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These flashed motors do not have the variable valve timing. With the stock 150's, I could get close to 50 mph on my Tom Cat 255. Cruising speed easily in the 35 knot range. Not sure where I would want anymore speed than that. One day, after a week at the Apalachola C Brat gathering, I raced...

You have some severe storms in the PNW also. When we had the Cal 46 in the John Wayne Marina, Sequim during 4 winters we tied the boat down just as if we were expecting a hurricane. There have been very high winds in that area during the Pacific Northwest windstorms, Gulf of Alaska storms, or...

I want to thank the several C-Brats who offered us help before and after Hurricane Iasia hit. We had no wind damage and no damaging storm surge. 8 miles away, on the other side of Pensacola and on Bayou Chico, the story was entirely different, with a friend loosing both of her cars and the...

Some times those original tags come off and get lost. Just saying you can have a new Data Tag made at any trophy engraving shop. The boats certified for 300 Hp were no different than ones tagged for 400 Hp. The Suzuki 150, 175 and 200 are all on the same block, and weight is almost identical.

OK--in this instance it would have been better to use the verbage "Center Console"--and the answer is yes. Same C Dory hull since 1987. The Center Console could be a wet boat. In moderate weather there is a fair amount of spray--no problem with the Cabin Cruiser, or (Cape Cruiser) because...

The Cape Cruiser/Venture, is a different hull. It was a rogue build, to compete with the C Dory. There were "non compete clauses" litigated and the spoils went to the C Dory factory, and they got the molds for the Cape Cruiser. They then produced the boat as a Venture. At 2008, is the...

Thank you for the question. I have never towed my boats with a full cover in place on the road. I have towed with the slant back over the cockpit, and that works fine. I have also towed with the pilot house windows covered with canvas. I have never sustained major hull damage from rocks...

Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. I had not heard of it previoiusly and feel it is a great "tutorial" on how to build a boat as well as entaining reading. It takes a lot more time when building to produce a series of videos. I have problems with some "modern concepts" and...

Richard, good advice. I would add one item which I advocate. That is a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) or personal EPIRB. I have 3 Rescue: Personal Locator Beacons. (one for myself and Marie, and one kept in the ditch bag). These transmit on the 406 Mhz satellite frequency, just like the...

I wire the windlass to the start battery. The engine should always be running when you use the windlass. Use the engine to push the boat toward the achor, in and out of gear-let the boat coast--take up slack. When right over the anchor, a short forward touch, will usually break out the...

Look at least once a day--maybe more often to see a boat when first posted. The good boats often sell very rapidly. Look on Marketpace, Boat trader, etc--some boats show up there and aren't listed on this site. When you find a boat--call right a way, if possible go to see that boat within a...

Photos? They would be very helpful, especially in a boat of this age. My first 22 was a 1993.

With your plans to move most of the load to the house battery: Go with one start, and two house batteries. I have never seen a C Dory 25 with more than 200 hp. You must be looking for some speed records there. What is your top speed? Can the boat handle speeds over 35 mph? Now if it were a...

Paul, excellent description of a proper instulation! A model to be used by other C Brats! Thank you.

Paul, what have you done with the electrical connections which are usually in the starboardlazarette? Is this just the bottle storage, or is there going to be a container and then hose run to the appliance inside the cabin? Heating or cooking or both? If a larger container, do you have a...

PCG: The site is not really free. Each of us should contribute to it on a regular basis. The administrators time is "free"--done out of love for our boats and the owners. If I give an item to a Cbrat or one wants to pay me for advice, I ask them to make a contribution to the site equal to...

Alex, have you actually tried this with a fully conscious person?--then with an unconscious or injured person. There can be a lot of difference between the conscious and or fully functional person, and one who is compromised. Also how well will any scheme work with only one small person...

This is important for any Suzuki owners who boat in similar conditions! Thanks for bringing this issue up! I wonder how far you bucked the claim for payment? Many companies, Suzuki included, automatically deyny such claims. When you get up to the level of the head of sales for USA or similar...

I am not envisioning what you propose. Where is the aft point of attatchment? The person would have to be conscious and co-operative. Balancing on a rope is not all that easy, without something to grab onto. I do normally carry a 6 part block and tackle with the anchoring gear under the...