Album: Then I pulled this destroyer wheel from the fishing boat, wrapped it with some 550 Paracord, and installed it in the Dory. Nice little update from the "vintage" plastic wheel.
Seat riser raises the seat 2.5 inches. Dual purpose making more room for the fridge and letting me get rid of the throw cushion I normally sit on while driving.
Album: Then I pulled this destroyer wheel from the fishing boat, wrapped it with some 550 Paracord, and installed it in the Dory. Nice little update from the "vintage" plastic wheel.
Got the fridge shelf installed today. Easy galley access under the helm seat.
This will pretty much be used for food only. Drinks will be in the cooler in the cockpit like we have done all along. Well, until we run out of ice anyway.
Album: Then I pulled this destroyer wheel from the fishing boat, wrapped it with some 550 Paracord, and installed it in the Dory. Nice little update from the "vintage" plastic wheel.
The fridge is 32 quart, 12v/AC LG compressor unit from Costco. I've been running it full of beer in one of the spare bedrooms for the past month and it seems to work really well. Supposedly 2.4 amp draw when running. Runs for about 5 minutes on a 25 minute cycle. I found out about them from the...
Album: Then I pulled this destroyer wheel from the fishing boat, wrapped it with some 550 Paracord, and installed it in the Dory. Nice little update from the "vintage" plastic wheel.
Great write up Colby.
I'll add Wayne Gustavesons Lake Powell forum as a great resource for all things Lake Powell. Wayne is the fisheries biologist for Powell and has been in that position for over 40 years.
When I was planning our trip this past spring I found that forum invaluable with folks...
Album: Then I pulled this destroyer wheel from the fishing boat, wrapped it with some 550 Paracord, and installed it in the Dory. Nice little update from the "vintage" plastic wheel.
Album: Then I pulled this destroyer wheel from the fishing boat, wrapped it with some 550 Paracord, and installed it in the Dory. Nice little update from the "vintage" plastic wheel.
I'm adding some strips of mahogany across the top of the cabin to attach things to.
Sanded the mounting areas with some 40 grit to knock down the stipple and get a bit better adhesion.
Album: Then I pulled this destroyer wheel from the fishing boat, wrapped it with some 550 Paracord, and installed it in the Dory. Nice little update from the "vintage" plastic wheel.
The seat riser and furrowing strips that are being glued above the side windows. I will eventually make roll up curtains that will attach to the strips. I prefer roll-ups vs snap-on's, at least for the side windows, because that one less thing to store and they're right there when the sun...
Album: Then I pulled this destroyer wheel from the fishing boat, wrapped it with some 550 Paracord, and installed it in the Dory. Nice little update from the "vintage" plastic wheel.
I picked up a plank of african mahogany to knock out a few interior projects, one being this seat riser. I'm raising the helm seat 2.5 inches for a couple of reasons. 1. The seat is a bit to low for my liking, so I'm always sitting on a throw cushion. 2. I'm putting a 12v chest fridge under the...
Album: Then I pulled this destroyer wheel from the fishing boat, wrapped it with some 550 Paracord, and installed it in the Dory. Nice little update from the "vintage" plastic wheel.
It's a shame some people feel the need to crap on what could be a great thread.
And, yes, our history has shown some extraordinary accomplishments by extraordinary men. Raise your hand if your country put men on the moon.
Just what I thought.
Nice!! Yeah, I wanted the free fall option since we beach the boat so much. I'm hoping I can just release the anchor and drag it up on the beach somewhere to set it.
Thing is a brick!! I was a little surprised with how much it weighs.
Thanks for posting the tip Gary!
Very timely as our Lewmar 700 Pro Fish showed up at the door just yesterday. No more, as my wife would like to call it, "ghetto", milk crate tied to the foredeck.
Back when we were still dreaming of a C-Dory we took a drive up to Phoenix to check out a 22 for sale up there. The owner had bought a 25 so he was selling the 22. (he's a member here. SUPER nice guy and HEY! Ikea is right on the way too).
After crawling around the 22 for a bit he asked us if...
I'm probably just biased because I've always had bunk trailers and never had an issue with them. Aside from maintaining the hubs/bearings, and maybe replacing bunk carpet once in awhile, there just wasn't a whole lot to do.
What I don't like about our current roller trailer is all the moving...
Well, I wouldn't mind having a bunk trailer instead of my roller trailer but that's a bit of a drive. I'm sure someone will snap it up in no time though.