C-Dory vs. SeaSport

Julie,

I'm glad to know it wasn't just my imagination. I really do like the visibility in the C-Dory better. However, on the SeaSport side, the reason we even looked at them is because of the number of them we saw around the area. We went fishing at Astoria a couple years ago and there were so many of them, we thought they must be something to look at.

Also, because Don is a diesel instructor, we would really like to have a boat with a diesel engine and that was one of the reasons we were leaning to a SeaSport. Now that we have the C-Dory with the outboards we like the room in the cockpit without the box that was in the SeaSport.

I don't think you would go wrong with either boat as long as you know how you want to use it before you decide.

Dee
 
One of the convenient aspects of the C-Dory 22 is that the cockpit and cabin floor are on the same level, so that if you're fishing/tolling alone you can go from the helm out to the cockpit and back and forth w/o going up and down like you would have to in the Sea Sport or any other boat with cockpit, cabin, and helm all on different levels.

Noticed this at the Seattle Boat Show a couple of years ago, and knew that the multi-level boat would wear me out a lot faster because of the constant level changes.

Joe.
 
Thank you all for your replies. I will know what finer points to look for when I finally visit the dealer(s) once I get home in a few weeks.

Sawdust,

I realize this is a C-Dory forum thus when I mentioned "unbiased" opinion it was more as a "tongue in cheek" comment. :wink: I did pose the same question, however, in another boating forum geared towards Alaskans. Not so surprisingly the comments I have received thus far are very similar to what you C-Dory owners are mentioning on this forum.

I do appreciate everyone's comments and perhaps I will join your rank sometime soon.

Regards,

yhc
 
My gas numbers may be a little high, but I have one friend with a sea sport and susans old boss has one . 20 gallons a hour is not unrealistic. You can get better at cruising speed but these guys fish and dont ever "cruise". they run wide open to and from the fishing grounds so they have more time to fish. They both bought these boats for there rough water handling and top speed. They plan on burning 20 gph when they plan trips so as not to run short.

Have you looked at the skagit orca boats. more like the seasport then a c-dory and lighter. they have no wood in the hall where the sea sport does in the stringers.

oh my wife loves to be able to see out of the c-dory but at 6 ft I cant see anything but fiberglass unless I am sitting down. I noticed it was the ladies that love the "visablity"
 
Tom, I'm a tall woman and my visibility comment applies to our 25. When I rode in a 22, I was like you, I had to sit down to see well out the front. So much for visibility. Although I still felt we weren't as enclosed as I felt in the SeaSport.

Joe, the up and down was something else we noted that we thought would get old, although I can't remember if it was just in the 27 Pilothouse. We step down into our 25 and that doesn't seem to be a problem, but getting into the seat in the pilothouse SeaSport would be a chore at times.

Dee
 
One of the convenient aspects of the C-Dory 22 is that the cockpit and cabin floor are on the same level, so that if you're fishing/tolling alone you can go from the helm out to the cockpit and back and forth w/o going up and down like you would have to in the Sea Sport or any other boat with cockpit, cabin, and helm all on different levels.
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That is why I'm putting a rear helm station on the 27'. There is no way I will be able to go from the helm back to a bucking rod on a downrigger with the 2 steps I have to take to get into the cabin of the 27'.

FYI: In the latest SEA magazine they test the 30' SeaSport Offshore. At WOT it goes 40.4 MPH and got 1.42 MPG, roughly 28.4 GPH. At cruise (25 MPH) it would run 1.78 MPG or about 14 GPH. So it seems reasonable to me that a 22 or 24 would run 20 GPH.
 
Also note that the log books I got with my 27 show that the previous owner used 3.5 GPH when calculating his fuel load requirements. To me that is pretty dam good! His average cuise was 18 knots with the little Volvo V6. I'll be very curious to see what I get with the rebuilt motor!
 
Wefings":lh8qku5w said:
Nobody has mentioned Skagit Orca ?????????
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Tom did 5 posts previous:

"Have you looked at the skagit orca boats. more like the seasport then a c-dory and lighter. they have no wood in the hall where the sea sport does in the stringers"

Joe.
 
My Skagit Orca was a great boat. I just like the dory hull for my lifestyle. Bottom line of course -- how you gonna use the boat.

Dusty
 
knotty your right about the 25 having better visablity. I forgot you had the big one. There is another boat (dont do it tom) in the 22 ft class that has better vis due to a taller cabin all the way across the roof which allowes for higher placemenat of the windows. Still not as good as the 25 but better then the 22.
 
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