Welcome to the list. Oh, no! Not a cored hull!!!
Anybody on the list had a serious issue with a C&C cored hull? Crickets. Crickets. Well, not many. C&C did a great job of totally encapsulating the cores and placing solid glass where thru-hulls were located. Other manufacturers weren't so proficient. BTW, the 35-1 is a solid hull. :) Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 5:02 PM, David Castor via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Rob, > > Thanks for that link - I'll definitely take a look. We own a little > trailer sailor at present (Potter 19), so this will be the first keelboat > purchase for me. I've done a fair amount of sailing (passages from > Portland to the San Juans) with friends on their boats, some sailing > classes and a couple of cruises in the San Juans/Gulf Islands. > > We currently live in Oregon, but I'm in the process of retiring and we've > purchased a house in Port Angeles, so if I do buy a boat, it will be based > out of Port Angeles. I've been looking for something from 30' to 35' > feet, so this is at the long end. I originally had been reluctant to > consider these C&C boats because of the cored hulls, but I guess I'm > somewhat getting over that phobia, although I'll definitely be getting it > surveyed. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 1:28 PM, robert <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dave, welcome to the C&C list. You didn't say if this was your first >> boat (I am betting it is not)......if you are, then the attached article >> and especially the part where it says to become a boat detective could be >> useful buying any boat. >> http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/buying.htm >> >> However, if you are only looking for specifics on C&C 35MKIII's, there >> are several owners on this list with considerable experience with the 35 >> MKIII. >> >> Keep the list informed on how you far out. And where do you sail from? >> >> Rob Abbott >> AZURA >> C&C 32 - 84 >> Halifax, N.S. >> >> >> >> >> On 2015-04-16 4:28 PM, David Castor via CnC-List wrote: >> >> Hello - first post here. I'm in the market for a boat and will be >> looking at two different 35 Mkiii tomorrow. One apparently has a tiller >> instead of a wheel. Does anyone know if this was an option on a new boat? >> I'm assuming it was probably a later conversion. >> >> I've already been advised on checking for leaks at hull/deck joint and >> portlights, as well as mast step area and deck delamination/core rot. >> >> If there are any other things to be looking for let me know. I'll >> definitely be getting a survey if it gets that far, but trying to screen >> out any major issues. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dave Castor >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address:[email protected] >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at:http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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