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Alexander



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:58 pm    Post subject: C Dory is hardest boat to work on I've ever had Reply with quote

It seems that every time I get going on a project I hear the same noise. "Hey, is this your boat? What kind is it? Oh, a Cape Dory huh?" I don't seem to be able to get an hour of work in without having to stop and chat and show the boat. Every project now has to have the "Chat" factor built into the planning. I've had several attractive boats in my life (Tartan 37, Marine Trader 44, Krogen 42) but have never had so much interest from passers- by. As fairly new CD owners we are slightly surprised by all the attention these little boats get. I understand the reasons but didn't anticipate the popularity since we have a hard time finding them on the east coast. I think we are all observing a paradigm shift of our age group again. Many of us went from little sailboat to bigger sailboat to trawler to downsize trawler and now to mini outboard trawler. As a retired yacht broker , I wish I had 10 used CD's sitting at my dock to sell.
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journey on



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 5:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And they had better be used C-Dorys for sale. Since they've been building the same boat for the last 1 or 2 decades depending on model, they sell a lot of used C-Dorys for each new one.

Interestingly enough, in spending a couple of month in the PNW, home of the C-Dory, we didn't see too many of them, mostly single solitary sightings. For the large amount of interest they seem to be a niche boat. For example, we saw more SeaSports.

We bought Journey On new, but that's because they made a number of changes over the 2004. While there have been some changes since, none have been significant enough to sell a lot on new ones. Catalina Yachts, for example, lets a boat line run for about a decade, maybe 2 and then redesigns the boat. Our Catalina 36, a great boat was discontinued and replaced by a 35 and a 38.

I still think C-Dorys are great, but I think a new one is a hard sell.

Boris
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anchorout



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 6:58 pm    Post subject: easy sell Reply with quote

I agree with the gentleman from Florida. I live in Louisiana, and can't even park the boat and run into the supermarket, without having folks waiting in the parking lot to ask me where they can buy one. Perhaps it's a regional thing. You simply don't see these boats here on the Gulf coast, as the Brat Map illustrates. It took me mounths to buy mine, as I was not willing to drive cross country to pick one up.

I think more exposure down here would create a new market.

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

C Dory is hardest boat to work on I've ever had

Yup, Same thing just trying to fill gas. Laughing Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Exclamation

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hardee wrote:
C Dory is hardest boat to work on I've ever had

Yup, Same thing just trying to fill gas. Laughing Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Exclamation

Harvey
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I had a guy offer me his wife and two kids in trade for my C-Dory at a gas station in Jackson, California, once. …….(I think he was kidding..?) Laughing

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

One time I was standing in the cockpit with the gas hose, filling one of the tanks and I had a gal ask how old I was. A little stunned, I responded. She paused a second and then said, "Oh, well your boat looks a lot older."

I didn't drop the running gas hose. Twisted Evil

She just got into her car and drove off, without getting any gas. Rolling Eyes

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sea Wolf wrote:
hardee wrote:
C Dory is hardest boat to work on I've ever had

Yup, Same thing just trying to fill gas. Laughing Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Exclamation

Harvey
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I had a guy offer me his wife and two kids in trade for my C-Dory at a gas station in Jackson, California, once. …….(I think he was kidding..?) Laughing

Joe. Teeth Thumbs Up


Forget the kids.... What did his wife look like? Twisted Evil Rolling Eyes

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yup-- I had a trucker contact me on CB while driving down I-15 asking about the boat and where to get one.
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Will-C



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:37 pm    Post subject: Dory is the hardest boat to work on that i ever had Reply with quote



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yep, they are dude magnets.
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jack keifer



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:17 pm    Post subject: hardest boat to work on Reply with quote

You are all correct, having a C-Dory is like owning a big dog, everyone wants to stop and pet it. Here is our solution. Buy a cover and put it on quickly once you get the boat on the trailer.
Our best story is we were loading up near Renton after a day on Lake Washington, and the couple next to us was loading a high horsepower ski boat. The lady says to the guy "see we should have bought one of those boats". His response: "SHUT UP!" Bet is was a quiet ride home in the pickup.
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24Salty



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Out here on the Canadian prairies C-Dory's are extremely rare, every time I stop or fuel or at a parking lot I need to check my mirrors before I pull out to be sure there isn't someone standing on the trailer checking Salty out. This last spring I had some service work done on her at a dealer in Saskatoon, they said they have never had so many inquiries about a boat and wanted to know if I would consider selling. Not a chance.
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Flint



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:30 pm    Post subject: C-Dory hardest boat to work on Reply with quote

My wife and I attended an AGLCA rendezvous at Joe Wheeler state park in Al. two week ago. We were docked between to 40 ft. trawlers and we couldn't get over how many people stopped to talk to us about our boat. We completed the loop in 2011 on a 42 ft. trawler and are doing it again on the C-Dory a piece at a time. We like the idea of trailering the boat to different places to do our cruising. If people keep asking me if it's for sale I might take them up on it but not in the near future.
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