So we took our 22' C-dory out for the first time last weekend. We had a hard time triming the boat level w/ twin 50's since the passengers, water tank, and kicker are all on the port side. We shifted everything over as much as possible but still the boat was always listing. Just wondering if that is a normal problem.
All the weight on one side with the C-Dory's???
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starcrafttom
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You should be able to correct it by trimming one motor more then the other. if not you should think about trim tabs. most of the c-dorys have them.
patrick and linda
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linda and i trailered our cd to venice fl several years ago. we took an evening cruise on the icw, had 4 adults aboard and all were positioned well for trim. i told everyone, if you see something interesting let us know but don't everyone go over to one side of the boat. so all was good until linda said there's a dolphin, when she said that all 3 adults went to the port side of the cockpit. i thought we were going to capsize!
pat
pat
The C Dory 22's do best with both trim tabs and permatrims. Neither of these will help at slow speeds. These would correct the "problem" when on a plane. Generally water and battery are opposite sides. Refer or ice chest is opposite the water. I have put the kicker on the stb side. Batteries can be "moviable ballast".
Think the 22 cruiser very stable and able to handle fairly extreme port to starboard weight distribution under normal conditions, but of course would prefer it to be as balanced as possible. On a family boat camping trip on Yellowstone Lake with seven persons and much weight in equipment I tested this before we left the dock by slowly having everyone go to one side. I was amazed at how stable it was even this much out of balance.
Jay
Jay
starcrafttom
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brent, he said is was leaning to port (left), air america went off the air so it could not be the radio :roll:
starcrafttom":1gg96ppg said:
It was funnier last night when I wrote it :lol:
Left and Right
Once upon a time there was an elderly gentleman who was suffering from Alzheimer's. His wife of 40 years loved him very much, but she couldn't handle him any longer. He would wander about never knowing where he was or sometimes even who he was. She took him to a nursing home.
At the nursing home, while the wife was filling out paperwork, a nurse had the gentleman sit in a chair. Suddenly the man starting slowly leaning to his left. The nurse ran over and put a pillow on his left side to prop him up.
A few minutes later, he started leaning to his right.
Again, the nurse ran over and put a pillow on his right side.
Then he starting leaning forward.
This time, the nurse strapped him into the chair.
About this time, his wife, having completed the paperwork, walked up to him and asked, "How do you like the place?"
"It's okay," he said. "But, they won't let me fart!"
My wife knows it's her job to try and keep the boat level. Trim tabs don't work all that well when the boat is sitting still. I always explain to people who are on my boat that the only thing I ask is to take positions to keep the boat relatively level. I slide cooler/s, manage fuel, water tanks, and load gear with keeping the boat level. Having the dinette and the water tank on the port side keeps me usually pulling gas from the port tank. We sometimes take the kids and grandkids crabbing which is pretty much a circus, then both my wife and I move around to level the boat. I'm not all that fond of trim tabs, I can imagine having everyone on one side of the boat hitting the trim tab to compensate and then they switch sides, not good. People on boats need to be made aware of how they can help make it a safe trip. Oh yeah, like others have eluded to; lose the kicker. My two cents.
D.D.
D.D.
amy and karl
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Twins with a kicker on the starboard side balances pretty well for us.
Karl
Karl
Any dory type of hull becomes more stable the more it is loaded. The true dory--for example the Grand Banks dories, were designed to be loaded with fish, and then they were at their greatest stability. Granted that the C Dory is a "semi dory", with some modification--but still a relitatively narrow water line, flat bottom boat, which does better with a load. I suspect it would be very difficult to capsize a C Dory (and those who worry about those type of incidents do not come from a sailing background). We have often put inclinometers into our boats. But I have not considered them all that necessary, since my wife always lets me know when the angle of heal approaches 25 degrees!
thataway":3pmurkdw said:
Yes Bob, that was my point about the 7 people all on one side of the boat with it already being heavly loaded with camping supplies. When in Alaska with 600 pounds of just fuel added to the heavy weight we run on an extended cruise have been in some rough conditions with no worry about stability. Now when towing the Mokai and big waves at the stearn with all the extra weight thats a whole different story and something to be concerned about.
Jay
mikeporterinmd
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For normal running, when not on plane, I don't really care if the boat lists. It's not going to roll. If it could, then you have too many people on board.
On plane, I feel it is my job to manage the tabs to keep the boat level. I want my passengers to walk about and enjoy the ride.
I try to keep the boat very level because it handles chop better and it is more fuel efficient to do so. I even have a bubble level to help.
Mike
On plane, I feel it is my job to manage the tabs to keep the boat level. I want my passengers to walk about and enjoy the ride.
I try to keep the boat very level because it handles chop better and it is more fuel efficient to do so. I even have a bubble level to help.
Mike