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Yes, from the first time you start the engine with a new oil, there is contamination. It will eventually show up on bearing damage etc. There is more breakdown and contamination, the longer you run, and the higher speeds you run. I may go two years, but that would be rare. If I am shutting...

He pulled into Mayport Marina, went to West Marine, and bought a new seat- that was installed. There is a live camera focused on his boat at the marina. There also appears to be some re-inforcing of the auto pilot mount--the resolution is not all that good, and part is hiden behind a piling...

Both Jim an Rob are spot on. Thanks for the comments. You want to enjoy your crusing, and stop at the interesting spots on the way! That is the way we try and cruise: long distance or short-C Dory trips or the 62 foot Ketch. That is what has allowed us to cruise from Icy Straits AK, to...

Once a year for engine oil/filter, or 100 hours, if running hard. You can space that out to 200 hours IF you are mostly at displacement speeds. Many cruises we take, we change oil in the middle of the cruise. Oils and filters are the CHEAPEST part of any engine maintenance~.!! The impeller...

The "Ageless Wander" has attempted a number of adventures with his 16 foot modified Jon Boat. He lelt Pensacola Pass on Saturday, July 12, morning at about 7:30 AM, and arrived in Fort Myers on Sunday Evening. By the next morning he was offshore off the East Coast of Florida, with the intent...

I haven't heard that since Med School. It goes "Whamp, Whamp", Of course the treatment is I V Toilet Paper.

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The Suzuki's and Yamaha's 150 and 200 weight the same, as does the 150 Honda they are replacing: about 490 lbs. The Yamaha 100's are about 360 lbs: or 720 for the pair! No idea where Foggy got the weights of the motors he is suggesting. Perhaps he is confusing Kilograms for pounds???

I would have gone to 200 hp, if I had repowered. Several have the 200 Yamaha 4 cyl and it works well. The Suzuki 140 (current model, is close to 140 hp, but the older ones were more like 130==and a 130 was underpowered on my first C Dory 25. The 150-200 Suzuki is the same block (in 4 cyl)...

Unfortunately not true. It will only make sure that the new connections to the batterys are "clean". The cable may be corroded inside the jacket. There are multiple points of failure--each time there is a crimp connection and ring terminal. This inclused. fuse blocks, ground and positive...

For a beginning it shoulds is if several of your batteries are bad, if they are "fully charged". The resting voltage for a FLA battery is 12.7 Volts, for an AGM battery 12.8 volts. I consider 12.2 volts to be 50% discharged for a resting state: no charging or power draw for at least an hour...

The important thing is to use tuf gel under the SS fitting to cut down on corrosion/metal interaction, and to use enouth sealent (one of the 4000 series products) to be sure there is no leaking. Sealing over the internal fitting as done by the factory is optional, but it does give some further...

One of the earlier dealers, I believe in Baltimore, put 100 feet of chain the the 25's, and it may have been 50' in the 22's to "get the bow down, and run better going into chop". It does that, but also you have to trim up, when running with higher waves to prevent bow steering. G4 1/4" chain...

Is this true? In our Air Head, we used coconut croi and added multiple extra bacteria, above those already present in the fecal discharge. The high florida humidity would mitigate against drying, as moist air is constantly being pulled into the solid remains tank. With time these remains...

I would get two types: one being a fortress FX 7 for a stern, sand and bow in mud. The bow should be one of the 14 to 15 pound anchors, such as the Manson supreme, Ronca or Mantus in that size. The Delta is an excellent anchohr, and I have had these on most of our C Dorys, I don't share the...

I would cut at one angle--for the entire bunk. The fiberglass hull if well designed does well with. relatively small areas of support. I measure angles with several different wood working instriments, and a level, rather than using an I phone. I feel you get better resolution of the problem...

A good way to remove enough of the inside material over the inside end of the pop rivet is to use either a Dremel or Rotozip with a flexable shaft and cutter head to remove the material to expose the end of the the pop rivet. That way you can tap the pop rivet to the inside. and avoid trying...

SEdowneast, believe me I probably have been using a circular saw (more than 75 years) as long as you have been alive, My comment was that you implied that you cut a varying dead rise angle on a circular saw, which I think is close to impossible--but you could cut, for example only, you could...

How can you vary the angle of cut of the boards on a table saw? I guess it might be easier with a radial arm saw, but ripping with a radial arm is above my pay grade. --maybe the rough angle, but a power plane or draw knife/long plane is a better solution. Are you going to rip at a single...

Keep your eye on the 4200 "Leak repair". I would have used epoxy resin and cloth. To do a proper repair of this area, you would have to pull the deck. As it is now, there will still be water gettng into the core of the aft cabin bulkhead. I don't know what material it is in your boat, but...