We just finished our second season with a 33-2 centerboard. The board is
relatively easy to deploy and recover with the winch, without the winch I can't
budge it. We generally only deploy it to wind when we want to point a few
degrees higher. I confess I haven't inspected the portion of the pendant that
isn't visible. There is a method of recovering the board if the pendant fails.
Take a line and pull it under the boat on each side from the bow until it
engage the board, attach the ends of the line to the primaries and use them to
winch up the board. Good luck, there was a 35-3 cb at our club for a while and
it was a great boat.
Doug WelchCeltic Knot33-2 c/b
On Tuesday, January 16, 2018 8:46 PM, jcn--- via CnC-List
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SeanI sailed an O'Day with the shoal draft center board for many years and
loved the boat as it removes a lot of anxiety and stress to pull up the board
when in shallow water or uncertain areas close to shore or when anchoring.
Many times have nosed up to the rocks and tied on shore with an anchor off the
stern. You do lose some ability to point close to the wind or we did on the
O'Day. Had her many times with triple reef main and storm jib so no issues in
a blow. You should replace the centerboard pennant line every 5 years but
other than that no issues. So if you sail in shallow waters or places with
shallow anchorage the CB boat would fit the bill. I now sail both a C&C 35 mk1
and a C&C 29 mk 2 (please don't ask why two boats) and love the C&C's, their
handling, speed, ability to point. I do however have 'rock and anything else
that may be hard below the surface' anxiety even with a depth sounder and when
I get close to shore or island or when anchoring that anxiety only goes up and
I long for the CB pennant to pull up the board for peace of mind. So there is
always a compromise. Pick the boat that best suits where and how you plan to
sail and enjoy. CheersJames
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On Jan 16, 2018, at 12:37 PM, Sean Richardson via CnC-List
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Calling on the collective C&C brain trust! I’m giving serious consideration to
a 35 MKIII CB and wouldappreciate any advice on what to look out for with the
MKIII in general as wellspecifics of the center board version if anyone has
any. The boat is single owner freshwater and by all accounts sofar appears to
be in very good condition. She checks off many of therequirement boxes for our
next boat but I’m a little torn on the CB with mainconcerns being how it
effects performance/stability as well as requiredmaintenance. I’ve heard the
center board version is quite tender. Weeventually plan to sail out the St.
Lawrence to the Maritimes one summer, parkthe boat, then return the following
season to continue on down the US Eastcoast (ICW) to Florida then on to the
Bahamas. The board up shallow draft willbe good for the ICW and Bahamas portion
but how would this boat fare in themore 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 willrequire frequent
attention to clean marine growth and avoid jamming the boardin either the up or
down position. And how difficult would it be if one had toreplace the SS
lifting strop with the boat in the water? The more I think about the center
board the more troubles Isee down the road.
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