c-voyager plus 2 feet

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oldgrowth

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C-Voyager is 90% complete with the 2’ extension and other modifications I intended to make.

The 16’ version
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The 18’ version
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There are additional photos of the changes I made to the boat here.

For those interested, I will add progress photos of the additions/modifications I made to the boat, later this week.

I gained about a 17% increase in fuel economy and there was a 17% decrease in speed.
Both of these will go up if I carry the same weight as when it was a 16.

The handling is much better. I do not need any engine trim to keep the bow down. I actually have to trim the engine for bow up until I reach planning speed.

:thup :thup My impressions and feelings about the extension and modifications. :D :D
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Beautiful job, Dave! She looks great. You should be very proud.

How did it feel to finally get her in the water? I'm sure we'd all love to see some running shots... :thup

Rick & Donna
 
I got the chance to look at this boat at bellingham. What a wonderful job on the extention. I was getting the grand tour and pat stopped by for a look and then my wife came looking for me and stepped on board. Then bill and some one else climbed on to take a look. I looked around and there were 6 of us standing in a 16+ c-dory. the swim step was underwater. I decided that would be a good time to leave the boat. no one on that boat was under 170 and several of us are a LOT heavier. I figure over 1700 in people plus fuel and gear. good thing it was tied to the dock with heavy rope.
 
tom&shan":1x2t8fvn said:
Are you going to post details on how you extended the trailer?
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Tom – I did not extend the trailer. I moved the front post ahead 22 inches and the axle ahead eight inches. I also added a keel roller at the front V of the trailer.

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Tomorrow I will have load range C tires put on the trailer. The existing load range B tires are at their limit for their carrying capacity.

I also extended the spare tire out from the trailer four inches, so it would clear the boat.

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416rigby":23lpu5kl said:
How did it feel to finally get her in the water?
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416rigby":23lpu5kl said:
I'm sure we'd all love to see some running shots...
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As for the running shots, I am at the mercy of other boaters to take those pictures. When I get some, I will post them.

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Dave,
Beautiful job. You have a real special talent. If you are ever up Sequim way, let us know and we would be happy to shoot some underway photos for you.
Harvey & Deena
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Well, Dave, you have now succeeded in putting us off the shelf consumers to shame... What a great job on that extension! I think the idea and all around bravery just to cut the thing in half ought to earn you a medal in C-Dory-dom.

Thanks for sharing the performance info,

John
 
Dave- Nice to see you are near completion, the boat looks great. Glad to hear it handles well.
The new back canvas works well with the extended lines of the profile.

Charlie-
 
Dave

Just fantastic!!!! Been following your progress all the way. Still hard to believe you actually accomplished this even with all the photos for evidence. Sure hope we can make it out someday and look it over.

Jay
 
Dave,

I was just being a smartass with my comment about the trailer. I'll admit I was not to keen on why anyone would cut a boat in half when you started this project, but it has turned out very well. But I have to say, what you did to the interior , the new dash, the bulkhead area, is in my view simply amazing! What a spacious interior. As I remember climbing into the bow section of my 16 to work on the wiring and the steering cable, your interior shot is just a beautiful new layout for these boats.
Job Well Done !
Hope so see you on the water again someday.

Cheers,
Tom
 
You guys & gals give me more credit than I deserve. However, I do appreciate the complements. I could not have done it without help from my brother (Mike) or my friend (Ben Toland).

It was a pleasure meeting so many of you at the Bellingham CBGT and getting a chance to show off my boat.

Tom – I believe there was eight people in the boat at one time at Bellingham. I don’t remember who the eight were because it kept changing, but Patrick (Birdman) and I counted eight at one time.

I take my wife (Terri) out on the boat for the first time, (since the extension), tomorrow. We will be cruising the South Sound area.
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Dave, no words can express how much i have enjoyed following the workmanship that went into your project..Not only was it a big under taking just to cut the boat into two sections but the finished product shows great workmanship and detail....If i ever see you in person and you are anywhere close to my boat with a saw or knife ............

Please give some back ground on your bother Mike and your friend Ben because i have not been around the C-Dory boats and the C-Brats as long as i wished i had.......Keep you life jacket on! Beth and William tucker
 
For those who have never met Dave in person, he is a quiet man. C-Voyager got a LOT of wonderful compliments at the Bellingham gathering... lots of questions, as well. Dave took time to answer them all (I'm sure repeatedly). And in the middle of it, he took time to help another C-Brat who was having a problem with his Wallas stove. What a guy, and much too modest as well. The interior of C-Voyager deserves just as much praise as the hull. Great panel design and the saddle tanks really open up that extended cockpit.

:thup Way to go, Dave.

Best wishes,
Jim

PS - It makes my butt pucker when I get a scratch on Wild Blue... just the idea of what Dave went through in this process makes me feel faint. :wink:
 
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