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Oficially the new record is 12 days, 18 hours, and 10 minutes.

Lady Lor completed her loop this afternoon. I do't know the precise times, but am reading that 12 days and 8 hours is close to it. If so they have beaten the old "record" by 7 days and 11 hours. Despite, having the center engine outdrive fail in the Mobile Bay area. This slowed them to about...

Colby is spot and walks the walk. We see the Loop as a great vehicle to look at America. You can go into the small towns, eat a lunch or dinner there, meet local people. The people you meet are a lot of the cruising. When you travel with a group of C Dorys (and we have a lot, because it is...

Personally I believe that there are a number of better chargers. Some have more perameters, some have more rugged components, some are made for continous duty etc. To each his own, and it depends on usage, needs for charging, and money--better chargers cost considerably more.

I think you are propped correctly. Running at 3000 RPM getting 24 seems good for that combination of outdrive and engine. I would run it there, or maybe up to 3400 RPM. Much better fuel economy in that RPM range. Easier on the engine=longivity.

Again, I will disagree with Mr. Hruby. I have used both Mastervolt and Victron with fans and they hold up better than my experience with non faned boats. Our heat conditions in Florida are far more brutal than those in Washington and BC. The humidity is often in the high numbers, I felt it...

Meanwhile, back on the water, the jon boat is on the Erie canal, and going 5 mph (not the. 30 he speculated he could achieve because he boat does not make much wake. He stopped yesterday since the lock near there closed at 4PM. Lady Lor has crossed the Gulf of Mexico, and is currently...

I have had the factory guest charger fail. I went with Mastervolt or Victron. A fan cooled battery charger is best when the charger is protected from the weather. NOCO Genius also makes good marine chargers, and my last 25 had one of those. Promariner Pronautic and Blue Seas are excellent...

He has been stoping for the nights, and that is one very important change. He should be at the Statue of Liberity, the same time Lady Lora is entering the Gulf Coast ICW in Mobile Bay. They went thru all of the locks on the TenTomBigbee waterway yesterday and last light. Ageless Wanderer...

I would suggest looking at and tryng to get a ride in both the 22 and 23, there are some differences in layout, and slight differences in the "ride", especially if there is a little chop.

He spent the night anchored in a cove, near Oriental. He made a mistake and backtracked on Pamlico Sound--then all of the way to Oregan Inlet--apparently changed his mind about running inside, or got lost?. Fueled up and headed out Oregan Inlet--he probably has the fuel to make it to Sandy...

He had the rational of no wake, since a 16 foot boat. But I suspect he was warned by some LEO, because he has been staying at 5 mph/knots or "no wake" in most "no Wake areas". I can guarantee that there are plenty of Florida Marine Patrol who would bust him for over 5 knots in a "no wake" area...

Wet transoms are relatively infrequent in C Dorys of that vintage. There have been some failures of transoms. This is with rotten wooden cores--it looks like toothpicks inside the transom. There are several ways to repair. One is to remove the cap, cut down to where the core is exposed, and...

He is now running at 15 to 25 mph in a maze of low islands and shoals, several hours after dark. His running lights are very minimal, and the all around light is blocked by his body (it is about 18" up off the top of his outboard. He cannot run safely on auto pilot here--and he would have to...

I have used dino oil in the older Honda's. There may be some advantage to the synthetic, but the way we run most of the outboads the old fashioned oil works fine.

My experience is that running a full day; usually 6 to 8 hours, with the Honda 150 on paper putting out 44 amps max., and limiting the FeLiPO4 charge rate to 30 amps per hours, (the engine, and other house loads are available to be charged with the 14 amps "left over":) is ample to keep the two...

He got away from the marina about an hour ago, and last I looked was heading up the ICW at 30+ mph. Your concern is valid about the wake--however if on plane it will be less than if plowing at 12 mph or so. It is a Contender and is a deep V. Not as effecient as lower dead rise boats. I...

A lot will depend on if the hull was barrier coated previously and what kind of bottom paint it had on it--the boat did have bottom paint?? How much growth is on the bottom? I would say you are looking at a least several thousand dollars could be up to $4,000. Shipyard maintenance is...

A lot will depend on if the hull was barrier coated previously and what kind of bottom paint it had on it--the boat did have bottom paint?? How much growth is on the bottom? I would say you are looking at a least several thousand dollars could be up to $4,000. Shipyard maintenance is...

Colby, thanks for catching my wrong product (Tef Gel, is what you want for Aluminum and SS). I have also used the Tufgel, and I should have not relied on my memory, and looked up which of the two it was!. One day in isla Mujeres,(Yucatan Mexico) I spent 3 hours up the mast of another cruisers...