What he said – you will either buy a boat with a furling jib and an autopilot or spend the $$$ to add them first thing. My boat is broke if the autopilot is broke ;)
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I www.dellabarba.com From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Donald Kern via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 11:36 AM To: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Donald Kern <don-k...@cox.net> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List New-guy C&C 40 Shopping questions 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
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