Another day of 20-30kn winds in the harbour, so no sailing, although I did spend a few hours on the boat listening to some creaking. The bulkheads either side of the head being somewhat loose where they meet the cabin top liner worries me a bit.
On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 9:10 AM Jim Watts via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > First, I think your idea of getting a boat that you can use right now is a > good idea. By the time you are ready for bluewater, you will have a much > better idea of what boat you want for that purpose. > The 35-3 does tend to pound in waves going upwind, it's just a function of > that flat bottom in front of the keel. Heeled at 20 degrees, it doesn't > pound as much, but living at that angle of heel for days at a time is not a > lot of fun. The PS 44, at twice the displacement, has a much different hull > profile, it doesn't pound and is much more seakindly. The 44 also has major > tankage, food storage, battery space, an excellent shower, and costs about > ten times the value of our 35. It certainly is no faster than the 35. > If you want to see some pix of the trip down the coast, look here: > http://sailvalis.com/wordpress_1/?p=597 > > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > > On Fri, 26 Apr 2019 at 10:05, Shawn Wright via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Hi Jim, >> >> When you say very uncomfortable, do you mean because your 35-3 would be >> slamming into waves in rough conditions? I see that the PS 44 is about >> twice the displacement of the 35, so that makes a big difference I guess. >> We have some sailing to do before we'll attempt anything like that! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ > > 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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