2003 25' C-Dory

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Jack in Alaska

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My son is looking at a 2003 25' CD here in Anchorage. It looks to be a real good buy and is well equipped.
I told him to get the transom examined for cracking/leaking/rotting.

Can anyone give me any guidance on this subject.?
 
Check the posts I have done on this subject and the photos in "Thataway" album. My boat was a 2003. There was not proper sealing of the top of the transom. There was too little glass in the lamination of the splash well, to the transom area, laterally, and there was some rot around the depth sounder, and trim tab screws. All of these areas were repaired fairly easily. Look for cracks in the sides of the splash wells, and top of the transom. The core of the transom was intact and in good shape.
 
Jack in Alaska,

We bought Frequent Sea from Bob & Marie Austin in July, 2009. It is the 2003 CD-25 that Dr. Bob refers to with the repair photos in his Thataway album.

One other thing you might want to check out is the swim step. The two outboard attachments are through bolted in solid glass and should be good.

The two inboard attachments are screws into the plywood core of the transom. These need to be drilled out oversize, the holes filled with epoxy and then drilled out for the screws to mount the swim step frame. Check to be sure none of these screws/bolts are going directly into the wood.

We found the holes for two inboard screws were not drilled out with a big enough diameter so the screws were not completely contained within the epoxy "plug." Water was intruding into these two inboard holes, which we discovered the week before last Labor Day.

The boat has been out of the water since then, drying out the wood. We don't have any swelling or sign of rot. The holes are now drilled out about the size of a quarter but we are still pulling moisture out of them and can't repair them until they are dried out. We are trying a little aquarium air pump with a line into each hole to see if that will help to dry it out a bit faster.

Bottom line is you have to avoid any attachment directly into the wood core.

Good luck with the boat. Whether your son picks up this one or another, you know these are great little boats. We sure do love ours and are anxious to get back out on the lake!

Dalton
 
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