Good point, Jeff. I've always contended that a major design flaw in some boats is that the bow was designed too close to the stern. That being said, I do remember my dad's 27 feeling huge; and it was a truly great boat! Andy
Andrew Burton 139 Tuckerman Ave Middletown, RI USA 02842 www.burtonsailing.com http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Apr 28, 2019, at 07:34, Jeffrey A. Laman via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Excellent advice from Bruno. A bit like real estate and location, location, > location. You can make a 29 or 30 footer really great with upgrades and > spending money. But, you can never turn it into a 36 footer no matter how > much you spend. And, you can't move a house to a better location either. > > Jeff Laman > 81 C&C34, "Harmony" (former ComPac 19II, former Paceship PY26......) > Ludington, MI > > > > From: Bruno Lachance <bruno_lacha...@hotmail.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2019 1:07 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Offshore boat - lost in translation/ now buy the > freaking boat! > > Shawn, > > Yes the CS36 T is a very good boat, built like a tank and a very descent > performer in its deep draft version. The 27 is a good 27 but not as fast as a > C&C and the CS30 is a nice option compared to a C&C 29 mkII, but not in the > league of the CS36 in my opinion. > > But the 36 T hold their value quite well and I would be surprise that you > find a good one in your budget. > > I have been following your journey here with interest. You remind me of > myself when I was looking to find my first boat in 2008. You want to make a > good choice, you don't want to make a mistake, I'm sure you spend long hours > reading stuff all night, you seem highly interested in everything sailing but > also seem really anxious about the process. It's normal. At this point I > would go back to Mike Hoyt post few days ago. Your budget is low and you > won't find a perfect 35 ft at that price. So you must establish your > priorities my friend. Some people here told you to get a smaller cheaper boat > that is sail away ready. That's a very valid option to consider. But you seem > to know that you want a "bigger" boat. So if you think the 35-2 is right for > you, stop overthinking it and buy the freaking boat! It won't be perfect, no > boat is perfect! Even if you find one that looks good and is more expensive, > trust me you will find things that need to be fixed or upgraded. These are > old boats. At least, if you know you want a 35-36 footer, the time and money > you will put in your new toy will not be lost. As is if you get a 27-29 ft > boat, you will still have to put $ in her and in 2 years, when you decide to > upgrade, you will never get that $ back. Instead you will have an old 27-29 > ft boat for sale and back to square one looking for the right 35-2. > > My advice, if the 35-2 you are looking has good bones, the rig looks good, > the sails are ok, buy it! You seem to have spent enough time evaluating that > boat and doing your homework so you should know. Then do like the rest of us > and plan for a yearly maintenance and upgrade budget of a few boat bucks. > It's how it works, there is no special trick to it and no unicorn ! So > between paying 19 000 or 21 500$, it does not really matters if you like the > boat. Welcome to boat ownership! > > Hope that helps. Sometimes we just need a little push to go forward. > > Good luck > > Bruno Lachance > C&C 29 mkII from 2008 to 2011 that I sold to get our 33-2. Never looked back! > Bécassine > New Richmond, Qc > > Envoyé de mon iPad > > > Le 27 avr. 2019 à 22:30, Shawn Wright via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > a écrit : > > > > Interesting you mention the CS36... the T version designed by Ray Wall is > > very high on my list of boats that seem to tick all the right boxes, and > > one that I might stretch our budget for. There is a cluster of CS boats are > > a local marina - three 36Ts and two 30s, but none for sale. I've only been > > aboard the CS27, which is not bad for a 27, but I'd like a but more space > > for extended cruising. The 30 is in our price range, but reportedly not as > > solid as the 36, and not nearly as nice to look at, imho. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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