Congrats; where will you be sailing? Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 23, 2017, at 11:38 AM, Maurice Poulin via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Well there you have it! > > An offer has been made and accepted so barring bad results on a survey in the > spring, we'll be the new owners of a C&C 30 MKII! Very excited about this > step up from our venerable Alberg 30... does feels like a bit of a betrayal > though :( But hey, roller furling, more modern rig, diesel, hot water, > refrigeration, huge head what's not to like. > > I suspect I will have a lot of questions and will seek input on this list > often enough! Will try to contribute as well! > > Cheers, > > Maurice > > > ---- Original Message ---- > From: John Pennie via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: John Pennie <john.pen...@icloud.com> > Sent: Mon, Oct 23, 2017 7:47 pm > Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 30 MKII - 3 questions > > > > First off - welcome to the list. Specific to your three questions: > > > (1) The usual suspects for a 30 year old boat - cored hull, rig condition, > engine, keel joint, de-lamination and portlights. Have a good yard or a > surveyor take a long hard look. I go against conventional wisdom and vote > for a good yard over a survey. that’s just me. > (2) Can’t help - its different for everyone. Don’t be shy about getting into > a berth when boat shopping > (3) I assume you mean the Bahamas. In terms of seaworthiness it will be > fine, so yes. Cargo capacity will be the biggest issue but that will be true > with any 30’ boat that can actually sail. The tankage issue always amazes > me. My experience is that cruisers fall into 2 camps - those that spend 80% > of their time in a marina and those that spend less than 10%. Neither group > cares about capacity; one for obvious reasons, the second because they are > more concerned with a plan to refill the tanks. Nobody actually drinks that > stuff in the tanks (back to cargo). > > > All of the above is FWIW, YMMV and hopefully worth at least what you paid for > it. > > > If you like the 30 I’d say go for it. It sails well and is well built. > Enjoy, have fun and tell stories. > > > John > > > > > > > > > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 11:27:53 -0400 > From: mp...@aol.com > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List C&C 30 MKII > Message-ID: <15f49d8eb7d-c0f-f...@webjas-vaa086.srv.aolmail.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Greetings, > > New to the list and hoping to be a new owner for a C&C 30 MKii 1988. It is a > nicely appointed sailboat in great shape for its age and no visible, walk > away concerns. I was hoping for comments from anyone with experience and > insights to offer, peeves, joys etc. that would be super appreciated. > > 3 quick questions though: > > 1) knowing the boat, what would be a definite concern that you would look at, > stuff that has failed or gives grief? > 2) The front berth dimension is difficult to assess but it is sufficient for > a couple of average size, height? > 3) Would you do a jump to the Caribbean from the ICW on such a boat? > > Such a nice cruiser/racer though! > > Thank you for any information you can share! > > Maurice Poulin > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up again. > October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a small > contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send contribution > -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > _______________________________________________ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up again. > October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a small > contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send contribution > -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up again. > October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a small > contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send contribution > -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All contributions are greatly appreciated! > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
