Hi Robert, His boat is now located at Shining Waters Marina. He was at the Halifax marina before.
He upgraded his quite old equipment (Radar, batteries, chartplotter, wind, depth, speed. added a drogue, had the rod rigging inspected, added hydrovane, running rigging where needed, new anchor - Rocna, chain, sails, and a few other things). The boat was solid and dry from the get-go, so zero structural issues or wet decks. Yanmar is in excellent condition as verified by licensed mechanic (compression test, and oil analysis). When I said “over the last few seasons” I meant that my friend lives in Montreal Quebec (11 hr distance). So it took him a while to do the work, and enjoy some sailing at the same time. He had his plans back then to leave this summer so he paced himself. He’s been in some sea’s and his only splurge was the drogue as these boats are light displacement. He’ll be with his wife and she’s everything to him. Peace of mind. Sean is asking good questions, and his gut may not be in sync with his heart and mind, but I can understand. In the end it’s his decision. I very much enjoy the views and advice of everyone is giving him. This is a FANTASTIC group of genuine people. I almost bought a C&C 40 that needed work at port credit Toronto. But I bumped into the son of Eric Bruckman (had no clue who he was at the time) and he asked me if I was considering the boat and I said yes... I drove from Montreal to Toronto a few times to see the boat (and others) so I’m guessing he saw a pattern. He knew the boat and asked me what my experience was and why this particular boat. Then he ran some numbers with me (based on what needed to be fixed) time and cost... He said “be patient, sailing isn’t going anywhere”... he basically opened my eyes. A year and a half later I bought a really great Landfall 38. I haven’t had to do anything to it really. I’m changing the glow plugs this year, and touching up the bottom paint. /John > On Apr 24, 2019, at 7:28 PM, robert <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > John, > > Just curious, is your friend with a 37 doing the crossing from Halifax, do > just leaving from here? > > Note your comment " he has prepared the boat over the last few > seasons."....something for Shawn to think about beyond his initial purchase. > > A club member spent all last year preparing his boat (Hunter 41 ???) for his > trip from Halifax to the Caribbean (staying there for a year).....he spent > more preparing his boat for the trip than Shawn is spending on purchasing a > 35-II. > > And then we have a sailor here that has crossed the Atlantic in a C&C > 27....without all the bells and whistles (unlike the Hunter 41 with a fully > enclosed heated cockpit). > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 -#277 > Halifax, N.S. > > > > >> On 2019-04-24 6:47 p.m., John Christopher via CnC-List wrote: >> I’ve got a friend leaving form Halifax to cross the Atlantic in his 1985 C&C >> 37 this summer, cruise the Med for a few years, and then head for Caribbean. >> >> He has over 25 years sailing experience (NZ, French Polynesia, Philippines, >> Taiwan, Japan, etc) >> >> He has no issues going across the Atlantic in his 37, but he has prepared >> the boat over the last few seasons. >> >> /John >> >
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