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JohnP
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Initially Posted - 12/14/2011 : 13:34:15

C36 with many custom features. Low price! Should I buy it for the admiral for Christmas?

[url="http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatMergedDetails.jsp?boat_id=2268310&ybw=&units=Feet&currency=USD&access=Public&listing_id=77729&url="]1989 C-36 cutter[/url]

JohnP
1978 C25 SR/FK "Gypsy"
Mill Creek off the Magothy River, Chesapeake Bay
Port Captain, northern Chesapeake Bay

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piseas
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Response Posted - 12/14/2011 : 13:56:03

Nice looking. Tiller is very unusual. How would that handle with such a large boat? The bowsprit almost doubles the length!

Re buying for Xmas, have you been a good boy?
Steve

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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 12/15/2011 : 09:42:13

That may be one of those run don't walk away boats. It's been highly modified for offshore sailing. The running backstays are required because of the cutter rig. You'd get really tired of sailing that boat on daysails. The chainplates have been moved outboard, which would make going to weather very difficult, you wouldn't be able to point worth beans.

It's a superb boat for someone going to Mexico and the South Pacific, where the wind is behind you or on your beam.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 12/15/2011 : 12:21:11

A boat in my marina that usually turns my head when it's coming and going is an F-27 trimaran. That rocket looks like one fun boat!

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 12/15/2011 : 13:15:26

We have one at our club, the fellow just replaced it with a 32 Benneteau. He liked it a lot and was selling it for around 40k, apparently they are very expensive.

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Happy D
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Response Posted - 12/15/2011 : 18:19:07

My next boat will not be a Catalina. I had my eye seriously on a 41' Cheoy Lee. Fell in love with it. Had the teak already removed from the decks, replaced with fiberglass and the wood spars had already been replaced with aluminum. I love CHeoy Lees.

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 12/15/2011 : 18:33:51

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dlucier
 A boat in my marina that usually turns my head when it's coming and going is an F-27 trimaran. That rocket looks like one fun boat!

<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I crewed on a similar Scandinavian-built trimaran last summer. I sailed it in light air and it was very quick. A friend sailed it in more wind and told me it hit 17 kts.

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 12/16/2011 : 15:08:13

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Happy D
 My next boat will not be a Catalina. I had my eye seriously on a 41' Cheoy Lee. Fell in love with it. Had the teak already removed from the decks, replaced with fiberglass and the wood spars had already been replaced with aluminum. I love CHeoy Lees.
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Friend of mine just bought a 1969 31 footer for $6K. My dad had a CL 28, we used to sail on LIS, cruise from CT to Block island on it, great boat!

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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 12/17/2011 : 07:04:49

Cheoy Lee's are beautiful boats but high maintenance. They are nicknamed Cheoy Leaks for a reason -- the teak deck does not age well so it becomes a source for leaks and other problems. That said, they are beautiful and sail gracefully. I know of a 28 footer ("Newell Cadet" model) for sale in CT. If you are looking at classic plastic and want a day sailor then consider the Pearson Commander -- a smaller cabin version of the Ariel which is a smaller version of the Triton -- all designed by Carl Alberg -- who incidentally had a Commander for his personal boat. All of these can be found relatively inexpensively but all will require investment to upgrade/maintain as they are 40 - 50 year old boats. Enjoy your search -- it's all good!

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 12/18/2011 : 10:01:10

We were at Pier 66 last night for an office party, we took a break from the partaaaaaying and went for a stroll along the docks of the marina and we saw what could be our [url="http://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/details/2022"]next boat[/url], it was docked alongside with a few smaller boats.

The fenders on that thing are bigger than our Dink!

Paul

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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 12/18/2011 : 10:32:26

Back to the original boat -- I would tend to agree with Stu that a highly modified vessel may not be the one to go for -- you will never know how well thought out the modifications were or for what situations, etc. For the same money you can get a C38, which offers about the same amount of room while being a proven design for coastal and ocean work

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John Russell
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Response Posted - 12/18/2011 : 13:37:42

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by britinusa
 We were at Pier 66 last night for an office party, we took a break from the partaaaaaying and went for a stroll along the docks of the marina and we saw what could be our [url="http://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/details/2022"]next boat[/url], it was docked alongside with a few smaller boats.

The fenders on that thing are bigger than our Dink!

Paul

<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">You could use JD as the dink.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 12/18/2011 : 16:26:14

We're a bit too small! They have two RIB's on the foredeck that look at least as big as JD!

Paul

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At Ease
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Response Posted - 12/21/2011 : 18:27:18

JohnP...sent you an email.

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OJ
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Response Posted - 12/21/2011 : 19:40:21

Some of their images are computer graphics - but still fun to peruse

http://www.wally.com/#!/home/

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 12/21/2011 : 19:58:23

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by OJ
 Some of their images are computer graphics - but still fun to peruse

http://www.wally.com/#!/home/
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Star Trek meets Donald Trump.

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JohnP
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Response Posted - 12/22/2011 : 13:56:26

I love my C-25 fin keel standard rig, but if I could pick up a boat with twice the cabin space on a tiny budget, I'd be able to cruise with my wife around the Bay, or further, in real comfort.

Guess it won't happen this year!

I'm still waiting for my friend's daughter to marry the billionaire she loves and give my friend the dreamboat he needs. Then in 20 or 30 more years he would pass it along to me!

I think I'll go sailing on Christmas Day, since it will probably be sunny and warm around the Chesapeake that day!

Happy Holidays to all!

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