Jo and I made a whirlwind trip from NC to MD and returned home with our first C Dory. (1994 CD 22 Angler from the sale page) We took a good look at it on the trailer friday night, and arranged for a 7am water test on the Potomac River. Matt had stated that the boat had a few small issues that needed to be addressed, and these issues were more "minor" than we'd expected. The interior of the boat is very clean, the exterior needs a good polishing as the baot had just been pulled from a bay mooring.
We arrived at our home lake around 5pm saturday, and although it was terribly hot and humid, I couldn't wait to try a few different cleaners on the hull. "Greased Lightning" didn't even phase it, but "Bar Keepers Friend" on a scrubber pad worked wonderfully! I did the transom area first, then a few feet down the starboard side...she cleaned up very nicely, but will still need a good waxing to bring out the shine.
We launched her this morning. The lake level was very low, and most fellow boaters had difficulty getting to the main body of the lake from our landing. We hed one engine up, and the other trimmed a bit as we eased out through 12" of water, lowered the other engine and the twin 45's took her to 27mph @ 5300rpm on glass-smooth water, 28mph on light chop, both with no trim as one engine needs a new trim motor.
Sonar, stereo, vhf, GPS, and all lights function correctly. I couldn't get the bilge pump to operate, all looks well, but I didn't even check the fuse (duh!).
The hull is in very nice condition, especially for a 1994 model.
Jo and I are very happy to be the new owners! (Thanks Matt!)
We arrived at our home lake around 5pm saturday, and although it was terribly hot and humid, I couldn't wait to try a few different cleaners on the hull. "Greased Lightning" didn't even phase it, but "Bar Keepers Friend" on a scrubber pad worked wonderfully! I did the transom area first, then a few feet down the starboard side...she cleaned up very nicely, but will still need a good waxing to bring out the shine.
We launched her this morning. The lake level was very low, and most fellow boaters had difficulty getting to the main body of the lake from our landing. We hed one engine up, and the other trimmed a bit as we eased out through 12" of water, lowered the other engine and the twin 45's took her to 27mph @ 5300rpm on glass-smooth water, 28mph on light chop, both with no trim as one engine needs a new trim motor.
Sonar, stereo, vhf, GPS, and all lights function correctly. I couldn't get the bilge pump to operate, all looks well, but I didn't even check the fuse (duh!).
The hull is in very nice condition, especially for a 1994 model.
Jo and I are very happy to be the new owners! (Thanks Matt!)