CUSTOM CD?

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:?: I think somewhere, sometime ago I saw a post presenting the numbers of 16', 19', 22', and 25' made with a number of customs - being mold, shape and style I'm guessing :?:.

anybody here with any experience with a custom 22 footer? Anyone have one? Would very much like to have some pics or stories concerning them customs opposed to the stock 22 footers,
thanks from David, man w/o CD :cry: :roll:
 
Not sure what you mean by custom 22. The hull and cabin are each from a set mold. The cruiser has a cabin that is two feet longer than the Angler, which has two more feet in the cockpit. You can get a high top for more overhead room inside. The only real "custom" work that you can do as far as I know is on the interior. I know of several boats that have had factory custom work done on the cabinetry for instance. A recessed cabinet top on the starboard side with the sink and Wallas lowered and a removeable seat over them for instance. You can now get a factory reversible forward port seat (Barbers chair) as an option. That is one option that is a must as far as I am concerned.
 
Could it be that you mean "classic" rather than "custom". Some refer to some of the older designs as "classics" which do in fact have different hull shapes...
 
yeah, I'm feeling a little dumb right now :oops: ...I was referring to the molds. Thought you could somehow enlarge them and make a 'custom' exterior C-Dory before the top even was attached. So, you can't make a 'custom' 26 footer or such? I guess in able to do that, you would need to make an entire new mold for the hull + cabin too...wouldn't that be a fun project! Thanks for the info guys, BTW

David
 
David / Fish Mode-

While a custom build up of a boat is very impractical, it's not beyond reason to find a used 26 or 27 foot custom C-Dory and modify it to fit your needs. They're not plentiful, but we have one available right now and there is at least one a year or so that comes along. For that matter, we all customize our C-Dory's in varying degrees, from 14, 16, 19, 22, and 25 feet.

Here are a few of the 26-27 footers to look at what can be done:

Aivig, Haliegh's Comet, Sea Cowboy (for sale), Migratory Dory.

Take a look in their photo albums.

(Sorry if i've left anyone out, but just please add your name in a post.)

Joe.
 
Hi Folks,

I think they are referring to the interior of the 22' C-Dory. When I was trying to find one for sale, I ran into one on Long Island that had seats facing forward instead of the dinette. The interior of the C-Dory is basically added cabinets to your liking.

My 1983 Angler interior is basically cabinets cut to fit my hull. Since owning it, I have added a galley, changed the storage area under the galley, and now in the process of redesigning the area under the drivers seat so it has shelves and better storage area.

I guess, what I am saying, is, after a while, we all end up with custom C-Dorys.

Fred
 
Hi Fred,

I have just had C-Farer for a year now. I'm ready to redo some of the cabin in her this winter. I think a small galley would be a good idea. I was wondering if you are willing to put some pics of your cabin changes in an album?

Pat
 
Because our interior cabinetry is custom built for each boat rather than being made out of a fiberglass mold we have the flexibility of offering different interior configurations in the 22 and the 25. If you have a certain request feel free to contact your dealer or drop me an e-mail.
 
Fish Mode:

All right, buddy, here's a Monterey Express 30 Custom Trawler with trailer that is architecturally, structurally, and performance wise a great big C-Dory for some serious personal customization.

All our C-Brats friends will notice that is very similar in construction and function to a C-Dory and gets its lines from the Monterey fishing boat tradition.

It comes complete with trailer and probably can be had for something around $40,000, which is a comparative bargain for such a big fishing and cruising (if you modify it a little) machine.

It's too big for me on an inland lake, but I'd love to have it on the open ocean and it would be a blast to dress up with some trim and make its somewhat drab, utilitarian appearance come alive. Take a look!!! Many interior photos, too. Verry nice! Look at the room for your crab pots, etc.!


eBay link

Joe.
 
WOW :shock: , thanks Joe! Yep, they sure do look nice, but they're down? Couldn't find a website for them and there're some used for sale so I'm guessing they shut down? Would really want to 'customize" the body of the c-dory a little for my advantages - in sense of style and functionality. However, what really took me in for the 22 footer is it's style as trawler and height in the water in terms of draft and position; totally opposite that turned me off on the 25 footers, no offense guys but the 25 doesnt look as fishy as the 22 :cry
Thanks guys for all the input, David
 
David-

Yup, I think the manufacturer is no longer in business. I think that's stated or implied in the ebay text.

The boat actually looks a lot more like a Parker than a C-Dory. You're right about the 22 actually looking "saltier" than most of the other boats including the CD-25's, Tom Cats, Cape Cruiser, and all the rest. Whoever did the design tweaked the curves a little more to almost make it into a caricature of a classic Monterey trawler. Hence the "cute" look (!).

We used to race sailboats down in Monterey and saw hundreds of the classics in the harbor. They have a Portuguese heritage in their lines, as I understand it.

The combination of the depletion of the numbers of fish and tighter regulations have made commercial fishing so difficult that many of them are for sale, cheap!

I know of a few engineers from the aerospace and dot.com industries in the Bay Area that bought older, wooden, classic, diesel powered Monterey trawlers for well under $10,000 to use for private recreational fishing platforms. Only drawbacks would be the taxes, dockage/moorage fees, and upkeep. Wanna caulk the bottom of a 35 ft lapstrake wooden wonder?

I'll bet Red Fox is drooling all over that 30 footer and penciling out possible customizations on print-outs of the photos! Would be a great fishing/crabbing boat anywhere. Did you see the room in the cockpit? Add some downriggers, a pot puller, and a stack o' pots. Sounds like it's set up with a dive platform, too.

With the false (raised) floor, you'd be up off the bottom of the hull like the Cd-25 instead of the CD-22, so many would probably want to add cockpit rails and perhaps a bow pulipit and side rails. Perhaps, however, if the boat is big enough, it no longer matters, as on the raised floor you'd still be down low enough below the gunnels to feel safe, and your body mass doesn't affect the boat as you move around.

The boat has a lot of goodies, including traditional Loran, but no radar or GPS! Would be easy to add, though. Guess some of the guys with Master's Licenses don't need a bunch of satellites or a radar dome to find their way home! (If you disagree with this statement, I understand. Kindly address all hate-mail to Seat of the Pants Navigation Institute, Blind Hole, Bermuda.) Joe.
 
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