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I love C-Dorys "BUT" from my 30 years of experience even a 22 for three days is like living in a cluttered attic. Even as we became more experienced a simple task like making coffee in the morning involved moving the bed cushions to set up the table to locate the pot and switch on the inverter...

I love C-Dorys "BUT" from my 30 years of experience even a 22 for three days is like living in a cluttered attic. Even as we became more experienced a simple task like making coffee in the morning involved moving the bed cushions to set up the table to locate the pot and switch on the inverter...

Without knowing exactly what you intend to put up I don't know if this is feasible for your needs BUT: I tried to use the window frame screws to mount hanging brackets etc, whenever possible. That worked well for small speakers in the rear cabin corners and fire extinguisher by the door...

I'm like you Karl. Regarding your comment about keeping your prospective C dory "showroom". That really rang a bell with me. I'm cursed with wanting to keep things perfect. I envy the folks who use stuff to death and are not bothered by wear and tear. About the only toy I have that I haven't...

I think that any service facility that turns down business for any reason other than they are too busy with their regular customers or don't have the proper tools is probably not a very smart technician. That said, one danger you can run into is a Evinrude mechanic that hates Honda's, for...

The reason I bought a Cdory was love. When I didn't have the price, I waited. Nothing else would do. Every other boat choice to me was just settling. I saw my first one in 1990 at a marina in Bayfield and couldn't get it out of my mind. I looked them up and a new one was $20,000 plus. I waited...

This is the second pretty new boat that has a defect in parts and/or workmanship mentioned in the last couple of weeks that owners feel the need to replace or repair themselves. I know nobody wants to tow their boat back to the dealer and wait for a fix but couldn't they at least mail you the...

Cutting the filler hoses for removal is fine. The problem I encountered was trying to re-install them. My filler hoses were only about 8 inches long as I recall and very thick walled and stiff. Once I started them on the tank pipe I couldn't bend them enough to maneuver them onto the fill...

I removed both tanks from my 2001, 22 about 6 years ago to clean them out from a fuel contamination (water) problem. I don't know if your design is the same on the newer 22 boat but after trying all sorts of alternatives I think I ended up un-bedding the fuel fillers from the gunnels and pulling...

My album showes what I did. I still don't know how to include photos. It worked well. I elongated the stand-off tubes ( for better outside angle against the hull ) and used the tube material left over from cutting off the bottom step so it could be used inside as a step down. I made the...

OK, let me stick my 2 cents worth in here. The solutions already proposed seem a little expensive and/or inconvenient to me. Sling service must be. Why not call back the booked-up service guy and make him this offer: if you can get one of your booked customers to give me their appointment I...

I too was always under the impression that the upper deck and hull connecting seam was glassed and sturdy enough to allow the total assembly to be pulled from the mold. Did things change later on? It was always a selling point in the earlier literature.

I spent many years wondering about that. This phenomenon was further mystifying in that only one of the twins did it. It must have sat a little lower. I always ran my motors full down around the docks too. I figured it gave me better control. Oh well, it kept me checking the oil regularly.

The second paragraph in the Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” So true, but it...

I'm not a fisherman so I'm not sure about this but wouldn't it be even more convincing if there was a bullet hole added to the fish in the properly taken photo?

Very nice. Good details such as round over routing etc. I'll bet you are still picking Starboard saw-dust off your clothes though. Small price to pay for a great result!

We all love to see and read about C-Dorys so to me this is a welcome post. I am happy to be made aware of it and think it's ranking will serve owners and prospective owners well. I know many of us have enjoyed "River Horse" as well as the blogs and books of Bill and El, and others. They actually...

Watched the whole thing. it made me jealous and hungry. You have a great bunch of lucky buddies to share the boat with. Excelent production and editing. Even with all those catches it never got boring.

I've never seen this site so rude before. Sign of the times?

The topic title really caught my eye. I thought about it many times but never got around to it. I always boated on the Mississippi River and would do it not for propulsion but it would be a great way to keep a peacefully drifting boat in the channel and away from occasional barges and other...