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I just applied a Keelguard to the area between the bow eye and anchor roller for the purpose of protecting the gel coat and it works great. Bill Showalter

Tom, Have you tried switching fromhigh frequency to low frequency? I believe that 300' may be near the limit for the high frequency mode. Bill

Don't know about losing bottom. Haven't been able to get my boat to high speed yet. Will let you know after I re-power. Bill

Sounds like a great idea to let people know what i go through during the repowering process. Will be installing a new Teleflex hydraulic steering system at the same time. Had ordered it for my Honda 45s since my mechanical steering cable was in need of replacing. Just had to amend the order...

Thanks everyone for all of the excellent reponses to my inquiry. No, I am not some sort of speed freak but reading what others have had to say it just sounds as though I have never experienced the full power that my 45s should have provided. Having no other reference point, I had grown a bit...

Charlie, Sounds like you've had good luck with your 45s. Mine had low hours(about 500) when I bought the boat, and I have had nothing but problems with them from the time I took ownership even though they checked out during the survey and sea trial. Hence the reason to repower even though they...

I guess that I didn't have any reference point for what other engines weighed. That sounds like enough to steer me towards the 50s since even those sound like they are pushing it with the weight factor(486 pounds total for two of them). Thanks, Bill

I have decided to re-power my 1994 22' C-Dory. It is currently powered with twin Honda BF45s that came with the boat initially. I have 3 batteries, a windlass, 30 feet of chain, a live well, trim tabs and assorted other equipment on board. The boat seems sluggish with the 45s, slow to get up...

Yes, POR-15 is great stuff. Until now I've tried Rustoleum rusty metal primer on rusted metal, but was never very impressed with the result. This stuff really works. Bill Showalter

I just performed a complete overhaul of my 1994 EZ Loader trailer after the main crossbeams rusted through and I almost ended up dragging my transom down the highway. I must say that although the EZ Loaders may not be as good as other trailer makes with welded parts, it was nice to be able to...

I just purchased my 22' C-Dory Cruiser and, after doing some reading it appears that the boat is not sitting on the trailer properly. The transom is hanging off the back of the trailer unsupported by about 20 inches. From what I have read this can cause stress and deformity of the hull due to...

My new transducer is the Furuno 526T-HDD 1000Watt(W) Broadband Bronze Thru-Hull Transducer with Temp. to go with the Furuno BBFF1 Network Sounder. I believe that it is the equivalent to the Airmar 256 or 258. I wanted to get a really good 1000W transducer because here in Hawaii if one is going...

If you haven't already done the cover, allow me to share what I plan to do to enlarge my anchor locker. I plan on cutting a piece of plywood that will angle aft a bit to really enlarge the area. It will stop a couple of inches or so before reaching the cabin ceiling, to provide some air...

Would love to work out a trade with somebody sometime. We live on the Big Island of Hawaii and own a C-Dory 22. Miles of remote coastline on the West side of the island great for cruising, although not much in the way of harbors with the types of amenities people on the mainland are used to...

I just purchased a very nice 1000W thru-hull transducer to go with my new Furuno fishfinder. Because my C-Dory does not have the typical space seen on most boats between the cockpit floor and bilge, the only possible place that I can actually mount this transducer will be in the space between...

I've had my eye on the 3100. Will follow to see how things go and how you like the device.

Has anybody else been having difficulty viewing the photo section of this website the past few days as I have. Keep getting the following error message when I try to enter the photo section : Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in...

Anybody in possession of an older circa 1994 C-Dory 22' Cruiser owner's manual. Would gladly pay expenses for photocopying/mailing a copy to me. Just bought the boat and an owner's manual would be nice.

Joe, I have not actually seen anything in writing to the effect that the Horizons are being phased out. I am only deducing that from the evidence that I stated in my prior post. But yes, it appears as though the entire Horizon line may be being phased out. The HorizonG(gypsy Only) appears to...

I have been leaning towards purchasing a S/L Horizon 600 Free Fall(FF) windlass, given the strong recommendations for that particular windlass on this website. However, I have a sense that that particular windlass is being discontinued from the S/L (Lewmar) product line and it seems like in...