Bruce and Nancy, Rather than give a thumbs up or down on the merits of sailing a C&C 110 across the Pacific I’ll point you to a voyage that good friends of ours did a year ago on a “similar” sized and style boat, a 40’ J/120.
They left San Francisco for New Zealand via Honolulu and Tahiti to Auckland. I followed their progress via Spot tracking and emails with the owners (their kids took over the voyage from Hawaii to New Zealand; no-one older that 32 onboard…). My impression is that they had a wonderful sail. There were no incidents or problems. Downwind sailing primarily. Day after day of cruising. The usual problems found when cruising with systems and gear. As far as water-proof bulkheads are concerned, there are very few sailboats cruising the oceans with them. Is it a good idea? Sure. But generally safeguards such as a good life-raft, grab-bag and communications go a long way towards mitigating problems in the event of a collision. If you want an extreme example of a minimal boat crossing the ocean, follow Web Chiles’ log (http://www.inthepresentsea.com/the_actual_site/webbchiles.htmll) of his cruising in a ultralight Moore 24 solo. Not for the faint of heart. A good weather routing service with up-to-date downloads combined with a sat-phone would be very well worth the price. Good inspection and preparation of your rigging, running rigging and mechanical systems would be good measures prior to leaving. AIS? Absolutely. Keep in mind that you will need carrying capacity for consumables and water. The Pacific Ocean is large. Best, Dave Godwin 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin Reedville - Chesapeake Bay Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> > On Mar 8, 2017, at 8:24 PM, Bruce Carter via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I’ve been watching this forum for a while - I have an issue that I need help > with. > > I would like to take my C&C 110 (1999- hull number 8) to Australia via > Tahiti. My C&C has been set up for coastal sailing and I now sail in the > Great Lakes. Is this boat seaworthy to do a transpacific sail? I’m concerned > about hull integrity and the lack of water tight bulkheads. All other things > are a matter of investing $$ into things like AIS, Liferaft, etc. But if this > boat is not seaworthy without the proper hull and watertight bulkheads, I > think I should purchase another boat. > > What do you guys think? > > Is it seaworthy for a transpacific sail? Can it be – or should it be- > retrofitted with watertight bulkheads? If so, how can this be done without > affecting the integrity of the boat? > > Bruce and Nancy Carter > 55804 Rivershores Est > Elkhart, IN 46516 > > mob- Bruce- 574-361-9437 > mob- Nancy- 574-304-9009 > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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