My 1982 -37 is still cleaning house as well!! Pretty much every race and regatta ! A newish J34 just joined the fleet and seems to be hard to beat :( But he’s got the fancy Schmacy carbon sails, me cruising But yes Quality indeed! all systems including A/C are working well. And boat is dry! Love this boat!
John Conklin S/V Halcyon S/V Heartbeat > On Jun 28, 2021, at 3:01 PM, Robert Mazza via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Richard, > > I've been giving Rob some time to answer, since he was more involved in the > conceptual side of the design than I was. However, with regard to the > longevity of the C&C product, one conversation I had with Butch Ulmer and > Howie McMichael several years ago over drinks at the Larchmount Yacht Club > comes to mind. Both, of course, had been heavily involved in the sales and > sails of C&C product, especially on Long Island Sound. I asked them > specifically what it was they thought differentiated a C&C from other similar > product of the period? Without hesitation and in unison they both said > "quality"! They went on to elaborate that by "quality" they meant quality > throughout the whole organization, from design, to building, through sales > and marketing, right up to the Board Room. They remembered dealing with > people at all levels of the company who cared about the product and the > customer, in both the Custom Shop and in both production plants. With that > level of devotion it would have been hard not to build a good product. Of > course, because the product was so well designed and built it would last > forever, which automatically defied the concept of "planned obsolescence". > > With regard to the C&C 37 specifically, I remember that her design was > heavily influenced by Big George wanting to steer the design office away from > IOR oriented designs, and to a more "cruiser/racer" concept on which the > company was originally founded. I recently had a look at the C&C 37 Design > Book that resides at the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston, and > noted that while I actually wrote the original design brief on the boat,for > some reason I actually had very little to do with her design. > > I'm not sure if that answered your question. If not, perhaps Rob could > elaborate further. The boats were just simply well designed and well built. > Of course, that is not to say that after 40 years or so of hard use, some > don't require and deserve a little TLC. > > Rob > >> On Sun, Jun 27, 2021 at 7:28 PM Neil Andersen via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> Don’t forget the 32 😉. >> >> Neil Andersen >> Rock Hall, MD 21661 >> 484-354-8800 >> From: Richard Bush via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2021 1:43 PM >> >> I have been racing on Wednesday nights this year after a hiatus from racing >> for about 15-20 years; this is beer can racing, not the balls to the wall >> ocean stuff, I am racing my 1985 C&C 37, (cruising sails,135 jib, bimini, >> dodger, centerboard, dirty bottom, the list goes on). but I must say it has >> really been fun; One of the biggest surprises is that this boat is not only >> competitive, but we are winning races..; on light air nights was walk away >> from the fleet! >> >> So, my question to Rob Ball and Rob Mazza and any of the other individuals >> who go back to the time these boats were conceived and produced...did you >> have any inkling that they would still be racing and competitive 35-40 years >> into the >> >> I know from the comments on other boats, both here and on Facebook, that >> other owners are also having success on the race course, whether its a 29, >> 30, 33, 35 or 40, or more. >> >> 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 > 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
