New C-Dory Owner...Hoping to Meet Some of You

[Jazzmanic]

Sarge, I know Bayside Marina in Everett is supposed to be building a Dry Storage facility as we speak. I looked into it and it looks nice but might be pricey. We keep our boat at Twin Bridges between Mount Vernon and Anacortes and they do a great job! There are quite a few C-Dories there already, including several CD-25's.

Peter

 

[tom&shan]

The dry stoorage isn't accepting any more C-Dorys and ...

Sarge - Shan and I were looking at having our boat eventually spend some time at Edmunds. What do you mean they arent accepting any more C-Dorys ? Are they just full ? or is there something with the size, hull shape, i.e. particular to C-Dorys that they would not accept any more.

Tom

 

[Sarge]

Tom,

It's the shape of the hull...too flat.

Apparently they just purchased a new jumbo-sized forklift and I was told that the tines are wider than on their older forklift. As a result, a CD slips and slides too much because it doesn't sit between the tines well.

I know there are a few CDs in dry storage now and it was my intent to add mine to the list, but they said no CDs. Again, it is my understanding that they don't want to add new CDs because they figure they are going to replace the older forklift with the newer model and then they won't be able to move them at all.

-Sarge

 

[tom&shan]

Apparently they just purchased a new jumbo-sized forklift and I was told that the tines are wider than on their older forklift. As a result, a CD slips and slides too much because it doesn't sit between the tines well.
I know there are a few CDs in dry storage now and it was my intent to add mine to the list, but they said no CDs. Again, it is my understanding that they don't want to add new CDs because they figure they are going to replace the older forklift with the newer model and then they won't be able to move them at all.

I too have a blue CD25 that I keep at Edmonds. Though mine is in dry storage instead of moored.

Chris - is this going to effect you guys eventually ???

Could there possibly be an issue for Dry Storage and C-Dorys ???

tom

 

[seahooked]

Tom,
Boy, this is news to me. I know they use a little more caution with mine because of the flat hull but never expressed it as a problem. And they've been using the new lift most of the time on my boat since they purchased it.

Tom, your boat might not be a problem anyway. They often put boats your size in the fenced lot where they're on the ground. If there is a lift problem it's probably when using the high rack.

Anyway, I'll talk to the operators and find out the real scoop and let you know.

 

[seahooked]

Tom,
I talked to the head of dry storage operations today and he echoed what Sarge stated yesterday. They aren't taking any more CD's in dry storage. Presently there are two; mine and a smaller one (a 19 I believe). I'm still unclear of the real problem. Sarge stated the new forklift forks are too wide. I thought I was told they were too tall, and the flat bottom kept the forks from going under the boat when on the lift. The V hulls allow more room here. I was told that all the newer forklift manufacturers were standardizing on this type of fork- however that may be an excuse because that what they bought. The operator also stated that they didn't want to change the lift to accomodate the flatter hulls because it might effect the ability to lift the V's. I'm very skeptical of this comment. Like everything else it's probably a matter of the bottom line. If enough CD's want in, and spaces are unused, I'm sure a solution would present itself.

I want to go over and look at the situation first hand and make my own conclusions.

And they're not planning to kick me out. At least not for a couple of years after they gotten rid of the old forklift. At least that's what they're telling me...

C-Dorys discriminated against because of 'flat bottoms'. Sounds like something you might hear out of an unnamed sorority in Indiana.