Re: Stus-List old C&C 38s vs. J-42

2013-12-31 Thread Ken Heaton
If you want a cabin in each end have you looked at the C&C 34+ or the 37+ ? also known as the 34/36 and the 37/40 http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/brochures/40foot/40b3pg01.htm Ken H. On 31 December 2013 21:08, Dave Godwin wrote: > > I expect the J/42 would be almost as good as a C&C. < > > Mar

Re: Stus-List So New England retirement/harbor perspectives

2013-12-31 Thread Lee
Bob,I don't know about home costs there but Wickford is a lovely town with great marine facilities and a very healthy racing program .It is quite near to the west passage to the atlantic and accessto airports. Hope this helps. Lee s/v Maggie Lee C&C 35-3 c/b -O

Re: Stus-List So New England retirement/harbor perspectives

2013-12-31 Thread Andrew Burton
Bob, I live in Newport because it's a sailor's Mecca, pure and simple. It's a wonderful place to sail, with reliable breezes for daysails and warm temps in summer. You can get away from the slithering hordes by hanging out on our boat. And in his economic climate, 500K buys a lot of house near t

Re: Stus-List HNY

2013-12-31 Thread Steve Thomas
Happy New Year! -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Jim Watts Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 11:39 PM To: 1 CnC List Subject: Re: Stus-List HNY Oooo! I like toast points! Especially with the crusts cut off, but I like those too. On

Re: Stus-List Happy new Year Everyone!

2013-12-31 Thread Ed Dooley
Happy New Year all! Yesterday I removed 800-1000 pounds of ice from my boat, which still left frozen scuppers and a bunch of snow. So, not quite the Chesapeake experience. At haul out our marina owner tipped the big crane into Lake Champlain, which meant the power washing of dozens of boats didn

Re: Stus-List HNY

2013-12-31 Thread Jim Watts
Oooo! I like toast points! Especially with the crusts cut off, but I like those too. On 31 December 2013 20:01, Russ & Melody wrote: > > A Happy New year to you and yours, Rich. > > And a Happy New Year to all our fellow C&C friends. We wish you all the > best to come. > > The Admiral & I spent

Re: Stus-List HNY

2013-12-31 Thread Russ & Melody
A Happy New year to you and yours, Rich. And a Happy New Year to all our fellow C&C friends. We wish you all the best to come. The Admiral & I spent a wonderful New Year's Eve at the backyard firepit, roasting New York steaks over wood coals. It was overcast and dry, ~ 6 C (45 F). Lovely.

Stus-List HNY

2013-12-31 Thread Rich Knowles
All the best to everyone! Only another 4 months of winter to endure:) Rich ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List Scouting report on old C&C 38s

2013-12-31 Thread Rick Brass
If I told you what I think about my 38 mk1, you’d think me a C&C zealot. Wait a second. I’ve owned a C&C for 20 years next June (plus a couple of other C&C designed boats). I’ve belonged to about 4 previous iterations of Stu’s C&C list (and recall when Stu originally set up the Photo Album s

Stus-List Bonne Année!

2013-12-31 Thread Dennis C.
Happy New Year! Hope everyone enjoys a safe and happy new year.   Dennis C. and Admiral Deborah Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com

Re: Stus-List PFD/life vest

2013-12-31 Thread Michael Brown
If you have the Hammar MA1 UL auto-inflator on your PDF it has a water sensitive bobbin similar to the non-HIT models. http://www.cmhammar.com/products/lifejacket-inflators/ma1-ul/ The HIT technology places the bobbin in a chamber behind a small spring loaded flap ( Unique hydrostatic valve that

Re: Stus-List Wind Storm Damaged Genoa - Insurance

2013-12-31 Thread Peter Fell
20 % off North Sails for the Vancouver Boat Show. It’s valid before and after the show so that should run something like 12 Jan to 6 Feb. I’ve got a quote coming. From: Hoyt, Mike Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 10:56 AM To: Peter Fell ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: RE: Stus-List Wind Storm

Re: Stus-List So New England retirement/harbor perspectives

2013-12-31 Thread Joel Aronson
Grew up in RI on the upper bay. East Greenwich has a micro climate with lots if wind and a nasty chop. Not many sailboats in Wickford. Predominat wind is from the SW. Joel On Tuesday, December 31, 2013, Harry Hallgring wrote: > I grew up in Newport...moved to Little Compton (lowest property ta

Re: Stus-List Happy new Year Everyone!

2013-12-31 Thread Jim Watts
And from the Left Coast, or Daft Coast, your choice...Happy New Year! On 31 December 2013 17:23, Ken Heaton wrote: > ...and another Happy New Year! from Cape Breton Island. > > Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin > S/V Salazar - Can 54955 > C&C 37/40 XL - Hull # 67 > Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia > > >

Re: Stus-List Happy new Year Everyone!

