WHY KNOT | 1983 C&C 40 Custom Pilothouse

Kingston, ON, CA

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE OWNERS ARE VERY OPEN TO ANY REASONABLE OFFER BEFORE THE SNOW FLIES. OCTOBER 2024

WHY KNOT is a C&C 40 Custom Pilothouse, built in 1983 at C&C Custom Yachts (Bruckmann) in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. C&C Yachts have always had a reputation of being durable, good quality racer/cruiser yachts and their custom-built yachts were second-to-none at the time. Her very knowledgeable original owner sat down with C&C and Bruckmann and they planned through the perfect yacht for his needs. They started with the hull from a C&C 40, arguably one of their best performing hulls, and modified it to have a more traditional cruising stern. The took the bow and cockpit sections from the Landfall 38 series and put a pilothouse, fashioned after the Landfall 48, over the salon. The result was a unique, stiff and fast cruiser with an amazing amount of living space for a very demanding cruising couple. The truly amazing thing is that she has only ever seen the freshwater of the Great Lakes.

She is comfortably appointed below decks with well over 6 feet of headroom, extremely generous lighting and wonderful ventilation. She boasts spacious accommodation for four. She has a beautiful cream-coloured FRP liner with an immaculate teak and holly sole, along with extremely high quality teak trim and cabinetry throughout. WHY KNOTs custom design has an upper salon with navigation station to starboard, with seating opposite and aft, and a lower salon with a full galley to port, and settee and table to starboard. Forward is the V-berth with a door for privacy, and enclosed head to starboard.

When you go aboard WHY KNOT, it will be difficult to believe that she is forty years old. The reasons are, of course, her high quality of design and build and the high degree of continuing attention that has been shown to her. WHY KNOTs previous owners spent thousands of dollars refitting her in the early 2000's. As you read through her specifications, be prepared to be truly amazed at the amount of upgrading that has recently taken place.WHY KNOT has also been repowered with a Volvo D2-55 diesel inboard that was installed in 2005.

She has been very well maintained with many upgrades, and has an extremely clean and bright appearance. She truly is a turnkey cruiser in every sense of the word and is ready to take her new owners anywhere they wish in style and comfort.

Specifications

Length: 40ft
Builder: C&C Custom Yachts (Bruckman)
Beam: 12' 8"
Draft: 5' 0"
Year: 1983
Displacement: 18700 lbs
Hull: Fiberglass
Speed: 7.5
Status: Sale Pending

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SPECS

Builder: C&C Custom Yachts (Bruckman)
Designer: Cuthbertson & Cassian
Keel: Fin Keel

MEASUREMENTS

Length Overall: 39.67 ft
Length Waterline: 29.83 ft
Max Draft: 5' 0"
Displacement: 18700 lb
Ballast Weight Measure: 6600 lb
Beam Measure: 12' 8"

ENGINE(S)

Total Power: 55
Engine Brand: Volvo
Year Built: 2005
Engine Model: D2-55
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Engine Hours: 565
Engine Power: 55 hp

TANKS

Fresh Water Tanks: 1 (100 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: 1 (60 Gallons)

Accommodations

Number of cabins: 2
Number of heads: 1

Engine

Engine Brand: Volvo
Engine Model: D2-55 (2005)
Engine Panel with tachometer, engine hour meter, temp gauge, oil pressure, volt gauge, engine alarm
Exhaust water flow alarm
Bilge blower
Engine HP: 55
Propeller: 3 blade Max prop
Cruising Speed: 6.5 knots
Maximum Speed: 7.5 knots
Speedseal impellor
Racor Fuel Filter
Vacuum Engine oil changer
Allcraft Hot Water Tank: 12 gal. 110 volt and engine

General Equipment

Anchor: 45 lb. CQR with swivel with 200 chain
Secondary Anchor: Fortress FX37 with 25 chain and 250 of 5/8 rode
Windlass: Electric Simpson Lawrence Sprint 1000 with up foot switch and handheld remote
Windlass emergency manual adapter kit
Floating winch handle for Windlass
Draining anchor locker at bow
Draining aft anchor rode compartment for stern anchor
Fore, aft and midship cleats with chocks and toerail
Mooring lines
Fenders 6
Aere inflatable emergency fender
Boat hook
Magma Propane BBQ with rail mount
All manuals for equipment

