Found this older post about the 34. Hope this helps
John and Maryann Legacy III 1982 C&C 34 Noank, CT -----Original Message----- From: Mark Brewer [mailto:mbrew...@carolina.rr.com] Sent: None To: cnc-own...@topica.com Subject: Re: [candc-list] c&c 34 Wow, John. You made me want to buy one. Very nice write up on the 34! You mentioned something that concerns me on my 24; "Many older units have gate valves for seacocks and if present should be replaced.". Coming from sailing dinghies for the last 20 years; I am still learning about the needs of larger boats. How do I identify gate valves and why should they be replaced? Replaced with which type of valve? Thanks. m C&C24 USA51924 Koyaanisqatsi "The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails". -William Arthur Ward m ~~~(\_~~(\_~(\_~~~~(\_~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "John & Maryann Read" <johnpr...@comcast.net> To: <candc-l...@sailnet.net>; "C&C Owners Group" <cnc-own...@topica.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 11:09 PM Subject: Re: [candc-list] c&c 34 > To my thinking, the 34 is the quintessential cruiser / racer for day racing > and coastal cruising. We are approaching our 5th year with our 1982 and > could not be happier. > > On the cruising side, it cruises 4 people in comfort for a week or more. It > can sleep 6 in a pinch, especially if small children are involved. It > handles like a dream. The sail plan is easily handled by husband and wife. > Overall layout is very functional. Galley is well laid out. Chart table is > extremely functional. Main cabin table with bottle holder works well. > Bunks are comfortable. Good storage. Hanging locker. Hot and cold > pressure water with shower. Tankage is adequate for 2 - 3 days when you > need to come in to a marina for ice anyway. Ice box is well insulated. > Good ventilation below, especially on later units with hatches in main cabin > and head. Anchor locker forward. > > On the racing side, it is a winner!! It is most competitive in light to > moderate air, say under 18 knots. Very sensitive to mast trim, babystay > trim, backstay tension, sail trim and weight distribution. Sail controls > are well laid out. Get her in the groove and she flies. We earned our fair > share of silver. I can honestly say this is a boat which has the potential > to win every race - how well we do is entirely a result of the human factors > and not the boat. We normally race with 7 on board. We routinely race > (spinnaker) against several C&C's including 32, 33, 34 K/C, 36, 38. We are > all extremely competitive with each other > > The 34 is squirrelly in heavy air downwind. This is mainly a function of > quartering seas pushing the stern around. Another reason is in a heavy puff > dead downwind the spinnaker forces the bow down lifting the stern and > causing the rudder to lose laminar flow. The solution is simple - don't > overload the sail plan. The exception is only when you have really great > crew on board and steer very aggressively. A prior post about a 34 > broaching seems to me to be more a function of inexperienced helmsmanship > and crew work than of a design flaw. It is more tender than many C&C's, but > by no means excessively so. If you check the photoalbum stability chart you > will see the 34 is tender. This is one reason why it does so well in > lighter airs - as is true for most things sailing there are trade offs. We > find we reef or reduce headsails a little sooner than other boats, but that > doesn't really hurt us as it keeps the boat on its feet which is fast. > > The design of the 34 is an evolution from the 33. The hull and deck are > also extremely similar to the 36. It is not like the 32 which is a quite > different design. A good write up on the design may be found on the > photoalbum at > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/archive/ccnews/ccnews7.htm > > The brochures are very informative and may be found at > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/brochures/34foot/34b2pg01.htm > > We understand the 34 was built from 1978 to 1982. Our hull is number 464 > and was delivered to the original owner in early 1983. We understand ours > is one of the last ones built, so a production run of over 100 boats per > year speaks volumes on how well the boat was received. In our search we > noted the interior trim varied substantially and improved later in the > production run. > > It is important to note the "original" 34 has no relationship to the 34 / 36 > which started production in late 1980's. The 2 are entirely different in > design and materials. > > There are no inherent design or manufacturing flaws. It is solidly and well > built. The deck is balsa cored. There is balsa in the hull. The early > units had A-4's,. then switched to Yanmar 3 cylinder diesels which we have > and it is more than adequate. Under power, it tracks well and true. The > stern walks to port in reverse. On ours, we still have the original gel > coat and it looks great! > > As with any boat over 20 years old, a thorough survey is in order and > inspection of sails. Many older units have gate valves for seacocks and if > present should be replaced. Plan to do maintenance typical of a boat of > this age. > > Photos of ours may be found at > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/photos/34foot/34footp24.htm. (It states the > year as 1984 in error) > > We know of at least 4 other 34's in our area - we all love them. > > Hope this is helpful > > John and Maryann Read > Legacy III > 1983 C&C 34 > Noank, CT > > > --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: johnpr...@comcast.net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84u7o.bbzdZc.am9obnBy Or send an email to: cnc-owners-unsubscr...@topica.com TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^---------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
