Mine has gotten me through some pretty deep crap. No problems. Proud owner.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Sep 26, 2014 1:38 AM, "Us via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Considering all of the other production boats on the market and knowing > the way these boats are built in comparison (owned 2, sailed/raced on 4), I > am wondering what your frame of reference is. Regardless and fortunate for > us, these boats were maintained and without "issues". > > Sorry for your loss. > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 26, 2014, at 12:37 AM, Michael Cotton <mpc51...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > These are beautiful fast boats but very poorly constructed. Backstay chain > plates are a known weak point . The Tabling from hull to bulkhead is > spotty. Owned one - never again. > Michael Cotton > Ex 37+ c/b owner > > > On Thursday, September 25, 2014 10:27 PM, Us via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Good evening all. We looked at this boat during our search back in 2011. > The dealer purchased this boat awhile back and they have had it on the hard > uncovered for awhile. We found a surveyor in Michigan we used on several > C&C boats in the Great Lakes before we found Obsession and he was nice > enough to take an informal look at it and we were told the balsa panels in > the hull were dry. At that time the cabin sole was fine. Sorry to hear it > has deteriorated. > > I would go for a survey, the boat has been sitting for quite awhile at > some point the dealership will need to budge. > > Joanne > S/V Obsession > C&C 37/40+ > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 25, 2014, at 11:21 PM, Neil Gallagher via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > David, > > Let me address one issue - the teak and holly cabin sole on my boat had > the identical issue as this boat you're considering, it had sat on the > ground for some time with water above the sole (fortunately below the A4 > front crankshaft "seal"...). This spring I finally addressed it by using a > paint stripper to remove what was left of the varnish, hit with an orbital > sander w/60 grit and took off all the faded wood - total thickness is 3/8" > so not big deal - and refinished it. It came out beautifully, if I may so > myself. That item shouldn't be a show stopper, just a little elbow grease. > > Neil Gallagher > Weatherly, 35-1 > Glen Cove, NY > > > On 9/25/2014 7:37 PM, David Roberts via CnC-List wrote: > > > I have posted about this boat a few times to this list a got great > feedback, so here I go again. I am looking at a 1989 C&C 37/40 +; 7.25' > draft; two spreader, so we are talking about the cruiser not XL or R, I am > thinking still fast. Any how the boat needs new upholstery, all new running > rigging, the traveler is stiff even though there is no load on it (mast is > down.) I have not had a chance to look at the sails yet but the description > list them as: > Main (Sobstad, Dacron,) Good Condition > #3 Jib(North, Dacron)Like New > #2 Jib(Sobstad, Dacron) Good Condition > #2 Jib (North, Dacron) Excellent Condition > Cruising spinnaker with sock (North, Nylon) Good Condition > So I am thinking I may have to replace the Main soon, there is no mention > of a #1, Is that normal not to have a #1 on this boat? > > The boat has not been in the water for 7 years. The deck and hull seem to > show normal wear as to what I would expect for a 26 yr old boat. The engine > looks like it may have been overheated at some point. The teak and holly > flooring in the salon area has been refinished and my understanding is that > the boat was not covered the first year it was on the hard at the dealer > and it filled the bilge and beyond with water and ruined the floors. So > maybe I should be concerned with the hull If it froze. There are a large > number of little repairs that need attention. Lastly the stern looks like > it has been bumped a number of times so that rear edge needs repair. > > I have been watching this boat for 2 years now, just as I started a new > business so buying a boat was out of the question four years ago. I have > been sure that someone would come along and buy it. Once they move the boat > inside to buff it out and give a good cleaning; made a repair or two, when > I saw it was gone my heart dropped. I later found out that they did not > sell it. Now that the business is coming along and we can make the payment > I am wondering why it has not sold. Maybe it is the 7.25' draft is an issue > on Lake Michigan we are up 18' this year but the past 10 years we have been > trending down. There are a lot of smaller harbors you can't get in with > that draft. That is not a problem for hardcore racers. They don't go to > those harbors, but I don't think they would be interested in the Std rig. > We race beer can, a few port to ports, and cruise. > > They are asking $79K but I don't think that is anywhere close to a good > number. I have been in my current boat for 15 years so it has been some > time sense I have been in the buyers chair. Do I get the survey first, or > make an offer and if it is accepted then get the survey. But how do I > determine a value without the survey? > > I am interested in what others have paid recently for the same model and > what condition it was in. I am try to come to a fair offer. > > David Roberts > (224) 280-6217 > ddr1...@gmail.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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > >
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