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I have ended up adding extra switch pannels to every C dory I have owned. I am even adding 5 more to my Caracal Cat currently. If there is a way for factory to put a larger panel in--go for it. I also often put that extra panel so I can access it from bunk from the 22 and 25; would be hard...

Excellent post by John of "Cat o mine" and thanks to "YesBye" for a photo of current cleats position. I call the cleat on the foredeck the "bow cleat", the one on the side, the "amidships", although it is not really amid ships, and the furthest aft, the "stern cleat". I put the fold down...

I am a bit confused--doesn't the Tom Cat have a cleat just outside of the helm and navigator's side windows? I have used a folding down device for fenders and put an extra side cleat at the very aft of the cabin on the inside of the gunnel in the cocpit. I have put several jam cleats on the...

You need edging for the clear vinyl. If you use the clear vinyl and material such as the ShelterRite, you have a strong system, and all glued. No zippers necessary, Use Common Sense fasteners or snaps for connections, with overlap.

I would want some air circulation beneath the solar panels.

We towed out TomCat 255 with a 3/4 ton Ford 7.3L Diesel Excursion. The excursion had too much rear sag, so we used a weight distribution hitch--which many trucks require if over a certain weight on the "bumper" hitch. Rear air bags also can help. E/H brakes are best, and essential to be...

Are you running bow down too far at the higher speeds? To get the best ride at top speed, I bring the boat up on a plane, leave the throttle set, and bring tabs to neutral, then work the trim of the motor to find top speed, without bad side effects (like porpoising). The more you trim tabs...

Oldgrowth: "Bob {Thataway} gave you some bad information about the Marinaut. The Marinaut and C-Dory 22 are similar. The transom or stern of the Marinaut is not perfectly flat like the 22. It is more like the C-Dory 23 Venture. Look at the line drawings in the post above here. Click on the...

I use plain old brown paper for templates for canvas work. Cheap and easy to modify. For fiberglass or carpentry, I use "Tic" boards. Usually cardboard, and tape tongue bades or split pices off gallon paint stirring sticks. You can cut carboard templets if necessary, Or draw lines on wood...

You would be best served by seeing a boat in person--yes the Tom Cat 255 and C Dory 25 are self bailing--but the 255 has deck boxes which can leak into the bilge. The C Dory 25 has in the floor hatches, of which the factory hatches leak into the bilge. Some of these have been repaced with...

That is why DIY for less than $1,000 is the way I went to a already purchased frame and bimini--although making the Bimini is not that hard but the Bimini kit will be in the $1000 range. The material is like the fabric that inflatables are made of, and has a dacron scrim. vinyl coated. So the...

One issue with the 25's can be the fuel tank, There can be pitting and potential leaks. The inner surface of the hull below the fuel tank, can be danaged by ethanol in the fuel. The ethanol can desolve Gel Coat. I prefer the 25's from 2006 on. Two fuel fills, easier to take the tank out and...

Jim has the correct answer.

John, I always enoy your posts and adventrues. In this case, even though I sign up for "Find Penguins"--it does not allow me to read the account from your most recent link. I had followed your other links. Any tricks to get to see this one? Thanks.

You click on Forums, and scroll down to the C Dory Market Place. Open that, and click on C Dorys for sale by owner. There will be a box to type the details in---you can also attatch "files"--which can mean photos, and I strongly suggest that you do put in both exterior and interior photos, as...

Will Prowse {https://www.mobile-solarpower.com/lithium-batteries.html} has established himself as a reliable tester of mostly LI batteries, solar panels, various accessories. As noted there are a number of different chemistries, and the only one ABYC, and most experts suggest for a boat is the...

I appreciate the draw of an "all in one unit". There are now several dozen various "suitcase power supplies". or Solar Generators, which is the suitcase (batteries, fuses ?? monitoring, and inverter in one piece.). Pecron, Jackery, Oupes, etc. I much perfer to use the equiptment which I know...

I suspect that the boat was traveling at a very high rate of speed, to cause the tree to peel the entire foredeck and cabin off the hull and almost to the pilot house. The bank was severely underwashed, and other trees looked as if they had fallen. From the position of the tree, and damage...

Thanks to all of the C Brats at the Hontoon gathering for calling to say "Hello" at their lunch today. Thanks to John Highsmith who arranged the call. It looks like a great number of boats, C Brats and good weather! Have fun!

A whole new concept on "open bow". I suspect that the boat will be totaled. Ranger 23, described as a "fishing boat" by one account. Before 7 AM--asleep, or impaired by drug, alcohol or medical issue. Near the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Injuries described as minor.