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smckean (Tosca)
Joined: 18 Jan 2014
Posts: 975
City/Region: Guemes Island (Anacortes)
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Tosca
Photos: Tosca
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Finished adding 2 new 120v power outlets that connect to the 1000 watt inverter. I had one inverter outlet at the galley on the starboard side of the boat, and now I have another on the port side near the AC panel, and yet another near the cabin door (this last one will mostly be used for the 700w microwave).
Now I can easily run almost any 120v device from anywhere in the boat without tripping over a cord. I'm mostly looking forward to being able to heat up my coffee in the morning without running the generator every time (takes me 2 hours to drink a cup of coffee, therefore I heat it many times)! The microwave pulls 65 amps from the batteries, but it runs for such a short time for most things that the draw does not amount to more than a few amp-hours. Even heating up left overs for 3 to 5 minutes is only 3 to 5 amp-hours, but most uses will be far less than that.
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Nancy and Bud
Joined: 02 Aug 2019
Posts: 305
City/Region: Nashville
State or Province: IL
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Emma Mae
Photos: Emma Mae
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| Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Click our album to see what we did on Emma Mae this afternoon.
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Nancy and Bud
Joined: 02 Aug 2019
Posts: 305
City/Region: Nashville
State or Province: IL
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Emma Mae
Photos: Emma Mae
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| Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Installed non slip on swim platform. Perma-Trim just arrived so that will go on tomorrow before we that the grands tubing on Carlyle Lake. |
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SENSEI
Joined: 01 Nov 2003
Posts: 1067
City/Region: Stanwood
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1995
C-Dory Model: 22 Angler
Vessel Name: SENSEI
Photos: SENSEI and SERENITY
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 1:31 am Post subject: |
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I mounted a new step on the port side today along with a hand hold on the roof to be able to hold on while steping up on to the dock
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Roger on the "SENSEI" 
1983 22 Classic (acquired 1995)
1995 25 Cruiseship (sold 2012)
1993 22 Cruiser (sold 2014)
1995 22 Angler (acquired 2016)
1983 22 Classic (sold 2017) |
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gstraub
Joined: 02 Aug 2017
Posts: 113
City/Region: Callao
State or Province: VA
C-Dory Year: 1998
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: EnDoryFun
Photos: EnDoryFun
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:22 am Post subject: |
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Well, not just today, but over the last week, painted the bottom, installed new bimini (from Amazon for $150), rebedded two cleats, fixed a leak in the bilge pump area, oil change, and fuel filter change.
Thought we had a leak on the port side midships cleat. Pulled it off...it was only bedded with a TINY bit of silicone! Core was dry. Decided might as well pull the starboard side too while I was doing it. Core was wet! Used a bent nail in a drill to reef out some core on both sides. Dried with a hair dryer. Then injected epoxy, then thickened epoxy, and rebed with Lifecaulk.
Had water seeping in to cabin from area where bilge pump is. I have put fiberglass down twice to try and stop this as I thought it was coming from the wood joint. Still leaked, so figured it must be getting under the gelcoat where some was peeling up and seeping in that way. Well, I SHOULD pull the whole thing apart and fix it properly OR I could go get a can of Flex Seal and see if the stuff really works. Being lazy, I tried the Flex Seal! No more leak!!!!
Yesterday, I put it back in the water! Had enough fun for now!
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gstraub
Joined: 02 Aug 2017
Posts: 113
City/Region: Callao
State or Province: VA
C-Dory Year: 1998
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: EnDoryFun
Photos: EnDoryFun
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:22 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry, had a duplicate post and didn't know how to delete it... |
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alainP
Joined: 07 Oct 2016
Posts: 195
City/Region: TUCSON
State or Province: AZ
C-Dory Year: 2011
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: deja la
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:28 am Post subject: |
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| Starting to install EOH on my LoadRite! Might take some time, lots to deal with. |
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colbysmith
Joined: 02 Oct 2011
Posts: 4558
City/Region: Madison
State or Province: WI
C-Dory Year: 2009
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Traveler
Photos: C-Traveler and Midnight-Flyer
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| Quote: | | Starting to install EOH on my LoadRite! Might take some time, lots to deal with. |
Hi Alain,
What are you changing? If it's already surge, it's a matter of adding the EOH actuator and a Break-Away battery. And then you can either weld the surge coupler solid, or replace it. I just did all that to C-Traveler. I can go thru my files to see where I purchased the Dexter EOH actuator and a new coupler. (Would have been the best costs I could find, both US companies with their own websites. ) The break away batter required was 9amp or more, and it was kind of hard to find as most are 5amp. I bought mine from Etrailer. In any case, the hardest part was finding a location to mount everything. I did all this work as I wanted electric, and the trailer had stainless steel disc. In retrospect, it would have been a helluva lot cheaper and easier to have removed the hydraulic brakes all together and just gone to all electric. But that's going back to drum brakes... Colby |
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gulfcoast john
Joined: 14 Dec 2012
Posts: 989
City/Region: PENSACOLA
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2010
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Cat O' Mine
Photos: CAT O' MINE
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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Cruised to one of our favorite beaches almost 6.2 miles, for a walk.
