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Old 12-11-2017, 09:10 PM   #13
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City: Holladay, UT
Vessel Name: Dream Catcher
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 37-065
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Originally Posted by craigj View Post
I'm really taken by the C Dory type boats.
1. Where we live a shallow draft 22ish foot boat can get into alot of really nice places.
2. Huge range.
3. The economy of operating/maintaining such a simple craft would only enable me to get where I'm going quicker. Retirement that is.
4. When we do step up to a full size cruiser, it will be like a palace compared to basically a floating tent.
5. Easier to trailer/launch and I think we will just use it that much more.
Maybe I'm way off, but I need to sell my little center console and figure out what I want.

P.s. thanks all for the replys and encouragement. I'm sure that you guys have had this same discussion a dozen times with as many newbs, but every case is different.
Our first power boat was a C-Dory 22 - a great starter cruiser. Took us to many big western lakes, the San Juans, weeks in BC, and two months in SE Alaska. Sleeps three. Two burner stove. Could not be simpler or more economical. Easily towed with a mid-size SUV. Seaworthy as you could imagine - we've had her in 25-foot waves, without a drop of green water over the bow.
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Previously: New Moon (Bounty 257), Cindy Sea (C-Dory 22 Cruiser)
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