C-Dory Hull Shape(s)? 22 Cruiser

[Yosef]

Crawled under an '88 22' Cruiser and the "V" is held all the way to the transom.

Somehow, I got the idea that C-Dory hulls were V's from the for end to maybe 2/3 the way back where it makes a flat area starting on the V and flattening & widening to maybe 2.5' wide at the transom.

Are all C-Dory hulls V's from stem to stern?

-Yosef

[NORO LIM]

I believe the original models were completely flat starting well forward of the transom. Newer C-Dory's have a very slight (couple of degrees) deadrise at the stern.

Are you sure you were looking at a C-Dory? How much of a "V" did you see? Pictures would help.

I'm sure others with more precise historical knowledge will chime in.

[thataway]

To my knowledge all of the C Dory 22 were flat iron dory until 1987, Then the hulls are like they are today. There is a variable dead rise ending at the transom as noted above at about 2 to 4*.

The Cape Cruiser/Ventures have a bit more dead rise aft.

There were some of the 26/27 hulls which had a deep V all of the way aft--and it may be one of these early 26/27 boats you had seen.

[thataway]

To my knowledge all of the C Dory 22 were flat iron dory until 1987, Then the hulls are like they are today. There is a variable dead rise ending at the transom as noted above at about 2 to 4*.

The Cape Cruiser/Ventures have a bit more dead rise aft.

There were some of the 26/27 hulls which had a deep V all of the way aft--and it may be one of these early 26/27 boats you had seen.

[Yosef]

[thataway]

The U tube video you link to shows the almost flat transom dead rise--and is what the post 1987 boats all have.

The advantage of the deep 'v ((24 to our last 26* dead rise is that they cut into chop much better without pounding.

They are less stable at rest, use more fuel, roll a little more.