We finally had our first opportunity to put C-Horse in the water<\/strong>,<\/span> which was pretty important because we brought her home by way of Indiana without ever seeing if she floats\u2026she does!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Now, I must confess, when it comes to boating, I am strictly the first mate. Mr. Padilly, with over 40 years of sailing and boating experience, is truly the captain. But I have my jobs to do, and one of those is handling the vehicle and trailer at the boat ramps.<\/p>\n I must admit, I was a bit nervous with the C-Dory because of her size and because she is the first motorboat I have handled (I’ve only worked with sailboats and kayaks up until now), and most of the boating accidents I’ve seen happen at the boat ramp.<\/p>\n But as it turned out, there was nothing to worry about. She slid off and back onto the trailer with little effort, under the master handling of her captain. The C-Dory was also very easy for me to pull out of the water (the part that always makes me nervous). In fact, our old 17′ Montgomery Sailboat took more effort than this 22′ C-Dory.<\/p>\n