I think Andy Burton has a friend in the Caribbean who cut the transom out of a 40 and put a sugar scoop in. It looked pretty sweet. I think there was something on YouTube about it I can't believe it took boat builders so long to realize this was a great idea.
Bill Coleman On Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 3:00 PM w6re via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hello all, > My wife and I own a C&C 40-2 1980 model that is a retired successful > racer. We use it for cruising around the islands & Baja in Southern > California waters. These were quality boats and still a great deal for what > you get. A 40ft class boat with full interior and galley capabilities very > nicely appointed with wonderful teak wood interior throughout. I have > recently upgraded the electronics on board again from RayMarine to B&G > Zeus3 chart plotter and full NEMA 2000 network. The stereo and all > navigation systems can be controlled by smartphone or tablet and the Yanmar > diesel has been freshly rebuilt with only 30hrs operating time. We > inherited 9 bags of sails and we have the tall rig plus extra cutter and > baby stays for all kinds of sail configurations. The draft on ours is 7ft > as west coast sailing doesn't have lots of shallows that perhaps a swing > board drop would be needed for 5ft draft. > She handles well, sails almost as easy as my original Cal 20 on short > handed as I learned on as a youngster. She can outrun most typical cruisers > in her class with easy light breezes including the popular choices such as > Catalina 36 or Catalina 38 and can keep up with friends who have a Catalina > 42 on normal passages between the islands we sail to here. These have a low > 93 handicap rating and are nimble for their age. It's a lot of boat for > little money as there are a lot that have had deferred maintenance not done > for sale at bargain prices. We picked ours up in the height of the C19 > epidemic for an extreme bargain! Everything in the articles written for > Practical and others are pretty much true. I still think her lines are sexy > and she looks modern go-fast just sitting in her slip 40 years on. Not > dated at all. If she had a sugar scoop or walk through transom, she would > look like she's half her age by design lines. We are happy with what we > ended up with though all things considered. > > Rick & Debbie > "STARLIGHT" AKA: our Starlight-Express > Los Angeles > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note10+, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable > smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: 9/18/21 9:36 AM (GMT-08:00) > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List Re: C&C 40 TRDK > > And here’s what I wrote for Cruising World > https://www.cruisingworld.com/cc-40/ > > Andrew Burton > 26 Beacon Hill > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > +401 965-5260 > > On Sep 18, 2021, at 09:46, Ken Heaton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Hi Graham, > > I'm guessing you have already seen this Practical Sailor article? > > > https://www.practical-sailor.com/sailboat-reviews/used_sailboats/cc-40-still-turning-heads > > Ken H. > > On Sat, 18 Sept 2021 at 10:08, Graham Collins via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> Any C&C 40 owners on the list willing to offer opinions on this model? >> There is one local to me that might be worth a look. The good, the bad, >> hidden things to look for? >> >> -- >> Graham Collins >> 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
