There's C-Dorys in Tennessee

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rokhead

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Hi there,

Last Sunday, 4/3/05, I was eating dinner at the Cherokee Steak House overlooking Old Hickory Lake, in Gallatin, TN. I spied some rather interesting looking boats, and walked over to find 5 or 6 C-Dory's. I was very impressed with what I saw (hands off!), and looked up the C-Dory web site when I got home.

I have been thinking that it would be fun to have a nice, affordable overnighter for cruising the inland waterways. These boats look great.

Can anyone offer their informed opinion as to how a C-Dory investment would be more worthwhile and practical than, say, buying a typical 20-odd-foot cuddy? I thought about a used Sea Ray that last summer, but decided against it at the time.

Regards,

John
Hendersonville, TN (overlooking the lake)
 
Hi John -

Uh oh. Sounds like you stumbled onto something that is destined to become a passion. Yep, we got ya.

The event in TN is underway, and the thread where you posted your discovery will be quiet for a few days. So I split your post off to this new topic, where I am sure you will get lots of encouragement to follow whatever it was that got you thinking.

So the rest of you: Can anyone think of any reasons why a CD Cruiser might be "more worthwhile and practical than, say, buying a typical 20-odd-foot cuddy"???
 
TyBoo":3bgzr4y3 said:
Hi John -
So the rest of you: Can anyone think of any reasons why a CD Cruiser might be "more worthwhile and practical than, say, buying a typical 20-odd-foot cuddy"???
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Owned a 23 ft. Sea Ray cuddy. Nice if you like the wind in your hair, wild rides, and a whole lot of depreciation. Displacement speeds are tippy and in 4-5 ft. seas it pretty much has to stay displacement or ya gotta wear seatbelts and it's WET. Pretty good offshore fishing platform, albeit exposed. No way would I spend even a full weekend in mine.

My 22 C-Dory has far better range, with an added bonus being much stingier with the gas and far quieter. Biggest surprise was the almost unnoticable transition to planing speed. I don't have trim tabs. So far, IMHO, the folks who say they're absolutely necessary have got to be spawn of the Princess who slept on the pea. A slight list just aint' that big a deal to me. Guess I'm alone in that opinion though. 3-5 ft. seas is comfortable 12 knot weather. Did I mention DRY?

A C-Dory depreciation schedule follows the Harley Davidson Fatboy schedule. Sell it in the first year, you might - *might* not get your electronics investment back. After that, and going older, just look up the new price at the time it was built, add on engine etc., and open up your checkbook. Amazing. Best way to find a good buy on an older C-Dory is to look in local papers or find someone who doesn't have access to the internet and goes by the NADA value. :roll:
 
"the folks who say they're absolutely necessary have got to be spawn of the Princess who slept on the pea. A slight list just aint' that big a deal to me. Guess I'm alone in that opinion though." -- nope -- you're not alone . . .

Back to the original topic: what other boat can you tow all over the United States, live on it, pay zero hotel bills, camp out on it in the mountains, and then take it out on the water to boot?

There is none. Reason enough.

Look forward to having you join the "family."
 
With a C-dory I will be sure to look you up when I am in Nashville for Xmas to visit family, but you'll have to do the same when you come to Alaska.

Tom
 
John --
If you had a C-Dory, you would probably have had lunch today at Steamboat Bill's with some great folks and be anchored just above Old Hickory lock tonight sharing wine with the some folks. Tomorrow, you would probably be heading down through the lock and aiming for the Land Between the Lakes -- and not be worried about a prediction for rain, since our cabins are snug and warm -- we even had the heater on this morning while making our am coffee, as the beavers splashed past.
Sorry to have missed you at Cherokees -- we ate there two nights during this Gathering. Touch base with Mike Byrd, over at Mt. Juliet -- he plans on buying a 22, and he also knows our schedule for travel and when we return hop on our lil boat and we'll give you a ride. You sure live on some beautiful water. El and Bill
 
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