On the 30-1 stiffness point, I finally rounded up hard in a race October 22nd under full main and 150. Close-hauled on first upwind leg, port tack. It took a 28mph gust to do it, buried the side deck up to the genoa car, even though I had several bodies on the windward rail. Grenadine is happy carrying full sail in 20kts.
Cheers, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30-1 #7 Ken Caryl, CO > On Dec 12, 2017, at 11:56 AM, 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Dennis C. via CnC-List > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 1:29 PM > To: CnClist <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Cc: Dennis C. <[email protected] <mailto:[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 > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray>
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