1997 c-dory 22 Cruiser - on ebay - listing ending 08-03-2011

Thanks for the info. The bilge pump is where you described. Kind of an odd place to put a bilge. I have not yet looked for the interior plug location. I would think there would be a sump area below deck level to collect water before discharging it over board. I hit some pretty heavy rain coming back with the boat and saw water encroaching into the cabin area. When I hit the "Auto" pump switch, the bilge pump started removing the water. That's when I found the pump location you described.

How do you store your boat when having inclimate weather? Covered / Uncovered? Does a lot of water collect in the cabin if pump fails?

jondadi
 
They make a slanted cockpit cover for the 22 which is pretty inexpensive. Snaps to the top of the cabin, all around the sides and alongside the cockpit and across the stern either in front of or around the U shape of the motor well. King Canvas in Seattle has the patterns and they are on their website but lots of local mfrs can probably cobble one up if they come look at the boat.

I had a local boat upholstery place in VA make one when I had the seats/bunk cushions recovered on my 94 CD22.

On the inside, that transom hole you see on the outside is right smack between the two gas tanks on the centerline (you do have two tanks, right?). Sometimes there's a second bilge pump there too. There is no "bilge" per se. The deck you see under your feet is the bottom of the boat!!

The bilge pump should be hot wired to the battery and the earlier models would cycle on every couple of minutes, check for water, and shut off. There may be a three position switch, auto, off and manual. Leave it on auto if it is and it'll come on when needed. If you store it in the water, you need to worry about a battery running down (after a very long period). Get two batteries and rig one for start and one for house and keep the pump wired to the house one and the other one will be there to start you up and recharge when you use the boat.

BTW, you are the second "Sea Angel" here, the other one is Art in VA Beach with a 25. No problem with the second boat though, we have about a gazillion "Hunky Dorys" in one fashion or another!!


Welcome again!

Charlie
 
jondadi":1eaby8cr said:
Thanks for the info. The bilge pump is where you described. Kind of an odd place to put a bilge. I have not yet looked for the interior plug location. I would think there would be a sump area below deck level to collect water before discharging it over board. I hit some pretty heavy rain coming back with the boat and saw water encroaching into the cabin area. When I hit the "Auto" pump switch, the bilge pump started removing the water. That's when I found the pump location you described.

How do you store your boat when having inclimate weather? Covered / Uncovered? Does a lot of water collect in the cabin if pump fails?

jondadi
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There is no "deck level" on the older CDorys. The deck is the top of the hull layup. The newer boats do have a raised floor (maybe around 2008), and I believe that the bilge pump is now between the tanks at the base of the transom. I could be wrong on that location.

Most of us have a slanted cockpit cover or an entire boat cover for when the boat is moored or in storage. A number of people also have a camperback that covers the entire cockpit area. It gives you another "room" on the boat when you're cruising. If it isn't real buggy or raining like crazy, most people do not zip the sides and back on to the bimini. The bimini makes a nice place to get out of the sun.
 
I agree with the two above posts: you want a slant back cover for the cockpit. I prefer a vinyl "awning rail" screwed to the back of the top of the cabin house. A welt is then slipped into this awning rail, and the slant back, bimini top or camper back (or all three) can be zipped to this welt, and you will have a water tight connection.

I prefered to keep my boat either covered, or the trailer tongue way up, to allow water to drain to the aft bilge where I had a second bilge pump. This way water was kept out of the cabin. If you don't have power, consider a solar charger to keep the battery up--also leave the plug out, when the boat is on the trailer (tongue up).
 
Bought a new '88 Montauk with a 90 hp Evinrude, fished off it for 20+ years going 40+mph all over the SF Bayarea (even 40 miles out of Half Moon Bay for tuna), but we decided to forgo speed for creature comforts, so we picked up a 22 Classic that gets us there in plenty of time. So instead of having to "slicker-up" and hang on, we ride comfortably in the cabin sipping on a cup of coffee and listening to some country girl sing about her life. Life is good!
 
Glad you got the dory. We were heart broken we were outbid, just kidding. We stopped at mobile east marine in alliance, nc on the way back from beach trip. Spoke with Carrie Wooster very nice lady and walked through the 25' out front and a 22' that just came in the back. She said they have a couple used 22' coming in this fall. May make another trip down this fall. My goal is to have our Dory by Spring. Everything happens for a reason and turns out there is something better suited to us out there still. We will know when we find her. I am set on a 25' wife says 22' suits her but I see alot of folks on here moving up from a 22'. I think it comes down to what we can afford and if it is right fit. Cheers on your new arrival and please post updates as to her upgrades. The Sea Angel is like a second cousin to us now.

Cheers
the4curtins
 
Well the wife says the first task to be done is replacement of all the fabric due to heavy mildew. So goes the first $1.500.00 :roll:

AC is the next item. Does anyone have experience with a roof top mount Dometic or Colemen unit? I want to use a Honda EU2000 for power supply.

Any thoughts, let me know.

jondadi
 
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