Would like to tour a 16' C-Dory - SE US (North Carolina)

[Ray Downes]

Hello and greetings to all of you, and thank you all for creating this wealth of information on the C-Dory line.

I’m not a C-dory owner at this time, but am very intrigued with the C-dory design. I have yet to see one in person, and hence the reason for this post. I live near Raleigh, North Carolina, and am interested in seeing first-hand either of the 16’s. Half-day trips instate or to South Carolina or Virginia would probably be best per my current work schedule. I realize there’s a dealer in/near Wilmington, North Carolina but I’d like to get the “real-use” experiences/opinions of an owner if possible.

My background – I’m a experienced amateur boater, grew up on the north shore of Long Island (New York) and have owned (past & current):

10’ 25SSH Marchetti (hydroplane)
12’ Grumman Aluminum utility
21’ Four Winns Sundowner
16’ Lowe Sea Nymph

My ’04 Honda BF50 is desperately embarrassed the transom it’s hanging on, and seeks to be on a better boat.

[Rabidfish]

Marchetti ??? Now that's a blast from the past!

Man those things were fast... and they needed to be. Took on water like a sponge! If you ever broke down, the'd sink so fast you'd be wringing water out of the motor

Mine sank at least a half dozen times...

[Byrdman]

Ray... for some reason a large percentage of your fellow NC C-Dory owners do not list the type of C-Dory they own on our site. This effects our ability to help others...but...they have at least signed on.

Now...a couple of things... You are not far from a pretty new used 16' C-Dory that is for sell in Oak Island, NC... Not sure how much the guy wants...he has just joined our C-Brats when it was time for him to sell his boat...and he appears to be an E-Bay freak...and will post it on Thursday. Again, a bit different than the way folks generally post used boats on our site. I have emailed him and asked HOW MUCH... with a response that he is in sales ...on the road....and will catch up on all emails later in the week. Hummm Would it not have been quicker to just put a dollar sign and some numbers? Oh well..

Another point... is I know of not a single dealer selling NEW C-Dory boats that will sell you a line of ....."shinola".... and not be right up front. OR....I feel sure he will not be a dealership long... They are selling more of them than they can make and ship now...so we/they can be real picky on the dealers... (Note: I am not a dealer myself...but have owned 3 of them..and those of us who are real active with our C-Dory boats and gatherings for sure feel like we are part of THE FAMILY with input that is for sure heard at OUR factory..) You will find them in generally the older shops with some type of "specialty" boat thing going on...and not a bunch of blow-n-go or "cookie cutter" type boats.

And... ask anything ya want on this site... we share the good, the bad ...and the ugly...

Happy hunting... and take a ride to your nearest dealer and/or owner and get on one.

Byrdman

[Ray Downes]

Hello Rabidfish – yep, those old Marchettis were a lot of fun – good on gas too . When reaching back to start the engine, I had about 2 inches of freeboard and no helpers to hold up the boat. It got dicey at times.

And thank you Byrdman for your comments, especially on the dealer situation. I plan on sticking around, lots to learn. Apologies if I lit the auction board issue – timing and location coincidence I suspect

[mediaman]

I was completely unaware of all this flap announcing an off-site listing for my boat. I completely apologize. I will likely take the DA NAG's suggestion and post a regular listing for the boat later this week through the C-BRATS site with no more reference to that which is causing a flap - thanks for the heads up. I did not even think about some of the aspects of conflict of interest with the site that were mentioned and I find them all valid. Does anyone exactly where you go on the site to post a listing and where can you attached pictures or can you?? - Mediaman

[Larry H]

Mediaman,

To access the 'boats for sale' go the the top of our front page and click on 'forums', then scroll down that page. Near the bottom is a thread for boats for sale. Click on that thread title and post there.

[Ray Downes]