Where to look?

[Rhokken]

I’m new to this site. New to most power boats, too. Here’s what I think I want...
A smaller, fully trailerable, 1-2 months short-time liveable, 2-person, efficient-hulled, cruising-around, trawler-like, ‘home’.
I live in Saskatchewan and never expect to leave (love it!). Raised on the shore of Lake Superior and have an itch to begin by summer-travelling the Canadian Great Lakes shores and assorted waterways. There are lakes in Saskatchewan that I would like to adventure upon and consider, with more experience, the east and / or west coasts. I think the easiest places for me to access as I search-to-purchase are anywhere in Canada, all of the Great Lakes area, and the Pacific Northwest. If you know of anything that you think might be appropriate, or if you can name manufacturers / models that I should watch for, that would be appreciated. Thanks. Ken

 

[ssobol]

I'd say a C-Dory 22 or 25. Depends on your required level of comfort, either one meets your stated requirements.

But then, I'm biased.

 

[RCook]

I would agree - a C-Dory 22 is a great little cruiser for two, and does not need a huge tow vehicle either. We took ours all over big western lakes, the San Juans, up into BC, and a summer in SE Alaska.

 

[ssobol]

FWIW, a guy used a C-Dory 22 on Hudson's Bay to track down polar bears. If it's good enough for that, it'll probably do what you need it to.

https://www.c-dory.com/2019/04/29/c-dory-goes-arctic/

Wrote a book about it.

 

[IRENE]

We had a C-Dory 22. She was a great boat which provided many adventures. We might go to a 25 next time instead for additional space. We liked the enclosed space for those northern/cold waters, and the light weight which was efficient and easy to trailer without a serious tow vehicle.

 

[Alaskaflyer]

Do C-dories have any sort of galley other than maybe an alcohol stove? I guess I could look on the website, but a coworker had a 2010 or so model which did not. It’s up to the OP how important on-board cooking is - and to what extent you cook.

 

[Rhokken]

Thanks to y’all! I appreciate the help in getting started.

 

[Alaskaflyer]

Do want to travel at planing speed or can you be slower? There’s an Albin 25 for sale on a trailer on the forum though you’d have to go to Portland (OR) to pick it up. For years I wanted one for when I lived on Lake Superior and never found an example appearing as nice as this one.

 

[Rhokken]

Thanks. What you’ve said is helpful. I just found out about it yesterday.

 

[Alaskaflyer]

There’s some videos on YouTube showing Albin 25 trekking, usually in Sweden or other Scandinavian locales, whole families aboard for two or three or four weeks at a time during their holiday season. Check them out.

 

[RCook]

Do C-dories have any sort of galley other than maybe an alcohol stove? I guess I could look on the website, but a coworker had a 2010 or so model which did not. It’s up to the OP how important on-board cooking is - and to what extent you cook.

Our C-Dory 22 Cruiser had a two-burner stove. Originally an Origo alcohol, but we replaced it with a two-burner Wallas stove-heater that burns kerosene. Many CD's have been built with this one. As small as the CD22 is, its layout is very clever. It will accommodate two adults, or even three if one sleeps on the lowered table.

 

[IRENE]

We also had the diesel Wallas stove with a heater lid. Worked very well, cooking AND heating. Less moisture in the cabin than propane or alcohol, but we were still plenty moist with 3 breathers, wet shoes, wet coats, wet fur, etc.

 

[ssobol]

C-Dorys are customized by the owner. My boat had a Kenyon butane stove. When that failed, I just replaced it with two portable butane stoves. The option to use one or both, inside the cabin or in the cockpit, or even on shore is very nice.