Nice boat – somewhat different price point than the original 40, but very tempting.
Weren’t you thinking of going to the dark side? My wife and I looked around at trawler ads and found the following: Right now really old trawlers are selling for close to twice what they sold for a year ago. Most of them have teak decks and iron fuel tanks. Replacing the decks is huge $$$ and the tanks usually can’t be removed in one piece, you have to cut them apart. If they haven’t been replaced they will need to be at some point. The use a lot more fuel than you might guess. They are economical compared to planning powerboats that get gallons per mile, but using Grand Banks for an example a single engine version gets maybe 3-4 MPG and a twin maybe 2 or 3. Docking them is harder than you might think. 95% of the time I need no help at all docking and undocking my boat, but either inside or on a flying bridge you have no access at all to any lines, so single-handed docking will be pain. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA From: Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2021 11:08 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: C&C 40 Joe, Perhaps you should think about a newer model C&C 40-footer with a 2015 engine (490 hours)? https://www.boattrader.com/boat/1990-c-c-37-40-plus-7686696/ All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Captain of the Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL On Mar 18, 2021, at 10:59 AM, Joe Della Barba via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: Would buying a C&C 40 with an original engine be a good idea in 2021? We are running some numbers here and it is basically a choice between upgrading and replacing. Coquina is 48 years old now and it is time to do some $$$ upgrades or buy another boat with much of the work done. We found a used C&C 40 that looks gorgeous below, the interior beats most used boats of that era. She seems in good shape, but the engine is original with 3,000+ hours. An Atomic 4 per the manual should be rebuilt at 3,000 hours if FWC, a raw water cooled version would be very lucky to get that far in salt water. The Yanmar is FWC. I frequently hear that diesels can last 10,000 hours, but then again a significant number of boats from that era are for sale with new engines. Also re the rod rigging – the mast is out for the winter. With the rigging easily accessed, what would the cost be of a rigging inspection to assure that the rod is still good. Thanks! Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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