Recent content by Ben

The boat has been sold.

I am dropping the asking price to 22,000 and have some new pics. Please email for more information or pictures. handben@hotmail.com

For Sale 1999 C-Dory 23,000 with 75 hp 4 stroke Honda ~675 hours, VHF, Compass, Magic Tilt duel axle trailer. Bottom freshly painted. My in-laws have sold their waterfront home where I kept my boat. It is being stored at a nearby marina (on the trailer).

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I have used a rather smallish (12" screen) laptop running Maptech Navigator Lite with charts covering the entire Chesapeake. I have been quite pleased with the set-up. For roughly $129 (already had laptop and USB-GPS) I have a very detailed chart-plotter program in which I can plan routes in...

Hi Bruce, We have really been enjoying the boat; as you may remember I am a sailor at heart, but I have really appreciated the greatly increased cruising range due to the increased speed. Also I love to get away from the crowds and get back to nature, which is much harder with a 5 foot draft...

Dear Rich, I will check out that book. They do have it at my local library (just checked on-line). Thanks for the tip. I have been reading a similar book to the one you mention: The Disappearing Islands of the Chesapeake by William B Cronin. It was just published this year, but gives a...

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Stella enjoying boarding ladder/stern table/isle bed

Smallest boat in the marina, but having the most fun

Stella left on boat

Mike, The push pole is a great idea. I used to use them fishing the marshes of south Louisiana. It hadn't occurred to me to try one on the C-Dory. I am curious what type you use and where you got it. Thanks. Ben