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Bluewater C&C 33 - OPINIONS??
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Bluewater C&C 33 - OPINIONS??
On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 21:29:49 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 01:50:18 GMT, Commodore Joe Redcloud wrote: The question was: WILL THIS MODEL BOAT MAKE THE CROSSING? ========================================== And the answer of course is definitely maybe. At best it will be a cold wet ride in a small boat. The wrong small boat in my opinion, but people have done it in less and lived to tell about it. A lot of people who ask questions like this have never been offshore in a small boat and have rose colored glasses on regarding the whole experience. It's my opinion, for what ever that is worth, that they should hear the downside as well. Crossing oceans in a 33 ft boat should not be taken lightly, especially in a boat that is not paticularly well suited for the job. The C&C 33 for all of its fine qualities was not designed and built as a passagemaker, and its designers would be the first to tell you that if asked. You could ask George Cuthbertson and Rob Ball (The Mark II, a different boat from the Mark I...and you should specify which one you have). Both are still living. Read the articles and check the owners' database on http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/ . Anyway, these guys will give you the straight dope. George C. is in his late '80s, but is still sharp and opinionated on the topic of boats. R. |
Bluewater C&C 33 - OPINIONS??
"Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message
... On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:46:09 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:03:25 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: wrote in message legroups.com... Thanks all. The points of view on this forum are, needless to say, colorful. So far there has been the "go for it", the "hell no I wouldn't go", the "it COULD make it", the "it WILL make it". But underlying all of these points have been "IF you do go, THEN you should do______." And that is what I've been looking for. I've considered selling and buying something else - but so much freakin' hassle. And I've considered upgrading all systems on the boat I've got. I'm going to haul her out for several months and then make a decision. I'll definitely talk to you guys soon. I've found more info and opinions on R.B.C. than on any other forum. Have a good new year. Rob Minton Yeh, but don't listen to Commode Joe. What are you so afraid of, Jon? Ok!! I think I won this troll.... You can now all see for yourself. Jon has now stated that his involvement here is simply as a disruptive troll. Only for you billy. I actually contributed to Rob's query. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
Bluewater C&C 33 - OPINIONS??
On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 11:30:55 -0800, "Capt. JG"
wrote: Not that I would regularly quote Ted Turner, but didn't he say that the Mac was one of the worst races (in terms of conditions) that he ever participated in? If you mean the northern Lake Michigan race, and if he was sailing a ULDB, then sure. The Great Lakes in a mood can throw very severe conditions at a smaller boat, and even for Lakemax (740-odd feet) tankers and freighter, certain spots and certain conditions can snap 'em in half. Even "small" Lake Ontario kills people in "seaworthy" boats every year. But the Great Lakes are rarely stormy for long, and the worst of the storms are not sustained. An Atlantic gale can surround a boat for four or five days if it's slow moving or part of a train of depressions. At least on the Great Lakes, you have a reasonable expectation of seeing a heavy squall pass through quickly. Even stuff spun off hurricanes will move off in a day. That's why sailing on the Great Lakes in crap weather is good training, or so the sal****er boys tell me. Three hours of 40 knots and "square" 10 foot lake waves is like a day of 40 knot, 15 foot Atlantic rollers, because the period is a lot longer and the boat gets bashed in many situations with fewer wrenching motions. I was out in six to eight foot waves and 30-35 knots out of the east (long fetch for here) in mid-October and we had a hell of ride down to Toronto. That's why my caution isn't so much about the *hull* of the C&C as about other stuff. We took a wave aft that put about six inches in the cockpit, and it didn't drain as fast as I would have liked, despite the scuppers being open and clear. Had it been three times as much, the engine panel would've likely shorted and the stern would have squatted and the lockers would've let water below. Such were the compromises in making a lake/inshore racer in the '70s. Such would be the concerns of taking such a boat across the pond today. R. |
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Bluewater C&C 33 - OPINIONS??
