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Added 11/16/2004

I am interested in a C 39 or C 41 Any C 39 orC 41 owners out there that I can talk to about performance and maintenance issues?

Thank you,

John Mull

Hi John,

You don't seem to be getting much of a response.  Unfortunately these two models had relatively small production runs, so there are fewer owners to respond compared to other models like the 43 and 45.

  I spent an afternoon aboard a Col 39 sailing in light breezes in Florida. The boat sailed well enough and felt roomy below, but it wasn't very much of a test.  I've never been aboard a Col 41.

  It's interesting that you are asking about the Col 39 and Col 41.  The Col 39 is a Col 41 hull with a plug in the mold to shorten the stern a little, so there should be some similarities.  The big difference is that the Col 39 is an aft cockpit design and the Col 41 is a motorsailor.

  Eric White

  "Pelago" Columbia 40, #10

Hi Eric,

  Thank you for the response.  I was under the impression that the 39 was a responsive boat and was well rated in the Port Huron to Mackinac Races. The 39 being the same hull as the 41, yet the 41 is referred to as motorsailor?

  Is it the deckhouse that categorizes the 41 as a motorsailor? I have been to the Columbia site, the only diffence I have been able to see compared to the 39 is a smaller sail area  by about 90 sq ft. the mast height is shorter by 7 feet on the 41.

  Good Old Boat March 2004 made reference to the hull/deck 'H" joint details at the Columbia website, but I could not find any details about repair method.

  If I were to permanently bond( fiberglass) that joint it looks like the H channel, rub rail and rivets would all need to be removed before the the joint could be glassed. 

Thank you,

John Mull