granitecarver
New member
Hello all:
Just bought a 1985 22' C-Dory. I think it is the Angler model but not sure how one can tell. Anyway, it is a closed cabin, no settee or stove, just shelving and storage. The previous owner tells me he tried a 90-HP motor on it but simply could not optimize the power and speed because there is seldom water here in the Gulf of Georgia flat enough that it didn't pound him to death. So he downsized to a new 50-HP Yamaha 4-stroke and that's what came with it when I bought 'er. Anyone else out there using a 50-hp?? What is your experience?
I ran it around the harbor only once--it gets up on the step just fine, seems to do about 15 kts although I have no speed-o. My first impression was that it slaps the water big-time when one hits a chop or a wake. Hmmm. I installed a trim-tab kit that was in my possession thinking this might help in a chop but haven't tried it out yet. Anyone got any experience with trim-tabs?
Just bought a 1985 22' C-Dory. I think it is the Angler model but not sure how one can tell. Anyway, it is a closed cabin, no settee or stove, just shelving and storage. The previous owner tells me he tried a 90-HP motor on it but simply could not optimize the power and speed because there is seldom water here in the Gulf of Georgia flat enough that it didn't pound him to death. So he downsized to a new 50-HP Yamaha 4-stroke and that's what came with it when I bought 'er. Anyone else out there using a 50-hp?? What is your experience?
I ran it around the harbor only once--it gets up on the step just fine, seems to do about 15 kts although I have no speed-o. My first impression was that it slaps the water big-time when one hits a chop or a wake. Hmmm. I installed a trim-tab kit that was in my possession thinking this might help in a chop but haven't tried it out yet. Anyone got any experience with trim-tabs?