C&C 33 Mk I deck plan

Discussion in 'Sailboats' started by waeshael, Mar 24, 2013.

  1. waeshael
    Joined: Mar 2013
    Posts: 8
    Likes: 1, Points: 0, Legacy Rep: 14
    Location: charleston

    waeshael Junior Member

    I am looking for drawings of the deck and accommodation plans for the 1975 C&C 33 production boat designed by Rob Ball. Small drawing is okay. I am doing a comparison study between the custom 3/4T and the production 33 made from the same molds.

    thanks
     
  2. sonosail
    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posts: 70
    Likes: 2, Points: 0, Legacy Rep: 30
    Location: CT USA

    sonosail SONOSAIL

    http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=1702
     
  3. waeshael
    Joined: Mar 2013
    Posts: 8
    Likes: 1, Points: 0, Legacy Rep: 14
    Location: charleston

    waeshael Junior Member

    Thanks for the link

    Just what I needed. Thanks.
     
  4. sonosail
    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posts: 70
    Likes: 2, Points: 0, Legacy Rep: 30
    Location: CT USA

    sonosail SONOSAIL

    If you get a chance, I'd love to know the difference between the 2 versions. (3/4ton & C&C 33).
    rb
     
  5. waeshael
    Joined: Mar 2013
    Posts: 8
    Likes: 1, Points: 0, Legacy Rep: 14
    Location: charleston

    waeshael Junior Member

    How much info do you want?
    I have written quite a bit about the 3/4T on my website www.waeshael.com Ocean Sailing section.
    The differences are tremendous. The only common parts are the hull shape, keel shape and rudder, engine and sail plan.Hull construction is 100% balsa core on the 3/4T, solid on the 33. It has an aft deck two feet deep. Rudder rotates 360 degrees. Mast is tapered. There are four berths midships. Fwd is sail bin and heads. All bulkheads are glassed to the hull. Every bolt is reachable. Heavy keel bolts. Ballast ratio is close to 50%. No interior pans. Teak floor, 20 storage lockers and bins.Custom hardware made at the shop - all ss and alloy parts. All teak interior. Large fold down chart table lays against cabinetry in harbor. Large cockpit seats 6 at least. Tiller steering. Headroom restricted fwd of the mast. Strong box section around mast partners. Hull and deck more rigid.
    I have sailed it 10,000 sea miles in Pacific and Atlantic, without a creek or a leak. Sails to weather in heavy air really well.

    Go to the web site for pictures.
     
  6. sonosail
    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posts: 70
    Likes: 2, Points: 0, Legacy Rep: 30
    Location: CT USA

    sonosail SONOSAIL

    Thanks. That's just I was looking for. I'm amazed that you actually watched your boat being built.
    I own a 3/ton racer that was built a decade later. It's a great day racer/sailer. But I usually head home before things get very rough.
     

  7. waeshael
    Joined: Mar 2013
    Posts: 8
    Likes: 1, Points: 0, Legacy Rep: 14
    Location: charleston

    waeshael Junior Member

    3/4t

    This 3/4T was built to win the 3/4T worlds in Finland in 1974. They won the 3rd race against custom racing designs (whereas this one had interior cabinetry galley etc.), placed in the first two races and broke the mast in rough conditions in the last race. The spreader locations were changed on boats 5 - 15, to make the mast support stiffer.

    I had sailed it for two days in near hurricane conditions in the Pacific, just keeping North of Hurricane Alma. We were surfing at 11 knots and I never had to hand steer.
    Coming into Juan de Fuca (Vancouver Island) there was a gale blowing and we were going downwind for a few hurs and had to hand steer because of the waves, but it steered with only one finger and a thumb pressure on the tiller. Once we came round the corner and close hauled the boat lay over quite a bit but hand steering wasn't too heavy - here is seldom any pounding in heavy seas going to weather.

    It is a great sea boat and reads the waves very well on its own.

    It can be a gale outside and yet down below you can sleep like a baby, it is so smooth and quiet (balsa cored hull 100%.)

    cheers

    Glen
     
Loading...
Forum posts represent the experience, opinion, and view of individual users. Boat Design Net does not necessarily endorse nor share the view of each individual post.
When making potentially dangerous or financial decisions, always employ and consult appropriate professionals. Your circumstances or experience may be different.