22 footer on Craigslist-Seattle
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eace:Captains Cat
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Hard to tell. Looks like the post has expired on Craig's List.
Charlie
Charlie
That's a fair question for this site.
Five years ago I decided that I wanted a boat to fish and go shrimping up here in the Prince William Sound area. I guess I was tired of having to pay for a charter each time I wanted to fish and I wanted to go places and see things that the charters weren't interested in.
I had very little experience with a boat. I did a lot of canoing in Oregon before moving to Alaska, but that was about it.
I was lucky to find an old 22 foot classic on-line in Juneau that looked to be in pretty good shape and had two good 4-cycle engines. It was for sale for $13,000. I jumped on it. After I checked it out, rode it around a bit, I bought the thing. In the week between finding out about it and my visit to the harbor where it was kept, the owner had received offers, sight unseen, from as far away as Texas. It was fortunate that I had sent him a deposit check of $100 to hold it for me until I could inspect it.
After three summers of fishing, shrimping and exploring, we couldn't be happier. Halibut and salmon are coming aboard now. Lots of shrimp are being trapped. Friends and relatives come up to visit and spend time floating around up here. We've "discovered" glaciers, icebergs, quiet little coves, isolated native villages, whales, seals, sea lions and porpoises. We've spent nights in cabins out on the sound and overnighted in the little cabin, too.
We've also invested in those improvements that boat owners always seem to be adding: GPS, new sonar, better anchoring, etc.
The little boat is a forgiving platform on which to learn about motorboating. With my "how-to" books in hand and lots of information from the C-Brat site, I have never regretted taking the plunge. I would do it again in a hot second! For a lot of folks, having a boat opens up new worlds and vistas. You learn everything from how to tie a proper knot, to keeping your catch fresh and tasy, to understanding how to listen to the weather guy on the marine forecast.
You get to meet some pretty cool people, too.
Would I like a bigger boat?... Yeah.
Can I afford one? ... No.
Am I happy with the one I have? ... Yeah.
Pat
Five years ago I decided that I wanted a boat to fish and go shrimping up here in the Prince William Sound area. I guess I was tired of having to pay for a charter each time I wanted to fish and I wanted to go places and see things that the charters weren't interested in.
I had very little experience with a boat. I did a lot of canoing in Oregon before moving to Alaska, but that was about it.
I was lucky to find an old 22 foot classic on-line in Juneau that looked to be in pretty good shape and had two good 4-cycle engines. It was for sale for $13,000. I jumped on it. After I checked it out, rode it around a bit, I bought the thing. In the week between finding out about it and my visit to the harbor where it was kept, the owner had received offers, sight unseen, from as far away as Texas. It was fortunate that I had sent him a deposit check of $100 to hold it for me until I could inspect it.
After three summers of fishing, shrimping and exploring, we couldn't be happier. Halibut and salmon are coming aboard now. Lots of shrimp are being trapped. Friends and relatives come up to visit and spend time floating around up here. We've "discovered" glaciers, icebergs, quiet little coves, isolated native villages, whales, seals, sea lions and porpoises. We've spent nights in cabins out on the sound and overnighted in the little cabin, too.
We've also invested in those improvements that boat owners always seem to be adding: GPS, new sonar, better anchoring, etc.
The little boat is a forgiving platform on which to learn about motorboating. With my "how-to" books in hand and lots of information from the C-Brat site, I have never regretted taking the plunge. I would do it again in a hot second! For a lot of folks, having a boat opens up new worlds and vistas. You learn everything from how to tie a proper knot, to keeping your catch fresh and tasy, to understanding how to listen to the weather guy on the marine forecast.
You get to meet some pretty cool people, too.
Would I like a bigger boat?... Yeah.
Can I afford one? ... No.
Am I happy with the one I have? ... Yeah.
Pat
Captains Cat
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You need to spend some hours poking around this website and see what folks say about them. Lots of info here.
Also, look for a boat around near you, we love to give rides for folks that are interested! You can see a lot if you go to one of the gatherings too. Listed at the top of the page under Event Signups...
Welcome!
Charlie
Captain's Cat
Also, look for a boat around near you, we love to give rides for folks that are interested! You can see a lot if you go to one of the gatherings too. Listed at the top of the page under Event Signups...
Welcome!
Charlie
Captain's Cat
Cutty Sark
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The Cdory makes a great fishing/crabbing boat for up here in the northwest, its very stable at trolling speeds, has a decent sized cockpit, with high enough sides you don't feel like you are going overboard. Economical to run which is more important with the price of fuel these days. And it has a cabin to get out of the wet stuff. If it has a wallas, even that much better. The Cdory is my third fishing boat. I've had an Arima and a Palmer and out of the three this is my favorite by far, although the new Arimas with the cabin are looking pretty good. The only thing I would change if I had the power to do so, would be to add a nice sized fish box. But I just use a cooler or a fish bag and both have worked good. I have fished all over washington in my 22 and the boat has handled all sorts of conditions very well. Big rollers in the ocean, nasty tight chop in the sound and admiratly inlet. The Cdory really is a great all around fishing boat. I second the notion to get out on one.
