Another New Couple

fiddlersgreen6":3f9xv7zf said:
Does anyone know what the actual tongue weight is on the 16' compared to the 22'?---------Rich
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Tongue weight varies a lot - even among us '22 owners. Mine is 270 lbs with both fuel tanks topped off, half a tank worth of fairly fresh water and no spare tire on the tongue. I suspect that's the lightest I could get it without moving the boat or the axles. Could be a lot heavier tongue weight with little or no fuel.

So here's 1 data point for a C-22: 270 lbs.
 
Thanks Sneaks---- I was looking at the new 23' class C, View motorhome with the Mercedes diesel, it is suspose to ge around 18 mpg, the dealer said the max. tongue Wt. could not exceed #350, since strangely, we are presently dealer poor here in S. Calif. I figured this site was the best source. Thanks again -----Rich
 
Rich,

Another data point on a 22. 390 pounds, when leaving on our last trip to Alaska. I think that's close to the 10% rule of thumb.

Jay
 
Ok - back to my basic questions.
Number of people you can comfortably cruise with (1/2 day to full day) on the C-Dories? The 16 looks to me to be more of a two person boat - or do folks go out with more? If I want to go out with four people total should I look at 19 to 22? Or am I totally off base here?
Engines - for the 22, do folks like a single engine or the dual engines, I've noticed both on photos of C-Dories on this site. Is one engine more reliable than the others, i.e. Honda, Johnson, Evinrude ??
Trailers - do most come with brakes?
 
Tom & Shan---if you are planning on taking four people all day, most of the time, buy the 22'.
At the last Chesapeake gathering four adults were aboard the Fransea(22' cruiser) and we had plenty of room for an extended lunch run of approx. 4 hrs. We had adequate room and cruised at 25-28 mph. I wouldn't have wanted to experience this on anything smaller.--------Rich
 
Forget the 16 if you are going to take four people out. The boat is just not big enough. The 19 will handle four people but you should look at the 22 if you want a four person boat.
 
22. I recently had 5 aboard fishing (2 on the bow (1 adult 1 child), and 3 in the cockpit (3 adults) all day. We managed well, since someone is invariably taking a break in the cabin and I made sure I had a small radio/tv aboard.
 
Folks - a final note from me in this particular subject forum.
Thank you for all the advice - think I've asked enough questions for now - next step is out the door - away from this computer - and find a C Dory.
Hope to see folks on the water soon!

Appreciate the invites to go out on C Dory's from the local C Brat crowd - I'll be contacting you soon.

Hopefully my next query will be specific to "our boat".

Cheers.
Tom
 
tom&shan":2n72szh4 said:
Trailers - do most come with brakes?
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The trailer should be sized to the boat, and hence will or will not
come with brakes. How's that for an answer. A 16 might
not have brakes, I don't know about a 19 and a 22 should/must.

Mike
 
Almost all states require brakes on a total load of 3000 lbs, many states at 1500 lbs:
http://glen-l.com/designs/trailer/trailer-laws.html

Also on the RV site: http://www.rv.net/forum/ There is a lot of information on towing and trailers.

For example Florida not only reqires brakes on trailers over 3000 lbs, but brakes on each axel. I don't know how rigidly it is enforced, but there are occasional stories of being pulled over and checked.

I personally think that brakes are one of the most important elements of the trailer--pretty easy to get going--should be just as sure to stop!
 
I had never driven a trailer with brakes before, since Delaware (where
I used to live) is a 3000lb state. However, the brakes on the new trailer
are nice. Disk - smooth actuating, no knocking or anything. The
actuator is a Tiedown 700, if I recall.

Mike
 
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