Design Changes to the 22 Cruiser

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acgetz

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I read somewhere that C-Dory was considering doing a molded fibreglass interior on the 22 Cruiser for next year. I can't remember where I saw it. Has anyone heard anything about this or other design changes pending for next year's boats?
Thanks
 
I saw a 2007 CD22 at Stateamind Water Sports in St. Louis and it had a fiberglass hull liner in the cockpit to even out the floor. There is a step molded into the liner on both sides along the gunwhale just aft of the cabin to make it easier to get on and off the boat. The interior of the cabin did not have a liner.

Jim
 
Wow, if true that would NOT be an improvement...the Decraguard interior is what makes it so customizable, which is one of the greatest things about C-Dorys.
 
I personally don't like the idea of having a hard-to-access, wall space cavity. Or even a soft surfaced interior. Even with great care, there is likely to be a day when you open that cabin door to the smell of mold, fish, spilled drinks, or maybe the fridge lost power, leaving you with unbearable odors. The current C-Dory walls can be sprayed down with bleach cleaners, or other stuff without any problem.

I've had cruisers with that fuzzy stuff sprayed on the liners and it is not easy to get a kid's stuck lollipop off that fuzzy interior!

John
 
Sounds like they did the liner in the cockpit to make the floorboards and side steps in one, simple mold.

Would certainly make the age-old drainage problem solved, providing you can live with the raised cockpit floor.

It may include some provision to help position and hold the gas tanks as well.

The cabin interior is pretty complex to form in a single mold with the table, seat tops, cabinet doors, etc.

Would probably only be done if it were possible to save money (labor costs) in doing so.

Will look forward to seeing it in Seattle at the boat show.

Joe.
 
Little Catelyn":1itsw1ez said:
I agree with Pat's statement above... and I couldn't agree more!

Corwin
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Yes, it's very true.

My Sea Ray is so highly finished inside, it's very hard to run wiring or find any space that hasn't already been utilized.

Sorry to say, it's so finished out, it looks like the inside of a casket with all the upolstery material and wood. Ha! Now that's an alarming thought!

Owning another type of boat points out some of these dramatic differences.

Enjoy the weekend!

Joe.
 
Sarks boat has the raised floor lines glassed in and it is a big improvement over the water collecting floor we have. The whole floor is raised at the cabin about three inches and slopes to the back of the boat and the drain/pump. This allows for a little deeper hole at the pump and a nice dry floor. Sark just hoses the floor after each boated fish and no mess or slipping around. I would love for this to be a factory up grade on older boats but if th factory is not going to service our boats at the factory then I doubt they would be willing to do -upgrades any longer. I wonder if we could just buy the molded floor piece for are own install???
 
Hello from Colorado Springs,
I'm a C-Dory wanabee and I've got my SeaRay for sale.
I talked to Les last week about the new CD 22 cruisers and he
indicated to me that the cockpit liner and interior cabinets, etc.. would
be molded in. (ala the Cape Cruisers) I hope this is not the case because
it seems like it would be a bear in terms of accessability or modifying
the configuration as you currently can. As a retired mechanical/manufacturing engineer I can see why C-Dory would want
to reduce the labor involved in assembling the interior,cabinets & dinette.
I guess I'll reserve judgement until I see how it comes out.
I really enjoy this forum and am amazed at the enthusiasm that
you folks have. Is it just me or does the C-Dory website seem like
the specifications/features need to be updated?

Thanks, Mike
 
age-old drainage problem
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Older cruisers such as Adeline have no sump like the newer models. I had Marben install their bilge pump/teak rod-holder/f.g. cover option on her. This was standard on the Anglers in '89. It included a rule pump w/float switch. However, it wouldn't remove the last inch of water. Wet feet! So years ago I replaced it with a Jabsco Water-Puppy, check-valve, and bronze pick-up(feet ground down). It all fits under the cover and evacuates ALL standing water. Dri-Dek tiles cover the entire deck. This setup has worked well for me. If rainwater starts accumulating I pump it out before it rises above the tiles. I offer this for the benefit of older boats that might be looking for another option. pump_1.jpg
 
mcolp":2qpmndfn said:
Is it just me or does the C-Dory website seem like
the specifications/features need to be updated?
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Most of their site is up to date, but there are portions that definitely need updating. Probably would not hurt if their entire site was updated. It is too dark and old looking. Also needs new photos.
 
I don't know if anyone else feels this same way, but with the HUGE PROBLEMS OF QUALITY CONTROL in the TomCat 255 and to a lesser extent the CD-25 Cruiser (plumbing and electrical), I'm finding my blind loyality to the C-Dory factory, product, and image in great jeopardy. Add in the many profit motivated changes introduced over the last several years, several of which have proven deletrious, and I'm afraid I'm in danger of "losing my religion"!!! What say the rest of you? Joe.
 
I say let's hear from the factory to see what the deal is...is the interior cabinetry going to remain the same or not? I can't imagine doing some of the cool mods, like Minnow's sink, unless the standard plywood is installed. Very easy to customize to suit the owner.

Part of the appeal of the CD is the very fact that the owner CAN customize to suit their use. That's part of the fun of CD ownership and this board, for that matter.

Makes me glad I bought a 2001 model. It would be sad if people who buy new won't be afforded the flexibility to do some of the fun stuff we've done with our boats.

Rick
 
Naw - this has to be another one of those things we are reading too much into. They wouldn't do that. One of the reasons the C-Dory has so much charm is because it really doesn't have any until the owner provides it. Among the first things that cross people's minds when they really study the simple interior of the boat they just bought is, "I'm gonna change that...". And then they do. Maybe twice. Look at how much fun we have all had with the so-called electronics shelf in the CD22 over the years. It is a dorky looking thing; almost an afterthought by the builders, it appears. But it is so easy to make it into anything you want. And if you save the original chunk of wood from up there, you can restore it to original.

Everything you buy has something about it someone doesn't really care for. In today's stamp-it-out, build it-here-and-assemble-it-there, plug-and-play, uni-body, wussywig world there are too few products that can be easily and inexpensively made "your own". While I am still in disagreement with the aptness of the term, the majority believes that C-Dory owners are members of a cult of sorts. Well, cults have to have their icons and cult members have to be able to make the icon suit their personalities or they will lose faith. If the collection plate is molded into the pew it can't be passed around the congregation.
 
On the other hand - maybe this is where RF's vision of wealth for me and Bill comes true. If they do turn it into a Bayliner, the used boats will all become collectible classics and we can collect a surcharge from the buyers of boats offered for sale on here. Kind of like Southebys...

And you wondered why we keep such tight editing controls the For Sale thread.
 
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