Full circle: Back in the late 70's when I first saw a C Dory 22, I vowed that I would buy one when I got to the point when I could no longer sail. We bought "C Pelican", a 1992 C dory 22 cruiser for use on the West Coast. That lead to Frequent Sea--a C Dory 25 to replace that boat when we had the Tom Cat in Florida. A few months ago, I thought I could continue life without a boat capable our staying over night on. We had owned such boats continuously for 50 years. Well, I was wrong. I have to still have that "dream" of doing some cruising. Not when or where--but now we have "Thisaway". I gave Charlie the name "Thataway"--and it is his.
So I will go thru our thought process and what we are doing as we fix up a nice 2006 C Dory 22, with a Honda 90. Ideally we would like an injected engine--this is the last of the 90 hp carburetor engines.
We found that we didn't tow the Tom Cat--and even the 25 we had to have a specialized truck. We can tow the 22 with my Honda Pilot. (We have experience doing this with C Pelican). We are also going to attempt to tow the 22 behind our RV....the problem may be the length. I see rigs which are over 65 feet all of the time on the road. I don't know the overall length of the rig, until we hook it up--but most likely the trailer frame end will not be more than 65 feet from the front bumper of the RV to the back of the trailer. Current plan is to take the boat to AZ early in the summer--perhaps a few days a Powell. Then off with the grandkids for a couple of weeks, then back to AZ and pick up the boat--and back to PNW. This winter we hope to spend some time in the Keys, with both the RV and and C Dory 22. We will have to drive the Pilot--so two vehicles.
The boat is generally in good shape. There is a new prop--and the one which is slightly dinged (will be repaired). There is a Coleman stove (I am not keen on cartridge type stoves in boats) We are considering an inductive cook top. (Powered by Honda Generator)--also for heating a small electric heater if necessary. The boat came with a small window air conditioner. That will be what we will use (as we did in the 25). No refrigeration--just ice chests.
We have a 4" Garmin combo sounder and chart plotter. I also have a 5" Garmin Chart plotter on the Caracal--and will put a second mount in the 22 for it.
There is a VHF radio, and I will add a second Standard Horizon with AIS capability. At this point--no radar, but I may buy one of the first mate FLIR image systems.....(We are more likely to run after dark--than in fog).
As we noted in the "Mystery Man" thread, the boat was bow heavy....well I may have just found out one of the reasons. This evening, I needed some chain to secure the door (the lock is broken)....well there is at least 100, and maybe more... of 1/4" coil proof chain in the anchor locker--and I didn't seen any rope rode! Fortunately I had bolt cutters, so I was able to padlock the door to secure the boat at the hotel parking lot....
Enough for tonight--this has been a whirlwind. We made the decision to buy the boat about 4 days ago--I have so far driven 1500 miles, and had a day of respite at Charlies--and now about 400 miles from home!
At Charlie's we determined the best way to move the axle is to jack up the trailer with the boat on it until the wheels were off the ground. (This was a torsion axle. As Charlie noted we were sure that there were new tires (Thanks to the seller Chris)--and we made sure that the trailer was level. After loosening the "U" bolts, and then used a 3# hammer to tap the axle forward.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Never give up those dreams!
So I will go thru our thought process and what we are doing as we fix up a nice 2006 C Dory 22, with a Honda 90. Ideally we would like an injected engine--this is the last of the 90 hp carburetor engines.
We found that we didn't tow the Tom Cat--and even the 25 we had to have a specialized truck. We can tow the 22 with my Honda Pilot. (We have experience doing this with C Pelican). We are also going to attempt to tow the 22 behind our RV....the problem may be the length. I see rigs which are over 65 feet all of the time on the road. I don't know the overall length of the rig, until we hook it up--but most likely the trailer frame end will not be more than 65 feet from the front bumper of the RV to the back of the trailer. Current plan is to take the boat to AZ early in the summer--perhaps a few days a Powell. Then off with the grandkids for a couple of weeks, then back to AZ and pick up the boat--and back to PNW. This winter we hope to spend some time in the Keys, with both the RV and and C Dory 22. We will have to drive the Pilot--so two vehicles.
The boat is generally in good shape. There is a new prop--and the one which is slightly dinged (will be repaired). There is a Coleman stove (I am not keen on cartridge type stoves in boats) We are considering an inductive cook top. (Powered by Honda Generator)--also for heating a small electric heater if necessary. The boat came with a small window air conditioner. That will be what we will use (as we did in the 25). No refrigeration--just ice chests.
We have a 4" Garmin combo sounder and chart plotter. I also have a 5" Garmin Chart plotter on the Caracal--and will put a second mount in the 22 for it.
There is a VHF radio, and I will add a second Standard Horizon with AIS capability. At this point--no radar, but I may buy one of the first mate FLIR image systems.....(We are more likely to run after dark--than in fog).
As we noted in the "Mystery Man" thread, the boat was bow heavy....well I may have just found out one of the reasons. This evening, I needed some chain to secure the door (the lock is broken)....well there is at least 100, and maybe more... of 1/4" coil proof chain in the anchor locker--and I didn't seen any rope rode! Fortunately I had bolt cutters, so I was able to padlock the door to secure the boat at the hotel parking lot....
Enough for tonight--this has been a whirlwind. We made the decision to buy the boat about 4 days ago--I have so far driven 1500 miles, and had a day of respite at Charlies--and now about 400 miles from home!
At Charlie's we determined the best way to move the axle is to jack up the trailer with the boat on it until the wheels were off the ground. (This was a torsion axle. As Charlie noted we were sure that there were new tires (Thanks to the seller Chris)--and we made sure that the trailer was level. After loosening the "U" bolts, and then used a 3# hammer to tap the axle forward.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Never give up those dreams!
