SO WHAT DID YOU DO WITH OR ON YOUR C-DORY TODAY??

Nothing wrong with them Bennetts, Jim. The TyBoo22 had the 120 Sport Tabs, and they were capable of more than the hull needed. You're gonna love 'em!

One disappointment with the Lencos is the length of stroke (downward tab travel). It doesn't look to be as much as the Bennet hydraulics. I am hoping that increasing the surface area by 50% will do what I need them to do, and the missing additional travel will be unneeded. Also hoping to find that out next weekend. The Lenco screwjacks are noisy, too.

Which set did you get?
 
AK Angler":3dpwm464 said:
Third, I'm looking at either buying a pre-packaged first-aid kit, or making one myself. The store-bought units seem pretty expensive for what they offer... What am I missing here?
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Glad to hear that you are soon into the "soft water". There is a "thread" located under the "forum" section about "Safety" then there is a "first aid" category. I'll attempt to refresh the thread for you.
 
Hi Jim and Laurie,
I installed the M-120s last year and I love them; I think you will too. I don't know how far along you are in the installations process, but I installed the hydraulic pump on the inside of the transom at the back of the starboard lazarette. Kind of a bugger to get it installed, but it's now totally out of the way and doesn't use up any otherwise valuable space. Also, you'll probably never need to touch it again. If you're interested, let me know and I'll fill you in on the fine points of the installation.
Al
 
Went down to Wheeler this weekend and made the final installs before the Cathlamet cruise.

Installed the 12 volt heater, fire extinguisher and new Scotty rod holders. Took her out for a spin around the bay at daybreak and got the lovely Terrie some time at the helm :thup.

On the way back, stopped and talked with a neighbor a block down who has a 17' Arima. Asked him if he had been out and he said that he had a guy fix an electrical short and charge his battery but when he got to town, his battery was dead again. Says' this is the ninth electrical problem he's had in the first year he's owned the boat. His wife threw in that she always liked the C-Dorys better. I told her the Arimas' hold a pretty good resale value :wink.
 
OK Marty. I think us fisherpeople need some details. I see a downrigger, a flasher and squid, a pair of gloves and a big grin. Don't recognize the area but it must be in the salt. Tim
 
Hi Tim-
It was just north of the Hood Canal Bridge. When we went through the locks from Lake Washington we were rafted to the Corps of Engineers work vessel "Puget". Guys on the crew told us that was where we should go, so we did. Anymore details will have to come from JoeP. It was a wonderful day for this newbie, and it tasted good too.
 
Can someone tell me the difference between a cruise hsip 25 and the new CD25? I have been looking at the new CD's and the used adds but have not seen a 1990's model 25. It seems there are a few in the group. Are they just a bigger CD22 or are they more like the new 25 with enclosed head? There is also a CD27 on the market but it seems to have a cabin like a CD22 with a large cockpit.
I am trying to read as much on the site as I can so I will know what to look for when shopping.
Thanks,
Steve
 
Hi Steve -

Here's what little I know about that. In 1995-96, C-Dory put the 25' "Cruise Ship" into production. It is my understanding that the shop got behind on the production of their most popular CD22, and had to cease production of the 25' after just six boats. The early run had a cored, almost flat roof. Stevej on here has hull #3 of the original run, and I have hull #6, the last of the run. When they ressurected the 25' for the current run, they used the same mold for the hull that they made for the originals. The cabin is different, and it is topped with the signature C-Dory roof now. I believe they call the new 25' line the "Super Cruiser".

The Cruise Ship has an enclosed head at the aft port of the cabin, and the new Super Cruiser has the head on the starboard side. The new model has the cabin door in the center, like the 22's, and the older 25' has the door off center a bit to starboard. It has the same width galley counter as the 22, but a much wider dinette and head compartment. The cockpit floor is also a little different on the older 25's.

The chances of finding a used 25' Cruise Ship for sale are mighty slim. In fact, there can be no more than four available in the world (Steve and I will not be selling!). Within a year or so, you might be able to find a used 25' Super Cruiser on the market, but I don't know of any yet.

Maybe Don P, who owns a 27' C-Dory (Haileighs Comet) will see this and provide a little history about that hull for us.

I hope this helped you a little. Good luck in your search, and have fun with it. Also, don't overlook the 24' TomCat. It is a totally different boat, but it has some unique qualities of its own.
 
Ah ha Marty. Salisbury Point if I am thinking right. Thats a very nice fish for this time of year. It is a great spot to fish in August for catch and keep silvers and catch and release kings. Last year we caught two kings over 20lbs (at the same time) about 25 yards off of the boat launch in 40' of water. Hood Canal is supposed to have a big run of silvers this year and the fish get staked up against that shoreline on the incoming tide. Tim
 
Hi Tim-We caught the fish trolling at 40 feet, about 2 mph. It was about 15 minutes after rigging. Also got an 18", which we released, down about 80 feet.
Thanks for your interest and the information. Joe and I do appreciate it. We still have a lot to learn, but it sure is fun.
 
This afternoon I got the hulliner carpet on everything except the hull sides. I think I'm a carpet bagger, not a carpet layer. And I'm not sure when you put it on the overhead that you're "laying" carpet anyway. Hard to think you are when it's sticking to the hair on your arms or you bump your mellon on the freshly glued bottom side of the top side. Starting to get a little thin after pulling free from the project. Not a polished job but it looks ok and will work very well. Can't wait to see how much fuel we'll save with the old Wallas now. Should get at least another hour per gallon with the new covering. Got to get the rest of the stuff on so I can get the boat clean and ready to head up river to Cathlamet and the great springer festival. Only a few more projects left for this year.

Tim
 
Truly fascinating, I loved that posting on your 27 and Mike's on his Cruise Ship 25 too- that text from the Brand X site should be HERE...we should have a separate section of documents and photos here that chronicles the changes over time in the C-Dory line, while we still can...photos and text for all the different models, when they were produced, what they were like, their strong and weak points. It seems C-Dory either isn't able to do that or isn't interested (obviously their mission is to sell boats). I'll bet however that Jeff would be a great resource if we asked politely! 14s, 16s, 19s, 22s, 25s, 27s, flat bottoms, modified vees, Anglers, Cruisers, Extra Longs, Pilothouses, outboards, inboards, Sea Drives...wow! I'll BET that right now we have an example among ourselves of nearly everything C-Dory has ever done, with pictures and personal knowledge, and we ought to be getting it down. History is nothing but current events viewed backwards from the future (OK, well, some folks have to spin it, but that is for another day)...
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Don is up to his eyeballs at this time but asked me to find this old post. He tells a little about the hull etc. Hope this helps. Deb

http://groups.msn.com/CBratsOnline/gene ... sage=19966
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I got the rest of the carpet in just before Judy got home from work. She even crawled up in to take a look and said it really was cool. With those words she made all the effort worth it. My only other projects will be cleaning up the outside and getting things ready and back in the boat for the trip to Cathlamet where we can hope to catch a fish and get things all dirty again.

Tim
 
Hi Jon,

Not sure about those fancy things yet, not sure I've even seen one. My guess is that I'll try some other stuff unless I get to Englunds and Paul gets his hooks in me then we'll probably own a dozen of um. I do have some other things I want to try and this may be the place.

Tim
 
Tim,

I know what you mean. We mainly do the Nehalem Chinook and Coho and do fine, but I have seen how a different body of water can call for different tactics. I'm takin' my full arsenal on this trip. Went down to Lysters in Garabaldi last weekend and stocked up on herring and weights, will restring the reels next weekend when we go back.

Hope everything goes back in the newly carpeted Lynn Marie okay.

I suppose you have the Steppenwolf 8-track of "Magic Carpet Ride" ready to roll :wink.

Jon
 
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