Recent content by swf

Removing the filler hoses is the hardest part of removing the fuel tanks. I used a variety of pry bars and small pieces of wood as fulcrums to try pry the hose up off the filler necks, which are much longer than they may seem to be. This did not work that well. I tried greasing the hoses but...

I bought one of these ladders and found it next to useless as the standoffs are cheap aluminum tubing and bent the first time I tried to use it. I substituted wooden dowels but it was still not very functional and it is about to go to the metal recycling bin. A stainless ladder with robust...

The first Canuck to cough up. Come on Canada!

Hi, we also have twins, and agonized over where to store a dinghy (and what kind to get, how much to spend, etc.) We finally bought an Achilles LT2 and carry it on the cabin top with a little 6 foot long plastic kayak on top of that. It looks a bit cumbersome but the overall weight is not too...

Thanks for all the advice. I have opted to buy new lower units and not weld the cracks, or use JB weld.

Hi all, I have a pair of Honda 40’s. They have roughly 400 and 250 hours respectively (Stbd motor used for salmon trolling, hence the difference). The boat is a 2002 and I think the motors are also. They start and run perfectly. I have been happily using the boat since our purchase...

Hi all Well, after a number of close calls, we managed to buy a 2003 22, thanks entirely to posting on this forum and getting a message from a very nice young man suddenly transferred to the State of Georgia from the Pacific Northwest. We now own Lorelei, with its well maintained twin 40...

First, let me say how impressed I am by all the information you have all provided. I see the proof of the comment I read on the site somewhere that the best part of owning a c-dory is this forum. So thank you. For what it is worth, a marine insurance broker told me today that the size of...

Hi all, this is my first post. I am trying (so far without success) to buy a 22 cruiser. They keep getting sold out from underneath me! We are now looking at a 2001 with a newish Honda 135. I know that a 90 is a common engine. Is the 135 simply too big for a 22? It looks enormous.