c dory 25

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davil

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Hi
interested on a c Dory 25
have looked at every pic available and cannot find if this model has a shower.
If not shower is available standard, has anybody installed one?
Thank you very much
David
 
David,
The 25 and 26 has a compartment on the starboard side, aft of the galley. This compartment had a toilet and doubles as a shower. You sit on the toilet, lid down of course, and take a shower with a hose and nozzle that comes out of the wall.
 
srbaum":10zpmvnd said:
David,
The 25 and 26 has a compartment on the starboard side, aft of the galley. This compartment had a toilet and doubles as a shower. You sit on the toilet, lid down of course, and take a shower with a hose and nozzle that comes out of the wall.
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thank you very much
do they have a drain on the floor?
sorry for these questions,the pics do not show details
David
 
srbaum":1q6omc5u said:
David,
Both boats have drains in the deck, with a pump, that pumps the shower water overboard.
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hate to be so dense
if I understand it, there is no drain on the head floor, the water is pumped out from the cockpit?
 
There are a number of ways the "shower" is used. Remember you only have a limited amount of water= 22 or so gallons. The water heater is on the opposite side of the boat, standard. Several of us have gotten rid of the 6 gallon water heater and put in a 2 to 3 gallon rapid water heater under the sink--which gets rid of the long run from the heater to the sink and shower. We heat our water up to about 140* and use a mixing valve.

We will put hot water in a basin and soap up then a quick rinse with the hand held shower. I have never sat on the commode to do the shower in any of our C Dorys. Even at 6'2" and 180# there is enough room in the shower to stand up.

Some use solar heated water--some shower in the cockpit. We had a shower on the transom when we had the Tom Cat 255.
 
thataway":2093tj8c said:
There are a number of ways the "shower" is used. Remember you only have a limited amount of water= 22 or so gallons. The water heater is on the opposite side of the boat, standard. Several of us have gotten rid of the 6 gallon water heater and put in a 2 to 3 gallon rapid water heater under the sink--which gets rid of the long run from the heater to the sink and shower. We heat our water up to about 140* and use a mixing valve.

We will put hot water in a basin and soap up then a quick rinse with the hand held shower. I have never sat on the commode to do the shower in any of our C Dorys. Even at 6'2" and 180# there is enough room in the shower to stand up.

Some use solar heated water--some shower in the cockpit. We had a shower on the transom when we had the Tom Cat 255.
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thank you very much again for your patience.
Currently, sailing my 30 ft Cape Dory and also got rid of the heather water tank, find ludicrous to have a tank on a small boat, in general use the solar shower (sun shower)and that is fine for my needs.
However, my boat has a bilge as well as a shower pan, water drains into the pan, the small bilge pump activates and water is pumped out.
Am not sure if this will work on the C Dory as not sure is a bilge?, so how do you dispose of the water?
Again my apologies
 
There is a drain in the shower/head compartment. The shower water goes into a shower-box and is pumped overboard. Easy. At times, when conserving water, we put a solar shower on the cabin top and ran the hose from that into the head compartment. Again, the water goes into the drain, to the shower box, and gets pumped overboard.

We put a shower curtain in that would cover the head door and leave that door open to give a bit more "elbow room" in the head compartment. To keep down the humidity in the boat, we'd wipe down that compartment after each shower. My wife made a waterproof cover to go over the toilet when using the shower to keep water out of the toilet (relatively small holding tank for the toilet).

It is compact, but it works well.
 
JamesTXSD":wlg0bup5 said:
There is a drain in the shower/head compartment. The shower water goes into a shower-box and is pumped overboard. Easy. At times, when conserving water, we put a solar shower on the cabin top and ran the hose from that into the head compartment. Again, the water goes into the drain, to the shower box, and gets pumped overboard.

We put a shower curtain in that would cover the head door and leave that door open to give a bit more "elbow room" in the head compartment. To keep down the humidity in the boat, we'd wipe down that compartment after each shower. My wife made a waterproof cover to go over the toilet when using the shower to keep water out of the toilet (relatively small holding tank for the toilet).

It is compact, but it works well.
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thank you so much
what I needed to know
I am in the process of making the "big" change, sail all my boating life, but age is telling me to face reality, (turned 80)
In between sail boats have owned a Nimble 20 pilothouse and really enjoyed the simplicity and functionality, I think the C Dory 25 meets my needs, and there are no questions is a very nice looking design.
Hope to post as (new owner) soon and again appreciate your response.
Take care
David
 
David,
We have a 25 and you are welcome to take a tour. If your location, PKS, is Pine Knoll Shores we are on the ICW across from you.
Benton Blalock
 
BBlalock":1fo9dzzm said:
David,
We have a 25 and you are welcome to take a tour. If your location, PKS, is Pine Knoll Shores we are on the ICW across from you.
Benton Blalock
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Yes!!!
love to
pm sent with my contact info
 
It's known in boating as a "wet head" since the shower and head are one.

I had a Sunbrella "shower curtain" made that rolls up and out of the way when we don't need it. The door leaks badly due to the design. Also installed a solar/battery exhaust fan which helps with moisture and condensation overnight. We also use an over-sized shower cap (Amazon) to keep the head (toilet) from filling when we shower.
 
David and I met Friday and he has now had a tour of a '25. I think he now understands the boat better.
This is a great group that is always ready to help.
 
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