Recent content by hotdogbob

I now have a better understanding of balsa core and like all wood in boats if it stays dry its good.I want to thank you all for the info and end this topic with a quote from a boat surveyor said to me not long ago " DONT BUY A BAYLINER !" ha-ha-ha

only problem with Arimas (sold my 19ft hardtop last year ) is all that weight in the stern scares me.Catch one green one in the cockpit and that stern will go under .That is why I am looking @ C-Dorys.Neither are cheap thats for sure if you can find one

thanks Bob.I have had alot of boats mostly sail that had balsa and its probably my least favorite material to use on a boat.Maybe I should stick to Arimas ? even my old one sold for big bucks cause the surveyor told the buyer not to worry with an Arima as far as rot .Thanks for your reply...

hello fellow c-dory fans. I really need some answerers before I start looking @ Dorys.Ive had an Arima and like the no wood construction but not all that weight in the stern and big motors just didn't feel right . So a c-dory with Alaskan bulkhead, cudy for naps ( I'm old and need my nap ha-ha )...