I was out in six to eight foot waves and 30-35 knots out of the east
(long fetch for here) in mid-October and we had a hell of ride down to Toronto. Six to eight foot waves are commonplace on the Atlantic, and are to be expected any time the wind blows 15 kts or more for over a few hours time. They are not gentle rollers either. The REALLY nasty stuff (over 20 feet) happens with winds over 35 kts for a day or so. The ocean pilot charts used to list the percentage of time that gale force winds could be expected for any given location and month. I'm not sure if they are still available or not, but there are no months when the probability is zero. |
Bluewater C&C 33 - OPINIONS??
A second to the steering... make sure you're emergency tiller works and you
know how to attach it. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "DSK" wrote in message . .. wrote: Thanks all. The points of view on this forum are, needless to say, colorful. So far there has been the "go for it", the "hell no I wouldn't go", the "it COULD make it", the "it WILL make it". But underlying all of these points have been "IF you do go, THEN you should do______." And that is what I've been looking for. I've considered selling and buying something else - but so much freakin' hassle. And I've considered upgrading all systems on the boat I've got. That can be at least as expensive a buying another boat. Definitely have a rigger go over both standing & running rigging. Make sure that whatever type of reefing system you have, that it works well & that the crew is familiar with it. On deck, go around & rebed & upgrade backing plates to all hardware... checking for delam/core problems at the same time... and consider beefing up the hatches. One thing I'm not sure anybody else mentioned is steering. I'd recommend replacing the bushings & bearings, and replace anything that looks worn in the workings; inspect & tune up the sheaves, alignment, etc etc. On an ocean passage the steering gets a real workout! Whatever you do, make sure that you get enough time aboard with all new systems to get familiar with it & work the bugs out. It is very unpleasant to be offshore trying to decipher an owner's manual by flashlight! .... I'm going to haul her out for several months and then make a decision. I'll definitely talk to you guys soon. I've found more info and opinions on R.B.C. than on any other forum. And many of them are worth exactly what you pay for them! .... Have a good new year. Rob Minton And best wishes for 2006 to you. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
Bluewater C&C 33 - OPINIONS??
In article .com,
wrote: Six to eight foot waves are commonplace on the Atlantic, and are to be expected any time the wind blows 15 kts or more for over a few hours time. They are not gentle rollers either. The REALLY nasty stuff (over 20 feet) happens with winds over 35 kts for a day or so. rant Why does it seem everyone is so obsessed with withstanding "perfect" storms? Sorry, but 15 knots in open ocean is pretty much perfect conditions. The waves and swells are LONG. In my home waters, 25-30 knots is a BAD time to be out and sometimes 15 can be nasty, but my admittedly limited experience in the Atlantic off of the BVIs during the Christmas winds tells me that a properly reefed boat isn't going to have any problems at all in those conditions. Hell, Xan will gobble up those conditions for a light snack and ask for more. Yeah, I'm going to stay out of the Gulf Stream during a northerly, but that's a short part of the "pond' jump. The numerous circumnavigation logs I've studied also tell me that they most often want MORE sail due to light winds. A Chesapeake summer squall is far worse than conservative cruisers ever see on the water. /rant -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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A Chesapeake summer squall
is far worse than conservative cruisers ever see on the water. Not to take anything away from a Chesapeake squall, but we are talking about crossing the North Atlantic, not conservative cruising. You've got to be able to take whatever comes along for 3 or 4 weeks, and even in June/July, the probability of making it all the way across without seeing some wind in the 30s is very low. Worse yet is the probability of seeing it sustained for a couple of days. The nice thing about squalls is that they are over in 20 or 30 minutes. |
Bluewater C&C 33 - OPINIONS??
"Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message
... On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 11:29:41 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message . .. On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:46:09 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message m... On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:03:25 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: wrote in message oglegroups.com... Thanks all. The points of view on this forum are, needless to say, colorful. So far there has been the "go for it", the "hell no I wouldn't go", the "it COULD make it", the "it WILL make it". But underlying all of these points have been "IF you do go, THEN you should do______." And that is what I've been looking for. I've considered selling and buying something else - but so much freakin' hassle. And I've considered upgrading all systems on the boat I've got. I'm going to haul her out for several months and then make a decision. I'll definitely talk to you guys soon. I've found more info and opinions on R.B.C. than on any other forum. Have a good new year. Rob Minton Yeh, but don't listen to Commode Joe. What are you so afraid of, Jon? Ok!! I think I won this troll.... You can now all see for yourself. Jon has now stated that his involvement here is simply as a disruptive troll. Only for you billy. I actually contributed to Rob's query. Trolls like you often make a pretense of helping slightly so you can then troll more effectively. Meanwhile most of your "contribution" was repeating things already said by others, or offering a useless "me too" reply. I, on the other hand, posted a link to the worldwide headquarters for C&C owners which is one of the best and most comprehensive sailboat references of ANY make. I also offered to supply the OP with links to personal websites of C&C owners who have photographed and documented major and minor repairs and improvements they have done. Want to know what is involved in re-coring a deck? Somebody has done it, and put the whole project up on a website. Rewiring? Re-plumbing" Replace tanks? Make a new and better rudder? It's all there. Yeah, you were a big help, TROLL! You're a liar, as we all know. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
Bluewater C&C 33 - OPINIONS??
"Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message
... On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 09:11:24 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: Ok!! I think I won this troll.... You can now all see for yourself. Jon has now stated that his involvement here is simply as a disruptive troll. Only for you billy. I actually contributed to Rob's query. Trolls like you often make a pretense of helping slightly so you can then troll more effectively. Meanwhile most of your "contribution" was repeating things already said by others, or offering a useless "me too" reply. I, on the other hand, posted a link to the worldwide headquarters for C&C owners which is one of the best and most comprehensive sailboat references of ANY make. I also offered to supply the OP with links to personal websites of C&C owners who have photographed and documented major and minor repairs and improvements they have done. Want to know what is involved in re-coring a deck? Somebody has done it, and put the whole project up on a website. Rewiring? Re-plumbing" Replace tanks? Make a new and better rudder? It's all there. Yeah, you were a big help, TROLL! You're a liar, as we all know. Please point out the lies in the above... Jon - You seem to think you are posting in another well known sailing newsgroup where bad behavior is the norm. That other forum is a good place for the disgruntled likes of you. If you can't behave yourself here, please go back where you came from. This is not the place for your trolling crap. You're a liar and it shows. You're a very angry person, who stalks people and posts their street addresses and telephone numbers in public places. You need serious psychotherapy. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Bluewater C&C 33 - OPINIONS??
"Capt. JG" wrote in
: "Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message ... On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:57:22 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message ... On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:26:17 -0800, "Capt. JG" wrote: "Commodore Joe Redcloud" wrote in message om... On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:38:46 GMT, Don White wrote: Commodore Joe Redcloud© wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:35:51 -0500, Wayne.B wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:06:17 GMT, Commodore Joe Redcloud© wrote: I was beginning to believe you had no sense of humor. Now it's been confirmed. ================ Aye commodore, whatever you say. Take a pill, will ya? Commodore Joe Redcloud© You'll have to tread lightly here commodore. Mr. Wayneb has been known to ridicule other posters contributions and announce that he's plonking them in public. Makes him feel superior I would wager. Oh, my! I didn't realize the situation was so serious! He should get on famously with Jon Ganz, who has made a career out of sending complaints to ISP's of anyone who points out that he is a totally humorless putz. And, you're a liar and a very angry person. What's your point? And Jonny's off to the races, folks! Very predictable. Ok. We all get that you're a very angry person. What are you now contributing to the thread? The thread was doing just fine until you came in and started telling people to ignore me, because you are having another of your patented homo hissy-fits. I actually know something about C&C's since I have owned several of them and currently own one. I was also the "someone" in this thread who posted the link for the C&C website that you now recommend. You need an anger management class!! May you guys should have a dual! |
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