Colby will like the huge snowdrifts on the beach!
I would be doing all kinds of things to this boat, if only it were not so perfect.
Day after tomorrow the days will be getting shorter, and winter is almost here.
Get on the boat!
John
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gstraub
Joined: 02 Aug 2017
Posts: 113
City/Region: Callao
State or Province: VA
C-Dory Year: 1998
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: EnDoryFun
Photos: EnDoryFun
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| gulfcoast john wrote: |
Day after tomorrow the days will be getting shorter, and winter is almost here.
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Now why did you have to go and depress me like that!!!!! |
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colbysmith
Joined: 02 Oct 2011
Posts: 4558
City/Region: Madison
State or Province: WI
C-Dory Year: 2009
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Traveler
Photos: C-Traveler and Midnight-Flyer
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| Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Those ain’t snow drifts John! Lol Heading up to Door County end of the month! That’ll be our first official “trip” on C-Traveler! |
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SENSEI
Joined: 01 Nov 2003
Posts: 1067
City/Region: Stanwood
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1995
C-Dory Model: 22 Angler
Vessel Name: SENSEI
Photos: SENSEI and SERENITY
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alainP
Joined: 07 Oct 2016
Posts: 195
City/Region: TUCSON
State or Province: AZ
C-Dory Year: 2011
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: deja la
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| Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 12:32 pm Post subject: EOH |
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Colby, thanks for the offer but I already have all the pieces , I think.
I got the Hydrastar actuator kit from etrailer and a Tekonsha controller. You are right, figuring out where and how so secure the stuff is the real challenge.
I am building a small platform out of 1/4" aluminum for the actuator and the large electrical J-box. The controller won't be to complicated I hope as I think Ford has a factory installed plug somewhere under the dash (yet to be found)
Where and how did you install the battery? what about the connection between the actuator and the trailer brake line, it looks like I'll need a special connector there ? Just starting on this one, the Toad charger project was very straight forward compared to this, Alain |
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colbysmith
Joined: 02 Oct 2011
Posts: 4558
City/Region: Madison
State or Province: WI
C-Dory Year: 2009
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Traveler
Photos: C-Traveler and Midnight-Flyer
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| Quote: | Colby, thanks for the offer but I already have all the pieces , I think.
I got the Hydrastar actuator kit from etrailer and a Tekonsha controller. You are right, figuring out where and how so secure the stuff is the real challenge.
I am building a small platform out of 1/4" aluminum for the actuator and the large electrical J-box. The controller won't be to complicated I hope as I think Ford has a factory installed plug somewhere under the dash (yet to be found)
Where and how did you install the battery? what about the connection between the actuator and the trailer brake line, it looks like I'll need a special connector there ? Just starting on this one, the Toad charger project was very straight forward compared to this, Alain |
The platform sounds like it'll be nice. I ended up just using some angle iron. not real pretty, but functional. You can look in my photo album. Ford should have the factory plug up under the dash, sort of easy to find. The issue will be in the 12vt accessory line. I found on my last Ford, it would not work without the Ford controller. So I just ran a new line from the truck's battery, back to the rearend, and then put that in the 7 pin trailer recepticle. The fitting on the hydraulic line that fit into the surge coupler, was the same size needed to fit into the EOH actuator, so it was just a matter of moving the line from one to the other. I located the trailer break away battery on the side of the bow stop post. Colby |
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Howtam
Joined: 08 Dec 2019
Posts: 5
City/Region: Clarkston
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Rising Sun
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| Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 12:21 pm Post subject: Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho |
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| We spent 5 days on Lake Pend Oreille on our CD22, Rising Sun. It was Great. Well, except for the short thunderstorm that snuck in on Wednesday. |
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