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C-Belle



Joined: 13 Nov 2018
Posts: 26
City/Region: Victoria
State or Province: BC
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 29 Venture
Vessel Name: C-Belle
Photos: C-Belle
PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 12:53 pm    Post subject: New owner of C-Belle - 29 Venture Reply with quote

I'm the new owner of C-Belle. She is the 29' Venture in Victoria BC. I am also new to this site and did my research here prior to purchasing her.
My wife, Kelly and I owned (still do) a Seaward Sailboat for many years. Our cruising lifestyle has now evolved into longer distance/shorter time cruising.
Since owning C-Belle we've had little chance to really enjoy her and hope to do more sea trials this spring to see what she can do.
So far I am pretty impressed with her but am limited to be able to compare her to other cruisers of this style.

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chimoii



Joined: 18 Feb 2009
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State or Province: BC
C-Dory Year: 2017
C-Dory Model: R-25 Tug
Vessel Name: Chimo
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 18, 2018 1:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congratulations! I have seen that boat around and it's really nice and not heavily used. Are you keeping it in Westport? Maybe we will see each other out on the water. We are in Van Isle.
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South of Heaven



Joined: 15 Aug 2015
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City/Region: Sharon
State or Province: MA
Photos: Blue Water
PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 10:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to the group. I'd love to see some pics of the 29.
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hardee



Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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City/Region: Sequim
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sleepy-C
Photos: SleepyC
PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 12:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Howdy, and Welcome. Congratulations. I have seen your boat, and cruised beside it for a while, around the first of July last year, crossing west to east across the top of Saanich Peninsula and over to Swartz Bay. I considered it a privilege to get to cruise and chat for a while.

Cool looking, Had that C-Dory on Steroids look and visually hard to judge the distances because the size is deceiving. Looks like a really nice package.

Harvey
SleepyC Moon


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Catman



Joined: 30 Oct 2003
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City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2017
C-Dory Model: 23 Venture
Vessel Name: Songbird (Bambina, 16')
Photos: Bambina
PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey, Rolly, congratulations on your purchase. I hope to see you out and about in the coming years in and around the Gulf Islands. Have fun, and share some photos and comments as you put more miles on your unique C-Dory. Inquiring minds want to know.
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South of Heaven



Joined: 15 Aug 2015
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City/Region: Sharon
State or Province: MA
Photos: Blue Water
PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hardee wrote:


Cool looking, Had that C-Dory on Steroids look and visually hard to judge the distances because the size is deceiving. Looks like a really nice package.

Harvey
SleepyC Moon



Any pics harvey?
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hardee



Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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City/Region: Sequim
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sleepy-C
Photos: SleepyC
PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 12:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

South of Heaven wrote:
hardee wrote:


Cool looking, Had that C-Dory on Steroids look and visually hard to judge the distances because the size is deceiving. Looks like a really nice package.

Harvey
SleepyC Moon



Any pics harvey?


I did take some, but I'm having trouble finding them. Sorry. It was bigger than this:

And not as big as this.

Harvey
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South of Heaven



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 1:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lol
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thataway



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C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 6:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There were several posts by the naval architect for the C Dory 29 where he laid out the modifications to improve the ride of the hull and its efficiency. That would be very worthwhile tracking down.
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South of Heaven



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 26, 2018 8:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess this is the boat. But no pictures still....Sounds very cool. Diesel inboard, 150 US gallons of fuel. When did the factory make these? Were they custom jobs?

http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=26816
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thataway



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 1:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is the post by Darron Roop, who was involved with the design of the Venture 29. They were all made in 2008 (to my knowledge) and only a small number--probably less than 6--were made.

Darron's post dealt mainly with some of the perceived "faults" and why the design was made the way it was (wanted to sleep 6 and have a large enough Diesel engine in a trailerable boat less than 30' in length). His suggestion was that wedges be added:
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a post-sea trial wedge was never added to the prop tunnel, which is required 9 times out of 10 with my tunnel designs. Typically the boat is trialed without any narrowing of the exit region, and I use data from the trial to size the wedge for optimal efficiency. From the pictures I’ve seen of the boat running, she needs a wedge, or other form of narrowing, to optimize performance. If you have a 29 Venture and would like my assistance with this, please let me know. I view my designs as my children, and want to see all of them doing well.


If I owned one of these boats I would contact:
Darron Roop
Shorebreak, LLC
www.shorebreakmarine.com
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Discovery



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City/Region: LOA, UTAH
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C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Discovery
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.roopyacht.com/all-boats/item/c-dory-29-venture
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Discovery



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 10:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Duplicate, slow internet.
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C-Belle



Joined: 13 Nov 2018
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City/Region: Victoria
State or Province: BC
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 29 Venture
Vessel Name: C-Belle
Photos: C-Belle
PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 7:03 pm    Post subject: Couple of Photos Reply with quote

I was going to post a few photos of this spring with C-Belle but can't figure out how to post them.

Any advise would be helpful. Don't get that Alt +P stuff.
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thataway



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ask TyBoo (administrator) --on the Member List--see header of this page. for an album. After you open the album you just click on album actions, and then put a JPEG photo on the site. You can then link to this page.
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