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pcator
Joined: 07 Aug 2006
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City/Region: Fletcher
State or Province: NC
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Donna Marie
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Larry
Hope you can adapt it for a 25. I want one......
Patrick |
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snal
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 524
City/Region: Asheville
State or Province: NC
C-Dory Year: 1994
C-Dory Model: 22 Angler
Vessel Name: Thelma Lou
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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| pcator wrote: | Larry
Hope you can adapt it for a 25. I want one......
Patrick |
I may need to pay you a visit Patrick, and get some measurements.
BTW...I was prepping the boat today, and found some flares that belong to you.
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Swee Pea
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
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City/Region: Bath
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C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Swee Pea
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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Been thinking about using my swim step for the same function. Perhaps putting an eye bolt on each side to attach a cable to lock the generator.
John
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Sea Wolf
Joined: 01 Nov 2003
Posts: 8650
City/Region: Redding
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 1987
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sea Wolf
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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Why not just design a swim step that will double as a generator bracket, and put it on the transom, where it won't have to be stored inside the boat when not in use, and will be out of the way when docking?
It would have to be higher than the usual swim step/platform, and therefore have a longer telescoping/folding ladder underneath.
Make it extend further aft than necessary for just the generator, so the swim step could be used to enter the boat with the generator in place. Add hand rails on both sides of the platform to assist getting into the boat.
Would be great if the box around the generator were waterproof, and the generator could be left in place, so it wouldn't take up storage space inside the boat. This would allow some cleaner, dedicated wiring, too.
Hook the generator up to the main fuel supply while you're at it, to get rid of the re-fueling process.
They make some of the somewhat larger generators with electric starters on them. Now that would be convenient, too!
Wouldn't work with twin motors, because there isn't enough room left on the transom with two motors.
SCORE ONE MORE POINT FOR SINGLES IN THE SINGLE/TWINS MOTOR DEBATE!!! 
JOE.  
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Grumpy
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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Joe,
If you are going to do that you could just opt for a 10KW unit and an electric motor + prop and throw away that honking great gas guzzler of an OB.
Even better, embedded hydraulic thrusters in pods. Make them Tug Nutters jealous of your docking prowess. 
You might need a couple of feet hull extension but we know where you can get that.
Merv
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snal
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 524
City/Region: Asheville
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C-Dory Year: 1994
C-Dory Model: 22 Angler
Vessel Name: Thelma Lou
Photos: Thelma Lou
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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| EU2000 bracket is done! Redsigned clips make mounting easier, distance above the waterline is now 15.5". Wire lock pins (not stainless) for the shelf support were used instead of custom made SS pins. |
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pcator
Joined: 07 Aug 2006
Posts: 151
City/Region: Fletcher
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C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Donna Marie
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Larry, you are welcome anytime after the 3rd because the boat is in the Potomac River, VA now.
As for the flares, if they are used you can have them.
Patrick
P.S. Ahh heck, you can have them anyway...... |
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snal
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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City/Region: Asheville
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C-Dory Year: 1994
C-Dory Model: 22 Angler
Vessel Name: Thelma Lou
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| Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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| pcator wrote: | Larry, you are welcome anytime after the 3rd because the boat is in the Potomac River, VA now.
As for the flares, if they are used you can have them.
Patrick
P.S. Ahh heck, you can have them anyway...... |
Hmmmm? What's the boat doing on the Potomac? That's where we did our "test drive" on Thelma Lou!
We'll be back from the Cumberland on the 6th, so I'll give you a call later on that week.
These brackets rely on the rub rail for support Patrick...do you have any rub rail left? |
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snal
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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City/Region: Asheville
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C-Dory Year: 1994
C-Dory Model: 22 Angler
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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We have a working prototype for a 22 footer (circa 1994) that attaches via the lazarette opening (hatch will close and lock), and a prototype for a 2007 25 footer that hangs from the cockpit rails! Both have been sized to the Honda EU2000.
Neither have been tested on the water yet, but I don't expect them to hang too low to the water.
I need a late model 22 footer to mock up yet another bracket, as their hatch covers are different than my 94 model. |
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patrick and linda
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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City/Region: somerset
State or Province: KY
C-Dory Year: 1986
C-Dory Model: 27 Cruiser
Vessel Name: "Fan-A-Sea"
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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any pictures available?
pat |
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marvin4239
Joined: 06 Feb 2007
Posts: 1165
City/Region: Jacksonville Florida/Wilmington NC
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-FLE II
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| Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:31 am Post subject: |
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Larry thats really a neat and creative idea. I'm curious what the clips that hold it to the boat look like. I'm surprised the hatch will still close. I really like the idea of no holes to drill and I see and aluminum boarding ladder made the same way as a neat idea. I find the swim step boarding ladder hard to use when with my limited mobility climbing over the motor well is a chore. Nice work!
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snal
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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City/Region: Asheville
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C-Dory Year: 1994
C-Dory Model: 22 Angler
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| Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:14 am Post subject: |
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| patrick and linda wrote: | any pictures available?
pat |
PCator (Patrick) will have some pics soon I hope, of the 25 footer bracket.
He took it for a test fit yesterday, brought it back and said that it fit his rail fine...so we finished welding it up.
The 25' hooks over the SS cockpit rail, and the verticle support rests against the rub rail about midway , which puts the shelf height at roughly 8" below the rub rail |
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snal
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 524
City/Region: Asheville
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C-Dory Year: 1994
C-Dory Model: 22 Angler
Vessel Name: Thelma Lou
Photos: Thelma Lou
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| Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:23 am Post subject: |
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| marvin4239 wrote: | | Larry thats really a neat and creative idea. I'm curious what the clips that hold it to the boat look like. I'm surprised the hatch will still close. I really like the idea of no holes to drill and I see and aluminum boarding ladder made the same way as a neat idea. I find the swim step boarding ladder hard to use when with my limited mobility climbing over the motor well is a chore. Nice work! |
The clips are made from 1/8" thick SS flat bar, and my hatches are the older design, simple fiberglass lids over a beveled lip that's molded in the deck...not like the later models.
The 25 clips use the same flat bar, only fashioned to "clip" around the boats rail.
Both clip designs are weled to SS hinge so that they will fold flat like the rest of the bracket, for easy stowage. Pins that secure the shelf support when in use...are also used to secure the bracket when folded flat |
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damason
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City/Region: Valparaiso, Florida
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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Go check out my "Ultimate Generator Platform" post for my way to store/use a 2000i Honda on my CD-25.
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snal
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 524
City/Region: Asheville
State or Province: NC
C-Dory Year: 1994
C-Dory Model: 22 Angler
Vessel Name: Thelma Lou
Photos: Thelma Lou
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| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| damason wrote: | | Go check out my "Ultimate Generator Platform" post for my way to store/use a 2000i Honda on my CD-25. |
That looks great Dave!...and it looks like it could be left there without worry (while cruising).
I don't have enough room for that design on my 22 with twins, even with a single...my cooler rack would be in the way, and my camper enclosure would come close to trapping the fumes inside (my enclosure is unique).
Isn't it wonderful that so many ideas get shared here among the Brats! |
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