CS's are good boats. More cruisy than C&C's and not as racy. Still sails well, though. Better interiors generally. Similar to better build quality than C&C.
I had a CS27 for 5 years and loved it. CS30 is one of the most comfortable 30 footers you'll of boats in that age and price point. Cheers Colin On 8/27/13, Steve Thomas <sthom...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > A friend of mine has a CS30, and I sail on it quite a lot. They have an > excellent interior layout, and the best use of interior > space that I have seen on a 30 foot sailboat. They were often characterised > as "marina beaters" because of their good cruising > accommodations and relatively short overall length. The older design CS33 is > very similar, and you gain little by paying a marina > for the extra 3 feet. > The boat sails well enough. My only real complaint as compared to my > C&C27 MKIII is that you don't get at lot of warning when > the rudder is reaching its limit, and it has an annoying tendency to round > up when overpowered in a gust. Rudder could have been > bigger in my opinion. My friend's boat has a tall rig with double spreaders > and I think that some were built shorter. There were > shoal draft versions available as well. All that I have seen come with > factory self tailers, lines led aft to clutches, and an > Isomat boom. If you are looking for a well built pocket cruiser, these boats > are hard to beat. Price has been a bit high for me, > they were 40 - 50k for a long time around here, or I would probably own one > now. Don't forget that the Great Lakes boats are > usually in better condition than the ones down south in salt water. > > Steve Thomas > C&C27 MKII > Port Stanley, ON > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Dr. Mark > Bodnar > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:22 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Thoughts on this boat? > > > > This one just popped up on YachtWorld. > I've heard very positive comments about the build quality of CS boats. The > 2 avail locally are asking $35000-38000. > The interior layout looks good - with a little extra galley space and the > double rear berth. > > Anyone want to check that one out for me??? > > Mark > > > > > > Click on image to enlarge > > 30' CS 30 > a.. Year: 1988 > b.. Current Price: US$ 22,500 > c.. Located In Hingham, MA > d.. Hull Material: Fiberglass > e.. Engine/Fuel Type: Single diesel > f.. YW# 3144-2638685 > http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1988/CS-30-2638685/Hingham/MA/United-States#.UhyjrBusiSo > -- > > --------------------- > Dr. Mark Bodnar > B.Sc., D.C., FCCOPR(C) > Bedford Chiropractic > www.bedfordchiro.ca > --------------------- > > There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. > - George Santayana > > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
