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Yes, you should be concerned as much for weight carrying capacity as safety in twin axles. You stated the case for the safety of twin axles well in the foregoing post, so let's talk about capacity. Forget the factory numbers. They are flat wrong. I have seen a lot of posts from knowledgeable...

If you have ever tried hauling a heavy boat (close to the TV's weight) up a steep, wet ramp you will appreciate 4WD. We tow a camping trailer with our 4WD Nissan Pathfinder which weighs about 3/4 of the Pathfinder's weight. We camp in state and national parks and forests. They are not primitive...

I once did the same thing and loaded by Nissan small truck full of wet mulch. I had probably 2,000 lbs in the bed and I suspect it was only rated for 1,000. The extra weight unloaded the front wheels to make it squirrelly as you said. This won't happen when towing a trailer unless you tongue...

Sorry the screen push trick didn't work for you. Yes the C80 and similar Cs is analogue and the world is now digital. You might want to call Pete Waterson at Seacoast Marine Electronics in Oriental, NC and see if the has a C80 available to sell. Pete is a Raymarine dealer and a hell of a sharp...

If your problem with the C80 is hash on the screen, try pressing the screen down around the sides and corners. Often a connector inside comes loose which causes the problem. Pushing the screen restores the connection. There is a fairly simple way to fix it permanently by removing the unit and...

I have been following this section for most of this year, looking for just the right C-Dory. I have noticed that most who post their boat for sale do not include the location. Maybe for half of those you can figure it out from their home location. But a substantial fraction you cannot. So post...

With a new Tomcat base MSRP of $155k, one can probably be purchased for about $135k base. Not sure what options are worth adding to that base for comparison. If the new electronics are post lightning then they may add to that base. A twelve year old very nice C_Dory should sell for about half...

The answer to your question needs more info: Are the three switches simple on/off switches. Where is the solar panel connected now- to the terminals of the house battery maybe. Where is the parallel switch connected? To the terminals or after the on/off switches. You need to create a path from...

For a lunch hook where reversing currents are not an issue, you can't beat the Fortress aluminum anchor. The FX7 noted above is about the right size with 10-15' of 1/4" chain. It works well with most bottoms: mud and sand but not so good with a rocky bottom. David

I have done this, but with a much lighter boat. I first jacked up the bow of the trailer with a V block and a floor jack. Then I backed the trailer up, disconnected the tongue and raised the tongue to let the bunks line up. Then in this case I used the trailer winch to pull the trailer and boat...

This question was answered by giving the history of the Venture and its design and dimensional differences in another recent thread on this subject. Basically the deeper keel of the Venture 26 will provide a better ride in chop than the Cruiser 25. The Venture feels a little bigger due to its...

A lot depends on what you tow with. A full size SUV or truck with 4WD should be able to launch and retrieve any C-Dory. 4WD is handy with wet ramps. David

You can put a bolt through the surge actuator to disable it, but it shouldn't be too hard to replace it with a conventional coupler. For your other questions and a good place to buy the parts, talk to the pros at etrailer.com. David

And you had $15K of new equipment vs sixteen year old equipment in the Alaskan boat. Just like boats, equipment depreciates. That boat is probably worth 1/3 of new price and so is the extra equipment. And FWIW, the only reason I am willing to comment on the price of that boat is the OP asked...

Good point about making sure that you have the GPS chip in the iPads. Not a problem for Androids. AFAIK all Android tablets have GPS chips. David

Your offer would be about right, maybe even a little high if the boat were in the lower 48. But everything in Alaska is expensive. David

Or you can buy a brand new Samsung Android tablet for about the same money that runs MxMariner which is a very easy to use nav app. David

The newish Evinrude E-TEC G2 outboard is an interesting engine that beats its competition soundly in fuel consumption and low speed torque in addition to other benefits. How do I know this? Well I have been interested in buying a C-Dory pocket cruiser and all are outboard powered, so I have...

Bob: After seeing that both PolarNav and SEAiq have announced that they will no longer support updates for Active Captain data, I got to looking at other chart plotters for iOS. I did notice that AquaMap was going to continue to support AC data once Garmin releases the interface specs. So you...

I sent you an email, but no response, so here is the message I sent: I saw your Venture 23 listed for sale on C-Brats. Some questions: What navigation equipment do you have? Your pics are confusing. One shows a large chartplotter/radar display, another shows the large one and a small one next...