Edd, did you just say that your performance will be increased with the board bolted up (so you won't be tempted to drop it in <10kts and slow yourself down)? Don't tell your local PHRF handicapper that...
Tim PHRF Handicapper ECSA... On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Paul, > > It’s been a hell of an experience. Turns out the divers went down on > Sunday (I was on board working on other things) and they told me they > couldn’t get their hands/tools in there to get the cotter pins undone to > pull the peg out and connect a new cable. Turns out cable replacement > access isn’t all that great on a 37+ and requires a haul every time. Plus, > where the cable was frayed, based on my measurements, was somewhere in the > system that nobody could ever view without taking the whole damn thing > apart. > > Add to that — we could not push a new cable down because it starts on > deck, makes a 90-degree turn down through a stainless tube, then, in the > bilge and completely sealed, it makes another 90-degree turn aft, and then > a quick additional 90-degree turn down. Could not get the cable to make > that last turn. > > And then I thought I’m going to have to do all this again in 5 years. And > maybe it will break again. And maybe the next time it breaks it will do > some serious keel damage. I just said, and I quote, “Screw it!” > > The yard is pulling the boat today, pushing the board in, bolting it in > place and sealing the slot. As far as I can tell, I’ll have the only > shoal-draft C&C 37+ on the planet (or, using terms we usually use on the > boat, the galaxy). > > There were, of course, two concerns: Performance and Resale Value. > > Performance upwind in 10+ will be affected, but let’s be honest, we only > use the board when racing, have found it to slow us down in under 10 and, > if you’re familiar with Western Long Island Sound, days of 10+ are few and > far between. Add to that the limited about of racing we do (non-spin in a > beer can night series only) and the cost/worry of maintaining a centerboard > system, I decided I could live with the reduced performance. > > As to resale value, I think the board is really only a value to a > racing-oriented owner, and it’s not a C&C 37R, but a C&C 37+. I think > racing-oriented shoppers are going to be looking for J-Boats, Beneteaus, > etc. and not a 18,500 lb.-displacement cruiser. I also think that a > prospective buyer will like the idea of a shoal-draft roomy cruiser with a > now zero-maintence keel. > > Of course, I may be wrong, but as I tell people, “I may not always be > right, but I’m never in doubt.” > > Either way, it’s getting done today/tomorrow. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> >
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