C-Dory in the Seattle Boat Show

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markwright

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Hello out there!! We at Northwest Marine Industries just wanted to announce that we will have a C-Dory in the show again this year. The boat will be in the East Hall Space 1922 as a stand alone boat. We are excited to display the 26' Venture. Feel free to swing by and visit us at the show and we will look forward to seeing you all there!!

Thanks--Mark at Northwest Marine
 
Great to hear C-Dory boats will be represented at the show Mark!

Thanks for the post sir.

Take care,
Dan, Tanya, and Hannah on C-Renity
 
Mark, I'll be giving two free talks during the boat show about cruising on my C-Dory 22. The first is on Tuesday 1/24 at 4:00pm about circumnavigating Vancouver Island. The second is on Thursday 1/26 at 1:15pm about cruising to Alaska. I'll also be working in the Waggoner Cruising Guide booth most of the show. If you have any prospects who doubt the capability of these boats, feel free to send them my way!
 
markwright":1f5bmjaa said:
Hello out there!! We at Northwest Marine Industries just wanted to announce that we will have a C-Dory in the show again this year. The boat will be in the East Hall Space 1922 as a stand alone boat. We are excited to display the 26' Venture. Feel free to swing by and visit us at the show and we will look forward to seeing you all there!!

Thanks--Mark at Northwest Marine
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Yaaeess! Please shoes off, no eating, drinking or smoking, drool bibs in place, AirHead off limits...

Aye.
 
Foggy,
Thanks for sharing your boat. I've been looking forward to seeing one of these for a long time. I have one of the originals and sincerely believe you have the finest pocket cruiser ever made. The build quality of the new C-dorys is the best yet. Enjoy and thanks again for sharing.
 
I like that: "pocket cruiser".

In my romping days, years ago, I had what was then called a "pocket rocket": (AKA Donzi 22' 2+3, 454 cu in I/O). With this rig, I learned what "apparent wind" was all about. After a few bugs in the face at 60+ mph, I decided to get into sailing.

As they say, "Speed changes you."

Aye.
 
Mark,

Thanks for the announcement. Great to hear you will be there, and the C-Dory family will be represented. Might be worth the time to set up a poster or two, directing folks to Sam's talk, and a mention of the C-Brats someplace.

I went out today, 4 hours and had 2 folks at the fuel station stop to look, admire and talk C-Dory, and 3 in the marina at the launch site. Also got a hail on the radio from a sailboat for some info and a second look.

They are eye catchers.

Wish you a great response at the show.

Harvey
SleepyC:moon

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Caryn and I went to the boat show yesterday. As mentioned in another post, the C-Dory was tucked away in a corner of the East Hall. No matter, I'm just happy there was a C-Dory at the show. Had a chance to meet and chat with Mark and Ryan (?). They were very impressed with my C-Dory salesmanship skills! :lol: Had the pleasure of running into Sam Landsman as well.

Foggy's 26 Venture is a very nice boat and looks well-built. If I were looking at moving to a bigger boat, that model might be my choice. I realize everyone has their own sense of style but I thought it was curious that the stripe at the bow was not the traditional C-Dory stripe with the indentation but instead was solid all the way around the bow. Kind of looked like a Sea Sport from the front. Certainly not a criticism Foggy but just an observation. She's a beautiful boat.

Pics to follow.

Peter & Caryn
C-Dancer
 
Jazzmanic":3ru2ngyp said:
Caryn and I went to the boat show yesterday. SNIP

Foggy's 26 Venture... SNIP ...(has a) stripe at the bow (and is) not the traditional C-Dory stripe with the indentation but instead was solid all the way around the bow. SNIP

Pics to follow.

Peter & Caryn
C-Dancer
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The solid cove stripe around the bow was news to me as well. It was not custom, ordered, expected or invoiced ($). I have no objection to it, seeing it the first time in a factory sent photo last month. See it in the Album "WB Nod", our first attempt boat name, now changed.

Aye.
 
Foggy":141xkk76 said:
Jazzmanic":141xkk76 said:
Caryn and I went to the boat show yesterday. SNIP

Foggy's 26 Venture... SNIP ...(has a) stripe at the bow (and is) not the traditional C-Dory stripe with the indentation but instead was solid all the way around the bow. SNIP

Pics to follow.

Peter & Caryn
C-Dancer
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The solid cove stripe around the bow was news to me as well. It was not custom, ordered, expected or invoiced ($). I have no objection to it, seeing it the first time in a factory sent photo last month. See it in the Album "WB Nod", our first attempt boat name, now changed.

