"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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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.

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) and Sea Sport
(www.seasportboats.com). In the price-range you're looking at, you'll
probably be in late 1980s and 1990s models.

I have a 17' Arima Sea Ranger that I take across the Columbia River bar
(http://www.columbiariverbarpilots.co...seas/Page.html
)in the summer. It handles the chop well up to about that generated by a 20
knot wind.

The conditions at the San Francisco entrance can be pretty snotty, but if
you use common sense and don't press your luck, a 17 to 19 foot boat will be
fine.

Good luck and welcome aboard!