Thisaway

Bob,
I'm looking forward to following your progress on Thisaway. Thank you for all of knowledge and expertise you share with us. On the insulation what kind of foam and how is it covered with vinyl?? I've followed some of the previous insulation projects with interest and at some point would like to do that on my boat. (if and when more time comes along!)

Michael
 
Bob, the boat looks GREAT! You should post some pictures of that neat trailer mounted boarding ladder if you've decided to keep it. I've never seen one like it before!

Charlie
 
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Charlie--that trailer ladder is back on the trailer, and helps to support the forward part of the cover. I'll get a photo when we pull the cover off and put the new mooring cover on, or before. It is fairly heavy--and would be easy to steal. However, it does make it easy to get on the bow!

I did a lot of work today, but ran into some "snags" at West Marine, and didn't finish, so I will not post the total project which was cutting the above core out of the transom so the depth sounder transducer cable passed thru the transom, rather than in the splash well and putting on the Starboard blocks to re install the transducer.

However, I can report that the transom of the 2006 C dory 22 is foam cored. The outer layer of glass is 0.266 inches thick and the inner glass is 0.22 inches thick. The total thickness is 1.489 inches. (These are micrometer measurements--not the crude tape measure in the photo.)
 
Now I'm really curious to see what my transom core is made of. Keep up the good work. I'm really looking forward to the transducer/plate install details!
 
The technical details of putting in the Starboard block and drilling the hole in the transom, using a "Cable Clam" to allow the 3/4" fitting and cable to pass thru the transom, and remain watertight are posted in the technical section under Hull and deck.
 
Congratulations Bob. Somehow I knew you would not stay away too long!

C-Gypsy is a 2006 model as well, so I will be interested in the modifications you will be making in the future... :beer
 
OK,
I took some photos of the ladder which Charlie mentioned. The cover blew off when I was working on the boat--so took advantage of this to get the pictures:

Ladder closed for travel (Ignore the cover and lines to the top of the ladder
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Ladder open ready to climb aboard--railing to hold onto. There is a cam lock which tightens the ladder to its base. It can be easily removed--but is fairly heavy. (and a bit bulky)


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I came across this bow boarding ladder design: the 2012 28 foot CutWater Boat has a Bow Pulpit with a built in 4 rung telescoping boarding ladder that retracts into the Bow Pulpit. Great idea but probably wouldn't work on a 22 foot C-Dory. Tug

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Here's my solution to the problem for my CD-22:

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If you went to a 4-rung ladder, it might work to board the boat from the water.

I'm about a half a year from 70, and can get up from the shore or trailer, but need another rung from the water!

The CD-25's might like the 4-rung ladder anyway for their extra height.


Joe. :teeth :thup
 
Even at 75, with back problems, we have been able to go from ground to trailer frame, to spare tire to winch post and aboard forward. From the gunnel, we go trailer frame, steel fender, side bunk and aboard--aft two ring telescoping ladder to the swim step.

I would not have purchased such a ladder, but it was on the trailer, so we are keeping it.
 
We launched "Thisaway" yesterday---and several folks at the ramp were very interested in that ladder.

Charless and Marjorie (new C brat members who are looking for a 22) were with us to help. We had 1/4 fuel, nothing in the boat, but safety gear (not even bunk cushions--no water etc). About 525 lbs of humans. We found that with the Honda 90, and the older slightly dinged prop, we hit the rev limiter at 6100 RPM and just over 32 mph. The RPM vs the speed was almost exactly what is reported in the Boat Test.com C Dory 22 with Honda 90 test. http://www.boattest.com/boats/boat_video.aspx?id=1455#Test-Result We did not have a fuel flow meter, so are not specific with the amount of fuel used, except looking at the tank, we used about 5 gallons in an hour of running--much most of the time we were on a plane, from 10 to 25 mph, with the bow forced down going into the chop.

There was 18" to 24" of chop--and with the trim tabs to balance the boat and the engine trimmed down, (and Doelfin in place) the boat did better than I expected. (The speed run was done on the river where it was smoother, but we did not trim for max speed). The Honda 90 Permatrims are back ordered, so we will stick with the Doelfin for now.

The depth sounder held the bottom most of the time, up to 32 mph. I had finished up the holes and caulking for the extra 4 handles on the cabin house. We found that the slant back and side curtains did not have all of the proper snaps in place (easy to do).

Now that we are "home" for a while, we will start the projects getting the boat ready for summer--and a few "overnighters" to prepare.

Thanks to Marjorie and Charless for a lot of help--and good luck finding a boat. He kept trying to talk me out of "Thisaway"......
 
Dr. Bob - two summers ago you, wife, daughter and grandkids rode with me to Eagle Bay for a picnic. Perhaps that rekindled your thoughts about going back to a 22'? The ease of towing to get some where makes the 22' a delight to tow. Anyway, last summer the lake returned to its best - high water and many, many calm flat water days. Best I've seen in over 30 years.

