1990 C&C 34/36R Hull #3   LOA 35'5" LOD 33'9" LOW 29'8" Beam 11'8" Draft fin keel 7'3" Displacement 10500 lbs. Ballast 4520 lbs. Sail Area 686 sq. ft. SA/D 22.9 D/L 177 Fuel 20 gallons Water 20 gallons PHRF-NW handicap 81   the original sale brochure a robert perry review of the 34R Current projects and news June 11/08 - Well, we had some great races with our awesome friends, but we've had to pull the plug. Tom is ill and we're converting the boat back to full cruise mode so that we can get out whenever the opportunity presents itself. old news Improvements and repairs made since purchase - 2008 re-pitched the prop - this will stop the overloading of the engine and allow us to run at max RPM ground and re-epoxied the cracked area surrounding the prop strut (probably due to vibration caused by the pitch of the prop), replaced the shaft and cutlass bearing, and re-packed the stuffing box - the boat needed to be out of the water to re-pitch the prop, so what the hell...why not spend a few more thousand dollars! replaced worn-out cockpit speakers with ones that are actually waterproof...again, another great concept on the folly replaced head hoses installed custom-fabricated stainless steel aft closed chocks Walker Bay RHIB replaced by the mfgr because of chronic leaks in the original RHIB tightened packing gland - no more wet bilge! (what a concept) Improvements and repairs made since purchase - 2007 replaced the engine alternator and exhaust/raw water mixing riser replaced the main halyard sheave (after it jammed one day before our trip to PLI) - thanks to Brent at Blackline who fixed her so quickly, thereby saving the Griswold family vacation! "I think you're all fucked in the head. We're ten hours from the fucking fun park and you want to bail out. Well I'll tell you something. This is no longer a vacation. It's a quest. It's a quest for fun. I'm gonna have fun and you're gonna have fun. We're all gonna have so much fucking fun we'll need plastic surgery to remove our godamn smiles. You'll be whistling 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah' out of your assholes! Ahh. ha. ha. ha. I gotta be crazy! I'm on a pilgrimage to see a moose. Praise Marty Moose! Holy Shit!"...Clark Griswold, National Lampoon Vacation installed an overside discharge system and pump for the holding tank purchased a Walker Bay Genesis RHIB and 9.9HP Mercury outboard for shuttling Otis to shore purchased a 40lb CQR anchor and 500ft of anchor rode installed custom-made teak deck handrails made especially for us by our good friend Al, a carpentry instructor at Camosun College (the old ones were sanded to the point of falling apart and replacements could not be located due to the odd size of the handrail and the number of loops) installed a new Harken Mark III foil and genoa furling system - to stop ridicule surrounding bare-headed sail changes because of current shitty foil and to save marriage while cruising in poor weather installed a new rod forstay with the new furling and foil installed a 12th clutch and a special genoa halyard for the furling system replaced the too-thin main sheet with something more appropriately sized and glove-friendly - also to save marriage replaced the dead radio/CD player deck purchased a North NorDac main for cruising purchased a North NorDac 135% genoa to use with the furling system replaced the undersized mainsheet hardware with appropriate hardware - one Harken 1555 3" Midrange Triple Block w/Hexaratchet and Cam and two 1540 3" Midrange Blocks Improvements and repairs made since purchase - 2006 installed proper backing plates on forward jib tracks - to prevent any deck stress repaired forward starboard jib track and deck ripped out during the November storm - due the poor repair done on the delamination found when we first purchased the boat (according to our insurance surveyor, the dude did a crappy job) installed new life lines and repaired some of the oh-so-C&C stantions installed new faucets and fresh water hoses in the galley and head repaired Quantum Fusion racing main from the November storm and had material removed between the battens to form small 'scoops' - to reduce any fluttering which weakens the sail and causes damage to the delicate material (this is supposedly a standard feature in UK racing sails) fought an ongoing battle against topside delamination replaced bilge pump replaced improper raw water system hoses replaced old, worn-out cables running from the gear shifters to the transmission installed proper backing plates on spinnaker gear attached to bow, and clutches and deck organizers installed custom-fabricated stainless steel bow roller with closed chocks faired keel - repaired a defect from a shoddy keel fairing done by the previous owner but it resulted in a much improved shape and awesome performance installed new deck organizers and clutches - leading all the lines to the cockpit purchased softer top batten (a small point but really reduces frustration in mailsail handling in light air) purchased additional spin sheets to facilitate lazy sheet/guy jibes  tuned rig Improvements and repairs made since purchase - 2005 purchased a Forespar Ocean Racer tiller extension repaired topside delamination found during survey installed a reef track on the boom installed an ESPAR Hydronic heater Racing fun since purchase 26th over the line/corrected 78th out of 109 boats, 2007 Round Saltspring Race Line honours/1st overall, 2006 Swiftsure International Yacht Race - Rosedale Rock Race 24th over the line/corrected 50th out of 100 boats, 2006 Round Saltspring Race Line honours/corrected 2nd place, 2005 RVYC Jack & Jill Race (double-handed) Sail inventory North NorDac cruising main North NorDac 135% cruising genoa Quantum Fusion main Quantum Fusion 165% medium genoa Ullmann kevlar 150% light genoa Ullmann #3 genoa North #4 jib North .75oz tri-radial chute North .5oz radial chute Next to purchase replace the #3 genoa new 1.5oz chute replace the .75oz chute new chicken chute www.flickr.com