Recent content by Salish_Explorer

Right, so you're below planing speed, but with the bow trimmed down. That lines up with what I've experienced works - running to toward the top end of the displacement speed range, with the bow trimmed down in an opposing sea (or in a following Sea trimmed about neutral). I wasn't asking for...

Ssbol I would be interested to hear or read more about this. I still have comparatively limited experience in these boats, although I've been in some rough water in mine already. In any sea state me than about two feet (especially if the period is short) I am below full planning speed (or if I'm...

I can't speak to the interiors, but a Sea Sport Explorer seems like basically a heavier, nicer Dory. They're made by the same company, effectively, so I think it's essentially a Honda/Acura kind of thing at this point, and I always look at them admiringly. As a newish owner of one of the...

Clarification: when I said "hard spots", what I meant was not actual literal harder parts of the hull, but places where the hull crosses a bulkhead, stiffening it like a two-by-four under a trampoline (or a stancion pressed into the underside of a tight tarp). I don't have time to look up...

Apologies: Upon educating myself further, I learned that 1708 is actually itself a newer kind of combo mat, and does typically have a mat backing stitched onto it, and is generally agreed to be a bit stronger but also potentially a bit harder to wet out. I don't think my fiberglass knowledge is...

I would use either a medium weight epoxy -compatible roving or one of the double -bias roving/mat combo products (roving on one side, mat on the other), mat-side up to minimize print-through. I believe but an not sure that Biaxial mat like 1708 is probably going to be somewhere between mat and...

The major commercial epoxies, West system, silver tip, etc, are all very similar in terms of performance. Instead of performance, I'd recommend evaluating them based on on the parts of the system and the how easily available it is in your area. West System is quite spendy, but they have great...

I read this and came to a different conclusion. The idea of the wind being too extreme to operate the boat is belied by the fact that a coast guardsman took over the vessel and drove it safely to the nearby marina. Additionally, before the CG arrived, the WSF vessel was able to ferry a couple...

Figured I would touch on your crack in a second post. I tihnk you are talking about a crack in the cockpit sole (what you call the main floor), right where it meets the short bulkhead at the aft end of the vee berth. My boat has this same crack. To my eye (new to c-dories, but not to...

Hi Velo, I am a newer C-Dory owner myself, but will share what I have gleaned. The 16's are nice little boats, but most folks on here have 22's or bigger, so threads on the shorter hulls don't get much traction. I'll touch on years first, then the crack you mention. The biggest difference on...

I have found that engine trim-up can apply significant bow -up force (by driving the stern down), however I'm sure there's a fuel efficiency trade off, and of course there's a limit to it. My experience is that, all things equal, weight in the bow helps me get on a plane faster/keep it at a...

Also, like you are thinking I moved my battery. I went back and forth between having it in front of the helm or in the footwell between the front seats. I had been planning on the former, but when I tried the latter just to see, it actually was not nearly as annoying as it would sound, and it's...

Just checking back here, how's the progress going? In regards your question about locating fixed fuel tanks: There really only seem to be three options. One option is clearly not great, the other two would seem to each have their advantages. The first option is bow placement. Moeller's 19...

One other thing I'd add, since it seems like you may be new here, is that two of the people posting on this thread (thataway and Marco flamingo) are pretty high up there among the amazing sources of knowledge on this forum for taking c-dory's to the max. Bob has truly lived the boat-lover's...

Uploading pics on this board requires admin permission, as noted above. However you can post links to services like imgur I think (just not inline photos). Barring damage from groundings, water intrusion/core damage is almost always from improperly prepared topside penetrations. If there were...