Advice Sought

[Jim Campbell]

Hello,
this is my first posting to C-Brats. I'm thinking of purchasing a 19 ft. C-Dory angler, model year 2008. The company seems to have moved, and perhaps is no longer in business. Can someone enlighten me on this point? If true, I wonder about warranty service for the hull, although that might not be a practical concern. But, maybe concern for resale some years hence?
The angler has a 70 hp motor now, can be upgraded to a 90 hp. for an additional $1000. Can anyone provide advice on this? Maybe if a skier was to be towed the 90 is better? Otherwise my wife and I aren't interested in speed per se. Do people sleep comfortably in the cabin?
I first saw a C-Dory, a 14 ft. a few years ago at Lake Chelan in Wash. St., and have been intrigued by the design of this boat. I would go for a 22 ft. angler but my garage is a ft or so too short. Thanks very much for any response.
Jim Campbell Hamilton, Montana jkcepc@yahoo.com

[localboy]

Welcome. I had an entire posting but upon edit it's gone.

Anyway, if you use the search above and enter warranty, Fluid Marine and Sea Sports you'll get info.

[SEA3PO]

I can tell you exactly who can answer that....Steve ... on Tee Ten... he had Gizmo a 16 footer and moved to a 19 fisherman.... and went with the 90hp Honda... I think he loves it... but best check with him... I can tell you it looks like a hot rod on the water....

Joel
SEA3PO

[hardee]

[hardee]

Sorry -- Duplicate post

Harvey
SleepyC

[matt_unique]

Hi Jim.
Welcome to C-Brat's. Unfortunately there are no warranties on 09 or earlier hulls. (Not sure if the new company Sea Sport made a few hulls last year, if yes, maybe there would be a warranty on those).

Good luck with your search.

[416rigby]

They make folding tongues for trailers if that would help fit a 22 in your garage.

[Matt Gurnsey]

Sea Sport didn't make any 2209, product, so from 2010 modles on warranty is covered by Sea Sport. 2009 and older it will be up to the dealer to handle warranty work.

I have talked to someone with a 19 with a Yamaha 60, and it is underpowered, so I think the 70 won't be enough. My understanding is that the 19 needs a 90 to perform well, as it takes a bit more power to get the shortened 19 up on plane than the longer 22 foot hull.

The new Suzuki 90 is lighter than the Yamaha dn Honda counterparts, and not quite as light as the Evinrude 90 E-Tec. Keeping weight down at the stern is helpful for this boat, and trim tabs are standard to help with extra lift.

This is not to say the 19 is a poor running boat, it's a nice little boat, just pointing out some of the characteristics of the hull.

Hope this helps!

You shoudl also have an e-mail arriving soon. Let me know if you don't get it.

[Robbi]

Matt, I agree with you. I had the option of the 70 or the 90 Suzuki when I bought my 19 in 2004. My husband talked me into the 90, which I am really glad that he did (plus he picked up the $800 difference in cost!)
The new lighter 90 sounds like a good match for the 19.

Jim, because you live at 3600 feet, I think the 90 is an even better choice.

Oh, to be fly fishing on the Bitterroot

Robbi

[dotnmarty]

[hardee]

Marty,

I have garage empathy here. My Montgomery 15 fits inside like a glove, but I need 3 feet higher, and 6 feet longer to put the 22 inside. (Door needs to be a 9X11. Yeah, I know, a boat shrinker would help, but, for 2 of us, the 22 is minimum size.

Harvey
SleepyC

[dotnmarty]

Me too. The 16 cruiser is just a few inches too high. Hopefully some day I'll move up to a 14 footer.

[DaveS]