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Thought I would chime in on the Canadian Coast Guard question while in PLI.... There is an RCMSAR (Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue) station located in Pender Harbor. Station #61. I believe that if there was an emergency medical incident in PLI and the JRCC (Joint Rescue Co-Ordination...

Hi Stephan; Thank you for the reply, while it would be nice to decrease the weight of the 2 FLA start batteries by using only a single one, I prefer to keep the 2 engine start batteries as separate systems. I power my downriggers and pot puller from the kicker's battery, and the kicker has...

I am looking for advice and product recommendations for changing out my current AGM house battery bank to a LiFeP04 bank. Also thinking of adding a solar panel or 2 for the house bank in the near future. (200W or so..) I usually carry a Honda 1000i for charging the current system when on the...

I used this stuff from US Energy (Amazon link): https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00ZODN276?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title I turned the foil side against the hull and glued it on with spray on contact cement, then used white duct tape to cover the seams. Turned out pretty good, and keeps the...

Many thanks to Gary and Julie from NMI to put this together! Just ordered mine, and an FYI for those in the Great White North, shipping and handling by mail is $20 CDN on Lulu, more than double the cost of the calendar with the discount.... oh well...

I installed a Lewmar V700 on my 23 about 3 years ago. After the first boating season, the motor on the unit stopped working (dead). I didn't take apart the motor, just purchased a replacement and installed it. The second motor just failed last week during a short 4 day outing.... so I have...

During a training exercise (I volunteer for the Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue), we decided to cruise into Conover Cove on Wallace Island to have a look.... and....surprise surprise there was a number of C-Dorys in the cove. Great to see this..

Cathy and I had a great time meeting all of the C-Brats that came to Princess Louisa! Thanks to Patrick for creating this thread, and thanks to Gary for bringing it back up and helping to organize! We would be interested in going again next year.......maybe an annual event? Chris and Cathy

I installed a Scotty rod holder receptacle on the forward part of the cockpit gunnel (gunwale?). Scotty also sells a pin for mounting on just about anything, to fit the receptacle. I bolted this pin mount to the bottom of my Sea-B-Que bracket. I had Scotty rod holder mounts on the gunnels...

Just wanted to add to the above.... depending on the browser or operating system, the right click on the image in the album may have several choices. For instance on Firefox/Linux, right clicking on the image and selecting "copy link" will copy and then paste the text below...

A sad day for all. We stayed at Telegraph Cove just this past summer on our Broughton Islands adventure. The whale museum, pub, restaurant are all gone, according to the reports. It was all for sale when we were there in the summer... :shock...

I would also recommend the Espar (or similar) diesel heater solution. I installed one on my 23 here: http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?set_albumName=album1972&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php Mark (16' cruiser "Limpet") has a nice photo album documenting what he...

Yes, I have had water under the cabin floor and the cockpit floor. I had minimal core damage in the cabin floor mostly caused by the screw penetrations of the L brackets that hold down the plywood cabinet dividers and the water tank frame. Thanks to this site, I learned how to repair these -...

I have a 2006 CC, HIN # GXK23015K606. Chris

I used the Imtra 4000 ones as well. I had some balsa rot around some of the old screw holes, caused by poor sealing from the factory so I had to auger that out and at the same time added some plywood shims to fill in the gap, then glassed. They are a close fit on the 23, any larger and they...