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Don't know of the dimensional problem first hand, but could you leave the bow rail in place, add a large, sturdy, wide bowsprit, and mount the trolling motor on that? May be a crazy idea, but there must be a simpler way to get this done without taking the bow rail off, etc., etc., I'd trade...

The boats up through 1986 had a flat outer hull and inner floor, and were made of encapsulated flat plywood sheets of about 1" thick wood plus glass plies above and below (inside/outside) to make a sandwich laminate. The curved outer hull of the new 1987 design (curved fore to aft and curved...

Just for clarification if you are unfamiliar with cable steering: The cable is not a wire pulley system (i.e., old school system from the 1950's), but a heavy cable surrounded by a sheath into a co-axial design that can be pushed and pulled by a rack and pinion drive mechanism on the end of the...

A 4x4 is unmatched for safe launching and retrieving, especially with a slippery ramp: algae, sand, mud, ice, etc. The compound low 4x4 turns the tow vehicle into somewhat of a tractor. Big off-road tires help, too. Add snow chains for heavy snow and ice in the winter, too. I have...

This is quite a story I've never heard before and well worth watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YzeOnF1I58 Joe.

Yup! If I had a boat that size with narrow gunnels, I'd consider making wider wooden ones for that effect. They'd need to be fiberglassed over for weather and sitting wear durability. The resin could be pigmented to match or compliment the boat. Fun project! :lol: Joe. :teeth :thup

In a boat the size of a 16, wide gunnels serve as a welcome seat at the ready wherever you want on either side of the boat. Not enough room in the small cockpit for any added seats rigidly mounted to the floor. Wide gunnels could also help contain and partially hide a pair of saddle gas tanks...

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Here we go: #3 Bellingham Line of C-D\'s July 09 From 09 CD calendar. Front of the line, Bill & El's "Halcyon". Halcyon up for sale Apr 2012. Joe. :teeth :thup

Not to confuse the issue, but in considering what to pay for such a project boat, besides the price itself and the anticipated refurbishing costs, how much extra on the refurbishing costs would be prudent to add in to be safe on unanticipated cost overruns? An extra 30, 40, 50 % or? Boat...

Harvey- Not to worry! Just poking fun at you and your twins obsession / salesmanship! :D I'm getting slower and slower at everything as I get older (76 now), and having more and more trouble staying out of my own slow way. Must be life's own way of making the limited time left seem...

How about a speed docking competition like the one below for our next get-together at, say, Friday Harbor? https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2018 ... Newsletter Will it be won by a single engine craft or twins? :lol: Harvey's up first! Joe. :teeth :thup :wink:

Here's a great write-up of the story from the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ti ... t-national If you can't read it because it requires a subscription, the best final part is quoted here: "Ideas came from every corner: a network of corrugated pipes the boys could crawl...

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Now that's my kind of anchoring! 1.Push button deployment and retrieval (no hands). 2. Big + long chain: 100' of 1/4" Grade 40 High Test =75lbs +the anchor weight. 3. No Contest Anchor: Fortress FX-16, good for up to 38 foot boat. 4. Digital anchor rode counter integrated into windlass on...

My CD-22 had a 15 hp Johnson 2-stroke clamped to the transom and linked with an EZ-Steer rod to the main motor, so if it can be done on a 22, it can be done on a 25. To do it without a bracket, you'll need a long shaft (20'') kicker. To start and steer the motor with the motor's steering...

From a technical point of view- I'm guessing that the advantage of the towed transponder over one mounted on the boat is to get the sending/listening device away from the boat and its motor to achieve better definition in the returned images. The quality / sensitivity / display and program...

Ought to be a Hot Rod CD-22 with that 130 hp Honda! :lol: Joe. :teeth :thup

John- Did you weave / braid the nylon zip ties through a three strand nylon rope rode, or simply wrap them around the rode? Thanks! Joe. :teeth :thup

There are many more C-Dories on the west coast than in the eastern US, but they are just sold quicker out here, I think. I don't know how much less the boats out here are, in general, but, yes, the prices are generally less. (Goes for a lot of boats and things in general.) The cost to have a...