"John Cairns" wrote in message
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Thanks for all the input. I realize that the C&C 33 was not designed
to cross oceans. But this is the boat I have and don't really want to
spend the time and resources to find the "right" boat, anyway. If I
did have those kinds of resources I would probably buy a West Sail,
Pacific Seacraft, Hans Christain, or something of the like in the
32'-34' range. Unfortunately I don't have and extra $80,000 laying
around. From the advice that I've received on this forum I would
gather that based on the assumed experience of the posters that the C&C
33 is certainly capable of crossing the Atlantic, pending all systems
have been upgraded. This being said, allow me to post another
question. What would likely be the points of failure on the C&C 33
were it to encounter boarding seas and squalls. I need to know what
systems will require the most attention.
Rob Minton

You name it. Things can and will break.You could lose the keel, the
rudder, roll the thing and lose the mast, someone else mentioned the
largish portlights could get blasted out by a wave, you could lose a key
bit of standing rigging and lose the mast, steering gear could fail, blah,
blah. OTOH, you could have fairly light winds, not break a thing but not
have enough fuel to make the crossing between motorsailing, motoring, and
keeping the batteries charged. If you're stuck on the price point, I would
do a little more research, and choose another boat. Go to yachtworld,
punch in your price point and see what's available, then do some more
research.

http://www.yachtworld.com/index.html.en

There are a LOT of boats out there better suited for the task, hopefully
you can find one that you can afford.

John Cairns

I believe he said it's the boat he has... so, my suggestion is to plan well,
inspect carefully, but above all, go for it!

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