22 versus 23 cruiser
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:beer??There is one thing certain--that in two years you will be two years older, and will have lived without the joys of owning a C Dory during those two years. Life is short. We dont' know what the state of the boating economy will be--or even if there will be new models. Most likely they will be more expensive than now. Most likely financing will be more expensive than it is today. (But I am one who feels that boats should not be financed). My personal preference is to buy what I can afford to buy today and use it until I can afford something else. Plus there are many very good things to be said about the used C dories.
El and Bill
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Bob is spot on. We would only add:
Buy the smallest boat to fit your needs. Bigger often isn't better, unless you prefer bigger headaches with launching/retrieving, trailering, anchoring, fuel costs ... etc.
Buy smaller chairs. :wink: 4 chairs in either of those cockpits is still gonna be snug, but you make it work. (We once had 7 in the cockpit of our 25 - and it was very close quarters) I feel that the 22s or 25s are very comfortable 2 person boats; certainly you can make more fit (as evidenced by Bill and El's trip to Alaska with their son and grandson onboard). I've seen many circumstance of folks buying a boat based on who they think will want to come along, but when it's not your boat the interest often wains.
As always, Dr. Bob cuts right to the heart of the matter. If you wait to buy "the" boat, you've missed out on time on the water, and that much more experience to know if you made the right choice. Even with prior boat experience, any "next" boat is a bit of a leap of faith.
Good luck with your decisions.
As always, Dr. Bob cuts right to the heart of the matter. If you wait to buy "the" boat, you've missed out on time on the water, and that much more experience to know if you made the right choice. Even with prior boat experience, any "next" boat is a bit of a leap of faith.
Good luck with your decisions.
And if you take a Great Leap Forward of Faith in a C-Dory you can be assured that your investment will be returned virtually 100% *, dollar for dollar, when you're ready to repeat the process on a bigger model!
Joe. :teeth
*except for expensive electronics which become dated very quickly.
Joe. :teeth
*except for expensive electronics which become dated very quickly.
Dem,
I test drove a CC23 with 5 people total onboard and two of us were large. The boat is a great boat. Having owned a 22 CD since 1991 I had a good base for comparison.
The 23 is larger inside as it is a full 8ft wide and the cabin top is higher allowing vision to the outside while standing.
The hull form is better at cutting the waves that the 22 CD and the ride is smoother.
Here is a link to a side by side comparison of the CD22 and the CC23(now to be the Venture23).
http://groups.msn.com/C-DoryRedFox/sidebyside.msnw
As I recall, the 23 was about $10,000 more that a CD22.
I test drove a CC23 with 5 people total onboard and two of us were large. The boat is a great boat. Having owned a 22 CD since 1991 I had a good base for comparison.
The 23 is larger inside as it is a full 8ft wide and the cabin top is higher allowing vision to the outside while standing.
The hull form is better at cutting the waves that the 22 CD and the ride is smoother.
Here is a link to a side by side comparison of the CD22 and the CC23(now to be the Venture23).
http://groups.msn.com/C-DoryRedFox/sidebyside.msnw
As I recall, the 23 was about $10,000 more that a CD22.
Not For Hire
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The 23 is 1000 lbs heavier and takes up to 200 hp instead of 110. Its ?advantages? are mostly that it is bigger but those are disadvantages also. Still can't beat the 22 for easy trailering. launching. etc. Now that 26 with the cockpit deck/hull would be dandy to keep in the marina.
Regards,
Mark
Regards,
Mark