Sander: I didn’t. It sank in Hurricane Wilma in 2005. I had it on a high-tech mooring off Key Biscayne in South Florida. The wind shifted the wrong way and 120 mile-per-hour winds sent big seas into the harbor, and that was that.
For what it’s worth, the boat apparently sailed itself for hours through the hurricane after it broke free, which was quite a feat, given the conditions. Unfortunately, the mast broke and the keel was torn off when it was driven ashore. Jack Brennan Former C&C 25 Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. From: Sander van der Moolen Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 2:24 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 25 information request Thank you Jack! May I ask why you decided to sell your 25? Cheers, Sander Van: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] Namens jackbrennan Verzonden: zondag 21 april 2013 21:57 Aan: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Onderwerp: Re: Stus-List C&C 25 information request Sander: I owned a 25 for about five years and was very happy with it. Mine was extremely well-built and, after 30 years, had no structural problems. It is roomy for a 25-footer and the interior setup was fine, except there was no permanent home for a stove. I found the boat fast and easy to sail, but initially tender. I would get bashed around when big powerboats threw wakes at me while I was motoring. While sailing, the boat would firm up at about a 25- or 30-degree heel and just stay there. It is an excellent boat for lake and coastal sailing. I don't know how the boat crossed the Atlantic, but I'm certain it was not on its own bottom. It had to be shipped over there on a freighter. If you replace the engine with an outboard, you will have tons of storage under the cockpit. However, in choppy seas and big wakes, the prop will be coming out of the water. Putting a diesel into the boat would cost more than the boat is worth. Good luck if you decide to buy it. Jack Brennan Former C&C 25 1974 Bristol 30 Tierra Verde, Fl. --- On Sun, 4/21/13, Sander van der Moolen <san...@vpilot.net> wrote: From: Sander van der Moolen <san...@vpilot.net> Subject: Stus-List C&C 25 information request To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Date: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 4:07 AM Hello readers, Whilst browsing our local (Dutch) boat market websites, I came across a C&C 25. I really like how it looks, and I have a bit of a weak spot for IOR class boats J Thing is, I couldn't find much information about this boat, nobody I know in Holland has ever heard of C&C Yachts. So far, I've learned it's Canadian build (1974). Makes me wonder how it got to this side of the pond, are they such seaworthy boats? But what I really would like to know, what are its strong and weak points? What should I be looking for when I go out to look at this boat? The seller has already informed me that the balsa core at the stanchion bases is bad and needs to be repaired. The seller has dismounted all the hardware, including engine and saildrive. It has an inboard gasoline engine, but frankly I'm scared of gasoline inboards so if I buy this boat, I'll try to exclude the engine (or maybe trade it for an outboard). Thank you for any advice! Regards, Sander The Netherlands. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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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