Kevin, I think you have some pretty good advice already. If you have the fresh water cooled engine, I would change out the anti-freeze if you are not sure when it was last done and also check out the fuel filters. My 30-2 has a water separator just off the fuel tank and another fuel filter on the engine. Both of these have replaceable elements.
We bought our 1988 30-2 a few seasons ago for reasons very similar to yours, moving up from a Catalina 27. We have found the boat to be a pretty competitive racer and very comfortable cruiser. In our experience, it's not quite as tender as we were led to believe, but definitely different than a 30-1. Our previous owner believed that the 150 genoa was too much sail and did not use it at all, but we have found that it works fine for us up to about 14 knots or so. We did our last race of the season in late September with winds in the 20's and 4-6 foot waves on Lake Michigan using a 100% jib and full main and had a ball with the boat. It does hate to heel though. One of the other posts talked about keeping the heel under 20 degrees and I would second that advice. Once you gain some experience with your new boat, I would love to compare notes! Regards, Jim Reinardy C&C 30-2 "Firewater" Milwaukee, WI Sent from my iPad > On Nov 20, 2013, at 7:20 AM, "dwight veinot" <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote: > > You got a nice looking boat and a very spacious 30 footer...happy sailing to > both of you > > Dwight Veinot > Alianna > C&C 35 MKII > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > >> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Kevin Driscoll <kevindrisc...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> My wife and I took ownership this past Saturday of a C&C 30mkII, 1989. We >> are super happy to have "Osprey" and believe that it is the perfect size for >> us here in Portlandia, Oregon. Much of our sailing is on the Columbia River >> and so we inevitably do much more sail handling than the average sailor. So >> we were looking for a boat that is big enough to be comfortable on and not >> so big that it increases expense and "work" when out on the water. We plan >> to join the fray racing around the buoys this spring. The C&C 30 mkII is >> that boat for us. >> >> Alas, to the point. Since I am a new owner I am interested in suggestions >> from the list as to maintenance, fluid changes, etc that I might perform to >> get off on the right track. So far I am thinking Oil Change, Transmission >> Oil Change, flush water tanks....? Previous owner was a very occasional >> user, so I am bit concerned about Diesel bugs as well. >> >> It is in very good shape, but not everything is perfect. The Volvo Ardic >> fires up (with quite a bit of exhaust smoke) and blows heat for about 10-15 >> minutes, but then seems to shut off and stay off. Additionally the Yanmar >> 2GM starts with the addition of some throttle, but blows dark smoke for >> about 10 seconds or so. Smoke goes away fairly quickly. I was told could be >> injectors? 2200hrs on the engine. >> >> I have been following the forum and site for a while and now that we own >> her, I am happy to be a part of the C&C community. Any and all advice >> welcome...especially from other 30mkII owners out there. >> >> Best, >> Kevin >> s/v Osprey >> C&C30mkII >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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