Don't fret over the Honda 90 carbs, Kept clean they are excellent. I'll tell you a story about how quiet the Honda really is. Back in the late 90s at Bridge Bay Marina, I eased into the gas dock for fuel. After tying the Far West II off, I sought out the attendant, and as we began to put fuel in one tank, the attendant noticed the pee hole spewing a steady stream of water. I had forgotten to turn the motor off! It must have been perfectly balanced to run without vibration and virtually little sound.

Best wishes to you and family. Edna is down in Florida right now visiting relatives at Gainesville and will be driving back to Mississippi past Pensacola. Give me your cell number and I will have her all you.
Regards, yellowstone
 
Bob, I share your issues on the hammered dulcimer, except it is a tenor sax... I did not inflict it on the gang during the first sunshine state tug rally...
Anyway, we are going back down to Florida in mid March, or so... I think I am going to rent a soprano sax during that time so I can continue to work on some fingering speed issues without lifting the marina folks off their bunks (I tend to get up early) and for still being able to move around in the boat... A tenor sax takes some room...
 
Yellowstone--definitely the ride on Far West on Yellowstone Lake was a factor in our return to the 22 (of course it has to have the approval of Admiral Marie and we discussed that after the ride on the way back to the RV). The grandkids had a very wonderful day on the lake with you--and they still remember it. This has a lot to do with our decision to take them to Catalina for the C Brat gathering in August.

A PM is sent with the phone numbers and we hope to meet your wife!

Denny--I promise not to impose the hammer dulcimer upon the C Brats. I did purchase a much smaller one with 27 string courses, vs the 41 string course full size I have for home use. One beauty of the Hammered Dulcimer is that you can use soft leather backed hammers, so the sound is muted. Also one can get a simulator for the i pad--and that is even quieter and smaller than the "Traveler"....(which has ridden almost 6,000 miles in the RV during the last 3 months....)
 
I should not have boasted about getting aboard easily trailer to fender etc. I did this about a dozen times when putting in the hand rails--in early January, and my back is still not back to where it was....

Here are the railings. They add a lot of security for us. They are drilled thru the cabin house outside, and have 5/16" bolts in the center.
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We also put a longer railing in front of the galley as a hand rail and as a grab rail as you enter the boat from the cockpit.
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Next project was putting hammock netting on both sides of the V berth. We hung them from the deck, forward of the cleats These are used for every day clothing, which is not kept in duffles. Note that we used the railing bolt as a support in the middle. There will be a "draw string going under the entire mesh around the outside to keep this together when full. We will also put in a second hammock on each side, only smaller and deeper just aft of the bulkhead and foreword of the cleat--overlapping.
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We put in a shade under the forward hatch. This cuts down heat, and light during the day. At night it gives us privacy.
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The next image is of the shade closed. In the 22 there is enough arc to the cabin top that the shade does not fit up tight as it did in the Tom Cat and 25.
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Finally a photo of my helper: Miss Angel after a trip to the doggy hair dresser. We finally introduced her to salt water in the keys, and she loved swimming.

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Tomorrow the VHF antennas, the removable mount for the hailer, the AIS/VHF Standard Horizon goes in.
 

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I like the shade, is it 5200'd to the deck? What do you plan on using for a stove; don't think I've ever seen a "no stove option". Good idea on the aft rooftop grab rails.
 
The shade has two screws into the deck (and core). I had similar shades with the Tom Cat and C Dory 25--no problems with the two screws, so 5200 was not necessary. Since this one does not fit flush, I had thought of filling the grove between the shade and deck with 5200 or similar compound. There also are supposed to be posts to hold the shade covering the hatch. I don't have a long enough shade to keep the necessary amount on the roller when it is "out". I might use 5200 plus screws to put the posts on the slope of the area next to the pull string on the shade.

No stove. This was ordered with no stove by the first owner. It came with a coleman 2 burner stove/grill, which has not been used. I am not big on propane cartridges, so we may use it in the cockpit--I am not going to get a built in Wallas right now--Marie and I are not big on alcohol...I considered electric inductive. But am holding on that currently.
 
I put the antenna mounts in today, as well as moved the radio, and put in the second, with AIS.

I found that the core in the outer part of the cabin roof was not consistent. Near the edge (inside the cabin) threw was foam, and about 3" in there was balsa. This is not unusual, to use different core materials.

The reason I used a 1' antenna extension is that it is enough to get the coil off the roof, yet not interfere with the aft covers or railings. If one is putting a long dinghy aboard, you can ratchet the antenna all of the way forward.

I much prefer the whips on the small C Dory. They are much less likely to be broken or used for a "handle".

Antenna mount:

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Antenna laid down:

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Antenna up:

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Inside view of radio and chart plotter/DS placement. Wiring will be cleaned up--and any wire nuts etc eliminated:

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Dr. Bob,

I sure like the looks of the handrails you installed on your boat. Who is the manufacturer and where did you purchase them?

Do they have the studs or the capured nuts?

Thanks,
 
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