Agreed with Bruce - none of the boats in this range are too big to be easily handled with a small crew. IMO you are unlikely to wish you’d bought a 27 after having bought a 30.
You described the condition of the 27 in some detail and it clearly needs a lot of work. There are tons of tired boats out there, be patient. There will be another one tomorrow.... be prepared to pay more for a very well maintained boat - someone else’s labour of love. (Money pit) Other thing is to make a list of the ‘must have’ equipment and be disciplined about that too. The cost of repair and outfitting a tired 27 will can quickly exceed its acquisition cost. My $.02.... Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2018, at 8:10 AM, Chris Graham <sabre28...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Thanks Bruce! > > I’m going to be single handing 90% of the time, and storage, mooring costs, > sail replacement, etc...is another reason why I’m trying to keep the length > down. > > I do understand the 30’ is a superior boat on many levels. I think I’m > committed to a smaller size though I may be convinced otherwise if something > were to present itself. :) > > You nailed the price of both boats. The 26’ has cosmetic issues but can be > dropped in the water tomorrow and sailed away. Just trying to look down the > road and make the right choice. > > Beautiful pacific seacraft 25’ at triple the coast but a beautiful bait with > classic lines, double ender... but I want to keep costs down! :) > > Chris > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > On Thursday, October 11, 2018, 7:57 AM, bwhitmore via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I had a 1977 C&C 27 MK III for 15 years on Lake Michigan. The nice thing > about the MK III was that it had a taller rig than the one you'relooking at, > which made her a great light air performer, generally hitting hull speed of > 6.4 in about 9 kts pf wind, and which would commonly sustain 7 knots. I > would be less optimistic about the MK II, and I sold mine for 8K in 2015, > albeit to a friend in very good condition. It was in very good shape but > also did not have roller furling. Given the work you're talking about, she > ought to be $2,500 or even less. > > Now having a bigger boat and the affordability of older boats, I too would > recommend looking at a bigger one, or at least holding out for one in much > better condition. > > Just my $.02 worth, > > Bruce Whitmore > > > > Sent from Samsung tablet > _______________________________________________ > > 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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