Hi Russ, Sorry you had to let your 35 go, but thanks for sharing some details. When I first started looking last May/June there were a lot more boats, so I assume that will happen again soon. $10K for a 35? I'd be all over that. I looked at the 37 at SALTS last month (Tigger J), they were asking 18K but it has soggy decks and not really cared for. But a good inventory of sails, some brand new. I haven't seen it appear on their site, so either it sold, or they are spending some time fixing it up to sell for more. The valuation survey pointed out soggy decks and also a missing keel nut. Apparently it has a custom deep keel for racing. Didn't get a good feel for it, seemed like it was raced hard and put away wet. But still quite a bit of boat for the money.
On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 8:27 AM Russ & Melody via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > 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. > > 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! > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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