> >> Richard >> >> 1985 37 CB: Ohio River, Mile 596 >> >> >> Richard N. Bush Law Offices >> >> 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine >> >> Louisville, Kentucky 40220 >> >> (502) 584-7255 >> >> >> >> On Monday, September 29, 2025 at 01:22:27 PM EDT, Della Barba, Joe via >> CnC-List <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> >> There are a LOT of different factors in play here. >> >> My C&C 35 MK I is very narrow by modern standards. My initial stability is >> not all that good, the boat heels easily to a gust. My AVS (Angle of >> Vanishing Stability) is pretty good, I think it is about 125. >> >> Think about a fat-a55 BeneHunt type boat. Their initial stability is much >> higher, not to mention space below. Their AVS is likely lower and their >> behaviour when well-heeled likely quite a bit worse. I have taken 20+ foot >> breaking waves on the beam that rolled us nearly 90 degrees. This was wet >> and annoying, but the boat popped right back up to keep sailing. A boat 5 >> feet wider…….I am thinking not so much. >> >> There are also various moments of inertia. A heavier boat doesn’t jump >> around like a lighter boat. It may be slower, but the ride may be a lot more >> comfortable. Rolling inertia is a big factor in capsize resistance. A bigger >> heavier boat is harder to get rolling, so unlike her lighter sisters she >> won’t have rolled as far before the wave has past. The C&C 30 MK I probably >> has the highest AVS of any C&C made, but that does not necessarily mean one >> is harder to capsize than a C&C 40. >> >> Another form of stability is steering or course-keeping. For a shorthanded >> crew, a 35 would be a challenge in heavy air offshore. My boat is fast in >> heavy air, but she does not come remotely close to steering herself. A lot >> of helm input is needed, especially if getting into double-digit speeds down >> a wave and this input needs muscle. A boat that maybe doesn’t turn on a dime >> like our boats but is easy to keep straight would be a lot less work for 2 >> people alternating watches. >> >> ( this does not always translate into an old design, our old wood Dickerson >> Ketch was a total biatch to keep straight in a quartering sea with the >> mizzen trying to shove the stern around) >> >> >> Joe Della Barba >> >> Coquina >> >> >> Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to >> keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: >> https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly >> appreciated. >> >> Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to >> keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: >> https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly >> appreciated. > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are greatly > appreciated.
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