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I was thinking of re-applying either a new coat of bottom paint on a cleaned hull or if the removed paint came off cleanly, I would try to buff the gelcoat to its original condition. I dont usually leave my boat in the water more than 2 or 3 days at the longest, so I really don't have a need...

I will try that to get most off. Probably West Marine will know of some type of application for getting the remainder off. Vern

Can anyone recommend a good solvent to remove bottom paint. I believe the bottom paint type I have is the non ablative finish. Rather than sanding or grinding, I am hoping there is an easier way to remove without damaging the gelcoat. Any comments or recommedations would be appreciated...

Reminds me of my days diving bugs in HI...we ate so much, I literally could not eat them any longer. BUT if you were nearby, we could trade for dungeness crab (when the are in season) or fresh albacore sashimi...yumm, yumm!

Sealion 40 miles out took one of our fish.

I know how tough it can be going out of any bar in the fog and navigating to safe depths once out. I try to study my charts and ask a lot of questions before going out in any unfamilar ports but it still is a challenge when that darn fog rolls in. I save gps trails for each port I fish out of...

Decided to make another tuna run to Half Moon Bay again as the weather and warm water moved within range again (42 miles). Launched from Pillar Point Harbor at 4AM and motored out to our numbers in 2 - 3 ft seas with 5' - 15" mph winds. Ran 15 mph for the first 1.5 hrs in the dark, then a...

We burned 41 gallons RT. We topped off both tanks and took two 6 gallon containers and came back with 18 gallons. Our numbers were 36 miles from port, so am guessing we ran a total of approximately 120 - 130 miles total. There were no birds, but we did see some marks. We just went with...

Here is the link to photos of our trip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40076065@N08/?saved=1 We motored out at dark and kept it at 15mph and then when light enough took it up to 22 - 25 mph. All total, it took us about 3.5 hours because we made one stop too early of the numbers. We ran 4 rods...

Not sure how many CD's there are out here, but I have a beige stripe and twin Yamaha 50's. I will try to start an album one of these days. Vern

Three of us fished out of Half Moon Bay on the maiden tuna run for my CD22 this past Saturday. We trailered down to Pillar Pt Harbor the day before and got a slip for 2 days...a great way to avoid launch traffic and test out the cabin accomodations. At 4AM, we motored out 38 miles on flat...

Being from Oahu also, I have seen a lot of small boats go out of Waianae Harbor loaded with all the gear, coolers, ice, tackle (and life vests?, nah no need). I fish with my brother out of Kaneohe when I go back every year and the typical fishing water is 15 - 20 mph and 4' - 6' seas...pounding...

I have a slightly used Casio flat screen TV and Shakespeare exterior dome antennae and an indoor booster with all the cabling and connections that I took out of my '03CD last fall. I have not tested it, but was told by the previous seller that it was in excellent condition. I am a fisherman...

I just purchased a new '08 Tundra 5.7L V8 for $22,900, 4WD with most of the options I needed. It was cheaper than what I saw used on Craigs for '07's! It rides and tows very nice, plus I added a front hitch so driving it into tight spaces is easy now. The highway mileage w/o towing is about...

That appears to be the same type of material that my pickups were made of and I would NOT reuse them even if they appear to be in good condition. When I emptied the tanks, the fragmented pieces were old and yellow. After shaking the pieces out of the tanks, they just crumbled if you squeezed...

I had problems with my fuel tanks unbeknownst to me when I purchased my '03 CD22 back in Sept last year. I had the same problem with sputtering on higher rpms and then had the carbs gone thru on both twin 50's. Then I changed all fuel lines, fuel filter, primer bulbs, connectors, etc. with...

Thanks for the saftey check...it's better to be safe than sorry. Vern

I found the easiest way to remove tanks is to first siphon as much gas as possible. Remove both starboard front covers. Then take some silicon spray with a tube and spray lightly between the connection of the black fuel hose to the male fuel tank inlet after removing the clamps. Do this for...

My motors would die as I powered up, so we figured there was some kind of vaccum leak because the carbs were adjusted to factory specs. After draining the tanks and examining the pickups, they crumbled like potato chips and since the bottom screens were broken off, you could surmise that the...

I have a 2003 CD22 with twin 50 Yamahas and had the same issues of stalling and difficult starting. After having my mechanic go through both motors, the problem persisted and he finally checked both fuel tanks finding that the pickups (plastic) had disintegrated on one and cracked on the other...