I too singlehand my 35 without a second thought. I can’t see a real difference between a 30, 35, and 36 that wouldn’t be swamped by the individual boat’s rigging. I have a furling jib, autopilot, and asym rig for my chute. This would make my boat easier to handle alone than a stock C&C 30. The C&C 30 is famously the stiffest boat C&C ever made, so you might find a 36 needing more attention to sail trim and reefing. Also note loads are higher on a bigger boat. Once again though, it comes down to how that boat is rigged.
Joe Coquina C&C 35 MK I From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 1:29 PM To: CnClist <[email protected]> Cc: Dennis C. <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C Photo Album owners database - now advice on C&C 36 Excepting entering or leaving a slip, the ease of singlehanding is more dependent on how the boat is rigged rather than its size. I routinely singlehand my 35-1 for both day sails and transits. All halyards are run aft to the cockpit and I have a wheel pilot. Now, for the docking part. Touche's home is a nice, protected slip with 4 point mooring and midships pilings. Wind and current play little part in docking. It's fairly easy to dock by myself. I dock stern in and use propwalk to pull the stern into the slip. Touche's current transient slip is a different story. It's a floating pier with double slips which have no midships piling. If the wind is blowing the boat away from the finger pier, there is nothing to prevent it from getting blown into the boat in the neighboring slip. To complicate matters, the finger pier is on the starboard side. When docking bow in, putting the engine in reverse pulls the stern to port, away for the finger pier. It can be a challenge at times to get the boat in the slip, scramble from the steering station, leap unto the dock and tie it up with both the wind and the propwalk working to pull the boat away from the finger pier. Just something to think about. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA I am thinking of a 1978 C&C 36. Can anyone give me any intelligence on these boats? I currently have a C&C 30. I like how stiff it is. Would anyone know how the C&C 36 would compare? I'll be using it for coastal cruising in Nova Scotia. Would it be too much to handle for an old guy (65 years of age). Any comments would be appreciated. Thank you. Mike Casey Halifax, Nova Scotia
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