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To answer the question from Thataway - I expect that my C-dory will be finished sometime by the end of the month. After that I will need to spend some time altering the cabin to add a second berth under the helm seat. NMI is building the starboard side of the cabin with the platform running...

I now have posted two pictures on the C-Dory being built for me (can be viewed under my name since I don't have an official name for the boat yet). These were taken when the top and bottom were put together three weeks ago. The completion date for the boat is now towards the end of March. I...

My electric St. Pierre Dory

My electric St. Pierre Dory

electric C-Dory under construction

stern under construction

This is an interesting and long running thread. However, I did not see any mention of first trying to find out how the water got into the balsa. Were there cracks in the outside of the laminate or did the moisture come in from the deck? If the moisture is coming from a crack (however small) in...

Have you considered pressure treated wood? It is not pretty, but since you will be covering it with fiberglass, that should not be an issue. Another option might be to use square aluminum tubing ( https://www.onlinemetals.com/en/buy/aluminum-pipe ) and attach the cabinets with self tapping...

King Marine Canvas in Seattle (Ballard) currently makes camper tops for the C-Dory 22. They have a lot of experience with C-Dories. You might want to check with them to see if your canvas is one of theirs. If so, they have all the measurements for the frames.

A lot of questions are coming up and I will try to answer some of them. The current version of the C-Dory 22 cruiser has the interior sections molded in several pieces. NMI is using a honeycombed glass composite (1/2" or so in thickness) for the interior. The port side has the table and two...

The current version of the C-Dory 22 cruiser does not have bench seats on either side. Port side has a dinette set that can be converted to a berth and starboard side has the helm seat and raised work space for a sink and/or stove. All NMI will be doing for us is extending the 9" platform that...

Yes, everyone. This electric C-Dory they announced is my boat. I just visited the shop this morning and they were just starting to spray the gel coat into the mold. Estimated time of completion is early March. I am having some modifications made to the cabin. The starboard side sink etc. is...

I had my King trailer for 15 years and the reason I had to replace it was that I found that the steel beams were beginning to show metal fatigue. This is something no one has mentioned yet. The symptoms were increased "bouncing" as I went over bumps and a slight deformation in the main beams...

I would suggest getting in touch with Michael at Northwest Marine Industries, the guys who now make C-dories. They arrange with Ez-loader for new trailers for all the boats they build (including the 25 ft. cruiser). I am having a 22ft cruiser built and they are charging me $7200 for a...

Sam Devlin has built two solar electric boats (approx. 30' and 50') that come regularly to the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. These are powered by pod motors. The owner of the 30 footer told me that he was inspired to have Sam build him one after seeing my electric St. Pierre Dory at...

I might get 500W of solar panels on the top not 5000W. The panels will be only for emergencies. We usually cruise from marina to marina and recharge with shore power overnight. We like to pace ourselves and don't travel more than 3-4 hours a day. Luckily marinas are spaced at most 15-20...

Hello everyone, This is a great discussion and I will try to address some of the questions/issues that have been brought up. Yes, I should not be using the power equation for displacement hulls. My bad! In going back to Dave Gerr's book on Propellers I found he uses Crouch's equation for...

OOPs. I missed some of the other questions: I will probably add solar panels. I had 540 watts of flexible panels on my dory and that would give me about 2.8 mph in direct sunlight or four hours of sunlight were needed to run one hour at 5 mph. At most the panels were putting out about 320...

Thanks for the interest. I will try to answer some of these questions. In doing the research for my book I found an equation in Dave Gerr's book "The Propeller Handbook" that had four variables: speed, Length of waterline, shaft horsepower, and cruising displacement. If one knows any three of...

Hello everyone, I just want to introduce myself. I have commissioned a C-Dory 22 cruiser from NMI in Bellingham. I will be powering this boat with two electric E-propulsion Navy 3.0 motors. I am not a speed freak and will be cruising at hull speed. With 48 V 400 AH I expect a range of about...