Wally Back in the day when C&C started up, they were all "experienced masters", and especially the marine carpenters they had on staff...marvelous interior teak wood work really and it lasts forever without much effort...that's one reason why I got one of the old ones...a 1974 model and they really sail good too but a lot of them came with gas engines and I prefer diesel for my own reasons so I found one that had been repowered with a smooth 4 cylinder diesel...great boat...if you ever do what you did on your LF 38 again maybe start with an older C&C design and make it new again to your liking...no cored hulls to worry about in the old ones and very thick solid glass/resin composite and only a bit of balsa core to worry about on deck...no big problem really...and beautiful classic Cuthbertson design features with simple rig and lots of power and performance capability...living aboard ain't that bad either once you get a fridge and more fresh water storage capability
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wally Bryant Sent: April 25, 2013 4:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List - C&C construction differences / topsides Tim - Difference between C&C builds... Well, yeah. Heck, on my boat (which I know pretty darn well) I have noted that there was an experienced master on the starboard side, and an apprentice on the port side. I have noted the difference in every aspect from the rig chain-plates to the interior headliner screw holes. No difference is of structural consequence, but of course if you really take the boat apart and put it back together you do notice a thing or two. Once upon a time a new boat shopper on another internet list asked me if C&C made a good cruising boat. I didn't reply, because I thought the answer would require a book length response. Another member of that list replied "C&C made more boats than Carter made 'little pills'...<snip>... some of them are totally performance oriented, some of them are total cruisers" and I've always remembered that because it is totally true. Most C&C's are a mix with a heavy leaning towards serious sailing, but you have to pick your own spot on the bell curve. Wal Tim wrote: > I was wondering whether anyone else (particularly 35-3 owners) had come > across substantial differences in construction techniques across builds. _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2241 / Virus Database: 3162/5772 - Release Date: 04/25/13 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
