steve-on-mark
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and in the small world department, she is now on Mark Island in Gilford NH! The last owners took a lot of equipment off the boat...I was told the upsized to a 25...Moxieabs":19egjurg said:
Welcome to the C-Brats!
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steve-on-mark
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Thanks! Our season begins at ice out...typically ends late November. We close up the house and head back to the mainland for 5 months. Imagine boating in a wide open pontoon when it 20 degrees and sleeting...did it for years, and why I bought the C-Nile!thataway":3f1ft9ya said:
I did post a few pics.Happy New Year,
I bought a 2008 C Dory Venture at Thanksgiving and have only been able to take it out twice, due to Southeast Alaska weather. I have already done some work on her to get ready for spring. I appreciate this website and the members that have already helped me a lot.
I bought a 2008 C Dory Venture at Thanksgiving and have only been able to take it out twice, due to Southeast Alaska weather. I have already done some work on her to get ready for spring. I appreciate this website and the members that have already helped me a lot.
Hi everyone!
Purchased a 2007 16 cruiser recently. Looks like I'm the 3rd owner. This is my first boat. I have not put her on the water yet but I had already spent some money and time doing some maintenance and cleaning. I'll be installing the permatrim tomorrow.
In this connection, I would like to express my gratitude to the C-Brats as a whole. I had been researching, reading and learning a much as I can to be a responsible and a safety boater hopefully. Special mention to Harvey and Bob for answering some of my questions. Thank you gentlemen.
Looking forward to meeting and spending time with some you on the water in the future. Be safe everyone!
P.S. - I'm naming her "Eye C Fish". I just have to incorporate the "C" somewhere as most of you had done in your boat
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Purchased a 2007 16 cruiser recently. Looks like I'm the 3rd owner. This is my first boat. I have not put her on the water yet but I had already spent some money and time doing some maintenance and cleaning. I'll be installing the permatrim tomorrow.
In this connection, I would like to express my gratitude to the C-Brats as a whole. I had been researching, reading and learning a much as I can to be a responsible and a safety boater hopefully. Special mention to Harvey and Bob for answering some of my questions. Thank you gentlemen.
Looking forward to meeting and spending time with some you on the water in the future. Be safe everyone!
P.S. - I'm naming her "Eye C Fish". I just have to incorporate the "C" somewhere as most of you had done in your boat
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After several months of lurking, plotting, planning, considering, reconsidering, discussing, and wondering we decided to take the plunge and join the C-Dory fleet!
I’ve been in and around small boats most of my life, spent a few years flying SEL aircraft (COMM/CFI), motorcycles (FZ1 is the last one), and many, many miles road cycling.
Last year I decided we needed SOMETHING to do together outside that was fun but didn’t require quite the effort level required of those other pursuits. I bought a 1998 Starcraft 14’ boat with a 2 stroke 35 HP Johnson engine on a trailer. I added a hitch to our V6 Accord and we spent many pleasant afternoons last summer buzzing around the reservoir created by a dam in the Susquehanna River. I learned about boat ramps (what a revelation!) and worked through many of the errors that mark a noobie (yes, including forgetting the hull plug)
Anyway, learning about a whole new world is fun, and after 21 years in uniform, personal embarrassment is simply not a thing (Basic at 19 and then Army OCS at age 30 will knock down inflated self esteem quick, fast, and in a hurry).
Anyway, the C-Dory has been appealing for several reasons:
We saw our first real C-Dory in person at Three Rivers marine in Crystal River, FL (they only had a Tomcat on the lot). What a beautiful and roomy craft! And TR seem like a decent outfit — no pressure, just a willing tour of the boat. We appreciated the time.
But the new sticker was just not in our color wheel. So we stopped by a seller in Savanah, GA who listed his 22’ on this site. We exchanged emails, made arrangements, and stopped by to see it on our way home from a Florida getaway.
I was impressed by the condition and the equipment, as well as the obvious investment in time and money. After we arrived home I did the math and we sent a deposit (gotta live e-transfer!)
We replaced the V6 Accord with a 2020 Silverado with the Duramax Diesel (my BMW 535 is diesel and I absolutely love it). It’s smooth, quiet, and has sufficient torque to handle the 22’ plus all the typical load tossed in a boat.
We’re planning on traveling down the middle of this month to take it out on the water, go over all the systems, hook it up to the Chevy, and haul it home!
We are also looking forward to meeting other owners, especially out on the beautiful waters of the great continent.
Dan and Janet
I’ve been in and around small boats most of my life, spent a few years flying SEL aircraft (COMM/CFI), motorcycles (FZ1 is the last one), and many, many miles road cycling.
