You got a nice looking boat and a very spacious 30 footer...happy sailing to both of you
Dwight Veinot Alianna C&C 35 MKII Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Kevin Driscoll <[email protected]>wrote: > My wife and I took ownership this past Saturday of a C&C 30mkII, 1989. We > are super happy to have "Osprey" and believe that it is the perfect size > for us here in Portlandia, Oregon. Much of our sailing is on the Columbia > River and so we inevitably do much more sail handling than the average > sailor. So we were looking for a boat that is big enough to be comfortable > on and not so big that it increases expense and "work" when out on the > water. We plan to join the fray racing around the buoys this spring. The > C&C 30 mkII is that boat for us. > > Alas, to the point. Since I am a new owner I am interested in suggestions > from the list as to maintenance, fluid changes, etc that I might perform to > get off on the right track. So far I am thinking Oil Change, Transmission > Oil Change, flush water tanks....? Previous owner was a very occasional > user, so I am bit concerned about Diesel bugs as well. > > It is in very good shape, but not everything is perfect. The Volvo Ardic > fires up (with quite a bit of exhaust smoke) and blows heat for about 10-15 > minutes, but then seems to shut off and stay off. Additionally the Yanmar > 2GM starts with the addition of some throttle, but blows dark smoke for > about 10 seconds or so. Smoke goes away fairly quickly. I was told could be > injectors? 2200hrs on the engine. > > I have been following the forum and site for a while and now that we own > her, I am happy to be a part of the C&C community. Any and all advice > welcome...especially from other 30mkII owners out there. > > Best, > Kevin > s/v Osprey > C&C30mkII > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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