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Edit: My mistake. This town allows carports. It was my last one that did not. I would, however, need a setback variance with town zoning board and neighbor approval. Too late to edit the original post. That said, I’d still prefer a properly climate controlled option, and one that i can guarantee...

I have some large, temperature sensitive projects I’ll be doing on my 22 Cruiser after this season. I live in RI, and have only backyard outdoor space. Indoor boat storage is at quite a premium up this way, so I’m looking for out of the box ideas. Perhaps an RV facility, a private barn...

I heard back from the manufacturer, lol: Hello David, Our USA distributor, Imtra Corp last ordered these in 2006, and we have no stock here. Sorry.

I just got off the phone with Imtra, who said "dream white" is not an option in the system anymore for the replacement lazarettes on earlier 22 model years. I found the NZ manufacturer's 2025 catalog, and they also do not show Dream White that year (but in earlier years, they did include it and...

I spoke with a representative from Achilles who said it would be fine to leave the boat on its side. (I’d still appreciate some anecdotal counterpoints just in case) I also asked about a spreader bar / lifting points and he said to only use the interior bow ring plus the two holes in upper...

I have a new Achilles 290 LSI, 9.5' air floor hypalon dinghy. I'd like to use it sometimes on the C-Dory and sometimes by itself on the river we live on. I have a 4' wide dock and am building a cart, modeled after a drywall panel cart, to transport it from our garage, across the street, and down...

I’d certainly CYA with some fenders on the expensive side, both coming and going. And have a shove-off (/mooring) stick at ready. Approach stern to the elements so the momentum of the bow swinging into them buys you extra time to tuck in and hook a line. Going with the elements is bad. Going...

I already read this thread, and will be getting one wired 12V fan, but the AA fans are for off-boat kid-related use also: https://www.c-brats.com/threads/portable-battery-powered-fan.25497/

I'm looking to add a couple clip-on (or able to be clipped on w/ third party clip) cordless fans for the cabin and v-berth, but want to use rechargeable AA batteries. There are some out there, but I was curious if anyone here has a favorite? I do not want Ryobi or other NMC/NCA type chemistries...

Yes, that's without the 100W solar panel (same price on Anker's website without it). I think they must use Amazon as a distributor because I bought from Anker's website, free shipping, and it was at my house the very next day! I went the package route because (and this is all for the "Gen 2"...

Naturally, having just bought a traditional “cube” power bank / solar generator, my phone, computer, and YouTube are inundating me with ads and content for them (tracking cookies etc). Well, one caught my eye and I wanted to share it here because I think it’s a really clever idea: Bluetti Fridge...

(missed edit window) Forgot to add that on long boat trips I can plug the fridge into the 12V DC plug, using alternator/house battery power, and save the Anker for when the motor is off-- just remember to switch them.

My use case might be different than many of you, but I know there are some who are "lithium curious" and "solar curious". I have two young boys, and a Jeep pickup, and plan to do a fair amount of beach days and car-based tent camping. I also have a C-Dory 22 with a perfectly functional lead acid...

How do you find the noise compared to the Navy motors? I watched all the videos I could and decided it sounded like a Jetsons car, but was okay with that given the battery range flexibility over the eLite . Joe said they made some gearing improvements to make it quieter. Mine remains untested.

Good stuff. I went back to my emails with Joe and his guess was 3.5-3.7 knots (not 4 like I incorrectly said). He gave some examples of other large boats including his own. I read your earlier posts on the forum with your speed vs energy calcs, but was still cautiously optimistic there would be...

For those with extra funds and some time to wait for a custom order (right off their website), you can even get the TakaCats in hypalon or TPU nylon. I myself nearly bought a TrueKit Discovery but chickened out and went 9.5’ air floor Achilles hypalon from Defender, which was about $2k and...

Thanks for the heads up on the 12-24 drain; would not have considered that. I’ll preferably leave it connected while underway and charging so the motor is ready to go, and make a reminder to disconnect when leaving the boat or overnighting. I must admit, I’m quite disappointed to hear you’re...

Starting a thread for my new EP Carry, which arrived superbly well packed yesterday. I intend to use this as a kicker on the existing, articulating Panther mount (from which I’m removing a 6hp long shaft Suzuki) while plugged (quick connect) into my 12V house battery via their 12v to 24V...

I'm looking for one of these for my now-vintage Garmin 182C which I use as a backup, if you have one lying around. Happy to pay for it and for shipping. Picture from internet. Thank you! -Dave

Excellent. And yes, BUT, now I never need to re-learn this stuff. Vacuuming complete ✅