Cuddy vs. CC

Randleman: *That just may be the compromise I'm looking for...a dual console! *No reason I couldn't put a top on that one. *If the boat in that link is still available, I'd like more info. ([email protected])

Thanks everyone for the comments on the pros and cons. *Anchoring!!! *I didn't think of that. *I would like access to the bow and I may do some flyfishing out of it too.

Could someone explain the "sea-drive" setup as opposed to bracket? *Thanks for everyone's help.

Airslot: Thanks for the kind invite! I am going to take you up on that as soon as I can due to work. Maybe May. I would love to see how the cuddy fishes. I'll bring plenty of gas/bait $ ;)

[randlemanboater]

Originally Posted by fireattackvdf335

Randleman: *150 Merc, hhmmmm, is it a carb motor? *

What is yall's opinion on what that boat would need to be reliable? *(besides newer power) *I did see a nice one awhile back with a permanent softtop/rocket launchers. *Canvas sides, I'm sure could be fitted. *What are we talkin with bracket and an outboard upgrade $ wise?

Thanks to all for the valuable input. *

The Merc is a carb motor w/ the oil injection removed. Runs like a top. It is going on ebay in the next week or so, but I can wait another week til you find direction.

As for brackets, 800 new, 400 used?

If I remember correctly there was a soft spot in the floor of that dually but the transom was good, check w/ garagenc, he has seen it in person.

Look at By Grace Alone's gallery for an idea of what you would have to do to make the switch.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by chumbucket

I like my CC's any time of the year. even Cod fishing in NE in December. Ya just gotta dress for it. ;) 8)

Yup, we use my buddy's CC all year long, too ...and no doubt it can be dressed for...it's just a little easier w/a Cuddy...I found a 120 qt cooler that fits like a glove into the front hold in my cuddy...top of it's about 3-4" higher than the deck...w/the hatch-lid pushed forward and the windshield open, I've got full access to the bow in an instant and have spent MANY an hour casting rod and net from the top deck of my cuddy... ;D ...

I've seen a CC w/a hard-top that had a FULL ENCLOSURE from the windshield back to the rear of the top and from the sides of the top, down to the tops of the gunwales and it was very effective...zipper access forward and back...

So, Fire, it's gonna come down to a personal reference thing for ya ;) ...

[garagenc]

hey fire
That boat is still available, you may get it for less now since it's been sitting there. This summer it will have been sitting there for a year now. There are other pics of that boat on this site, I took them and sent them to Randleman.

Let me know if you want me to check anything for you.

[Franco]

Hey Fire, let me wade in, If I still lived in Va Beach, I would still have my Cuddy, but it would have a bracket and a 4 stroke in stead of a i/o. I had a full enclosure that kept my a$$ warm and dry while chasing stripers along the CBBT. Here I fish in skinny water and run offshore too! If I couldhave found a V20 CC here with a full transom I might have bought it instead of my new boat. I know this doesn't help at all. Just buy a V20 and you'll be hooked

[randlemanboater]

Fire,

The contact info for that boat is somewhere in that post. GarageNC is the one who brought it to my attention, he lives close to it.
so you should PM him to see if its still around.

The motor was "suspect" according the the dealer selling it, it is a candidate for a bracket and a different motor.......perhaps a 1999 Merc 150?

[charlie_the_tuna]

heres one.

http://adcache.boattraderonline.com/6/2/5/87681525.htm

[Kajun]

fire..that dually is worth buying and repowering even if the motor is not good.

[lumberslinger178]

ctt shes a nice boat ;)

[willy]

I always thought a dually would offer the best compromise. There are not many of them around, and if you exclude those that need major work you are talking about a small group indeed.
That being said, I just spent a few days fishing in Franco's CC. That is a sweet boat and for where he is it is just about perfect.
That being said I would tell you my personal preference is to have a little more comfort. Thats right comfort, not for the kids or CEO but for me.
If you do a lot of running to diffrent spots fishing, have to make more than a ten minute run I get tired of a CC. Yea you can get the enclosures that snap down to the sides with wings and they will keep a lot off of you. But they are a pain in the arse to use when you are out.
With a walk around cuddy, a cuddy or even a dual console you can actually cruise or run and gun to your spots, make a long run to the fishing grounds your hitting and you will be able to be out of the wind, spray if nasty out and you will actually be able to have a conversation with you mates. Especially if you got a full transom or a quiet enough motor. In Old School I did that all the time, when I am on a CC doing the same runs, no one talks unless you are yelling into someones ear and even in 70 degree weather a 30-40 mph run can get chilly while you stand there and hold on.
They have there place and I do love being able to move all the way forward, but then again where I fished there was always a chop, when you stand on a elevated bow platform it was always a balancing act, that is why I love the CC's that don't have them, same floor depth all the way forward.
Each design has its merits for sure, but for me with 95% fishing, 5% family stuff the cuddy gave me everything I needed and let me do it comfortably. I like that word comfort. JMHO