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FWIW Bulldog Boatwerks has a 2004 25, possibly asking 60K. Twin Hondas, well equipped, not a bad boat. http://www.fishingworld.com/vDealers/FL ... Boatwerks/ Talk with Ray or Vivien. Incidentally the head concerns discussed here were our primary reason for spending extra for a 25 and we're...

If you want to try the Punta Gorda area remember we've got a dock available with power and water, transportation if needed. But note also that P.G. is 16 or so nm from the ICW and the better cruising locales. Charlotte Harbor's OK but has few good anchorages. I'm no authority by any means but...

A bit off-subject but hopefully not too far; refers to my earlier post on another thread. Cost of the launch ramp/parking for tow vehicle and trailer at Flamingo (in Everglades NP) is a camping permit covering the period of use. This could be $10/day if you're young but for old geezers like me...

Evidently I failed to copy the correct link for the Southeast Cruisers home page; sorry! Mr. Young's timely requests for information from cruisers are, I believe, part of the effort to keep the info on the site just as up-to-date as possible. Day by day changes affecting navigation are...

Thanks! I should have mentioned that our boat stays in the water. From what has been said here I guess my efforts to dry things out under the water tank are still leaving water back there. A solar powered fan would be ideal but I can't see that the NicroFico solar vents I'm planning to install...

In a power boat is it still a lazarette?? Under the motor well, where water tank, batteries, etc. are situated in the 25 I'm seeing a lot of condensation, especially dripping off the overhead. To some degree this is related to the Leaky Hatch topic but I do try to keep the bilges dry. Also...

Chances are anyone who'd find these useful also has them bookmarked already or gets the info elsewhere but you never know... http://flseagrant.ifas.ufl.edu/anchorag ... es_map.htm http://www.cruisingguide.com/cp/Scripts ... ategory=22

Have been enjoying this thread and accompanying photos. Not to divert from the topic but consistent with the mentioned launching dilemma we've thought of trailering to Flamingo, exploring the Keys from there. I haven't looked at the ramp specifically with C-Dory launch in mind (it wasn't even...

Confronted with a similar problem, boat afloat so I figured siphoning wouldn't work, I bought a drill pump at Home Depot. As anticipated it didn't work any better than any other drill pump I've ever tried in spite of priming, reducing the lift to zero, and anything else I could think of. I...

It looks as though a number of C-Dorys are appearing in Florida, presumably in search of warmer weather but so far with fairly disappointing results! For any itinerant C-Brats transiting the west coast and wanting a stopover in Punta Gorda we'd be glad to offer the use of a currently...

Thanks to all for your suggestions and observations. Being from Maine originally I might just abandon the rails and go with the moose antlers!

And/or others who may have installed same. I'd like some background before starting. Bob, yours appear mounted so the after leg at least may be through bolted inside the cabin. Were you concerned about the strength of the laminate farther forward on the "visor"? I find some rails with...

Just a postscript on this now that it's done. The only problems were the buggered threads mentioned in previous post which running the tap took care of (and thanks, Bob, for the JBWeld suggestion - good to know I had an alternative if the tap made things worse) and the fact that the slightly...

In following this thread I noted earlier posts mentioning improved maneuverability at slow speeds and even with way on in neutral. I'm just getting used to outboard power (again, after too many years to want to think about), am consistently non-plussed by my inability to steer at very slow...

Good points: thank you. Actually I've been trying to avoid letting the boat pound, now will continue to do so. Just out of sail I'm not used to the kind of speeds possible here and need to gain some familiarity with it. "Pounding" seems like a somewhat vague term. Our first trial, with the...

Many thanks for your thoughts. So far it looks like the threaded rod is definitely the way to go. The only problem encountered as far as I've gotten is finding the threads in forward end of starboard handrail apparently buggered, I suppose when originally installed. Can just barely catch the...

This is likely addressed elsewhere but the search engine doesn't reveal it, at least to me. Thinking I'd like to lower the overhead shelf by three inches or so. It looks as though one approach would be to replace the 5/16" bolts, which appear to thread into the outside handrail bases, with...

Has anyone experimented with any of the available sound absorbing mats? I'm wondering whether one of these on the cabin sole might deaden a bit of the noise when the boat pounds.

Might want to check e-bay for possibly better prices on Starboard.

Since reading here about Fusor tape I'd been kind of thinking about screwing interior fittings to Starboard bases then attaching to bulkheads, etc. with the Fusor tape. (Saving holes!) More recently I read that nothing (except maybe the Loc-Tite glue mentioned) will stick to Starboard. Has...