Hi Rob,
Your knowledge of the history of C&C designs is truly amazing. I enjoyed
reading your tutorial.
I never knew Eric was in the kitchen business. After I and a bunch of others
left the faltering C&C, I spent 10 years in brick manufacturing which landed me
in Des Moines, Iowa. Exiting t
Hi John,
Another interesting mid Cuthbertson and Cassian design, before the creation
of C&C Yachts. Big George tells me that *Psyche II*, designed for Bob
Grant, a future Commodore of RCYC, was essentially a sister to *Ivanhoe II*
which proceeded *Psyche *by a couple of years. *Ivanhoe II *was des
The 1968 43' Aluminum PSYCHE II:
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f152/43-aluminum-c-and-c-custom-sloop-1968-42-000-florida-132804.html
Would be grand to learn more about the history, building techniques and
sailing characteristics.
Cheers
J
On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Robert Mazza
The first six were built by Kurt Beister, on the East Frisian Islands in
northern Germany. Most likely designed by Henry Gruber, but modified for
North American requirements by Cuthbertson and Cassian with the addition of
a CCA type yawl rig and the modification of the ballast casting to add more
l
I like the A/C installation, using that method would have saved me many a
boat buck over the current Cruise Air system. However, I would have just
stuck the A/C unit in the companionway for a more a Southern yachtsman
look..
Jack Fitzgerald
C&C 39 TM
HONEY
Savannah, GA USA
On Mon, Oct 27, 2014
And I thought some of us had "old" boats. Take a peek at this:
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http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1962/C%26C-Canadian-Northern-Hull-%2310-2743930/Mobile/AL/United-States#.VE7zJhZNfh8
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Note the "Star" on the bow cove stripe.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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