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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C&C 37+ | City Island, NY
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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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