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Widget leaked from the cockpit to the cabin through the drain plug. This was because the screws and housing of the drain were not bedded/sealed with any sealer.

My 3.5 Tohatsu will push Widget around, weighs 40lb and runs the inflatable dinghy. It is a little dicey moving it from Widget's transom to the dinghy in open water.

Cruised from Frenchman Bay out to the Cranberry Isles on glass smooth water, unlimited visibility and anchored in Preble Cove for lunch.

Last Tuesday saw a 22 cruiser in a slip in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia named Christene Ann. We were doing some recon for a cruise on the South Coast next summer. Would appreciate some local knowledge if the owner is in this Pub.

Can those of you that removed "poured in" foam confirm Sunbeam's observation of the 1" plugs being there opposed to no plugs indicating the existence of "loose foam blocks"? I definitely have the poured in foam under the portapotty space but no plugs int he flats under the mattress. Just like to...

I replaced my steel line with a flexible line kit this past summer after the steel line ruptured at the brass T on the axel. Upon removal I discovered several chafed areas on it's run inside the frame where it was supposedly protected from damage. It turns out it was being chafed by vibration...

I installed a Lewmar vertical 700 this past spring and am only sorry I waited 9 years to do it! Here in Maine we frequently anchor off gravely beaches to search for sea glass and this makes it sooo much less work to do. I set the bow anchor and back into shore, take a line from the stern and...

Rick, Sorry to complicate things (such is life), my son votes for Moosehead. Perhaps Carol would be more inclined to participate to this destination (more shopping & opportunities to disembark). Dave

Rick, I'm gonna vote for Penobscot Bay, Vinalhaven/Northaven, perhaps Ile Au Haut.

Jay, Small world; my wife is from York Corners and we now live in Cape Neddick. Her grandmother was a Chase of the Chase's Garage family.

Just finished a fun 2 day cruise with Hunky Dory. We launched down river from Bath on the Kennebec and had a lobster roll lunch in Five Island Harbor, cruised on through Townsend Gut into Boothbay Harbor and on to Damariscotta where we met a fellow C-Dory owner Mike, St. Jimmy was his 22...

Widget is ready to cruise any of the mentioned areas. Should be no hoards of tourists or insects.

Remember, the memory/clock function of the stereo draws current even with the unit turned"off". So, be sure it is not hot wired to the battery, but rather through the battery switch so when the battery(ies) are switched off there is no ghost current drain depleting the battery.

The flight of seven at Ottawa on the Rideau Canal 79 ft is the highest elevation change with locks. Although, I have to admit, after 41 previous locks to arrive at the flight of seven I was locked out so to speak and there fore did not go through the flight.

Dr Bob, Every time I've been confronted with a pressed-in cover plate on a carb there has been a spring controlled enrichment needle valve behind it. In your photo there appears to be a "notch" in the aluminum carb casting. Does this notch exist in the other 3 carbs? (it's dark and raining here...

Check out the band "Gaelic Storm" to hear bag pipes that aren't so somber!

If you look in the Erie Canal cruise 2006 in cruises and events heading, there are several views of a radar mounted on the brow of Hunky Dory from Maine. Rick frequently carries an inflatable on the cabin top.

Hi Robert & Cathy, Hope you have some type of cabin heater for the early part of the season. Rick is the expert for cruising knowledge of Casco Bay. Valerie and I on Widget would also enjoy getting together for some cruising. There is also a very interesting trip from Bath to Boothbay that...

Petemos, if you break the other fuel cap chain, you can replace it with a cable from WM that will never break. You were lucky if the cap fell into the boat; don't ask how I know!

You can assist the prime of the pump by pinching off the air vent tube and putting gentle pressure on the fuel container while in start-up mode. You can watch the fuel flow up the supply tube to the pump at which time you can release the vent and stop the squeeze on the tank. I have primed the...