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Harvey, I know that you are not so short that your eyes are 3' off the water. It would be closer to 5' and maybe a bit more. That was an excellent point about VHF antennas, that they should be perpendicuar to the water--and never slanted back where most of your signal is going off into...

Thank you KC--I agree that the Strobe beats the "flare", except for battery replacement--and extra batteries can easily be kept aboard in the ditch bag. We had this on our last C Dory 25, along with DSC on the marine VHF radio. Be sure and get the proper MMSI number from Boat US. in only...

Is there a core in the bulkhead you are re-doing the hatch covers? If so, any bad core (wet or broken down) must be removed before doing anything else. Then use Life Seal Life Caulk as your sealant for plactic to fiberglass. If you have a local 'gasket" or "Rubber company" often they can make...

Dowsil 795 is a very tough sealant used for adhesion and glazzing of windows on large office builings. It is also used on the MegaYachts for their large window sealing. I became familiar with it when we removed the glass windows and put in 3/8" lexan "bullet proof" windows in our Cal 46--these...

The Raymarine 24" radar does not look out of place on a C Dory22 where as a 4' open scanner would. The dinghy serves all sorts of other uses than just taking a dog ashore. We have used ours in several emergencies to get people out of the water, to get an emergency message out at Lake Powell...

"Having nine panels of BOTH materials to choose from would be really elegant. Happy Hunting" I am not sure where John came up with 9 panels. The opaque material is light weight, and in a single sheet for each side. The can be hung with snaps, lift the dot fasteners or Velcro. On out last 25...

It is difficult for me to believe that there is not some water influex into the cockpit through John's Phifertex panels in heavy rain and wind--certainly conditions we have encountered in all areas of the US in our cruising C Dorys and larger boats. There certainly is visability through John's...

I have used both the free fall and power down Lewmar 700. I much perfer the standard power down, because it can be totally controlled at the helm. I Drop the anchor to the bottom, note which way the wind or current will push or pull the boat. Then I back down slowly, paying out the line with...

Excellent post; Thank you John. I wonder about the outside person being able to see inside the Phifertex plus at night when it is dark outside and you have a light on in the cockpit? Do you have a cloth or some blocking material in case this happens? The alternate to the DECKadence carpet is...

"I've never seen a transom saver with a spring in it." I guess I can say "I have never seen a Transom Saver without a spring". Mine had a spring in the center which has a bit of give, and acts like a shock adsorber. Only a short distance of travel. However it is the only Transom Saver I have...

The Transom Saver in this case is a strut which goes from the leg of the motor/motors tilted up to the trailer frame, and is spring loaded. (There is also a "Transom Saver" which is a hdp plastic block attatched to the transom to screw the depth sounder transducer into, avoiding multiple holes...

I order my snaps and other fastners from SailRite. You can count on their quality. You might get good ones, if a brand name, or not, on Amazon. Local craft stores may also sell them. For setting, I use either a hammer and setter, or a device which fits over a set of square jaw Vise Grip...

The teak idea might work, but I would not count on it. I would open the core from the back or underside. Replace it with either piywood or other core material. Plywood would be the strongest. Then go put new glass buld up with 1708 on the bottom to a thickness of at least 1/4". All of this...

I believe Mr T was on the "A" team. No worry. My C Dory moniker is "Thataway", or some members started calling me "Dr. Bob". Yes, I am an MD, and spent half of my time in academics teaching and half the time in private practice of Internal Medicine and Nephrology. I started learning about...

Search the site. There is another thread recenty and several in the past about deck mounting this anchor line reel winch.

I apologize for not understanding the exact nature of the issue. You are on the right track. It is not normal to have cracking there. The plate you describe is usual. It should be enough. I would diginto the platform, and add more glass on the back using epoxy resin. You can keep the same...

Fairly easy to do, cost about 1400 plus or minus, if you have a controller in the vehicle. No controller necessary for surge brakes. Dexter, BrakeRite and HydraStar are the accentuators and run from $ 800 to $1100 for just the controller. You need the lock out, battery and some new wiring...

What you quote as coming from "Gunslinger1" is actually a quote of the material I had posted. If you have flexion and cracking, this bodes for core damage. put your main motor in the trailering position and put your full body weight on the skeg--pull down on it-- If there is any flection of...

Usuallly you have the rail made locally because of the expense and difficuly shipping. Usually the arch is high enough that the inflatable dinghy pontoons will fit under it while inflated. The wiring can be run thru the tubing, and into the interior of the C Dory where it can be easily be run...

A few caveats: The Permitrim is the best foil on the C Dory--I have had boats which came with other foils, so I had a comparison in the same boat, same setup otherwise. There is a danger in trimming the bow down with weights--that is if you are going down wave, you want the bow trimmed up..I...