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UPDATE to the Lewmar Pro Fish 700 WINDLASS MODS: After several weeks of using the windlass with the two lexan guides installed, I can report that, thus far, the rope has not jumped off of the gypsy on either the launch or the retrieve. This has made anchoring a lot more enjoyable. Here is the...

Holy Moly, We had a sidewall rupture this weekend on the starboard / forward trailer tire and it was a bear to remove. fortunately we were in a parking lot when we discovered it and not on the shoulderless road that we often travel enroute to the launch ramp. BTW- I had previosly removed the aft...

For Gearheaded Brats - I am always looking for ways to minimize the number and weight of the tools that I carry on C Eagle. I recently replaced a set of SAE and Metric box end wrenches with only 4 total wrenches made by Gear Wrench. This model is called Quad because each end wrench has 4...

Boat Tool Bag with Complete Set of Metric and SAE Gear Wrenches tuck into a side pocket and take up minimum space. Each pair is bundled with 8 inch tie wraps in an unlocked configuration for quick identification. White is Metric, Black is SAE.

Complete set of most used SAE and Metric Sizes in just 4 box wrenches. These handy reversible wrenches are made by Gear Wrench sold at Lowes, Sears, etc.

Larry and Jo, We were at the Goosepond Marina on Saturday, July 5th when you went by. A friend spotted Thelma Lou and called me by cell to tell me that he saw a C Dory heading down river near Goosepond Marina MM 378 RDB at around 2:30 pm. I tried to call you on CH 16 but you were out of range...

Hello Brats, While attending an airshow at the Huntsville International Airport yesterday a summer thunderstorm came up suddenly and caused 12 injuries, 1 fatality. At 2pm we were positioned just north of the airport to get some shots of vintage aircraft and the Blue Angels when a cloud front...

Ed, After I changed to 8 plait and tightened the loose finger, I still saw the rope jump off occasionally only during retrieval. By walking the rope back and forth through the gypsy, I determined that this problem seemed to be caused by the shallow rope locker depth. The shallow locker causes...

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Guide for the port side rides on stripper finger. The photo shows a V arrangement with two guides but the left side of the V has been removed since this photo was taken. The combination of the fixed guide on the starboard side and the floating guide on the port side seems to work well.

Lexan guide mounted with 4200 to keep rope from moving to outside

Lexan guide holds rope on gypsy

Rope coming in at acute angle from locker and about to slip from under finger.

Rope completely off of gypsy

Larry and jo, We hope that we can at least meet you within the constraints of your 8 day cruise. We live in Huntsville about 5 minutes from Ditto Landing at MM333.3 and are down there often. Pls feel to contact us by email or pm for more information and an opportunity to meet as you pass by or...

Hello JennyKatz, I installed the single burner Wallas (Safeflame Model 800 mini cooker) on our CD 22 shortly after we got it (Jan. 2006) and it has, for far, run flawlessly and it gets used A LOT! When the Wallas operates correctly, it is a very simple beast. Some guidelines that we follow...

Jim and Sandy, Great to hear from you and hope that you are enjoying your CD. We were out 4 days on ours last week and had the Tennessee River to ourselves for the most part. We like to explore remote places like the Flint and Paint Rock rivers that are inaccessible to most cruisers. We hope...

Finally got around to adding teak trim to the cabinet doors cut into my CD 22 commuter many moons ago. The new trim makes the original stuff look bad, so I will need to refinish it. Hmmmmm....... Will I ever learn to leave well enough alone? :roll: