Marinaut photos

oldgrowth · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:43 pm Post subject: Marinaut photos

The following photos are of the Marinaut 215. They will give you an idea of what the boat will look like. The first four are taken in our shop in Olympia and the last in the series is when we moved it to the old C-Dory site in Kent for the Fiberglass work. The cabin mold should be done in a few weeks. What you see for the hull is the mold. The top is the plug from which the mold will be made.

For more on the boat you can go to our web site HERE.
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Dave

Da Nag · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject:

Wow...that is going to be one gorgeous boat. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Chester · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:36 pm Post subject:

Suddenly my cherished 22' Cruiser seems just a little dated.

Da Nag · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:42 pm Post subject:

localboy · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:05 pm Post subject:

I'm digging the forward "cant" of the cabin & windows.

TyBoo · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:21 pm Post subject:

I really like that!

Hunkydory · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:54 pm Post subject:

Dave

Sure good to see this dream boat about to become reality. As much as we love our 22 C-Dory if we were buying now we would be in line for a Marinaut 215.

The built in extra tank option is very near what we try to carry extra in containers on our long cruises. The sleeping area is designed very close to how we sleep without the make do manner we use. Side by side forward seats with foot rest for the First Mate and the list goes on and on along with a great look that should also be equal to or possibly more seaworthy than our 22 C-Dory.

Best Wishes,

Jay

oldgrowth · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:38 am Post subject:

Thank all of you guys for your positive comments.

The boat design was inspired from the members of this site. We listened to the members of this site and tried to incorporate as much of their constructive suggestions as we could work into a 21’ 5” boat. There was a lot of feedback on our web site from the C-Brats and it helped immensely in the final design of the boat. There were a lot of good suggestions that we were unable to incorporate into the design but as so many of you have said, “any boat is a compromise” and Ben and I believe this is a good one.

I hope it is a natural progression of the C-Dory design but that does not make the original C-Dory less of a boat. After all, I have one and I love it.

Bill – look at the line drawings HERE. For a larger view of the line drawings click on it. If you leave out one of the optional fuel tanks or the live bait well, I believe you will have room for your big orange round fenders. You may even be able to get one between the batteries. If not, remember the deck is over a foot longer than the 22 C-Dory so you can always add a storage box in it.
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Dave

Sea Wolf · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:49 am Post subject:

Dave-

Aside from everything else utilitarian and positive, the lines are esthetically very much an upgrade, just like was done with the CD-22 in the 1987 re-design of the older "Classic into the Cruiser and Angler.

Kudos to Ben and yourself for the artistic achievement.

Almost anybody can design a knock-off boat from existing designs.

It takes someone with some extra sense of purpose and artistry to come up with a new classic design with that kind of beauty embodied in it.

Joe. Teeth

Chester · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:12 am Post subject:

I am wanting to see how the ride and handling compare to similiar C-Dorys. While I have no measurements or lines to study I suspect the boat will pound a little less in rough water while still getting excellent fuel milage. The transom treatment makes sense with it's versatile features. Pushing the tankage foreward will yeild real advantages. The interior is inspired with it's out of the box thinking. The flared bows ought to yeild a dryer ride while reducing some volume in the berth though this may be a moot point with the convertable sleeping area.
IMO the boat looks OK with the reverse windshield. Frankly I like the C-Dory's cabin profile better.

breausaw · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:43 am Post subject:

If I was in the market this boat would be at the top consideration; I hope sea trials go well. Will look forward to owner reviews here as the Marinaut 215 acquirers real time/hands on use out on the water.

At first the sleeping area was a mystery, but now I understand the approach and like it...I made similar modifications to our c-dory so we can be closer by adding an additional segment onto the birth area. Note

Alyssa Jean · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 8:31 am Post subject:

Looking forward to seeing the boat at the show. Nice work guys.

Sneaks · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:37 am Post subject:

I like it too. From my C-Dory usage in the past, I would probably add the port side aux tank and use it for the usual trips, leaving the two main tanks empty unless a long cruise is scheduled. Fuel gets old too fast, especially in a craft that is more of a sipper than a gulper. Port side because with my arse behind the helm I have much less of a chance for a major starboard tilt at displacement speeds.

Superb Powell boat or following El & Bill up to Alaska.

Oh, and for Bill's "orbs"? Mooring absolutely parallel to a pier is not a requirement cast in stone. 90% of the time we're perfectly safe and happy with the cockpit gunwale parallel and 6" easily stowable fenders. On the other hand, it's easier to remember to PULL THEM INTO THE BOAT when you leave the pier if they're big and orange.... Rolling Eyes

Don

Doryman · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:41 pm Post subject:

Very salty! Thumbs Up

Warren

Da Nag · Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:54 pm Post subject: