CD-29 Venture Line Drawing

I had seen the line drawing a couple of days ago. My comments were as follows: The foreward bunk seems a steo backward. I wonder how big it is; generally the diagnal foreward bunks have one side which has smaller sleeping length.--also it is a crawl over--the partner. I have seen these bunks in a number of production boats and don't care for them. (a rough calculation gave a max diagnal length of about close to 8 feet (probably as much as the TC 255--but the forward part of the bunk is only a bit over 5 feet.

There is no hanging locker and appears to be less storage than in the Tom Cat 255 or C Dory 25. I am also hearing that in the new interiors (22) that the area under the table is not available for storage as it was in the older boats.

The plus is the head out of the main cabin has a sink and slightly larger than the one on the smaller boats. The larger dinette which looks like it could sleep two people. But the forward seat does not look like a full two person seat (about 36" wide). The galley appears to be larger--score a plus for the cooking crew!

The 9' 6" I see as a real detriment to trailering.
 
Pretty! Looks like a 22' Cruiser on steroids was its inspiration. :thup

I do think the rounded corners overhead the bunks looks better than the 25's boxed corners. :thup Wish the 25's had that. Adds to its charm. I love that salty look. Cabin has a neat layout as well. Looks like a fine marina boat.


Is this more of a V hull or a shallow draft Dory hull? Would like to see what the under side looks like. Top side looks great! Nice ............I want it! :love

Chris Bulovsky
 
Greetings to all of you. To provide perspective from the factory, I have some new, updated information. Based on the dimensions of the boat, we now intend to launch the boat as the C-Dory 29 Venture. Attached are updated representations of the boat plus general specifications and features. I would also like to add that the boat will feature a 10 degree deadrise. A 3-D rendering display is now in place at the Seattle Boat Show and includes base boat show pricing featuring diesel IB power.

We intend to start building the first boat in about 3 weeks, taking about 2 months to complete. This amount of time is a concentrated effort on our part to make sure the boat is right before full scale production commences. As such, sea trials and photo shoots will be scheduled for the end of April.

We look forward to the market's response to this product as well as your own. Thanks for your continued support.

Tom
 

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Allright, looking quite interesting. I didn't see the price in any of the attachments though, Although I'm sure I'm not ready to step up that far yet, 25 first. The topside seems to have alot of mods. Recessed cleats etc... Cool.

Sark
 
Welcome Aboard Tom!!!!

It is truly great to see you on our owners site.

We are a bit differant as a group than most folks that hang about the docks with their big yellow power cords hooked up....but then.... you more than likely picked up on that at the factory party.

Again. Wecome...and your gonna need to plan a trip down south for a gathering in the spring... working around the production of this new hull of course.

Still one of the neatest C-Dory days was the late afternoon when Jeff and crew brought that new, hull #1 of the TC255 out to Blakely Island. WOW..that was exciting, and for sure made kids of all of us gathered about the docks. Hummm...maybe another Blakely Island party gang????
 
Is it just me but don't you think it's weird that C-Dory would choose to call the new boat, the 29 Venture? Weird because the Cape Cruiser 23 was called Venture as well. :?

Peter
 
Hi Tom,

Nice to hear from the factory folks on this forum. I'm assuming plenty of weight with this size boat, but it appears that most of the seating (double pilot seat, 4 person dinette) is all on the starboard side. The only seat on the port side is the co-pilot seat. What will you be placing on the port side to offset some of this movable load? Nice that it looks like the rest of "the family." Good luck with this project.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
Do you think the CD got more than the molds? Maybe the names too??

Thanks Tom for the line drawings. I may take you up on a tour of the Bow/Edison facility.
 
As I often do, I will play the devil's advocate. I understand this is a concept boat currently--but once the build begins, it gets mighty expensive very quickly. My first thought is that prop has no protection. This is a real negitive in a trailerable boat--and probably would be a deal killer in the SE waters. Is there a keel? Where is the rudder? Not in the rendering--inboard or stern mounted? Tunnel hulls have been associated with some handling problems.

No swim step--understand if this is a sportfisher--but you need to offer a swim step as an option or standard item. Some like transom doors, others do not. The flimsy starboard transom. door which is found on many production boats is a real detriment. These are easily broken, the hinges deform, latches often missalign. If you are adding a transom door, consider a full thickness, heavy duty hinge unit, like a real sportfisher. The other issue is seas aboard thru the cockpit door, with a engine access thru the floor. One of the major issues with many express cruisers and sport fishers is the potential water intrusion into the engine space/bilge from a boarding sea aft.

Is this a self bailing cockpit? Where is the engine box?--this will take up a lot of the cockpit--unless the cockpit is very high. Where is the tankage--what is the tankage. An engine to push this size boat at 18 knots is going to use a fair amount of fuel. (consider 10 gallons an hour)

The 10 degree deadrise V--this is no longer a semi dory--and the question becomes how about the speeds between displacement and full plane?--this is where the semi dory excells. A 10 degree dead rise will not do will in heavy chop or seas. You will have to slow to displacement or semi displacement speeds.

Sleeps 6!-lets get real--where are you putting the third double bunk? I agree with the comment about weight distribution. This is an issue that was missed on the Tom Cat 255, with more weight on the stb side on standard boat.

I would also like to see what the prospective price will be--as well as the HP of the engine--and what engine is proposed. I suspect that you will need at least 200 hp to get the speeds which are "advertised". Then the issue becomes what is the fuel capacity?

I do like putting the spring line cleat near the foreward cabin window--but in a boat this size, a second spring line is really not necessary.

It will be most interesting to see how this project comes along. Again, thanks for the updates
 
Tom Latham":fh32zx71 said:
A 3-D rendering display is now in place at the Seattle Boat Show and includes base boat show pricing featuring diesel IB power.
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Does anyone know what the 'base boat show price' is?
 
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