Hi Shawn,
Thanks for the update on Calisto. I almost went
down to Esquimalt for a look, but better sense got ahold of me.
You see, I sold my beloved 35 mk-1, Sweet, last
summer because of a cruising boat project sitting
in my yard. It is no good owning 2 boats. I have done that three times now.
And I have a '83 Westy with the original 1.9 lt
waterboxer engine @ 400,000 km that I need to
pull apart for a look some time (before it gives me trouble).
I guess last summer you couldn't give a boat
away. I let Sweet go for $22k and she was in
sail-away condition with a perfect Storch Sails
tri-radial main, furling, refrig, diesel w
feathering prop, leather upholstery and looked great.
A 30 mk-1 at my Club in perfect condition went
for $10k. The old guy hardly ever sailed the
boat, maybe twice a year, but spent hours each
weekend puttering around on things like varnish and trinkets.
There is another 30 mk-1 at the Club that was for
sale last year that I can ask about the next time
I'm there. I know of a Peterson 39 but it is a little more than $30k.
Cheers, Russ
ex-Sweet, 35 mk-1
P.S. the cruising boat in the yard is a William
Atkins design, Margery Daw. It is worlds away from a C&C design.
At 09:12 AM 1/10/2019, you wrote:
Yes, I am trying to focus on the boat first,
starting with a solid hull/deck/rig and a sound
design. So far, I have yet to come across a boat
with all of these factors - they are usually
deficient in one or more areas, with sails being
the most common. The last two boats I looked at
were mainly motored, so sails were original and
they had no furlers. In fact, nearly all the
boats I've seen had original or at least 20+
year old sails. The C&C 37 had a brand new
racing main and about 8 other sails, but the
boat was a mess. Around here, winds are very
light and fickle in the summer, when most people
cruise, so many boats are mainly motored unless
they venture beyond the inside passage.
It's a shame the C&C 26 isn't a bit stiffer, as
it was the first boat I looked at in July, in
really nice conditon, and I could have got it
for $8K and been sailing already. But it had a
wheel, and was really tight in the cockpit as a
result, and the idea of a very tender boat
doesn't thrill me after sailing a friend's MacGregor.Â
I don't want luxury (we've camped as a family of
4 in a Westfalia for 20 years), but we will need
space for 2 adults to be comfortable inside on
rainy days, and to also sail/motor in rough
conditions in reasonable comfort. Anything 27'+
has what we need usually, so it's just a matter
of getting a solid boat with decent engine,
sails and no major flaws that I can't fix easily
fix. I am prepared to put in the work if the
price is right; in fact I would prefer it, as I
have lots of time, being retired. I am not
afraid of engine work, so a rebuild doesn't
scare me, but the price would have to reflect the amount of work needed.
Thanks for all the tips!
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