Steve, As much as I love my 35/3, the 40 is a lot more boat for less money! I would not let another 6 inches of draft stop me unless I planned to cruise the Bahamas.
Joel On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > There was another 40 in CT that was asking 29k recently. Same tall rig and > deep draft. It's gone. There are lots of these. > > Steve > Suhana, C&C 32 > Toronto > > > > On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 6:02 PM, Gary Nylander via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I sometimes pick up donated boats for the Chesapeake Bay Maritime >> Museum. Another volunteer and I just sailed an early '80's O'Day 30 across >> the Bay for the program. He was interested, because it has a centerboard >> and his mooring is in rather slim water. >> >> His thoughts were: Old gear, old upholstery, only two self tailing >> winches, not four.. old instruments, etc..... the boat was attractive and >> will go for low dollars. He was counting up the dollars to make it perfect >> and decided he wanted a boat with fewer issues to deal with. >> >> I think these boats sit around for a long time because there are few >> folks like many on this list who are knowledgeable enough to look through >> the small faults and make an offer. My friend is skilled, but still wanted >> the 'perfect' boat with few issues for low money. Maybe he didn't want to >> have another project? >> >> On the first one, the hailing port is interesting, as the boat is now in >> Maryland. The engine is small and has a lot of hours (almost 2000?), no >> self tailing winches, old (really) Moor instruments (if it breaks, buy new). >> >> The other one looks better, is a lot more money for an old boat - and >> seven feet is a non-starter around here. >> >> Gary >> still happy with the 30-1 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:55 PM >> *Subject:* Stus-List what is wrong with these boats? >> >> >> http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1974/C%26C-MK-II-2367894/Cambridge/MD/United-States >> >> >> >> This looks like a nice MK II and has been for sale for a long time. >> My guess is the sticking point is the engine. It has a Westebeke 4-60 >> engine, which is a 15 HP diesel derived from a 984 cc MG Midget engine. I >> had an MG Midget and all I have to say to that is Yikes! It may run fine, >> but AFAIK parts are nonexistent for it, so when it breaks it is dead >> forever. Also 15 HP is not exactly overpowered for a 35 foot boat. >> >> >> >> >> http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1979/C%26C-40-2647391/Branford/CT/United-States >> >> >> >> The boat sounds and looks decent in the ad. Only things I can see is >> apparently there is no canvas and the 7 foot draft. That boat would be >> trapped in my slip except at high tide. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *Joe Della Barba* >> >> *Coquina* >> >> *C&C 35 MK I* >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of >> page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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