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OK "mild natural soap" is obviously a code word for, uh, what? When I go to the store which mild natual soap am I looking for? Thanks! Mike

Tom, From your images your boat looks to be a dead ringer for mine (which is also an 84 Classic), except for this tank business. The installation looks nicely done, but I don't think it's a factory job. I've never cut into the area below my berths but from knocking around both inside and out...

Hi Tom, You know the more I think about it painting sounds like a real hassle (no offense, Byrdman). Maybe just because it's hot today The thought of yanking all the hardware off, and removing the portlights makes me want to go drink a beer instead. A possible middle ground might be to repair...

Hi Tom, How bad is it? Can you get a shine on the gel coat with a bit of elbow grease? If you can, you can fix the nicks with West Marine's cream, or off-white, I can't remember which, SeaFit gel coat repair goop. It's comes in a little tube and is a really good match for the older boats...

Hi Folks, I'm looking for some feedback on brakes for dual-axle trailers. About two years ago I bought a new custom trailer for my 22 Classic from a local builder here in the Houston area. I've never really been pleased with the surge brakes compared to those on the old single-axle trailer...

Here's a mid-project photo of my Decraguard renewal. I scraped the old blistered Cetol off with a sharp flat blade scraper and then polished the Decraguard with 3M fiberglass polish. The image shows the finished starboard side with the door and port side left to go. It took about 5 hours to...

Richard, Should you buy a C-Dory? Well maybe. I like to look at boats as a tradeoff between the fun factor and the guilt factor. You should get a boat that will be fun, safe, that will do the stuff you mostly want to do, without costing so much that you feel guilty if you don't use it. This...

The old boats could have some fun problems. I think they were rigged for International Rules and had a forward 20 point running light on the removable post, an aft 12 point running light over the cabin door, a combined 10 point red and green forward of the cabin hatch, and an aft 12 point...

Great Topic! I had Cetol on my 1984 Decraguard, which was applied by the previous owner, and it looked good for about 15 years. Then it took a quick turn for the worse and looked awful. The surface laminate on Decraguard is a "high-density polyester" not unlike gelcoat and I suspect you could...

Hi Fred, I looked into the same thing a few years ago. Gordon Tamaki with Diamond Sea Glaze sent me an Email about the subject. Hi Michael! We do mfg. the windows for C-Dory 22. Unfortunately we did not mfg them in 1984 so I'm certain whether the window size is the same as it is today. The...

Browndog, If your windows leak (bummer) you'll have to replace the seals. I'm not sure where those can be purchased. If the seals just look crummy, you can clean them up with acetone. I've seen some really awfull vinyl seals clean up like new with acetone. Just be sure to wear gloves and a...

Hello to some old friends and some new ones too. I have a 1984 Classic and I'd like to replace the fixed center cabin window with an opening model. I think this has been covered in other boards in other places but I thought I'd ask to see if anyone had done this recently. I think the original...