"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.

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!

I would *not* want to be out on any of those photos except for the
sunset. Those conditions is what I would consider nightmare
conditions!

Thanks for the link to Arima. Never heard of them but their hard top
19 is definitly something in the lines of what I'm looking for. Much
thanks!



Snafu wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

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!

"louis" wrote in message
ups.com...
I would *not* want to be out on any of those photos except for the
sunset. Those conditions is what I would consider nightmare
conditions!

The pictures on that link were probably taken in the winter, and definitely
on a hard ebb tide, the worst time to cross the bar (that applies here and
SF).


Thanks for the link to Arima. Never heard of them but their hard top
19 is definitely something in the lines of what I'm looking for. Much
thanks!

There are a lot of Arima boats around up here, and I've also seen quite a
few
advertised in Northern California in www.boattraderonline.com.

Good luck!

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

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
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.

Yeah, I really like that about the Arimas. Even the 17 footer has an 8'
beam -- shaped like a pumpkin seed, but very stable.


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.

I've always found the regional looks interesting, too. You can see it in
commercial fishing boats and tugs, too. I guess they evolve to suit the
area.


Later,

Tom

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.

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!


I've always liked the Sea Sport. The Arima is a nice looking boat too. Hadn't
seen one before. Thanks for the site. $35K for a 22'er isn't a bad price. The 22
foot Grady is almost twice that.

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes