On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 19:10:01 -0800, "Snafu"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .

To be honest, this may not be the boat for you if you intend to do
what you said you wanted to do. In fact for the type of weather you
indicated, you might be better off with a Cabo or Ocean 50/60 footer
instead of a 16 foot dory.

The best weather for that C-dory you spoke of is light chop, little
wind and a relatively placid day.

Look around for something bigger with a V hull and moderate deadrise.

Good luck.

Tom

I don't think Louis will find a 50-60 footer for $10k or less, at least not
one that I'd want to go out in.

Just an illustration.

One thing I've always noticed about C-Dory boats is that they aren't very
beamy. I think Louis could expand his search to include other Pacific
Northwest boats such as Arima (www.arimaboats.com/frames)

I like the 19' Sea Ranger - reasonable deck for a boat of it's type -
reasonably wide at 8' - nice boat.

and Sea Sport (www.seasportboats.com).

They look like Pacific boats only in fiberglass.

It's funny how the manufacturer's up in that area of the woods, even
the ones who make aluminum boats, all seem to work off the same design
concepts.

Then again, a lot of the East Coast boats look alike.

Later,

Tom