On the 121, etc - The fiberglass build quality, sans some initial problems on the epoxy hulls, is first rate. Hardware is first rate. Design is excellent. Woodwork does not compare to the original C&C. They sail like a bat out of hell. Not sure where the comment about 15 knots and above comes from. My 121 loves light air.
John Sent from my iPad > On Dec 10, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > yea, this is exactly what I am up against. we sold Lolita and the admiral > would like a jeanneau. I can't bring myself to accommodate her. The more I > learned about the Jeanneau the more I realized I don't think I would not be > happy with the construction/build quality. We looked at a privately owed > trade in. A 2006 Jeanneau 40 and many cabinet knobs were missing, some hatch > shades were pulled right out of the headliner where they were wood screwed > in. There was a locker in between 2 port side seats down below where the > hing was ripped right out. Most of the joinery was just screwed together > with wood screws. It appeared like it was done more by a homeowner as a > weekend project than by a highly skilled craftsman... > > I just couldn't imagine that type of failure, so obvious, on a privately > owned, 8 year old boat and feel comfortable with the rest of the > construction. I do think older jeanneaus were better built before Bene got > hold of them. (bene was better built vessel years ago as well) Then you look > at the hardware, I had more substantial winches on our 33 Viking. > > My wife absolutely LOVES the layout of these things. They are voluminous, > bright, they sit very high and have lots of port lights. These are all very > nice for hanging at the dock but I I can't help but think how these > attributes would effect safety and comfort if we got caught in a blow with > some decent sized waves. How do you brace yourself? I can just imagine the > shuttering all those face screwed panels would do pounding into a good sea. > > All this is based on gut reaction to what I have seen. which is really just > boat show boarding and a couple of showings as well as some reading up on > construction techniques. > > So we end up in a dilemma, Make the admiral happy and me uncomfortable about > the boat or, make me happy and the admirals feels she is in a tight, dark > wooden box. There really does not seem to be any middle ground in our price > range... > > How do you guys feel about the tartan built C&C 121 or 115. I've read they > really like 15knot winds and above. I do think this is the one exception if > the C&C quality is there. They do have a nice bright interior and I think > that would make the admiral happy. I really don't have a great deal of > knowledge of them. They never really showed up at boat shows and there > aren't too many available on the market. They may also be a bit out of our > price range. > > Danny > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Robert Abbott via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Quality Construction > Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:10:46 -0400 > > At the club last week and noticed a fellow member tolling away on the > work bench behind our spar shed.......there is a big vice on it that > makes it convenient to do some jobs. > > I walked over to say hello and discovered he was cutting out 'backing > plates'.....asked him where he was installing them. > > He said his deck cleats on the bow of his recently purchased Beneteau 49 > (30,000 lbs.) did not have backing plates....and he keeps his boat on a > mooring. > > And he sold a C&C 41 for a Bene 49.....he said he is beginning to > discover the difference in the overall quality of construction between > the two boats. > > Thought I would pass that little piece of information along to anyone > thinking of buying a quality built Bene! > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
