I've seen what they can do. They're pretty good. The heart of the business is building rudders for skiff's. They ship world wide. I've seen a couple of C&C rudders that they've done and they look good, and weigh about half of the original.
-- Cheers, Jeff Nelson Muir Caileag C&C 30 On 03/05/13, Michael Dean <md...@ca.inter.net> wrote: > Here is a link to what used to be Phil's Foils in Ottawa. Looks like he has > rudder for C&C 35 (depending on which model 35). Probably less expensive > depending on whether he can reuse the inner skeleton. I have no personal > knowledge of quality. > > http://www.fastcomposites.ca/site/marine/foils-a-z/cc/ > > Mike Dean > C&C 27 Mk III > Oakville, ON > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] > <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]> On Behalf Of Joseph > Sisson > Sent: March-05-13 2:24 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Introducing me... > > Hello Fellow Listers, > > Allow me to introduce myself....my name is Joseph Sisson and I am the proud > owner of Silent Runner a 1975 C&C 35 MKII...hull # 350. > I purchased her last August. She was on the hard in a marina on the North > Channel of Lake Huron. > After a couple months of testing, cleaning, replacing, retrofitting, > restoring etc...I set out on what was supposed to be a voyage down Lake > Michigan and into the river systems exiting at Mobile Alabama and into the > Gulf of Mexico. > The plan was that I would sail the boat to the Caribbean and eventually > through the Panama Canal and onto Vancouver BC Canada which is where I want > the boat to end up. > Long story short I ran aground on the evening of the first day of my voyage, > was rescued (taken off the boat) by the Ontario Provincial Police (Marine > Unit) after several unsuccessful attempts to pull the boat off the rocks. > After four loooooooooooooooooong days of waiting for the wind to die down so > that we (I hired a local fisherman and his boat) could get back to my boat, > I was overjoyed to find her still afloat. > We attached a 400 foot line to the main halyard and pulled Silent Runner > from the top of the mast until she heeled over enough to float her off the > rocks. > I wish I had know how to do that on the night that I ran aground and would > have tried that with the OPP boat. (You learn these things as you go.) > > Photos of the "rescue" of the boat can be found at: > http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=155629101249005&set=a.155628851249030 > .52955.124818477663401&type=3&permPage=1 > > Although the rudder was badly damaged, I still had steerage and motored SR > to Gore Bay where she was hauled and is now awaiting my return in the > spring. > While at Gore Bay I got to know the service manager of a sailboat charter > company there and shared with him the story of my running aground. > After inspecting the damage to the rudder and the hull his comment was: > > If that had been one of our boats (they have mostly late model > sailboats to offer there clients) if would have been in pieces. > > So I am very glad that I choose to purchase a C&C and Silent Runner's story > is testament to the solid construction of these boats (something that I do > not wish to test again). > > I have been monitoring this forum and reading the postings for months now > and am only now chiming in. > I found the C&C Photo Album website and this forum while researching > potential sailboats to purchase. > I suggest that the website and this active forum of C&C owners should be > included as a selling feature with any C&C. (Great resource and great > people!) > > Through the list I was informed of the Maritime Museum of the Great Lakes > and have contacted them to obtain drawings of the C&C 35 MKII (still waiting > for the results of their search). > Are there any 35 MKII owners who have obtained drawings of this design? > I am considering doing the repairs to the rudder myself after receiving > quotes of $4K and $5K from two companies. > I welcome any suggestions or comments as to the feasibility of doing the > repair myself. > > To Jim Watts re hatch replacement: through this list I was informed of > Hammerhead Nautical Systems in Toronto. > I recently sent them the "glass" for my hatch on my Edel 665 (I am currently > restoring her to like new condition). > They are going to supply a new "glass" (with my original hardware attached) > and new gaskets for about $300. > The link to their website is: http://www.hhns.ca > > To Kim Brown re an easier third choice for leaking windows: you might want > to consider butyl tape. > Also through this list I was informed of this product. > An informative article with photos can be found at: > http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance/63554-bedding-deck-hardware-b > utyl-tape.html > > > Sorry for running on so long.... > > Cheers, > Joseph Sisson > s/v Silent Runner > 1975 C&C 35 MKII > Hull #350 (second last 35 MKII off the line) > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Cheers, Jeff Nelson Muir Caileag C&C 30
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