2013-12-31 Thread Ken Heaton
...and another Happy New Year! from Cape Breton Island. Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin S/V Salazar - Can 54955 C&C 37/40 XL - Hull # 67 Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia On 31 December 2013 15:57, Della Barba, Joe wrote: > Hope everyone has a great 2014! > > Here in Maryland we are being tortured by th

Re: Stus-List old C&C 38s vs. J-42

2013-12-31 Thread Dave Godwin
> I expect the J/42 would be almost as good as a C&C. < Martin, Yup. I’ve raced on J/30’s, J/24’s, J/41’s, J/105’s, and J/120’s. I had a chance years ago to informally go head-to-head upwind against a new J/42 in flat water and ~15 knots of breeze. It couldn’t get away from us. I may have piss

Re: Stus-List old C&C 38s vs. J-42

2013-12-31 Thread Martin DeYoung
> ... moving up to a J/42 for other reasons. < Dave, There are two J/42s in racer cruiser mode moored close to Calypso at Shilshole in Seattle. One of them belongs to a friend and C/R class competitor. We have C/R raced against each other for many years. The J/42 owes my old 43 about 12 sec

Re: Stus-List Scouting report on old C&C 38s

2013-12-31 Thread Dave Godwin
Jim, I’m going to jump in and echo what others are saying: don’t get overly concerned about the downwind characteristics of the older IOR influenced hulls like C&C 38. If you are planning on pressing on as much canvass as possible while going downwind then you may have your hands full. But tha

Re: Stus-List So New England retirement/harbor perspectives

2013-12-31 Thread Harry Hallgring
I grew up in Newport...moved to Little Compton (lowest property taxes in RI) 10 years ago...still moor in Brenton Cove (Newport). I will most likely move back when my girls go to college. I work in Melville...only a few marinas in Portsmouth. It takes me 90 minutes to get from Newport Harbor to

Re: Stus-List C&C (1990) gelcoat epoxy adhesion & V40

2013-12-31 Thread Dennis C.
I rebuilt a Universal M30 few years back.  Bought a lot of the parts from the local Kubota tractor dealer.  Just need to know the serial number and exact model to make sure you get the right parts. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA > > From: Rick Brass

Re: Stus-List C&C (1990) gelcoat epoxy adhesion & V40

2013-12-31 Thread Rick Brass
US$7k for parts would be a LOT for a 40hp Universal. In 2010 I bought a Universal M35B bobtail (complete engine without transmission), 36hp 4 cylinder engine an exhaust riser, and a few other miscellaneous parts from the Universal/Westerbeke distributor in Norfolk for $6300 including taxes and

Stus-List So New England retirement/harbor perspectives

2013-12-31 Thread Bob McLaughlin
I’m interested in locals’ opinions of good towns to retire to and good harbor suggestions to move my C&C to in the So New England area. We sailed our C&C 33-II for the past 22 years and last year moved up to a C&C 110 (6.5’ draft) with the intent of moving from the Midwest “back” in the next ~2-

Re: Stus-List Scouting report on old C&C 38s

2013-12-31 Thread Martin DeYoung
Jim, Based on my experience with racing and cruising C&C designs offshore and in the PNW, below is my “tail happy” rating of boats I have owned or sailed extensively (listed most stable to most tail happy): 1970 C&C 43 (modified deep rudder); 1974 C&C 39 with deep rudder upgrade; 1974 C&C 39 w

Re: Stus-List C&C (1990) gelcoat epoxy adhesion & V40

2013-12-31 Thread coltrek
Steve, I just got back from Costco and am just playing with a moisture meter I bought there bundled with a laser temperature sensor for 35 dollars! I haven't compared it to my Skipper moisture meter yet, but I am pretty impressed with it so far -  more  display resolution. For 18 bucks it would

Stus-List Happy new Year Everyone!

2013-12-31 Thread Della Barba, Joe
Hope everyone has a great 2014! Here in Maryland we are being tortured by the usual nice sailing days stuck in between rain and really cold days when you are glad to be anti-freezed. Hey - if anyone has sent an email to me here at work directly our "Spam-Cop" has been busy eating all kinds of inc

Re: Stus-List C&C (1990) gelcoat epoxy adhesion & V40

2013-12-31 Thread Steve Thomas
Yeah I noticed the things Jim mentioned, and more, but I liked motion of the Valiant 40 on passages better than the C&C designed Baltic 39. The V40 has many features that make it a desirable cruiser. Nuff said on that. This particular boat was listed for several months at US$ 65.9k and was reduce

Re: Stus-List C&C (1990) gelcoat epoxy adhesion & V40

2013-12-31 Thread Russ & Melody
Oh! I was going to say, "That one won't last long." (Maybe we're both right :) Cheers, Russ At 07:25 AM 31/12/2013, you wrote: Let me see...original engine, hours unknown...owner-modified with two extra hatches in coachroof...stove replaced with a very large garbage can...and an as

Re: Stus-List C&C (1990) gelcoat epoxy adhesion

2013-12-31 Thread Jim Watts
Let me see...original engine, hours unknown...owner-modified with two extra hatches in coachroof...stove replaced with a very large garbage can...and an asking price less than half of the next cheapest V40 out there. What could possibly go wrong? On 30 December 2013 21:44, Steve Thomas wrote:

Re: Stus-List Scouting report on old C&C 38s

2013-12-31 Thread Rich Knowles
The Landfall 38 has the same hull as the 38, but with a modified stern and a shorter draft and mast. I have had mine for 16 years and can say that the boat has no bad habits. It's one of the stiffest boats made by C&C and an excellent sailor. I know several 38's similar to the one you are consid

Re: Stus-List Scouting report on old C&C 38s

2013-12-31 Thread henry evans
Hi Jim, The C&C 38 was a big, powerful and fast boat for its day.  It was very well received and became widely raced on the Great Lakes and East Coast.  A reasonable number found their to the West Coast, as well.   When the two production lines at NOTL finally shut down, over 400 had been built