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We are off tomorrow to rejoin Chack Chack where she has been stored inside their spar shed after we completed the trip from Jeckyl Island, GA to Chesapeake, VA. This trip will take us up the Chesapeake Bay, through the C&D canal, down Delaware Bay, up the New Jersey coast and to New York...

Tom just a guess but I bet its poly glo which is similar to an acrylic floor wax you can put on fiberglass. It leaves a thick coating that yellows over time and is a bear to get off. Look at the polyglo web site, they sell a remover, or you might try an acrylic floor wax remover. Eric

We bought the Frigidaire 5,000 BTU Mini Window Air Conditioner with Rotary Controls FRA052XT7 from Wal Mart. com and had it delivered to Jekyl Island last year when we were heading up the coast in July. It worked great, fits in the front window with some floaties stuffed around it and stores in...

Like Brent said, we just go to Wal Mart and buy denatured alcohol in the paint section Eric

You could look on The Hull Truth and search trailer tires. There is a lot of discussion there about each brand available and peoples experiences with them. The Maxxis tires that Miss Emily is using seem to be well regarded. Eric

Try Bolton Stainless, they did a great job for us when we had them build the arch for our CD 25, the pictures are on there website. www.boltonstainless.com Eric

Darn it, we are just going to miss you guys. We will be leaving from Norfolk on our way back up to New York on June 20th. Eric

On our loop trip our Chack Chack spent the first winter at Sheplers in Mackinaw City, Michigan, indoors but no heated storage. We diconnected the water heater and emptied it by forcing compressed air in the inlet line. We ran RV antifreezed through the entire water system and all the pumps...

I did Hanks modification on my 2006 CD 2006, worked the gaskets over etc. and the cockpit hatches are still a sieve. The only way you will keep the bilge dry is to keep the cockpit covered, its just a poor design, but it is my one and only gripe about an otherwise wonderful boat. Eric

Capn Jack - you haven't even been on a curvy road till you have been out the Lost Coast Loop - I think its 100 miles of curves to make 20 miles up the coast, but the Redwood Groves are unforgetable and the scenery majestic. Eric

October is a beautiful time to drive up the coast from San Francisco. The weather will be warm, no fog, and no rain. Go over the Golden Gate Bridge and then take Highway 1. Go out the Lost Coast loop on your way up to Eureka, and spend some time on the Southern Oregon coast in Brookings. Eric

Its probably best to change the oil in the outboards lower units before storing in freezing conditions, just on the outside chance there has been water intrusion. Eric

Not elegant but we just use the old laptop in the V-Berth approach. If its choppy put a couple of pillows behind it. It does solve another problem that the ram mounts or a solid mount will not which is decreasing shock to the computer. I'm not sure your HDD is going to like the solid mount...

But the answer is obvious - Suzuki :lol:

I'm not quite sure its this simple, but - loosen the set screw holding the plastic cover on your wheel, and take the cover off. There is a nut that you can tighten and that may just solve your problem. Hope its that easy for you! Eric

While we were anchored in the lagoon at Tahaa, a French guy who owned a pension on one of the motus would come by in the morning on his powerboat with fresh baked bread and crouisants, and freshly made juice - now that was good! Eric

Tom, I have to say that one of the riskiest things you do every day is jump in your car and go merrily driving off. Maybe you are on you way to Safeway and whammo - off to the netherworld. If people really cared they would avoid cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, lets not be overweight and...

Pat, we don't have a wallas stove, but do love our Origo alcohol stove. Its a completely simple no mess, no fuss always works piece of equipment. On the loop as we are doing it we have always been able to buy alcohol at a hardware store or the paint section at Walmart. It is a little smelly...

You might check out Bentley Harris Roundit 2000 as well. Eric

We started our trip down Lake Michigan to Chicago from Indian River Marina last year. I think the trip down the Inland waterway from Indian River to Cheboygan was interesting, and Cheboygan itself is a nice stop. Eric