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I just replaced my trailer's brakes which had been used in sea water conditions for about ten years. This was a drum brake system with a surge actuator. So I would like to describe my experiences and suggestions for a better system. First lets talk about the top of the line system: electric...

The following are some observations about how my boat works for me. It is not a C-Dory and I am not trying to put down the comparable C-Dory 22, although if I could have found an Angler 22s it would be very similar to mine. So many of these comments would apply to the Angler 22 or the Cruiser...

Boattest.com just published a good article on selecting the right tow vehicle for your boat: https://www.boattest.com/view-news/5349 The article discusses how to look at the other ratings of the tow vehicle such as GCWR, GVWR and GAWR besides just the simple tow weight rating. One point...

Coming from a sailboat background I always used ablative bottom paint on my boats kept in the water. They seemed to handle slime and barnacles better than hard paints due to the continuous sloughing off of the top layer. But C-Dorys cruise in the teens. Do ablative bottom paints hold up in that...

I have been following this section for most of this year, looking for just the right C-Dory. I have noticed that most who post their boat for sale do not include the location. Maybe for half of those you can figure it out from their home location. But a substantial fraction you cannot. So post...

The newish Evinrude E-TEC G2 outboard is an interesting engine that beats its competition soundly in fuel consumption and low speed torque in addition to other benefits. How do I know this? Well I have been interested in buying a C-Dory pocket cruiser and all are outboard powered, so I have...

I am a C-Dory 22 wannabe owner and we just got back from the Tampa Boat Show and looked at the new ones. First let me thank Mike the owner of Three Rivers Marine for putting on a full display of C-Dorys at the Tampa show. I will be looking for a used C-Dory 22 after our big boat sells and would...

The linked video offers a comparison (flawed, more below) between a 150 hp Evinrude E-Tec and a 200 hp Yamaha. These engines would be suitable as singles for the larger C-Dory's. Both engines have roughly the same displacement- 2.8 liters for the Yamaha and 2.7 liters for the Evinrude. Here is...

I am seriously looking for a used C Dory 25 for under $50K. I have seen several on Yachtworld- one in Pensecola, one in Maryland, one in NC and one listed on boattrader in SD which is a little far out for me. Since I live in the NE the first three are the boats that might work. The one in...