Last year I decided we needed SOMETHING to do together outside that was fun but didn’t require quite the effort level required of those other pursuits. I bought a 1998 Starcraft 14’ boat with a 2 stroke 35 HP Johnson engine on a trailer. I added a hitch to our V6 Accord and we spent many pleasant afternoons last summer buzzing around the reservoir created by a dam in the Susquehanna River. I learned about boat ramps (what a revelation!) and worked through many of the errors that mark a noobie (yes, including forgetting the hull plug)
Anyway, learning about a whole new world is fun, and after 21 years in uniform, personal embarrassment is simply not a thing (Basic at 19 and then Army OCS at age 30 will knock down inflated self esteem quick, fast, and in a hurry).
Anyway, the C-Dory has been appealing for several reasons:
- Utilitarian (hate paying for and maintaining “just for show” stuff)
Functional (proven across a wide variety of waters)
Trailerable (we live to far from a dedicated marina to make a season-long slip work. Besides, we want to explore the Great Lakes, St Lawrence, Lake Champlain, the Chesapeake, and the many smaller lakes within 8 hour drive)
Economical (no twin behemoth inboard trawlers for us, please)
Enclosed (we plan to cruise waters in the Northeast, where “unpredictable weather” was invented)
Solid support (Yep, you all!)
We saw our first real C-Dory in person at Three Rivers marine in Crystal River, FL (they only had a Tomcat on the lot). What a beautiful and roomy craft! And TR seem like a decent outfit — no pressure, just a willing tour of the boat. We appreciated the time.
But the new sticker was just not in our color wheel. So we stopped by a seller in Savanah, GA who listed his 22’ on this site. We exchanged emails, made arrangements, and stopped by to see it on our way home from a Florida getaway.
I was impressed by the condition and the equipment, as well as the obvious investment in time and money. After we arrived home I did the math and we sent a deposit (gotta live e-transfer!)
We replaced the V6 Accord with a 2020 Silverado with the Duramax Diesel (my BMW 535 is diesel and I absolutely love it). It’s smooth, quiet, and has sufficient torque to handle the 22’ plus all the typical load tossed in a boat.
We’re planning on traveling down the middle of this month to take it out on the water, go over all the systems, hook it up to the Chevy, and haul it home!
We are also looking forward to meeting other owners, especially out on the beautiful waters of the great continent.
Dan and Janet
I meant to add to my intro post: We’re not settled on a name yet.
A few options:
(Last three are nods to my French-Canadian heritage. We hope to eventually cruise down the St Lawrence and enter Quebec City the way so many others have before us: by water).
A few options:
- Cur Tailed (Aubrey_Maturin fans will get this one)
Nordique
Inoubliable
Bon entente
(Last three are nods to my French-Canadian heritage. We hope to eventually cruise down the St Lawrence and enter Quebec City the way so many others have before us: by water).
Congratulations, Dan and Janet - exciting times ahead! I'd suggest you start a new thread with your trip to retrieve the boat, so your posts don't get lost in this 18 page thread. Glad to hear you found the boat that will work for you and look forward to hearing about how you use it. Welcome aboard.
Hi folks. Great site with lots of info and I’ve barely scratched the surface. I’m seriously looking at a 2007 22 cruiser. Likely going to give a deposit tomorrow if we agree on the price. It’s seems like it’s priced fairly so I’m not planning on much dickering. It will be contingent on satisfactory survey results and sea trial. Looks well used but maintained with low hour (so I ’m told, didn’t check gauges yet) twin Yamaha 50s. Anything in particular to look out for? It seems well built and I really like being able to inspect fuel tanks and see a lot of the wiring. We’re pretty excited at the possibility of having a roof over our heads coming from a Grady white tournament.
Welcome to the C-BRATS. You are going to love having twins. Those Yami 50', (ah What year are they?) are great engines, and once you get used to steering with power (F&R) you will be able to make that spin 360 inside it's own skin. The 50's are the same block as the 60 and 70 so a bit heavier, but also I have heard they can be "turned up" a notch or two very easily. If they are low hours and carbed, find out what the process was when shutting down, (carbs drained, or left and tanks filled or partially full and what if any fuel treatment was used. Carbed but not fuel treatment (Stabil, or ??? to keep from fuel separation and carb gunking) for the next season.
You will have a great power setup. Enjoy and stick around. This is a great place.
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
You will have a great power setup. Enjoy and stick around. This is a great place.
Harvey
SleepyC :moon