Gary,
I asked him at the C&C Rendezvous in Mystic back in 2012 (we are going again --
see cncnortheast.com).
Rob initially designed a 37 foot boat with a practically vertical bow and stern
(much like a J) and in just about every way, it is a 37 foot boat.
But the look kept bugging him. So, and I quote, he "put $40 of fiberglass onto
the bow and another $40 of fiberglass into the stern." Same is true for the 34
series.
The marketing department didn't want to change the name, so it stayed 37 (and
34) for a while (adding R, XL or +). Eventually they started calling it the
37/40 and then after the "40 Series".
It does save a bit on dock fees and winter storage to call it a 37 :-)
All the best,
Edd
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Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
NCC-1701-B
C&C 37+ | City Island, NY
www.StarshipSailing.com
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On Mar 18, 2016, at 7:57 AM, Gary Russell via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:
Many of us have met the designer of the 37+ (Rob Ball), but I never got a
chance to ask him this question. With many yacht manufacturers overstating
the length of their designs, why did C&C understate the length of their 37+"?
I know the 37 feet is the length on deck, but still why not use the LOA like
almost every one else? Has anyone ever asked Rob Ball?
Gary
S/V High Maintenance
'90 C&C 37+
East Greenwich, RI, USA
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