C&C 51 Custom

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C&C 51 Custom
Development
Designer Robert W. Ball
Location Canada
Year1986
No. builtat least five
Builder(s) C&C Yachts
NameC&C 51 Custom
Boat
Boat weight 33,800 lb (15,331 kg)
Draft 9.92 ft (3.02 m) with centreboard down
Air draft71.3 ft (21.7 m)
71.6 ft (21.8 m) XL
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fibreglass
LOA 51.75 ft (15.77 m)
LWL 43.92 ft (13.39 m)
Beam 13.58 ft (4.14 m)
Engine type Inboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typestub fin keel with centreboard
Ballast13,800 lb (6,260 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height67 ft (20 m) XL
J foretriangle base20.6 ft (6.3 m) XL
P mainsail luff61.4 ft (18.7 m) XL
E mainsail foot20.5 ft (6.2 m) XL
Sails
Sailplan masthead sloop
Total sail area1,312 sq ft (121.9 m2)
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The C&C 51 Custom is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Robert W. Ball and first built in 1986. [1] [2]

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Production

The design was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, but it is now out of production. [1] [3]

At least 5 examples were produced (based on Hull Identification Numbers (HIN) in the US Coast Guard database), [4] while three more were under construction when the C&C factory in Niagara-on-the-Lake was destroyed by fire in 1994. [5] The last example, Silent Partner II, was finished from a hull produced by C&C and spared by the fire, with the finishing work completed at the Wiggers Yard in Ontario, Canada, and was launched in 1997. [6] [7]

Design

The C&C 51 Custom is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed stub fin keel with a retractable centreboard. It displaces 33,800 lb (15,331 kg) and carries 13,800 lb (6,260 kg) of ballast. [1] It carries a sail area of 1,312 sq ft (121.9 m2) and has an air draft (overall height) of 71.3 ft (21.7 m). [8]

The C&C 51 was designed as a centerboarder from the start. The centreboard is filled with lead ballast and has a hydraulic lift with a tackle arrangement in which the hydraulic cylinder moves about one quarter the distance needed to pull up the board. [9] As a result the boat has a draft of 9.92 ft (3.02 m) with the centreboard extended and 5.92 ft (1.80 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow moorings. [1] One example, Silent Partner II, was completed with a fixed keel. [7]

The design has a hull speed of 8.88 kn (16.45 km/h). [10]

There was a 51 XL version produced with a slightly taller mast and so a slightly larger sail area. [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Robert Ball". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "C&C Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Search HIN = ZCC51". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard . Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Spurr, Dan (2002). "The History of C&C Yachts, By Dan Spurr; Good Old Boat Magazine - Sept/Oct 2002". Good Old Boat Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "52' C & C Custom Wiggers". Cruising World Magazine. 1998. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Silent Partner II". BVI Yacht Sales. 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "C&C Custom 51 - Principal Dinensions". cncphotoalbum.com. 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  9. ↑ Ball, Robert W. (21 July 2020). "The C&C 51 was designed as a centerboarder". C&C Photo Album Archive. Stu Murray. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020. The C&C 51 was designed as a centerboarder from the start, and the board is full of lead. We did a hydraulic lift for that . . . . . a tackle arrangement so the cylinder moves about one quarter the distance needed to pull up the board.
  10. ↑ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for C&C 51 Custom". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 15 September 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ "C&C 51 xl". cncphotoalbum.com. 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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