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I have a 2006 CD19 and am starting the potting process. The fuel tank cleats on my boat look like they are fiberglassed to the hull. Does anyone with a 22 or 19 have this same construction. When did the factory seem to go to the fiber in cleat design? This could be just wishful thinking...

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I will have to repaint the bottom of my new used 19. The hull has a nice small approx 1/4 inch pinstripe just above the paint line. When I pressure washed the boat pieces of that pinstripe went by by. Question: is the pinstripe paint or applied tape and was it put on at the factory. Anyone...

i just bought this boat and have it at my work shop under roof. The owner Roger was sad to see her go. Come to find out we both were around Sylva NC in our past lives and had that place in common. Today I pulled the hubs off and checked and repacked the wheel bearings. The original 2006...

I sold our CD25 and just bought a CD19 from another C brat. Two weeks without boat. I need advice on two items which may need the drill out and epoxy fill process. The fuel tank floor cleats appear to be screwed into the floor. And the drain hole is a rolled brass tube. The boat is a...

After I check the weather and read the local and national news sites, the next place I go on my computer or ipad is the C-Brats site. Now I have other abiding interests-- bicycles, motorcycles, Rvs, Presbyterian Church stuff, county commissioning, economics, history etc. But I like this place...

A few weeks ago my wife and I took a slow trip in our RV down to western Florida and then down to Key West. We stayed in state parks most of the time. While in Collier Seminole state park we went out for a evening walk to look at the birds. The park had a small dock on the water among the...

Are there any 16 CD cruiser owners out there that are 6'3" or more . Is it a constant head bumper or do you learn to adjust? Have any of you lowered the seats so that you do not hit your head in rough conditions. slowtrot

I confess that I am generally wrong about things of which I have little first hand experience. Mere opinion is not worth much. Boat building is not in my portfolio. I have managed declining industries as well as expanding businesses. I know that when demand structurally declines , the best...

Can anyone provide the actual total weight of a fully loaded CD19 including the trailer . The factory number is 3,000 lbs which seems low.

Either system works well it they are maintained. For years a lot of military tracked vehicles ran oil bath lube systems. I liked them because i could walk the tank line and do a visual inspection to make sure they were lubricated. I have done this for thousands of axles. I could not do that...

The St johns is on our list to do this year. We want to start near the northern end and head south and then return. Any suggestions about where to launch and store truck and trailer for several weeks? Tks Slowtrot

Jim of Wild Blue is right , inavx works. I went down to south Georgia to help a friend move a 38 foot trawler from Darien to Savannah. I put my ipad with the inavx by the helm and all eyes went from the Garmin chart plotter to the the ipad and stayed there. After dark I was at the helm and...

I have a C25 with a yamaha 150 and on Dec 12 2012 I ordered a yamaha 9.9 high thrust long foot with electric start and power tilt as a kicker. I checked with the dealer the other day and the Yamaha corp office said that the next build cycle was in march. So heads up, delivery on some...

Today I added disc brakes to the second axel of our CD25 trailer. The original trailer was built by a now out of business supplier and only had one set of disc brakes on the first axel. It may have been grandfathered in Fla . The one set seemed to stop the boat fine even on a steep downhill...

This is a subject about like the single motor or dual motor on a boat or the kind of oil to run in a motorcycle engine. Be nice! There is no one right answer. It depends on-------- I have some practical experience with diesels from military and industry. I still have a diesel kabota...

I finally got around to putting our CD25 on certified scales. It had around 55 gals of fuel, no water, and an empty black water tank. It was weighed fully rigged including a Honda generator, roof AC,no kicker, all tools, pots, pans and plates and a 150 yamaha main motor. Total weight with...

The type of equipment and tools really depend upon the kind of work you want to do. Most people buy too much stuff and concentrate on the shop stuff and not on the work. For example a shop focused on Windsor chairs is likely to only need a small spindle lathe, a bench, and some good hand...

Tested the Wallas the other day. Would not start. Called Scan Marine. Doug walked me through possible problems. Took the stove out flipped it over leaving power and fuel connected. Took off the bottom combustion chamber cover and watched the cycle. Pulled out glow plug and hooked the plug...

I bought the pvc plastic bushing at Home Dbgepot. ( 438-101HC 3/4" X1/2" flush bushing SPIGx RFPT.) I think this translates as a slip fitting for the internal application with glue to the inside of a pvc 3/4" pipe with female 1/2" recessed tapered pipe threads on the inside. The bushing...