Steve
Good sails can be expensive...a boat that comes with a good sail inventory (especially a good main sail and furling genoa is a definite plus) even if you dont use spinnakers, a boat that comes with a good ¾ oz kite and all the associated lines, blocks, clutches and winches is always a good thing and having lines lead aft through clutches is valuable when sailing single handed or lightly crewed. Good folding props are not cheap and aside from the increase in speed the boat will sail quieter than with a fixed blade prop. Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stevan Plavsa Sent: June 4, 2013 10:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List Bigger Boat Question Also, I'm going to go against some of the recommendations .. the creature comforts, hot water, head, etc .. on an old boat these systems will be old and likely need updating (some of them can be downright gross!). Unless they have been updated recently I wouldn't put a lot of value on old equipment. I replaced the head, holding tank, thru-hulls, knot/depth, stereo, speakers and all hoses on my boat after I bought it. I didn't want someone else's toilet and the holding tank was stainless steel, a problem waiting to happen. Now I have all new stuff and I didn't pay a premium for a boat that had old stuff, or stuff I didn't want. One thing that's nice to have on a used boat however is new sails. New sails are expensive! I guess I've split my considerations into "fundamental" sailboat systems (rig, sails, deck, motor, etc) and secondary, (water, toilet, cooking, etc). As long as the fundamental stuff is A1 don't sweat the other stuff, it's pretty easy to update most of that stuff... and then it's "your's". Have a look at the 32s. If you aren't racing they are a good buy. Even if you are racing, some people seem to do well with them. They are a good value in terms of size for the money.... and a pretty boat to boot. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 9:19 AM, Stevan Plavsa <[email protected]> wrote: I just went through this .. I had a Mirage 24. I think I'm younger than a lot of the listers here .. I'm not married, and I don't have kids. I do however, have a girlfriend, we live together and we sail together. I got her into sailing and she loves it, we call it "our boat". My requirements might be different than yours but first and foremost, I wanted the best boat for the money and a boat I would keep for a while, I'm not interested in changing boats every few years. This meant a boat that was in good shape and the biggest I could afford. I was originally looking at C&C 27s but people want a lot of money for those (comparatively), then 30's and the story was the same there .. I went to look at a C&C 32 on a whim, the ad had been on yachtworld for a long time so I thought what the hell, it's worth looking at .. most of the boats I had driven around to look at up to that point proved to be a waste of time and gas, this one was close by! I fell in love right away, like instantly. It was a bigger boat than I was planning on buying but it was in great shape. The first boat I looked at that had a completely dry deck. It does have an atomic 4. My thinking there was, better a well cared for 30 year old gasser than a poorly maintained 30 year old diesel. Either way, with an old boat comes an old motor and gas or diesel you'll likely encounter problems. The A4 equipped boats sell for less, which was attractive to me in my case. I'm a tinkerer and the Moyer Marine website has all the info and parts you'll ever need to keep an A4 running. I got the boat for less than 20k. Of course, I've spent a considerable amount updating it, but I'm happy with the boat and I love it. I like the C&C 30s as well but they are an older design and lack the quarter birth, which was something I found attractive in the 32, they are similar boats in a few ways though. The looks thing is important and I'll echo what another poster said .. you better think your's is the most beautiful boat in the anchorage. Good luck with the search. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto
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