expected headaches of older models?

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cgiedt

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hi all,

be warned that newbie questions follow...

we had a 16 angler for a while that we absolutely loved. now looking to buy a 22 cruiser to be used near port townsend WA. we don't want to rehash what has probably already been discussed before, but after charting out asking price vs. year for this model we've begun to wonder about what issues to expect with an older hull (power aside). any tips from folks who have known these boats since the late 80s early 90s would be greatly appreciated.

specific questions include:

has the design and or construction methods changed since then? if so, how? power aside, what would be some commonly encountered hull/cabin issues on an older (freshwater, trailered) 22 cruiser? ?tank issues? 'glass blisters with the early models? cabin leaks? window seals?

again, just trying to get a rough sense of what potential "headaches" to consider before buying a late 80s early 90s boat (ideally fresh water)

don't want to bore everyone by rehashing prior posts. if someone could link us to earlier conversations, that would be greatly appreciated. thanks! chris.
 
Welcome aboard Chris. Recommend you use the search function at the top of any page. Connect words with "AND" you will find a wealth of info.

Charlie
 
thanks for the welcome. i found the archived "history of c-dory" pages, but i'm curious when the 22 design changed from the flat bottom "classic," to the 22 cruiser around today. chris.
 
The CD-22 Classic changed into the modern CD-22 Cruiser and Angler with the 1987 model. :wink

I have an '87, it's in excellent shape, having been stored indoors and under roofs when in marinas, and it has none of the flaws of the boats made in the latter years. In fact, I think it's more carefully put together than any of those that followed. (JMNSHO!) :lol:

One of these with a modern 4-stroke fuel injected / computer controlled engine such as a Yamaha, and you're home for $20k less than a new one, and can spend some of your savings totally modernizing the electronics onboard. :smiled

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
Seawolf, thanks for your opinion about the earlier models. After talking to two other folks who have replaced their transoms, and reading about some of the "rot" threads here, I'm getting a sense of where the problem areas will be in boats that are more on the "worn" side. Just want to have some clue about where to push/tap as we look around as we're looking for an older hull to repower. I really appreciate everybody's responses to my questions, which have been admittedly broad. What a great boat and an even greater group of people. Can't wait to find one for our family. All the best, Chris.
 
Great thing about these boats is the lack of wood in them. You asked about the window leaks. Even if they do leak there is no wood around them to rot as in a lot of boats. I did have to pull the window frame gasket/seals on my 84 27 fter. Its a good thing to do and clean out the frames. All my windows seals were dirt, leaking and pulling out of the frame corners. I pulled then, washed the seals and soaked them in armor all to soften them up again then reinstalled. worked great.
 
starcrafttom":1xx68f1i said:
Great thing about these boats is the lack of wood in them.
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Huh? You don't consider balsa core to be wood?

There are many examples of rotted core...I saw a 16 on boattrader.com
about a year ago and it looked familiar...before deciding to bail out, the owner had posted here complaining about rotted core on a 3-year-old boat with no warranty support.

I'm not sure whether current production is still using balsa, but all previous ones did, generally with inadequate factory sealing of hull/deck penetrations.
 
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