Thank you! Where are you located? On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 2:56 PM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > >
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