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Here's what they look like on a Honda 50. Boat handles much better with the Permatrim than the SST hydrofoil. -- Chuck

Thistle. Laser. Hobie 14. Hobie 16. J/24. San Juan 28. C-Dory 16 Cruiser. -- Chuck

5" is pretty small, even on a 16 footer. Remember this is a diagonal measurement, the screen is 3" x 4" in the real world! I'm still looking at the Raymarine 435i because it uses Navionics CF chip cards which have astounding coverage in a single chip. I can cover all the Great Lakes and Ohio...

I never even lifted my old Thistle sailboat with the deck hardware! This boat had a factory bridle which attached to the chainplates and a special ring attached to a hull stringer aft. My J/24 had a lifting point attached to the keel bolts. These are very secure attachment points, unlike deck...

You should have more torque across the rpm range. Torque is what pushes the boat. Horsepower remains a mathematical forumula based purely on torque and rpm. -- Chuck

Not to bash the twin engine love fest :P but two engines have twice the potential for failure than one. Sure you have a spare, but as few twin engine small airplanes can fly on one a C-Dory doesn't get home much faster on one than on a kicker. This isn't redundancy on light planes or boats...

Keep in mind that radar use is mandatory if you have it on board, it's not a convenience item. You must monitor it 100% of the time. You have legal liabilities just having radar on board that you don't have without it. -- Chuck

This boat can easily traverse 26 miles of open ocean without difficulty. A '95 2-stroke salt water engine may not be in good condition despite only 30 hours a year for 10 years (and maybe looking great) and is the weak point in this purchase to me. The engine really needs to have professional...

Four? How you counting? :smilep There are two (2) in Wisconsin alone and one (1) in Michigan and we're still west of the mountains. There are more on the Alantic seaboard. -- Chuck

Swing down stern ladders are common on sailboats. Take a walk around the local marinas and look at them. There should be room to mount one on a C-Dory, they're no wider than the swim step but don't project far from the transom. Getting it to self deploy can be done with a lanyard and detent...

I don't know if Battery Brain is USGC-approved. I know that Priority Start has an approved marine version. I have the "road" version on my Explorer which always has stuff connecting and will kill the battery if I leave it a couple of days. -- Chuck

Read all the messages you can find! There is much debate. Proven technology vs. new? H O N D A is what I want! A single large outboard will have better long term reliability than two small ones, it's the nature of big blocks vs. small blocks. Everything is more robust in the bigger...

Pete -- These meters run on 12v. Set them before you install them! Much easier to supervise their settings if if they're sitting on your workbench than on the boat. I can just see something come up and you can't get to the boat... -- Chuck

Half inch lines on a 16 Cruiser are overkill and will be hard to handle and store. 3/8" will be all you need. Buy them with eyes already spliced into them unless you've got more patience than I do. We have four (4) main mail lines (one for each corner) and at least another 2 to 4 stowed for...

We have a $unbrella cover for Amelia Anne. No mold, mildew, or anything else bad has happened in two summer seasons. Winter she's in a large barn at the fairgrounds. -- Chuck

The Link 10 on my 16 Cruiser works as it should and even with the single RED LED illuminated I can still crank the engine. The unit itself has an insidious low amperage draw which, with our low use, will take lots of amp hours from the battery when not in use. I'm going to rewire it thru the...

I ordered this lettering off the web. Black with gold shadow. Matches the C-Dory lettering on the side somewhat. Came in a tube. Easy to apply. -- Chuck

Check the Suzuki Nooooooooooo! thread on C-Dogs... -- Chuck

3dB powerboat antenna on cabin top. No holes thru the ceiling, this is the visor. 3dB is the best power ratio for small boats because it transmits on a very wide band and the horizon is the limit for VHF transmission. 6dB antenna defines "whip" on small boats and has a narrower transmission...

If you want the Sunbrella cover to match your interior Sunbrella double check the color as listed in your owner's manual -- it was wrong in ours! We have Blue Tweed #4653 Sunbrella, not Mediterrian Blue #4652 as shown in the manual. One digit off, but the fabric looks different. We had a full...