Hi Andrew, Despite spending quite a lot more on maintenance than I really wanted to, I've thoroughly enjoyed our 35-3. We race Wednesday nights and a few weekend regattas - on our day (right conditions and we make the right decisions and no mistakes) we can beat anything. Around 10-12kts true, with a 155% and flat water we'll do very well. When the wind really gets up we also do very well. I've found medium air (less than 20) and waves to be hard to keep up with other designs.
We also enjoy week-long cruises and it's a very civilized boat for two. Adding an anchor roller this year will pretty much complete the cruising setup. My boat is set up for easy single-handing. I have the traveler across the bridge deck, self-tailing secondaries (but not primaries), an autopilot and a sock for the cruising spinnaker. I really notice the difference between having seven crew on the rail and single-handing - sail selection is very different! I'd second what others have said about window replacement, but that's pretty easy to do yourself (I did), as is installing refrigeration and autopilot (I went with a wheel pilot). The majority of the hull and deck has balsa core, and repair of that is expensive - so get a survey and be very suspicious of any high moisture readings. Where will you be sailing? Tim Mojito 1984 C&C 35-3 Branford, CT On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 11:44 PM, andrew rothweiler <andy...@att.net> wrote: > Hello to all, > This is my first post, I've been reading the posts for a few weeks now. > I'm looking to buy a sailboat in the mid 30' range, and the C&C 35 has > caught my interest. > What kind of speed does the boat have in light and medium winds up to > about 20-25 kts? I assume already that this boat will point very well with > a 6'+ keel. How easy is it to single hand the 35? Any advice for a 35-3 > buyer? > > Thanks very much in advance. > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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