Sails and Rigging

Double spreader rig
Mast head lightning dissipater
Windex
Navtec Rod Rigging
Furlex 300 roller furling
Masthead tri-light, anchor light, strobe
Main, jib, Spinnaker halyards
Topping lift
Spinlock rope clutches
Mainsail: North full batten – in good condition
Headsail: Quantum 150% – in good condition
Storer Cruising Drifter with sock – in excellent condition
Lazy Jacks – not installed
Bosuns chair
Flag halyard
Radar reflector halyard
Foredeck light
Steaming light

Winches

2 Barient #19 ST
1 Barient #18
1 Barient #10 ST
1 Barient #10
2 Barient #28 ST
2 locking winch handles

Electrical

AC/DC Panel rebuilt
House Battery: 2 x 12v Batteries
Start Battery: 1 x 12v Battery
House charging alternator ARBRUX 120 amp
115 amp alternator for engine and start battery
Link 2000R
Freedom 20 Inverter
Charles Marine Isolation transformer
30 amp AC inlet and shore power cord
15, 20 and 50 amp adapters
2 X 12 volt outlets at Nav station
1 X 12 volt outlet in cockpit
Wind Generator – not installed

Electronics

ICOM IC-M504 VHF with remote control Mic in cockpit
Autohelm personal compass
Autohelm 6000 autopilot with remote at Nav station and fast heading sensor
Raymarine ST 60 with speed, depth,wind,repeater at wheel and repeater at Nav station
Raymarine RL70CRC Plus colour radar/chart plotter
4 KW Radar Antenna on PYI post at stern with floodlights fore and aft
Raymarine 300 GPS
Raymarine SeaTalk System to all instruments and VHF
JVC Stereo CD KD-SH9750 with remote and 2 Bose speakers
Weems & Plath Digital Barometer

Interior

5 overhead hatches
7 opening ports
Opening windshield hatch
Screens for all ports and hatches
4 Nicro solar vents
6 Hella fans
Espar DL4L diesel furnace
V-Berth bedding
Red LED courtesy lights

Galley

EZ-Kold Refrigeration with water pump cooling
2-Burner Force 10 Stove with Oven
2 X 6 lb. aluminum LPG tanks with OPD in vented cockpit lockers
Under counter microwave Sanyo LM-L1105
Single SS sink with pullout faucet/sprayer
Soap Dispenser
Pressure water system
Manual foot pump

Head

Wilcox Crittenden toilet
SS Sink with pullout sprayer
Shower sump pump and teak shower grate

Pilothouse Salon

Custom teak interior by Bruckmann
Sunbrella curtains on all windows and ports
Dimmer for overhead lights
Teak drop boards for companionway
Teak and plexi drop boards for companionway
Teak drop board with screen

Canvas Info

Navy Sunbrella
Sail cover
Wheel cover
Bimini with frame
Awning
BBQ Cover
Engine Panel Cover

Safety Equipment

6 Lifejackets with storage bag
Foghorn
4 Fire extinguishers
Engine room fire extinguisher
Electric bilge pump
Manual bilge pump
Carbon Monoxide detector
Smoke detector
Propane fume detector
Echomax Radar Reflector
Emergency tiller
Boarding ladder

Cockpit

Edson Pedestal with tall guard and instrument housings
Ritchie Globemaster Compass with light
Stainless Steel 42 wheel
Single lever engine control
Teak cockpit grates behind wheel
Teak cockpit table
Teak flag pole and flag
Cockpit cushions

Winter Storage

Top Shop winter cover with frame
Steel cradle with 6 pads

Dinghy Management

Outboard motor lift on radar post
Edson motor mount on stern rail
Atkins and Hoyle Davits

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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WHY KNOT | C&C 40 Custom Pilothouse 40ft

Sale Pending

Kingston, ON, CA

Grant and Pat Bowlby

Mobile:613-331-5944
grantandpat@harrisellis.com

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