Hi Jeremy, Thanks for the info. I see that you're not far from me, so maybe we'll see you on the water some day. The more I look, the more I am leaning toward at least a 30', as I want a boat I can keep for a while and get to know. I tend to keep vehicles a long time (20+ years) and do all the work myself, so I will treat a boat the same way. Therefore it doesn't make sense to buy a boat knowing that I will want to upgrade in a few years. So far, the only boats I've had a chance to inspect in person are: C&C 26, San Juan 28, Macgregor 26X, Aloha 8.2. I really would like to get aboard a 30, 32, 34, etc. to get a feel for the differences first hand. I had a great talk with the owner of a beautifully redone Aloha (with custom electric saildrive) at Maple Bay YC yesterday; he was very knowledgable about C&C and told me about all of the various boats in the YC - 25, 27, 32 mainly, which I had a look at. There is a 32 which hasn't moved all summer that I might try to contact the owners of. My parents are members at MBYC, so they've been keeping an eye out for me. I also spoke with the owner of a very nice Contessa 32, but he didn't invite me aboard. His opinion of the C&C 26 and San Juan 28 (across from his boat) was that the SJ was a heavier built boat, and the specs do seem to bear this out. The SJ has a very high 50% ballast ratio, so should be a much stiffer rig.
One advantage for keeping it at 30' or less is this is about the longest I can fit in my driveway and still have access to my garage for the car. (I refuse to leave my vehicles outside in the winter...). I envision that at some point, I will want to haul the boat home and spend several months or more doing work on it, and don't want to pay storage costs at a yard, plus the time wasted driving to/from. On Tue, Sep 25, 2018 at 1:27 PM Jeremy Ralph via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi Sean, > > Based on what you’ve said I think you would quickly find the 26 too small > for the week(s) of cruising needed to venture up and about Desolation > sound. > > Something else to consider is if the old boat has had it’s rod rigging > re-done. That can cost more than the used boat (did for my C&C 34) and > rigging beyond it’s lifespan is a serious safety concern. The reality of > owning a boat is that the moorage cost so much and that all the extras on a > boat are generally not fully valued into the sale price that if I were > buying a boat today I would spend a lot more to get one that had been > extremely well cared for, maintained, and has all the added bells and > whistles (windlass, beefy ground tackle, re-powered engine, refrigeration, > Bimini/Dodger/enclosure, nice sails, nice cushions, good autopilot, > electronics, battery setup, ...) > > We bought a C&C 34 without having ever owned a keelboat. It’s just right > for our family of 4 (kids 8 and 5). At first it seems big but one quickly > adapts. I would not want it any smaller and we will eventually upsize. I > thought I saw a C&C 35 for sale in Vic not to long ago. Those are nice > boats that are well suited for all around Van Isle. > > Cheers, > > Jeremy > C&C34-1 #41 > Comox BC > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Shawn Wright <shawngwri...@gmail.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 12:22:53 -0700 > Subject: Re: Stus-List 1978 C&C 26' > Interested in this thread, as there are two 26s in my area, and not a lot > else in the price range. I'm near Victoria, BC, and one is $9900, the other > $7800. I've been on the first one, and the broker told me an offer of $8k > would take it. Nice shape, but the owner installed a diesel heater down low > on the bulkhead, removing the table, instead of mounting above table height > like most others do. I suppose I could move it, but there was no sign of > the original table and the hole in the floor was covered with a plate. It > has a newer 1GM engine with low hours also. Has wheel steering, which looks > nice, but clearance to get behind the wheel is tight - I hit my head on the > back stays, and I'm only 5'8". The galley also seems pretty tiny for > cruising. We'd be looking to cruise Desolation Sound and the BC inside > passage to start. We've owned a VW Westfalia for many years, so we're used > to small, but then we're usually cooking outdoors when camping. In a boat, > I think a decent galley might be more important. Since our kids our grown, > I also like the dinettes on the larger CCs (what size do they start at?) > for the ability to leave the table up. > > Other popular options in our area are the San Juan 28 (two of them for > $13-17k), Catalina 27 (OB model, $7-9K), Catalina 30 ($20-35k) (all prices > are in CAD) > > I'm currently undecided between getting a starter boat like the C&C 26, or > anything under 30', or just getting something in the 32-36' range that will > allow for more comfortable cruising, along with safety for the eventual > plans to cruise to Mexico and beyond. I've sailed small boats > (laser/hobie/sunfish/FJ etc) since I was young, but experience with keel > boats is limited to a bit of time on Martin 242 and Macgregor 26. > > Would like to hear from more C&C 26 owners, as well as those with the 27, > 29, 30, 32, etc. I've spent a lot of time reading up on the various models, > but I'm still not clear on which ones are best suited to my needs. The 26 > seems to be the most tender of all of them (based on a chart at the C&C > site), which is a concern, as my wife is a power boater, and doesn't like > heeling over too much. :) > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com
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