Mike,
I have a 1981 C&C 36 with Rod rigging. It has winches, etc. for racing.
I am 70, and would have very little problem sailing her by myself,
provided I rigged her up for that purpose. You must have roller
furling. You should have the jib halyard and main halyard lead aft so
that if necessary you could drop one or the other with out having to go
forward. I have never had to do that. That means I would likely hoist
all of my sail area, but then again on a beautiful day with little
chance of stuff happening, I would. I have never put up a chute by
myself. Just not smart or in the cards at this age. Finally, having a
working auto pilot helps a great deal when single handing. Don't forget
to provide your self with jack lines and a harness as well as a life
jacket.
The most difficult part for me is getting in and out of the the slip. I
have a rather large racing wheel at the helm which serves as a trap. In
addition, I am probably not as quick as I use to be. Finally, C&C
designed the stanchions on my boat in such a manner that they stick out
slightly, just enough to allow me to catch a piling coming into of
leaving a slip. Having removed one in that manner, I don't want it to
happen again. My previous boat from many years ago, did not have that
issue. Just had a line on a piling and as I coasted into the slip,
grabbed it and put it on my back winch. Boat settle in to the slip
without an issue.
It is a lot of boat to single hand, but it is a great sailing boat.
When I race it I usually have five crew members plus myself. Have done
it with less, but that is not optimal. Five plus me, and we feel safer
about changing sails etc. And since it is a mast head rig, the head
sails are larger than if it were a fractional rig.
All of this said, you can probably do single handing with the boat, but
I would suggest a smaller vessel would likely be easier.
Glenn Gambel
Wind N Spirits
C&C 36/
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From: "Mike Casey via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
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Cc: "Mike Casey" <islandpacketrac...@gmail.com>
Sent: 12/12/2017 11:58:08 AM
Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C Photo Album owners database
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
On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 10:18 PM, Bradley Lumgair via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Thank you Stu, will remember that for later.
Brad
C&C 33 MKII
Lake Huron
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