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DaveS
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| oldgrowth wrote: | I have enough extra cable coiled up to circle my boat. Someday I will shorten it. I have 30’ of cable and only need 6’.________
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Wouldn't it be easier for you to just cut your boat in half and add 24' to your boat? (Bet that cable wouldn't circle your boat then).
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oldgrowth
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| DaveS wrote: | | Wouldn't it be easier for you to just cut your boat in half and add 24' to your boat? (Bet that cable wouldn't circle your boat then). |
You know this is what makes this site so great. You can get many great ideas from here.
I wonder what it would look like.
No! I don’t think so. Trailer would be too short.
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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
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City/Region: from island boy to desert dweller
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C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: "Wild Blue" (sold 9/14)
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| oldgrowth wrote: | ...
No! I don’t think so. Trailer would be too short. |
Oh, oh, oh... I know... you can cut the trailer, too, and splice in another span. If you space it right, you could just add another bunk and have room to put sling straps on. Don't thank me, that's what we're here for. 
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drjohn71a
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Vessel Name: Tom-a-Hawk
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| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:33 am Post subject: |
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I don't know for sure there, Dave, but maybe your in a longitudinal rut.... I mean how hard would it be for you to add a second or third story to that boat?
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DaveS
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| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| drjohn71a wrote: | I mean how hard would it be for you to add a second or third story to that boat?
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Heck, if you're gonna do that............add on a basement too. That should give you adequate ballast to counter act the upper stories, if you used clear materials, you could turn it into a "glass bottom" viewing vessel. |
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journey on
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| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Overhead displays are indeed a pain in the neck. Also LCD displays if you want to wear dark glasses. The problem, however, is real estate. The vertical dash of the C-25 is taken up by the factory panel, the trim tab controls, etc. So where does one mount those LARGE displays? The horizontal dash of a C-25 has limited space, and if you mount a display there, it interferes with looking out the window, and it's prudent to do that once in a while. Also, when at anchor, one may want to open the center window for ventilation. In addition, it's not just one display, there is the radio, the chartplotter, the depth sounder, all of which need some attention.
Now in an airplane, those instruments are mounted directly in front of the pilot. However us C-Doriers are carrying along their living quarters, dining quarters, and true romance quarters so we have to compromise such as the opening into the V-berth. My solution was to hang the big visual instruments on the overhead, so whilst I glance at them from time to time, they don't interfere with the other operation of the boat. I accept the neck pain, as with all the other getting older pains. The BIG disadvantage is that Judy can also monitor them and does give me instructions on staying out of trouble from time to time.
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oldgrowth
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| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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| JamesTXSD wrote: | | oldgrowth wrote: | ...
No! I don’t think so. Trailer would be too short. |
Oh, oh, oh... I know... you can cut the trailer, too, and splice in another span. If you space it right, you could just add another bunk and have room to put sling straps on. Don't thank me, that's what we're here for. |
Jim - I ran out to add onto my trailer and realized it was a roller trailer, not a bunk trailer and your instructions were not clear enough for a roller trailer. So, I decided to work on adding a couple of stories and a basement to the boat. I ran into a problem with this also. The shop is not high enough for another story and I cannot get the boat out because I already added the basement.
Now what do I do?
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JamesTXSD
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| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| oldgrowth wrote: | I ran out to add onto my trailer and realized it was a roller trailer, not a bunk trailer and your instructions were not clear enough for a roller trailer. So, I decided to work on adding a couple of stories and a basement to the boat. I ran into a problem with this also. The shop is not high enough for another story and I cannot get the boat out because I already added the basement.
Now what do I do? |
Shucks, Dave, the roller part is easy - just keep adding rollers. Time to think outside the box for your other dilemna: start digging.  I was going to try to get to you before you did the basement... I think a bubble on the bottom, like a gunner's turrent in the old WWII bombers would be cool. Cut off the basement, invert it and install it on top, and add the bubble to the bottom. Easy! You may have to change the the name from C-Voyager to C-what-the-hell-is-that-???.
If that doesn't work, attach the line to the bow eye and rotate the boat (we know you know how to do that) and run it out the door sideways!
I'm full of ideas. Joan says I'm full of something.
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oldgrowth
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| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| JamesTXSD wrote: | | Joan says I'm full of something. |
And I have the feeling you are trying to give me some of it. But I do like your idea about the bubble, however I think it would be more effective on top. I haven’t heard of too many Black Submarines, but we all know there are Black Helicopters flying around.
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