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1977 C&C 26

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Seller's Description

Offered for sale is my 1977 C&C 26 sailboat S/V Blue Bayou. Less common than her slightly longer 27 sister, the 26 offers interior space closer to that of a 30 boat (standing headroom!) in a smaller LOA due to her generous 10.5 beam. Im just her third owner, and I spent the end of last season and the winter getting her ready for worry-free sailing on Lake Erie this year.

  • Reliable Yanmar SB8 diesel engine w/ new starter, fuel filter, oil change starts right up!
  • Quantum mainsail (serviced over winter and crispy!)
  • 155 genoa w/ UV protection (serviced over winter); 170 & 110 genoas, too
  • Spinnaker pole & sail
  • Harken MK1 rolling furler
  • 4 Harken two-speed self-tailing winches ($1000 each)
  • Removable baby stay
  • New vang, jib halyard, and mainsheet
  • New bimini
  • Raymarine ST2000 autopilot
  • Depth finder, speed sensor, & compass
  • Chart plotter
  • Cabin lighting converted to LED
  • New Dometic marine head (no smells!)
  • Fresh ablative bottom paint
  • 2 new batteries 2022
  • 2 anchors
  • New automatic bilge pump 2021
  • Cradle
  • Comfortably sleeps 4
  • New prop
  • Stuffing box re-packed

Equally comfortable cruising or racing, the C&C 26 is an ideal Great Lakes boat. She crushes her PHRF rating in light air and will readily achieve her max hull speed of an impressive 6.5 knots. She’s a dry boat and sits pretty but, as with any 45-year-old boat, she does have cosmetic peccadillos consistent with her age (mostly confined to starboard side - that’s water shimmer reflecting onto the boat in the pic). Lines are run aft to the cockpit for easy single-handed sailing.

Currently docked in Cleveland, OH (dock NOT included w/ sale) and being sailed regularly. Delivery possible if you’re on Lake Erie. Selling to buy a bigger C&C for longer voyages exploring the Great Lakes - happy to keep sailing Blue Bayou if she doesn’t sell!

Asking $10,000 - there’s close to $4K in winches alone. Boat is sold AS-IS, and I’m happy to answer all questions and take you out for a sail. Plenty of time left to enjoy the season! No keel-kickers or joysailors!

Specs

Designer
C&C Design
Builder
C&C Yachts
Associations
?
# Built
?
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Fin
Rudder
Spade
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
25′ 11″ / 7.9 m
Waterline Length
23′ 7″ / 7.2 m
Beam
10′ 5″ / 3.2 m
Draft
4′ 5″ / 1.4 m
Displacement
5,400 lb / 2,449 kg
Ballast
2,040 lb / 925 kg

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
331′² / 30.8 m²
Total Sail Area
331′² / 30.8 m²
Mainsail
Sail Area
139′² / 12.9 m²
P
29′ 3″ / 8.9 m
E
9′ 6″ / 2.9 m
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
192′² / 17.9 m²
I
34′ 6″ / 10.5 m
J
11′ 1″ / 3.4 m
Forestay Length
36′ 3″ / 11.1 m

Auxilary Power

Make
?
Model
?
HP
?
Fuel Type
?
Fuel Capacity
?
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
?
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
2

Calculations

Hull Speed
7.9 kn
Classic: 6.51 kn

Hull Speed

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Formula

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

7.93 knots
Classic formula: 6.51 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
17.2
16-20: good performance

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

Formula

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3

  • SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
  • D: Displacement in pounds.
17.21
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
37.8
<40: less stiff, less powerful

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Formula

Ballast / Displacement * 100

37.77
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
183.6
100-200: light

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

Formula

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
183.63
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
15.1
<20: lightweight racing boat

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Formula

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
  • LOA: Length overall in feet
  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
15.07
<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
2.4
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

Formula

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
2.38
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

One variant of this design was called the C&C 26 ENCOUNTER.
Photo courtesy Adam Hunt.

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