Jeff,
A 40' is a big boat.  I own a 35' and have sailed and cruised 40' and 38' C&Cs.  Unless the boat is set up for two you will be spending some money so it will be manageable by two.  Because I sail on Narragansett Bay the wind (except mid Jul to mid Aug) comes in every afternoon at 12 to 15 kts which my wife finds to be too "tippy" for her liking.  Thus, I cruise with her aboard with only my rollerfurl (140%), main not used. Because my boat was modified for SORC racing it has a short boom and with main only is under powered and unbalanced. I have done cruises from Long Island sound to Bar Harbor and use to live in Harpswell ME, so am quite familiar with the ares you would most likely.  Biggest advice I can give you for ME is make sure you have a good GPS system with a display that is visible from the helm - FOG is prevalent.  My 35' draws a little over 6' (again modified for racing) and have found that almost all harbors and marinas are reachable except the very ends of the ME inlets at low tide - aay-yup.  I have had the boat for 40 years and had nine kids grow up with her. The boat handles six adults (racing), cruise a week comfortably with four adults or two adults and a group of children (amount dependent on childs' sizes).  The boat was bought in Burlington VT and trucked to Narragansett Bay and with a six foot draft did have low bridge restrictions. My best advice is take your wife out on a sail on a similar sized C&C to make sure she is comfortable with the power of these boats. Beneteaus, Catalinas  and Hunters do not count as similar! If the Admiral is not happy on the boat, you will not be happy.

Don Kern
/Fireball/, C&C 35 Mk2
Bristol RI

On 7/20/2020 10:08 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List wrote:
If draft is an issue (or might be a future issue depending on your plans for cruising, etc.) I would consider the cb model.

I have a 36 XL/kcb (your 40 ft C&C is actually a kcb since the cb retracts into a serious keel, unlike some cb boats that have boards only or very small keels) since I sail in the skinny NC sounds where a 5 ft draft is often the rule in marinas, not the exception.

I Replace the pennant every 5 or so years and otherwise forgetaboutit!.
Upwind, board down, it will point with or better than any others and downwind, board up, it will get up and go! OTOH, it likely has a weighted board which probably weighs over 1000 lbs. Unless you are racing, grinding the board up is not an easy job—I use a Lewmar 30 with 3:1 purchase AND my strongest crew to bring her up. Of course, as some have noted, it is a simple matter to pin it up permantly.

Of course the kcb won’t be as fast as a deep keel of the same model (lots more wetted surface than a fin) but there probably isn’t any harbor in NH/ME that you could not get into, even at low tide, with the board up.
Welcome to the list!

Charlie Nelson
1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb
Water Phantom

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On Monday, July 20, 2020, Jeffrey Brideau via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

    Allow me to first apologize for any ignorance we may suffer before
    I introduce our situation. I've been sailing all sorts of small
    craft for 35+ years but this will be our first adventure in
    something no-longer trailerable.  I and my wife are shopping for
    an upgrade in size from our O'Day 23-2 and are attracted to the
    C&C line of boats given our budget, the perceived quality,
    performance/comfort reputation, and availability in the local
    market. We started eyeing a 35-3 in VT (and may still consider it)
    but after looking at a few 35' boats locally we are realizing they
    may still be a bit small for our rapidly growing family of four
    (and trucking and bottom painting a boat from VT to NH/ME seacoast
    adds a lot of costs), we have started looking at some C&C 40 boats
    in MA/RI  area. I'm not afraid of some small projects that can be
    carried out while we use it or in the offseason but not interested
    in a "project boat"  that would need work to be safe before use.

    
https://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/pl_boat_detail.jsp?slim=broker&boat_id=3558367&checked_boats=3558367&hosturl=MattapoisettYachtSales&&ybw=&units=Feet&access=Public&listing_id=81236&url=
    https://www.boattrader.com/boat/1981-c-c-tall-rig-7442829/

    Now for the questions:

    We have scheduled the two 40's above for a visit next weekend, one
    we saw in the boatyard without invitation this weekend. They are
    both on the hard, and the one we briefly visited is a centerboard
    version. The other is a tall-rig/deep-keel.  See the photos linked.

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/7xUVbSnHMob2YmYP8

    1. On this boat, what is the drain in the keel for? Is it a bilge
    drain or a centerboard trunk vent? There was something, perhaps a
    piece of wood, loose inside the drain that I could move with a
    finger.
    2. On cabin top starboard, there appears to be a wire cable winch
    that I've not seen on other examples. Is this the centerboard
    pendant perhaps?
    3. Is the weeping from the centerboard pivot access ports
    reasonable or expected. It may be lubricant as the broker suggests
    it was somewhat recently serviced.

    Notes: The "smile" needs addressing but seems dry. Depth and knot
    log sensors have been painted over with antifoul despite being
    listed in the description as features. Gelcoat seems good for its age.

    We are leaning towards the centerboard model as the Marina we are
    targeting in Portland, ME has limited areas of draft to
    accommodate a 7.5' keel at low tide. However, fewer moving parts
    is a huge advantage as is better sailing performance. But, we
    might be forced into a less desirable marina or have a low
    tide +/- 1hr time block for coming or going from the marina.

    Last general question and ask for advice, what is the mast step
    situation on either of these boats and apart from waterlogged
    cores in the deck and hull, what are the critical points of
    interest to a new buyer that thinks he is somewhat savvy.

    All polite thoughts welcomed.

    Best regards,
    Jeff
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