Sark
Sark
The perfect trailerable boat, beautiful, fitted out and ready to cruise! Single 90HP Honda 4-Stroke (only 37 hours on the engine), EZLoader galvanized single-axle trailer with hydraulic brakes, top-of-the-line Furuno NavNet electronics with radar. Many extras (see below)! Selling reluctantly, with heavy heart, due to death in family. Hull Color: White with black stripe. Interior Color: Charcoal Tweed. Engine Package: Includes tachometer, trim & hour meters, motor controls & cables, battery, propeller, power trim & tilt, fuel hose, Honda Marine fuel filter. Two 23-gallon built-in fuel tanks, bilge pump. Cabin and Interior Features: High-top cabin (6’6” cabin height) with comfortable dinette to port, helm and galley to starboard, and forward sleeping area in the 6’3” V-berth; Wallas diesel stove/heater (excellent performance!); refrigerator (not installed); stainless steel sink with 18-gallon freshwater tank with foot pump; electric wipers, port and starboard; opening front window; porta pottie. Electronics and Instrumentation: Furuno Radar FU-1824C/NT with 10.4” Color Display VX2/CMAP NT and 18” Radome with 2.2kw Transceiver; Furuno Chartplotter with 7” Color VGA LCD with WAAS/GPS Receiver (uses CMAP NT+ and NT Max Cartography) and includes C-MAP for Furuno, Max, Mega Wide, Puget Sound and Vancouver Island; Furuno External Black Box Echosounder Module for NavNet; Furuno Transom Mount Multisensor, 600W Transducer with Built-in Temperature and Removable Speed Assembly; Ritchie Compass; ICOM Radio with VHF 3-5 Whip Antenna; Hailer. Other Features: Hydraulic steering; tall radar arch; radar reflector (not installed); electric windlass (not installed); matching fenders and line; anchor; paddle; hook; safety equipment, including fire extinguisher, flares, new life jackets; toolkits; deep-cycle house battery (not installed). All manuals, documentation, receipts included with purchase.
Any idea what would be a reasonable price range would be for this boat to include trailer?
Any idea what would be a reasonable price range would be for this boat to include trailer?
This "Marketplace Reference" should be of some help;
http://www.c-brats.com/viewforum.php?f=38
http://www.c-brats.com/viewforum.php?f=38
Les Lampman
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Hi,
The year of the boat isn't listed but I can tell you that a new one equipped in the same way would be in the high $50K range (and maybe in the low $60k area). Very generally (it's quite a broad brush) if you figure 15% depreciation for the first year and 10% per year after that you'll at least be "in the ballpark".
The year of the boat isn't listed but I can tell you that a new one equipped in the same way would be in the high $50K range (and maybe in the low $60k area). Very generally (it's quite a broad brush) if you figure 15% depreciation for the first year and 10% per year after that you'll at least be "in the ballpark".
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computer-rooter
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I got my 22' classic four years ago. I fell into it, so to speak when my son, the previous owner, ran into financial trouble and I traded the boat for his debt. I wasn't sure I wanted to be a boat owner at the time, much less the owner of a boat with an outboard motor. I come from a commercial fishing/charter background, and the motors in the boats I was comfortable on outweigh the entire C-dory package.
After repowering from a Suzuki to the Honda 90, rewiring, adding hydraulic steering, autpilot and GPS, I'm becoming more impressed with the little boat. It gets an honest 4mpg, can be trailered behind an S-10 chassis, handles the weather quite well, and floats nicely in ankle-deep water. Although I don't hacve power pullers, I use it to hunt, shrimp, crab. longline halibut, and lots of fishing. It's a nice camper, and when beached is a marvellous photo platform. I also drive it the 130 miles to Juneau for my annual Costco run.
In my opinion it's the perfect boat for the beginner, for the family with small children (high sides keep the kids on baord), or anyone who wants a well-behaved, economical hole in the water. Just remember that it takes a pound of tools per foot of boat to keep it running.
After repowering from a Suzuki to the Honda 90, rewiring, adding hydraulic steering, autpilot and GPS, I'm becoming more impressed with the little boat. It gets an honest 4mpg, can be trailered behind an S-10 chassis, handles the weather quite well, and floats nicely in ankle-deep water. Although I don't hacve power pullers, I use it to hunt, shrimp, crab. longline halibut, and lots of fishing. It's a nice camper, and when beached is a marvellous photo platform. I also drive it the 130 miles to Juneau for my annual Costco run.
In my opinion it's the perfect boat for the beginner, for the family with small children (high sides keep the kids on baord), or anyone who wants a well-behaved, economical hole in the water. Just remember that it takes a pound of tools per foot of boat to keep it running.
We can say as beginners going to a CD 22 it's worked out fantastic for us. Don't believe there are many boats forgiving enough to take novices like us to the different type places we have been in the last five years and not suffer any major mishaps. Especially our first year in which we explored the Yukon River, remote lakes, and saltwater between the Juneau area and Skagway, Alaska. Didn't know about this site, so this was with no help from the Brats. Pretty hard to beat its ability to safely handle so many different kinds of conditions and waters and the comfortable easy to tow camper it turns into on the road trips to and from these waters.
On the other hand our only experience has been with the C-Dory, so maybe there are other boats that would have worked just as great also. On second thought nope, should have seen that other mythical boat on our travels somewhere and we never have.
Jay
On the other hand our only experience has been with the C-Dory, so maybe there are other boats that would have worked just as great also. On second thought nope, should have seen that other mythical boat on our travels somewhere and we never have.
Jay