Frers 30 Might also be a good option. I owned. Frers 33 for 9 years great boat. 30 quite similar
Rod Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2018, at 1:02 PM, Shawn Wright via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >
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