Calling on the collective C&C brain trust!
I’m giving serious consideration to a 35 MKIII CB and would appreciate any advice on what to look out for with the MKIII in general as well specifics of the center board version if anyone has any. The boat is single owner freshwater and by all accounts so far appears to be in very good condition. She checks off many of the requirement boxes for our next boat but I’m a little torn on the CB with main concerns being how it effects performance/stability as well as required maintenance. I’ve heard the center board version is quite tender. We eventually plan to sail out the St. Lawrence to the Maritimes one summer, park the boat, then return the following season to continue on down the US East coast (ICW) to Florida then on to the Bahamas. The board up shallow draft will be good for the ICW and Bahamas portion but how would this boat fare in the more challenging conditions of the St Lawrence and Maritimes? My other concern is access to the centerboard area for maintenance. I would assume the slot and pivot area will require frequent attention to clean marine growth and avoid jamming the board in either the up or down position. And how difficult would it be if one had to replace the SS lifting strop with the boat in the water? The more I think about the center board the more troubles I see down the road.
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