Greetings all - For what it’s worth, I very much enjoy my 29-2 (1984). It is a little tender but stiffens up at about 10 degrees pretty well. I sail the Chesapeake w it - also like the fact I can single hand it. Hot/cold pressure water; all the other basic systems. For me is a good week-long cruiser w/2-3 adults. Has stand up head room...not as roomy as a bigger (30’+) rig; but I can stop in smaller places/marinas and the $ cost is “reasonable”
Cheers- Tom Perison “Therapy” C&C 29 Mk2 Solomons Island, MD Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 26, 2018, at 2:14 PM, Gary Nylander via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Try a 30-1. I have no idea what your budget is, but it appears what some are > suggesting is in a different dollar area than the 26 you were considering. > > The 30-1 has space, is the stiffest they ever built and can be equipped with > enough amenities for cruising. The Vee berth can handle two adults, where > many other similar boats require that one of them does not have legs. Mine > has pressure water (hot if I reinstall the heater), a usable shower, a very > large ice box which could be refrigerated, and lots of storage. > > I looked at things like the Catalina and found that every inch of space was > used and I could not figure out where you stored extra sails, fenders, and > such. The 30 has huge lazarettes for that kind of stuff. > > Just a thought. > Gary Nylander > 30-1 #593 - 1980 > From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Shawn Wright via > CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 12:03 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Shawn Wright <shawngwri...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List 1978 C&C 26 > > 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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