Recent content by danbeaudoin

I was running a thread a while back discussing adding some hull runners to a C-Dory 18. We had assembled the boat from a bare hull, separate cabin and deck. I was having control problems as the bottom was perfectly flat. I added 3 runners about 1 inch by 1 inch by 6 feet long. I glued them with...

Yes there is bottom paint. Naturally I will scrape this off first. Thankyou, Dan

Do you think applying the 5200 or epoxy directly to the wood and pressing (blocking) it to the hull without using any screws would last any length of time? She rests in mud at low tide and I only have her in for a couple of months a year.

Thankyou very much for the advice. Today I cut the teak runners 1" x 1" x 10 feet and 2 others that are about 6 feet long for the sides. I am a little worried about screwing these into the bottom. I am afraid that water may get in through the screwholes and into the 1 inch plywood that is on...

Here is a photo of my CD that we made from a hull and a cabin.

Do your runners end about 3 feet short of the transom? Thanks, Dan

Your photos are very helpful! It looks like the depth of your runners are about an inch. I think this will help immensely with the side slippage I am experiencing.

Thanks Bill for the photo. I must have an early hull that came with no runners and is perfectly flat on the bottom. I believe these early ones had wood runners added on. My boat takes a very wide turn. Seems to slip sideways on executing a turn for quite a distance as there is no keel effect. I...

We built a C-dory using a seperated factory hull and cabin. Does anyone have a photo of runners on the bottom of the boat? I am assuming that the factory boats have them as I am having some control problems. Any help appreciated. Thankyou