Posted by Bill Lovelock on October 04, 1998 at 14:04:06:
In Reply to: v-dory posted by Alex Carlson on September 15, 1998 at 11:41:15:
Hi Alex,
My V-dory has 3 1/2 inch polyurethane flotation between the frames and has 1/2 in plywood. laying on top of the frames and screwed into the frames. The space between the transom and first frame was left open, I drilled two drain holes through the transom, level with the inside bottom of the boat, one on each side of the keel and epoxied 1 in PVC pipe through the transom with rubber one way flapper valves on the ends of the PVC outside of the transom. Underway, water runs out on its own, but at the mooring water will not come back in through the flapper valves. I also have a 2000gph RULE bilge pump in the space with a bilge buddy electronic switch. Don't waste your money on the RULE Float switch. I have had the boat in the water for 3 months now and haven't had a problem with flooding.
I have twin 70 hp outboards and twin 50 gal fuel tanks. The boat planes easily with power tilt and trim and is very fast in fairly calm water.
I plan to write a short article for the Glen-L newsletter as soon as I can get around to it-right now I am having too much fun using the boat!
-Bill Lovelock
: I have purchased the plans for the V-dory and am hoping to start building it this fall. I would like to raise the deck to make it a self bailing cockpit and would like to hear from anyone who has also done this. Does it make the boat too tender? At what height did you make the deck? Also what kind of power have people used on this boat and what was the speed achieved? Any thoughts or suggestions regarding these questions or construction of the V-dory in general would be appreciated. Thanks.
: Alex Carlson