Aye.
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That's the way the original Venture (built by Cape Cruiser) was made. (I believe it was as part of the failed attempt to distinguish it from the C-Dory. But that's another story.) As far as I know, all subsequent builders have continued that style.

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NORO LIM":18nof0wk said:
Foggy":18nof0wk said:
Jazzmanic":18nof0wk said:
Caryn and I went to the boat show yesterday. SNIP

Foggy's 26 Venture... SNIP ...(has a) stripe at the bow (and is) not the traditional C-Dory stripe with the indentation but instead was solid all the way around the bow. SNIP

Pics to follow.

Peter & Caryn
C-Dancer
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The solid cove stripe around the bow was news to me as well. It was not custom, ordered, expected or invoiced ($). I have no objection to it, seeing it the first time in a factory sent photo last month. See it in the Album "WB Nod", our first attempt boat name, now changed.

Aye.
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That's the way the original Venture (built by Cape Cruiser) was made. (I believe it was as part of the failed attempt to distinguish it from the C-Dory. But that's another story.) As far as I know, all subsequent builders have continued that style.

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I don't think so. Until last year when Wayport Boats got involved, the C-dory manufactured boats (including the Ventures) had the more traditional strip. Last year the Wayport boat ordered C-Dories had the full stripe. I believe that was intended to distinguish the Wayport ordered C-Dory's from other boats (at least that's what I gathered last year at the boat show).
 
I surprise myself how much these "little " things do matter to me. I think a C-Dory should have the traditional accent stripe. If it were my boat being built I would insist on the traditional stripe. There, I said it. :x
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It appears that "as far as I know" isn't very far! :lol:

I have to agree with Marty on the look. I do know that the original Venture builder also experimented with at least one solid color hull (I believe a solid yellow one was delivered to Florida). Not too surprising, I guess, given the tortured history of these boats, that there should be some variation.

"Wayport Boats"? I confess I'm completely in the dark. (I spend a lot of time there.)
 
hardee":hxq7n7ya said:
What Marty Said :thup :thup

That one is going to look like a Sea Sport, bow on, from a mile away.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
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Yep.

But, they are going to have a boat in the show. (One in a row!)

"Why, back in my day, they used to have one of every model in the boat show. Yep, those were the good ol' days. Factory folks in matching shirts. Crowds of people looking at the boats. C-Brats answering questions and encouraging potential buyers. Yep, back then a C-Dory looked like a C-Dory - you could see that stripe from the front, and that unique styling... you knew that wasn't some fancy-schmancy boat. Yep, those were the days. People weren't staring at their phones all day. Men wore hats... why, back then, a hat that had 'C-Dory' on the front was like an all-access pass... people treated you with respect when you walked into a boat display with a C-Dory hat. And the women-folk swooned when they saw a man in that hat. Nobody tweeted or twerked. We had e-mail, and we liked it. Companies answered your e-mail questions, and a real live person answered the phone. Yep, those were the days. There was this factory guy named Jeff who remembered your name. Yep, people had to wait in line to give the factory their money. There were bigger and fancier boats, but none prouder. They used to sell enough boats during that one show to fill most of their build slots for the year. What's that? That Jeff fellow? Oh, I heard he went with some company that only made a 21 foot tug-looking little boat. Yep, those were the days."

:smilep (that's the closest we have to a tongue-in-cheek smiley)
 
Some of us, more than others, realize one truth: things change.

Another truth that comes to mind is you can't control everything (nor should you try).

Aye.
 
NORO LIM":1yncavp2 said:
It appears that "as far as I know" isn't very far! :lol:

I have to agree with Marty on the look. I do know that the original Venture builder also experimented with at least one solid color hull (I believe a solid yellow one was delivered to Florida). Not too surprising, I guess, given the tortured history of these boats, that there should be some variation.

"Wayport Boats"? I confess I'm completely in the dark. (I spend a lot of time there.)
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I should have written Waypoint Boats. They are a dealer that took on C-Dory as a line around within the past couple of years. At some point there were rumors about a potentially deeper relationship that just dealer, but I have no knowledge about that. What I do know is that they had a C-dory (or two) at the boat show last year and it was done a bit differently for them at their request.
 
JamesTXSD":2gwq3wje said:
hardee":2gwq3wje said:
What Marty Said :thup :thup

That one is going to look like a Sea Sport, bow on, from a mile away.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
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Yep.

Yep, those were the days."
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Well, it's true. It's a terrible burden to know everything. Now git off'n my lawn. :lol:
 
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