Bill, Yes the tiller is long and when I steer I sit astride the traveller - on the combing - and handle the traveller and the mainsheet, real close to the companionway. The genoa trimmer (wife) works at the back of the cockpit - astride the rudder stock - working the jib/genoa sheets at the rear of boat. (As any proper female should!) I changed out the genoa winches on either side of the combing, to self tailers (ST16 Lewmars) to keep her happy.
Seriously though, after new sails, the best investment on your boat is new self tailers. This is a real cool boat - and not well known. A little tender, but sails well to her numbers and usually in good condition as they were not raced too much! sam :-) On 2012-09-15, at 9:30 AM, wster1...@aol.com wrote: > Thanks Sam I will have to take a look. One other question seeing you have the > same boat does your boat have a very long tiller handle? My wife says there > is no room for crew because it is so long. I told her I think it is for > single handed sailing as it put you close to the winches and traveler. I told > her I would maker a short one with a hiking stick. Best Bill Sterling- No > boat name yet C&C 26 Kingston New York on the Hudson > > In a message dated 9/15/2012 1:57:51 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > sam.c.sal...@gmail.com writes: > Bill, > > My 1977 C&C 26 had a holding tank when I bought her about 10 years ago. > But it wasn't original, it had been retrofitted. > The tank is under the V berth. Plumbing goes from head to tank (via loop and > vacuum break) to discharge. No Y valve. > My manual says the original was self contained too. > > sam :-) > C&C 26. Liquorice > Ghost Lake Alberta > > On 2012-09-14, at 6:43 PM, wster1...@aol.com wrote: > >> >> >> From: wster1...@aol.com >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Sent: 9/14/2012 8:09:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time >> Subj: C&C 26 >> >> Hi- New to the list my wife and I are buying a very used C&C 26. I bought a >> manual today to see how the boat was set up when it was built in 1976. One >> thing that already has me confused is that the manual says the 26 has no >> holding tank and the head was self contained which I guess discharges into >> the water. But this boat has a waste cap in the deck on the starboard side >> and what looks like a vent in the hull. My wife is a racer and we plan on >> racing more than cruising but I want to get things fixed so it is >> comfortable so I want to fix or replace the head asap. Thanks Bill Sterling >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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