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They weren't installed by the dealer. They were installed at the C-Dory factory.

Over the years I've been asked many times why I did some job myself rather than just paying to have it done. Sometimes I do it to save money but often I do it myself just so I know it was done properly and I won't have to worry about it in the future. This is a perfect example of that, why I...

No doubt they drilled that hole too deep

I drooled over the C-Dory for over a quarter of a century before finally buying one. Now I wish I hadn't waited so long!

I came across this on the Attwood website this morning. An option for someone looking for an LED anchor light. http://www.attwoodmarine.com/store/product/5530 The description includes this, "They even work as replacements in competitive bases, including Perko® brand bases." A check on Amazon...

Sometimes I do run my nav lights when the engine is off, when drift fishing after dark or when raining. Also, with less electricity being used by the nav lights (and other systems) while the engine is producing electricity more is available to charge the batteries back up. While the output of...

Yes, I think that would work so far as getting the lens to snug up against something other than the Doctor LED bulb. But, that still leaves the light emitting portion of the bulb at the very top of the lens with the wide base blocking light from much of the lower portion of the lens. It may...

I took mine apart to see if there was a way to make more room for the bulb. The black plastic light bulb base in my fixture is just pressed into the metal base. I was able to get another 1/8 inch or so by pushing the plastic bulb base all the way into the metal base but it wasn't enough. As for...

A few days ago I installed some Doctor LED bulbs in my navigation lights. The GE90 Star bulb was too tall for my Perko 1209 all around light. The lens wouldn't screw down all the way so I tried the Marinebeam TW-GE-15. The Marinebeam bulb fit fine. The actual light portion of the Doctor LED...

With lens

Doctor LED, standard bulb, Marinebeam

Doctor LED Festoon Star bulb fits

Cover on

My anchor light is the Perko 1209. I believe that light is the same one used for years now. Of course, Perko may have made some changes to it internally. On my fixture the lens lacks about a quarter turn of going all the way on and sealing against the rubber seal in the bottom of the light. The...

I spent a little time installing some LED cabin lights today. Thanks for the tip, Jay! Sadly, that pricey Dr. LED GE90 Star bulb won't work in my anchor light. It's too tall. The lens won't screw all the way back down on the fixture with the bulb in place. Back to the drawing board on that one.

Cabin LED\'s

For some reason the porta-potti in my Angler came from C-Dory with the pump out fitting rather than the pour spout and cap for emptying the unit. No big deal. I called Thetford this morning to get the parts I needed. The pour spout is $12.50 which didn't sound too bad. But, the cap for is is...

The BEP VSR cluster documents show how to hook up a solar panel to the VSR hardware to allow this. I'm not sure if small solar panels would create enough current to make this a reliable setup so far as keeping both batteries charged. The VSR keeps the two batteries isolated until the cranking...

Straight.

I think I've found my solution. Northern Tool sent me a few coupons in the mail the other day so I used the $20 coupon on the purchase of two NPower 7 watt solar panels. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200578631_200578631 I hooked them up to my two batteries for a few hours and...