Rosborough vs. C-Dorys and Ranger Tugs?

Hi all,

Just had to get my two cents worth in this discussion. Having owned the RF-246 before we got our 22 C-Dory.

Our 246 was powered with a V-6 Mercruiser/Bravo 2. It had plenty of horse power to push the boat to over 30 MPH. The 246 was not as prone to pounding as the flatter bottom C-Dory. However now we obtain the 30 MPH with only a 90 HP Honda. We get 4 MPG at 12 to 15 MPH slightly under 4000RPM.

We purchased the C- Dory because of trailering weight. We just completed a 5 week cruise on the Erie Canal and the C-Dory worked like a charm.

We had the extended top on the 246, but the heat in the cockpit did not bother us. The big engine box took up a lot of space. Were we to do it again we would choose a big 200 plus OB.

Fred, Pat, and Mr. Grey(the swimming cat)
 
Thanks for all the feedback. In Vancouver I do not find the build up of hot air under my canvas an issue but I do hate to watch it stain and rot before my eyes over 1 or 2 seasons in the perpetual "rain" forest of the pacific north west.

Also when I took it off in the winter to try to protect it my cockpit and cabin flooded with rain water when the brand new boat's bilge pump decided not to work until I stepped on the boat when called down to the marina.

It seems to me there could be a nifty hard top design the incorporates some ventilation as well.
 
JonS":nd4p1zky said:
Does anyone know if a hard top extension has been done for a CD-22 or CD-25 such as offered on the Rosborough as a standard option?
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Larry H. did a hard top extension on his former 22' "Nancy H". Look up his photo album and you'll see several pix of it.
 
I had the exact same thought as Mike about trying to make a retractable/movable hard top for my 22 from a factory molded hard top. I asked about this 2 years ago and was told I could buy one for around $1500 (the mold for the 22 is obviously still available). Given that a canvas job goes for $1500-2500, a well done fiber glass top seems like a good deal. My factor canvas is pretty much shot after 5 years of hard use and exposure to the weather.

However, now that I've put the radar arch on the cabin, I'm not taking it off and I really don't have the time to properly design a movable hard top. To do it properly would require something like the cable management system used on an elevator or on other commercial manufacturing equipment. E.g. one would need to have the radar and other antennae installed on the movable top and the cables running in a flexible track. I still like the idea of having a partial hard top to cover about 1/2 the cockpit. I'd like to be able to stand outside out of the rain while fishing but still have the back of the cockpit open for reeling in fish.
 
Roger,

What I did was to put two of those heavy duty, black, fish net holder tubes right at the middle support of the bimini top. I can put the pole of a net or boat hook into each side, release the aft bimini supports, then bungie cord (using those loops with a ball) the aft half of the bimini to those poles and you have a "half bimini". I like to leave my cabin door open in the rain and that half bimini setup prevents rain from entering the cabin.

John
 
Got some intial performance numbers, got some initial weight numbers, got a bunch of miles behind me and a bit more in front of me, got most of these numbers out in the truck, and I got Terry reading me the hotel breakfast menue....so...I gotta go to breakfast.

Will post more later.

Byrdman
 
How about weighing yur new boat on a truck scale while on the way home? Now that you have her outfitted, but not really loaded for cruising, it would be interesting to know her actual weight.
 
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