C-Dory in Alaskan water?

Thank you for the job you are doing. We'll toast you and your fellow servicemen and women at our gathering on Saturday. Let us know when you bet back to town. I'm sure we can set up some test runs in the inlet and PWS.
 
Might as well as I am currently sitting in the middle of a desert in Iraq, about half way between Euphrates and Tigris
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Keep your head down, your body armor on, and check six. Come home safe.
 
I have had my 22' C-Dory since 1983 and use it exclusively in the Cook Inlet. It performs flawlessly and I have never been scared in it in any kind of weather. Uncomfortable but not scared.
TyBoo advised me on the advantages of the 25' but he said he much prefers fishing from the 22'. I totally agree. When standing in my boat my "thing" is gunnel high giving me a very secure feeling of being in the boat and not on top of it.
The only negative of the 22' for me is lack of a fish hold. That gets to be a big PITA but there are ways to deal with it.
The fuel economy of the 22' is much superior to the 25' My 90 HP Honda burns approx. 3 gph at 4000 rpm and 17 mph.

Good luck with your choice and feel free to ask questions. :)
 
In 12 years of boating summer and winter in Cook Inlet, PWS and out of Seward, on a couple of occasions I have been in some serious chit with my 22' Cruiser. The worst was coming from Day Harbor to Seward in late October after two days of 55 knots SE (15' to 20' swells), only to hit 45 knots out of Resurrrection Bay at Barwell Island (6' with the tops being blown off). The forcast was for 15-20 knots when I left Day Harbor, thank you NWS. Throw in a set of 8' rogue waves between Barwell and the cape coming from the SW. I thought I was going to be swimming on two occasions. The low center of gravity on the 22' may have been the difference between rolling and not, as I would swear the boat had rolled up completely on its side when hit with the SW waves. After 6 hours from the cape to Seward, and with 3' of chop in the harbor entrance, I made it and went directly to Breeze Inn and drank until they threw me out. The only good thing about it is that today when I am in rough water and one of the passengers asks if I have ever been in anything like we are in, I can say "this is nothing, no problem." The 22' will take more than you would even think of trying.

BTW if you have never seen a 20' swell hit a rock face, it is impressive to say the least. But take my word for it - don't go looking to see for yourself.
 
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