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To answer the question from SSOBOL: The window covers are stored in the Foc'sle. Together they form a block about 2.5 inches thick. We decided that sleeping in the V-berth would be too much bending and scrunching for our old bodies, so we use it for storage. NMI was very accommodating and...

Ivan, To answer your questions: 1. I have one picture of the window covers in my album. I glued fabric (a Ray Troll print) onto 4mm corrugated blue plastic. It does let a little bit of light through but not enough to be a problem at marinas. 2. I found that in bright sunshine (usually tied up...

If you get a camper top for the cockpit from King Marine Canvas in Seattle (they are the local go to for C-Dory tops) they can also make opaque "privacy" sides that zip to the top. We have them, and they fully enclose the cockpit for complete privacy.

Bob, I don't know if you looked at the correct winch on Amazon. The $154 marine winch listed there has a 100' nylon anchor rope with an eye on the end. https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Windlas ... 0CQP7H61S/ That said, I agree that this might be somewhat underpowered for a 16 ft C-Dory, and yes...

An inboard outboard is quite heavy in the back so I strongly suggest a dual axle trailer. After that, a galvanized trailer will be slightly less expensive than an aluminum one. As was mentioned, weight is a critical factor. The maximum capacity of the trailer should be at least several...

Now that the boat is on its trailer for the winter I wanted to pass on notes to for those interested in converting to electric propulsion. 1. The four 48V 100AH batteries (in two banks) are charged by a 20A charger I placed in the "shelf" in the cockpit. I have found that chargers in a boat...

solar power controllers

charger and shore power plug

step folded out of the way

Finally was able to post a picture to my album.

cockpit steps

Tried to post a picture of my steps But it didn't work. I tried to copy picture from my files.

Thanks everyone for the tips. I will try them out after Xmas. I am now visiting family and the grandkids are little noisy. Can't focus very well on learning new internet tricks.

I see that some folks post pictures into the text rather than the album. How does one do that? I have been unable to copy and paste into the text. I have tried to copy directly into text as well as push the IMG button... but nothing happens. Also, now I have tried to add pictures to my...

I am curious about how many C-dories have been built. Does anyone have any statistics? I am especially interested in learning how many have been built since NMI took over the molds. In looking over the long list of members with C-dories I could not find more than a dozen or so whose boats...

Colby, From the photos you posted it looks like the step is about in the middle of the cockpit. What do you hold onto when you get in and out? I have found that I need to place my steps close to the aft bulkhead where there is a handle I can grab when getting in and out.

If you need a 9.9 "kicker" to fish on certain lakes I would go that route (1 large and one small outboard). If the issue is redundancy and safety, the small kicker will get you home as a well but at a lower speed. You can expect about 5mph out of 9hp which is a reasonable speed (faster than...

I know your problem exactly. I have had the same problem in my new 22' cruiser (I am 76). There are a number of cockpit step ladders available but I found that the width of the steps is too small when going in face forward. I have tried a number of different folding step stools and trying...

Yes, there is a lot of hype out there and some of these boats actually do make it to the market. All those fancy pictures of boats travelling at high speed under electric power don't show the downside. High speed requires a lot of power and this means very short travel distances. If you want...