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After much consideration I chose the Skagit Orca over the C-Dory (and Osprey and Parker) for similar reasons as some other folks (no pounding, stand-up head etc.) For me the level of components used on the Orca influenced my decision; I was just at the boat show and the same light fixtures for...

My wife is a teacher as well! I am the only weak link in the chain since I have a Skagit Orca.

I will say from experience that having 2 motors affords a level of comfort; especially if you have a family on board; I was heading home one night and lost a motor and my 5 year-old never even knew anything was wrong! If you don't mind the extra maintenance go for the twins.

Hey Jersey Joe! I didn't know there were C-Dorys in Forked River??? I'm on the River Toms and I have a Skagit Orca 24 XLC. I just took my boat out of the water on Friday, Dec. 17th. We went out saturday and sunday the weekend before out at the Sedge Islands and also "outside," but didn't have...

I cannot imagine not having electric wipers. My Skagit Orca has a cool feature which has a separate switch for each individual wiper and an additional switch which fires all three at once! It sounds decadent, but I use both depending on what I need at the time.

That's a great idea! See, this is what the internet is good for; where people with similar interests can come together and share stuff. I thank you.

The one I saw was actually mounted on the bow rail out the starboard window. Since I have the extended cabin with the full shower/bathroom it makes seeing aft port side a challenge on a busy day, so I was thinking out the port window to get back some of that blind spot: http://www.buccella.com/boat

does anyone have side view mirrors on their boat? I saw an older Osprey with side-view mirrors and I thought it looked like a good idea (given the blind spots on our style boats.)

Moorestown is one of my favorite communities in New Jersey! (Pennsauken, on the other hand, you would not recognize after the Republican convention in Philly. No more strip, just a nice view of the Cooper River on the south side of Admiral Wilson Blvd. if you can believe it!) we are in...

this is my first motor boat and cruising is what I'm all about. I wish there were more boats like ours on the east coast, but I think most of my questions can be answered here!

thanks very much. I look forward to keeping the boat in as long as possible this year.

very good! I had read that "parafin" was german for kerosene so that makes complete sense. is kerosene cleaner burning than diesel fuel?

I hope no one minds that I have a Skagit Orca and not a C-Dory! seems to me we are all bout the same things. does anyone know what kind of fuel I should buy for my wallace heater?

this is my first post so please be kind. I have a wallace diesel heater and am getting to the bottom of the first batch of fuel. does anyone who what kind of fuel I should be using?? skagit_orca