PS Advisor: 04/15/03
Peltier GutsYour recent Refrigeration Survey has rekindledan old desire: I've often wondered if a thermoelectric plate, the type used in those small,portable, 12-volt...
Mailport: 04/15/03
Seaward FeedbackIn your February 1 issue, you state that a five-year-old Seaward 25 will bring between 85-90% of its original price. I disagree. Asking...
PS Advisor: 04/01/03
Constricted Diesel ExhaustI have been a subscriber since I was based in Washington DC from 1993 to 1998. Since returning to Melbourne I have...
Mailport: 04/01/03
Liferaft Follow-UpI purchased a Viking Self-Righting Life Raft a couple of weeks before yourmost recent review and I am still reluctant to bring...
PS Advisor: 03/03
Rope Lifeline TerminalsYou have been a big help with maintaining my Catalina 27. I have been following the articles about lifelines and the reply...
Mailport: 03/03
Flare Flame and FizzleMy 28' S2 has been out of the water for a year and is about to go back in. In preparation...
PS Advisor: 02/15/03
Reefer SanityWhat a relief to get the good news that at least one part of the boat, the DC powered refrigerator, gets praise from...
Mailport: 02/15/03
Reader TipsThanks for the great reviews. You provide an important service. Even though your magazine is expensive, I recoup its cost each time I...
PS Advisor: 02/01/03
Chartering ChecklistI will be skippering a strange boat (strange to me, anyway) in a few weeks.We will be chartering out of La Paz, Baja...
Mailport: 02/01/03
More on RefrigerationI read Mr. Marchand's comments about refrigeration systems with some interest.I am not an expert in marine refrigerations systems, but I...
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C&C 40 Used Boat Review
While C&C did not invent the racer/cruiser, the Canadian-based company has remained dedicated for two decades to the concept of the dual-purpose boat. With the notable exception of a few pure cruisers-the relatively low-performance Landfall 35, 42, 43, and 48-a racer-based cruising boat (the Landfall 38), and a real oddball (the Mega 30), most C&Cs have paid at least lip service to contemporary trends in racing boats.
