C-Dory arrives in New Zealand

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PME

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Have just had a new 22ft Cruiser sent from the factory to New Zealand. Have been checking out the forums on this site for a while now. Enjoy the commitment of all owners and really like the style of boat. Have had it here for a week now, fitting rod holders, bait board etc. etc. etc. Had a mechanic check out the motors yesterday, ready to go. will head out for some fishing tomorrow.
 
Please of course share pictures of your new vessel! Congrats, you know the saying about boats, well when it comes to a C-Dory it's not true. We enjoy every minute and don't look forward to the day we sell it!
 
Good as gold mate! Having a c dory to cruise around the bay of islands would be like heaven! Well actually anywhere around New Zealand would be amazing on a cdory, I look forward to seeing some pictures!
 
You'll have to forgive my presumptuous nature, but I took the liberty of adding you to the Brat Map... :mrgreen:
 
dutch123":2uhxwtaf said:
Good as gold mate! Having a c dory to cruise around the bay of islands would be like heaven! Well actually anywhere around New Zealand would be amazing on a cdory, I look forward to seeing some pictures!
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Welcome aboard.
I have heard it said that as wide open ocean swells are the nature of boating in or around NZ that most look for a self bail hull. As you didn't what were you thoughts here?
Geoff "Blueback"
 
Thanx Bill for adding us to the map. As it happens the tail of the tag sits almost exactly where the boat does, in Tauranga. I live about 1 hour drive away in Rotorua.
Geoff, I appreciate your 3 stages of life a lot. I have passed through the same first 2 stages and am also in a third stage, only on a different fish. I am involved in creating artificial habitat for Inanga, a native fish that is one of 5 species in our whitebait runs. Operating on the theory that if you can increase the production of small fish, all fish will benefit.
Thankyou all for your warm welcome and kind words, I'm off to the coast to put in some run-in time on the Hondas. Will post photos soon.
 
PME":3gix9ng1 said:
Thanx Bill for adding us to the map. As it happens the tail of the tag sits almost exactly where the boat does, in Tauranga. I live about 1 hour drive away in Rotorua.
Geoff, I appreciate your 3 stages of life a lot. I have passed through the same first 2 stages and am also in a third stage, only on a different fish. I am involved in creating artificial habitat for Inanga, a native fish that is one of 5 species in our whitebait runs. Operating on the theory that if you can increase the production of small fish, all fish will benefit.
Thankyou all for your warm welcome and kind words, I'm off to the coast to put in some run-in time on the Hondas. Will post photos soon.
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I have a friend that's from Invercargill NZ and we love to kid him about his downunder ideas--which he takes in his stride and hands it back. Another friend got his Doctors Degree in Biology in NZ, wrote his thesis on rebuilding habit for rainbow and brown trout -- both as you know were introduced-- California 1880- and Brown trout from the UK
I will be interested in you C-Dory handling those big green swells. Maybe a strong young women with big buckets bailing?
 
PME: All the best with your new boat! Do you plan to use it mainly on the lake, or out on the coastal waters? Interestingly, I recently did the opposite and had a Kiwi boat built and shipped to me here in the Seattle area via a dealer in Everett. It's truly a small world. Best, Mike
 
PME,

Welcome and good to see you have really good taste in boats. You are going to love the 22 Cruiser. I'm just home from a weekend on mine, and it was GREAT, 9 hours on the engine, and 2 nights on board. Everything is great now.

Looking forward to seeing some pictures posted. My Father in law spent many trips to NZ when he was in the Navy, and has always spoken of it glowingly, (wishing to go back - though that will not happen now.) Someday after I get retired I will make that trip for him.

Enjoy that first trip, and every one after that :thup :thup

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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Hi- We were in Rotorua about 10 years ago. We enjoyed the hot springs and the bike ride around Lake Taupo. Probably the friendliest people on earth. By the way, don't forget the NZ manufactured Permatrim hydrofoils. Lots of positive comments here from C-Dory owners.
 
Welcome and like Pat, I'd love to have a C-dory gathering in New Zealand. It's on my list of places to go and I'm thinking it may be where I spend some of my frequent flyer miles to visit this coming year. Be sure to post up plenty of pictures of your adventures in the boat down there.
 
PME, Happy to welcome you aboard the best boating website online! And congratulations on both the purchase of "C-Run" and having her shipped to New Zealand! Its something I had wanted to do for several years but somehow never realized due to the cost involved. We even met with Bruce at Allenco Marine, Matamata, with hopes of building one out of aluminum. But again the cost and extra weight precluded the build. It would be nice to meet you and see the new boat when possible. You mentioned Tauranga as your home port so I assume you are at either Marine Park or Bridge Marina? I will send an email after this posting, but if you have not registered yours with the C-Brats, please use the one below to make contact. Cheers,

Barry Rietz
Box 82
Te Aroha 3342
027-298-2945
N9DXC@hotmail.com
 
Howdy all

Well, the conversation rolls on! Geoff I think somebody has been pulling your leg re sea conditions here. From what I've just been reading on the shrimping thread you have worse conditions up there. Besides, don't know what you guys do with your boats in the big swells but we prefer to keep the water on the outside! Very few recreational boats are self bailing here.
I think almost any fish that comes out of the sea tastes better than trout so I go to the sea to fish. Marty and Dot, really glad you enjoyed our beautiful country though this site shows that you have some quite nice places as well. Yes, I've been following the permatrim/tabs conversation. General consensus seems to be that both is the ultimate. Boat came with trim tabs, will probably get the permatrims as well. Will maybe run with just the tabs for a while first and see how it all goes. Looking forward to the trying-out!!
 
PME":1n5jv6td said:
Howdy all

Well, the conversation rolls on! Geoff I think somebody has been pulling your leg re sea conditions here. From what I've just been reading on the shrimping thread you have worse conditions up there. Besides, don't know what you guys do with your boats in the big swells but we prefer to keep the water on the outside! Very few recreational boats are self bailing here.
I think almost any fish that comes out of the sea tastes better than trout so I go to the sea to fish. Marty and Dot, really glad you enjoyed our beautiful country though this site shows that you have some quite nice places as well. Yes, I've been following the permatrim/tabs conversation. General consensus seems to be that both is the ultimate. Boat came with trim tabs, will probably get the permatrims as well. Will maybe run with just the tabs for a while first and see how it all goes. Looking forward to the trying-out!!
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It would seem then that monster waves off the coast line of NZ was probably started by a visiting Pommie who's boating experience was limited to the River Thames--LOL
You have broadened our scope by taking a C-Dory to NZ and I/we look forward to the general acceptance of this boat's design and of how you get on with it.
Be safe--be happy
Geoff
 
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