Just to clarify I don't necessarily enjoy the sailing conditions over 30 knots as its hard on both boat and body but with such a short season here and in the heat of racing sometimes I find we will still sail when the weather is far from blender drink conditions. You gotta admit though when everything is balanced and the boat is going like stink, 30 knots can produce quite a smile.
Brent Sent from my iPod On 2013-01-08, at 3:33 PM, dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote: > Rick > > I guess you know that the C&C 35 MKI, which is a very good boat in most > respects, has a very low bridge deck or low cabin entry and would probably > suffer the same insult from plugged cockpit drains as that Hunter 27 > did…that’s one of several other reasons that I decided on the 35 MKII > design…not so much because of plugged drains but more so because of big waves > that may flood my accommodation spaces…the 35 MKII design has a rather high > bridge deck and the mainsheet traveler is mounted there which makes it quite > accessible for single handed sailing. > > Unlike Brent who by all accounts in an earlier post seems to like sailing in > 30+ kts true wind to weather in his C&C 27 I have become somewhat more > unadventurous during my later years and prefer to sail in under 20kts > apparent to weather…and I have a boat with one of the highest motion comfort > factors of any 35 foot sailboat ever built and it can perform to her numbers > reasonably well in all conditions and also has a relatively high bridge deck > to protect my accommodation spaces from water intrusion in big waves and high > seas. > > Still I understand how some sailors can have fun in a Macgregor built boat…my > point here…even some C&C boats could have been designed better so we C&C > owners may be well advised to stop knocking other designs > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rick Brass > Sent: January 8, 2013 3:06 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List McGregor 26M vs Hunter 27 Edge > > For over two years, my self-appointed “do-gooder” job at the country club was > to pump out the neglected Hunter 27 in the slip across from my 25 every month > or so. Leaves and pine straw carried on the wind would get into and block the > cockpit scuppers, the shallow cockpit would get filled up with rain water, > and the water would start spilling down below into the cabin and overfill the > bilge. Of course, since the owner didn’t come down to the boat except once or > twice a year, the battery had runn down and the bilge pump didn’t work. The > first time that I pumped out the boat it had water almost to the level of the > cabin settees. > > Now my 25 also lacks a bridge deck, but the step-over height is at least a > couple of inches higher than on the Hunter (my inclineometer is mounted down > there), and I was on my boat at least every week or two – even in the winter > – so I could notice if the cockpit drains got plugged. > > Given how neglected by their owners most boats are, I don’t think a low cabin > entry is much of a selling feature. > > And, BTW, the 26X (with rotating mast) has no bridge deck, traveler, or vang. > I suppose that’s another difference between the 26M and the 26X. > > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Brent > Driedger > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 4:20 AM > To: Dennis C.; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List McGregor 26M vs Hunter 27 Edge > > Interesting read. I think the author likely would not be chuffed by a less > than 34 foot C&C either based on his lengthy rant about the 26Ms traveller > located on the bridge deck in front of the companionway. Oh he also bitched > about the bridge deck too and the inconvenience of stepping up and over it to > enter the cabin. It's a long way up on a 37+ so he clearly is stuck where he > is. I guess In reality the likelihood of a Hunter 26 with its low entrance > ever having its cockpit filled by a bad wave or broach is pretty small. > > On a separate side note and just for shits and giggles I went to the > MacGregor website to poke around the photo gallery. There is a section where > they took the 26M out off the California coast in true winds of 37 mph (shown > in MPH for the non sailors I guess). They labeled this as "don't try this at > home". If I needed to feel concerned about sailing in 32 knots of wind I > think I'd just quit sailing all together! I shook my head in disbelief. The > crew looked comfortable but why wouldn't they, they were being chased by an > M70 camera boat! Nice safety net. Also in the pictures of them sailing in the > gale, they are never close hauled. It makes me wonder if these boats can even > beat upwind if blowing over 20 knots. Fun stuff. > > Brent > C&C 27V > Lake Winnipeg > > Sent from my iPod > > On 2013-01-06, at 5:29 PM, "Dennis C." <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Here's a review by a guy who owned both a McGregor 26M and a Hunter Edge 27. > Interesting comparison. > > http://www.doctorbeer.com/jay/sail/Hunter%2027E%20vs%20MacGregor%2026M.pdf > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2637/5518 - Release Date: 01/08/13 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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