Martin, re the enthusiasm of C&C owners for their boats: I think that may well be because C&Cs are essentially Canadian-built Swans. They are better all around than most other production boats; they are certainly better looking than most--Bob Perry raves about how well Rob Ball drew the decks and how well they look with the hull lines. We all want to take care of a thing of beauty and don't begrudge the time and effort. Andy
Andrew Burton 26 Beacon Hill Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260 On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 1:45 AM Martin DeYoung <martin.deyo...@outlook.com> wrote: > Peter, > > > > I lusted after the 43s since the mid 70’s. The first time I recall seeing > one I was “rail meat” on a C&C 39 (circa 1977) sailing upwind on Puget > Sound and the black hulled 43 Epic caught and passed us easily. > > Fast forward to the summer of 1998 and I am anchored somewhere in the San > Juan Island on our 1980 C&C36 and the same 43 Epic motors by on it way out > of the anchorage. This rekindled my interest. By the end of 1998 we had > sold the 36 and purchased the 43. > > > > The 43s are great sailing boats, very well behaved (with the deeper > rudder) and sea kindly. I have done +-60K miles on many different, mostly > racing boats in all kinds of weather and seas. I would comfortable sailing > a 43 anywhere north of 40 South and South of 65 North. > > > > Re “…a labor of love..” It seems the C&C designs have a stronger following > and a more passionate ownership group than most other racer/cruiser brands. > This includes owners that are not active on the list that I run into around > the PNW. I have talked with C&C owners with projects that make my efforts > seem lightweight. It is rare I see the same enthusiasm from the owners of > other brands below the Swan level. > > > > Martin DeYoung > > Calypso > > 1971 C&C 43 > > Seattle/Port Ludlow > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > *From: *Peter Kirkwood <peterdkirkw...@gmail.com> > *Sent: *Friday, December 4, 2020 5:16 AM > *To: *Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Subject: *Stus-List Re: Calypso 1971 C&C 43 update > > > > Have nearly finished a 1977 38 Mark 2 and had to do about 75% of the deck. > It’s a labor of love for sure. > > > > I’ve always loved the 43 and growing up sailing in Oakville I got to see > many of them launched for the first time. They are just great sailing > boats. > > > > Peter Kirkwood > > 1977 38-2 > > Renaissance VI > > Oakville ON > > Canada > > > > On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 8:03 AM Matthew <wolf...@erie.net> wrote: > > Martin: > > > > My 1976 42 Custom is a Bruckman boat, probably similar to > yours on deck and down below (probably not the keel, which they were > straightening out during the 70s). I’m also involved in many projects and > upgrades. Keep going. > > > > Matt Wolford > > Erie, PA > > > > *From:* Martin DeYoung <martin.deyo...@outlook.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, December 03, 2020 9:06 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Calypso 1971 C&C 43 update > > > > Calypso’s 5+ year restoration continues, and may be picking up pace. I > got distracted from the rebuild by selling a business, retiring, moving to > Port Ludlow (near Port Townsend WA) and of course, the Covid-19 pandemic. A > recap: > > > > Calypso, a C&C design “Limited Edition” built by Bruckmann’s in late 1970, > launched as Arieto in January 1971, hull #1 of +-15 hulls sold. After a > successful racing career out of Boston it was sold to the Great Lakes as > first Phantom then Esta Es and raced in many Chi-Mac races. We purchased > her in late 1998 and trucked her out west to Seattle. > > > > From 1999 to 2015 we raced and cruised Calypso around the PNW including a > 2015 summer trip around Vancouver Island. At the end of that summer it was > clear the 44 years of hard miles and exposure had taken its toll. There > was rotted balsa core in +-20 sq ft of deck, multiple bulkheads with rotted > plywood near the hull, 300 old fastener holes that needed epoxy filling, > tired deck, topsides, and interior paint, and many more old boat issues. > > > > Today, most of the major repairs are complete, some needed structural > upgrades added (used the original C&C drawings to guide us), and she is > almost ready for the paint shed planned for this spring or early summer. > We will move Calypso from its Shilshole Bay Marina slip to the Port Ludlow > marina as soon as a slip is available. I can see the marina from my house > and drive there in 5 minutes, 6 if there’s traffic so the pace of project > completion will pick up considerably. > > > > Aprox. 5 years ago I switched to following the cnc-list via the digest. > The recent list software upgrade pushed me back to the “full meal deal” of > receiving all the emails. As I now have a good working knowledge of them, > I will chime in if I see any questions from owners of Bruckmann built C&Cs > from the early 70’s. > > > > Martin DeYoung > > Calypso > > 1971 C&C 43 > > Seattle/Port Ludlow > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
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