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wantaboat

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I know this is not a normal question on this forum so i hope i dont step on anyones toes. :oops: I dont have the funds for a C dory so we are planning to build a pacific power dory (like the ones used at pacific city) probably a 17' or 19' foot.
My question is would it handle similarly to a Cdory? Does anyone here have any insight?
 
I have been lurking for about a week on this sight while trying to do research. So far you guys/gals seem to give good advice to any question without hating like many other sites i have read hence my posting here. I have two young children and dont like the way most production skiffs transom are cut with no splash well to help with a following sea.
My dad always told me to plan for the worst and hope for the best and know when to say no!
 
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Yeah, those Tolman's are nice boats.

As for handling, there is no definate answer. It'll depend on the type of water, what you're doing with it, how it's powered, etc. For instance, you mentioned a Pacific Dory like they launch off the Oregon coast. Those things have nearly zero deadrise so they can ride in with a wave and virtually skim up the beach. A C-Dory 22 Cruiser has about 2 degrees of deadrise at the transom. That isn't much, but it will still give a better ride than a 0 degree boat.

If you're sticking to lakes it's probably no big deal, but if you're gonna hit the Sound, you'll really have to pick your weather for a nice ride.

Glen-L has a couple of nice Stitch-n-Glue boats in the 16' - 20' range. Devlin's got some nice plans, too, in that range, but they're not quite as beamy.
 
Reality check. If you just want to get on the water there are many distressed boat sales and you can buy a running boat that may need cleaned up for much, much less than you can build one.
Pacific power dories are rather specialized, They give up a lot in order to be beach launch-able. The Tolman skiffs are much better all around boats.
 
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