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Now listen to me . . . (I thought we had all this settled)

Turn away from those C-Dory boats. Nothing to see there.

Look here: for the same price of a 22 you can get a nice Cape Dory 28 and be happy!

Follow me:

>>Cape Dory<<

Do not listen to them -- they speak with forked tongues . . .

Turn back! Turn back! You'll never get over the C-Dory. Never.
 
flagold said:
Look here: for the same price of a 22 you can get a nice Cape Dory 28 and be happy!


Aaargh! ...Cruising speed.... 12 knots.

I just can't do it... My kids will be grown and married by the time I get to the first marker in my channel....
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Heck thats with a green eyed monster of a 200 HP Volvo--more realistic cruising in the 8 knot range (at least the friends I have that have owned them)--but for the same price you can get a Willard 30 which will do 5 knots on a good day down wind and down current. (But it is a truely great boat). Now isn't that C Dory 25 looking better?
 
thataway":28khnqfq said:
for the same price you can get a Willard 30 which will do 5 knots on a good day down wind and down current. (But it is a truely great boat). Now isn't that C Dory 25 looking better?
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Yes it is... Went to Venice Inlet yesterday, got caught in a typical FL thunderstorm on the way back. Got soaked. That little (air conditioned) pilot house looking better every day....

Saw a pic of a what appeared to be a Dory with a closed transom and engine bracket. Is that custom or can you actually order them that way? Anybody know? If I could figure out how to insert a pic on this damn post I'd show you.
 
You might consider a Skagit Orca. They are made by C-dory, have a deep Vee hull, closed transom and outboard on a platform. Based on what you have been saying the S.Orca may meet your desires you can see them at www.skagitorca.com. They are quite a bit pricier than C-Dorys but the one I've been on is a nice boat.
 
Saw my first Skagit Orca in person today,all I can say is WOW. Complete with a cockpit helm station. All I have to do is hit the lottery! C-Otter.
 
colobear-

Great suggestion!

Why didn't someone else think of that???

Joe.
 
flagold said:
Look like one of these?

Actually, it had the CDory moniker in the upper left hand corner of the picture, but I could not see the CDory label on the vessel itself.

The cape cruiser has some features I like. They do have a closed transom, but much of the room you would expect to gain is taken by the overly large seawell.

Being a newbie to the CDory forum, I've been doing a lot of digging into the forums and saw many of the posts about the c cruiser. After all the insight you guys have given me, I'm not going to ruffle any feathers.
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colobear said:
You might consider a Skagit Orca. They are made by C-dory, have a deep Vee hull, closed transom and outboard on a platform.

Now there's an idea. The quite a bit pricier part gives me the shivers. :shock:

The dory 25 base is 60k add twin honda 90's, air, gen, bimini and few other options and watch the checkbook suck air.

You might have mistaken me for FLA GOLD.

I'll go take a look only because I'm a glutton for punishment.
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Went to the Orca site today, at colobear's suggestion and all I can say is "Holy $#@!". That is one fine looking girl.

What I want to know is, why is it that all you folks are showing me pictures of boats whose owners are posed with parkas on?

Are bikinis not allowed on CDory's?
 
I really don't look good in a bikini . . .

Diesel -- Air Conditioning -- Full Canvas -- Dingy+Engine -- Flybridge -- Full Accomodations -- 59K

Follow me:

>>A STEAL!<<

The price difference between this and a new anything is a lot of diesel. Why not do the Great Loop with all that diesel in air conditioned comfort . . . + have money left for a used CD 22?
 
AFineRide -

You might enjoy David Pascoe's thoughtful articles here: http://www.yachtsurvey.com/buyingaboat.htm See also his sister site, Dockside Reports (the yacht survey site has a link to it).

He is a Florida-based surveyor and I found his writings on various hull designs, manufacturer economics/marketing, and production techniques very informative when I was looking around for my first boat.

Bottom line: the kind of research and thinking time that you are putting into this decision is time well spent! Best of luck to you and happy boating!

Regards,
 
Afineride - Tom Hanks was being interviewed on a Public Radio show a few weeks back when they asked him if he would accept a role in which he danced naked on the table and, after a delay, he replied, " I don't do horror movies!" John
 
I'm intrigued by the Skajit Orca because the waters around Ketchikan are 95% chop and I would like a boat that could handle the chop with more aplomb than the CD22.

But, I can't find an owners group. Do any of you fine folks know why there isn't more press coverage for these fine boats. The factory home page for these boats seems a bit thin on info.

Any and all info would be much appreciated.

Regards,

Law
 
The lack of an active owners group might have something to do that these boats cost an arm and a leg not only to buy but also to operate (Dusty might weigh in on this one!) and there just are not a lot of them out there. I would report seeing Skagit Orcas in the "C-Dory Sightings" thread if I saw any out there - the only ones I ever see are at the SBS in January and at the local dealer, Master Marine in Mount Vernon, when I drive by on I-5...



Seeker":31si8nrj said:
I'm intrigued by the Skajit Orca because the waters around Ketchikan are 95% chop and I would like a boat that could handle the chop with more aplomb than the CD22.

But, I can't find an owners group. Do any of you fine folks know why there isn't more press coverage for these fine boats. The factory home page for these boats seems a bit thin on info.

Any and all info would be much appreciated.

Regards,

Law
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Thanks for your response Pat.

I spoke with the dealer you mentioned yesterday, and he informed me that with the I/O diesel they burn 4 or 5 gal per hour at cruise (35 mph), which, despite there higher initial cost, makes them much more efficent than my CD22. The gas outboards are twice that consumption.

This seems to be an extrordinary claim, which I would like to verify.

I've found a guy up here that runs a fleet of them (6), who I'll call and book a charter with.

From what I've read they seem to be, as one review put it "hummers on the water", but economical, fast , and unsinkable as well.

I have come to understand why the charter guys need fast boats. In these waters, as I'm sure is true for Puget Sound, the fish are 50 or more miles from town, and a slow boat takes all day to get there and back.

Regards,

Law
 
Wow, 5 gal per hour at 35 miles per hour would be 7 miles per gallon! Almost as good as a C-Ranger 21 at 7mph. John
 
I just wonder how well an IO drive is going to stand up to a diesel. I couldn't keep them in the gas engines, let alone diesel.
 
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