Chuck Dory
New member
My mom gave my brother and I a check and told us to go buy our dad a boat. (Cool lady, eh?) She wants him out of the house once in a while.
We want something he can trailer (behind a Chevy 1500), launch, and handle by himself. He would prefer a cabin (but won't admit to it). The Angler 16 looks like a good fit, but if my brother and I (or my brother and teenage nephew) wanted to go with him could it work if somebody (aka my brother) was willing to wear his Grudens and sit on a cooler in the cockpit? Or would the 19 be better and something he could still handle on his own?
My friend has a Cruiser 22 up here in Alaska that I am very impressed with, but I think would be a bit much for my dad and he doesn't do overnights anyway. My parents live in Oregon and the boat will be mostly on the Columbia and Willamette rivers, maybe a lake or two here and there.
What say you oh great community of Dory-Meisters?
We want something he can trailer (behind a Chevy 1500), launch, and handle by himself. He would prefer a cabin (but won't admit to it). The Angler 16 looks like a good fit, but if my brother and I (or my brother and teenage nephew) wanted to go with him could it work if somebody (aka my brother) was willing to wear his Grudens and sit on a cooler in the cockpit? Or would the 19 be better and something he could still handle on his own?
My friend has a Cruiser 22 up here in Alaska that I am very impressed with, but I think would be a bit much for my dad and he doesn't do overnights anyway. My parents live in Oregon and the boat will be mostly on the Columbia and Willamette rivers, maybe a lake or two here and there.
What say you oh great community of Dory-Meisters?