Largest trailable Sailboat ?

[Sjack]

That would be the '37

[wiehan]

Finally... a 40 ft Trailable sailboat... and you can build it yourself.

http://www.riohondoyachts.com/

[Bobby T.-26X #4767]

That would be the '37

my mistake...
the 27' is $145K w/ trailer...

[Mark Prouty]

Finally... a 40 ft Trailable sailboat... and you can build it yourself.

http://www.riohondoyachts.com/

yep, I've been out collecting wheel weights.

Construction

[kmclemore]

OK.... so..... you want a big, *really fast* sailboat that fits on a trailer and can even be beached?

Try this one..

I've sailed C&C boats many times, and they built some of the finest crafted and fastest sailboats on the water... and this model was probably their fastest and rarest.

Gawd, I'd love to buy this boat.... if only.... sigh...

[Frank C]

For those who want a new, very high-performance sailboat, check this website for the Columbia 30 Sport Sailer. Displacement is 3,900 including 1,400 of ballast, 27.9 SA/D, sleeps four, trailerable and launchable behind a Ford Explorer if you belive their pix.

*Columbia 30 with standard equipment is $131,250 (retail) – 20% (factory-direct discount) = $105,000.
This Columbia 30 kinda makes AWKIII's Kiwi-28 w/the same SA/D sound like a bargain!

[kmclemore]

I did a little more looking on that C&C MEGA... I figure it should go for around $11-12K max when it sells on eBay.

But you want some sticker shock? Look what it sold for new... sigh...

(This is the fixed keel model - the swing keel price wasn't much different)

[James V]

kmclemore - Looks nice, but I could not find out when C & C made the 30 ft Mega a last. In C&C YACHTS ORIGINAL BROCHURES there is 3 other ones after this one and C & C does not make a 30 footer now. Might be able to find a used one. May be a little hard to splash with a 3 1/5 to 5 foot draft.

[AWKIII]

I'll tell you what. The 40 footer that was posted above is one interesting boat.

This is a wolf with sheeps clothing. Pleasant appearance, easy to build and faster than hull.

My guess is that it would cost about $40,000.00 to build it by yourself. Add another $40,000.00 if you hired some labor to assist.

Would be nice to see a crusing version design of this boat.

[Scott]

Couldnt help but notice the keel stepped mast on the C&C. That would make it kinda hard to launch anyplace without facilities for this. Our marina has phone poles with winches to help but what a PITA.

[kmclemore]

kmclemore - Looks nice, but I could not find out when C & C made the 30 ft Mega a last. In C&C YACHTS ORIGINAL BROCHURES there is 3 other ones after this one and C & C does not make a 30 footer now. Might be able to find a used one. May be a little hard to splash with a 3 1/5 to 5 foot draft.

C&C hasn't made the MEGA in a long, long time, James. And, in fact, the company almost went under many years ago, and has since reformed and changed hands so it's not the same folks building or designing them anymore, I don't think... C&C are allied with Tartan now, and 'back in the day' Tartan was never as good as a C&C.

The specific MEGA boat that I linked above, is actually now being sold (used) on eBay, but even used (and with a horrible paint scheme) I'd still LOVE to have it... and if it goes for less than $8K the happy buyer will have stolen it (assuming it passes the reserve).

[kmclemore]

Couldnt help but notice the keel stepped mast on the C&C. That would make it kinda hard to launch anyplace without facilities for this. Our marina has phone poles with winches to help but what a PITA.

That brochure above is for the fixed-keel model, Scott. The one being sold (click HERE) is a retractable-keel model and can easily trailered, launched and even beached, just like a Mac! Sails in as little as 30" of water.

I wouldn't want the fixed-keel model, either, I just couldn't find a brochure on-line for the retractable-keel model. Here's the drawings for the boat above:

"The Mega, introduced in 1977, is one of the most interesting boats ever built by a high-volume production yard. It was the brainchild of C&C and North Sail's Peter Barret, who proposed to serve as the class-association president. Their idea was a trailerable one-design, but so many demands were placed upon it that the boat ended up at 30 feet with standing headroom, a self-tacking jib, and a retractable bulb keel. "In some respects, such as the open transom and the deckhouse configuration," Cuthbertson says now, "the design anticipated the future."

Only 150 Megas were ever sold."

And another reason I like C&C Yachts and their designers....

"We knew that at Boston Whaler we had a truly unique approach to boatbuilding in our foam sandwich construction technique... if we were going to build a sailboat, the standards would be no lower. We, therefore, established a complete set of requirements which any sailboat built by us would have to meet.

Once this was done, several leading yacht design firms were contacted and asked to submit a proposal. In the end, the Cassian and Cuthbertson Design Group [C&C], known for some of the finest sailing yachts in the world, was selected to design the first Boston Whaler sailboat.

...Once we had agreed on a design, a wooden prototype was built in the late winter of 1976 to be ready for April sailing trials. Initially, we spent 10 days sailing the boat against other competitive daysailers. The results were surprising. The Harpoon 5.2, a prototype, consistently out-accelerated and out-pointed all of them."

Yes, I do love my little BW Harpoon!

[Frank C]

Kevin, The inspirational origin for Roger's "Mac Eyebrow" is now obvious . . .
(maybe that's why you were drawn to the 26X !!)

[kmclemore]

Kevin, The inspirational origin for Roger's "Mac Eyebrow" is now obvious . . .
(maybe that's why you were drawn to the 26X !!)

Indeed - maybe you're right.... I only just noticed the correlation! I do wonder if that's where Mr. Mac got it, though. And, incidentally, that's probably what's missing from that yellow boat above that makes the paint scheme look so bloody 'wrong', too. Looks like a tank on top with the windows as they are... needs that black strip run round the top to bring it all together.

[Frank C]

I've seen one 26x with the eyebrow removed (Ernest G's boat).
I honestly believe the boat looks vastly better as Roger issues it ... just a word to the wise for those who are frustrated with maintaining the black gelcoat ... the alternative looks much worse - (just one opinion).