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I need a couple of seats like this for our lil 16 Cruiser. Any details? Source? -- Chuck

If you're going boat all year round the solid aft bulkhead is very nice, but if you (like us) are April 1 to November 1 the fabric "cruise curtain" is weather proof enough on our lil 16 Cruiser. Since you're moving to something half the length of your current boat the open cabin rear will add a...

I installed electric wipers on our 16 Cruiser after the first weekend with the boat on Lake Erie. Rain wasn't the isse, wave splash was. Not sure how close the manuals are on other boats, but they're not reachable from the seats on a 16 Cruiser. I ordered the "kit" from the factory. Has the...

I've never seen trim tabs on a 16 Cruiser, although I'm still considering them mainly to correct lateral trim on the lil boat. The 16 Cruiser has a very aft Center of Gravity and needs a lot of bow down trim, expecially with more than two aboard and full tanks. Yeah, she's a 2 seat boat, but...

Dave? You're a paratrooper? Why'd ya keep it quiet for so long? -- Chuck

We always hung the bikes off the stern rail on our cruising sailboat. I'm not sure how you'd secure a roof top box like you're considering and it'll create a lot of windage. Send us photos of your solution. -- Chuck

Outriggers? We don't need no stinking outriggers! -- Chuck

No refrigerator is required, nor has it been in at least the last 25 years. Sleeping, cooking, toilet facilities. Not bedroom, kitchen, bathroom. Your cabin in the mountains only needs the same things: a place to throw your sleeping bag, something to cook on like your coleman stove, and...

Why trust the typically poorly researched newspaper article? Read it from the horses mouth: IRS Publication 936. Start with Qualified Home on the bottom right of page two and read to your hearts content. No declaration. No sink required. No registration fee deduction. And no 14 days...

This has been part of the IRS code for decades. Congress created it so they could deduct their yacht payment interest. Search for "second home" in the IRS website. You basically have to have a mortgage secured by the boat. And the interest on the loan is deductable. Registration fees are a...

The splash well is the place to mount mount one for the reasons Sea Wolf mentions. Cleaning and changing filters is best left to when the boat is on the trailer. -- Chuck

I always maintain that on a boat this old you're just buying the hull, the rest is, well, stuff. Especially if it's a salt water boat. The motor is how old? -- Chuck

33 knots? :shock: Ya sure you don't have the GPS set to MPH? The water must have been like glass! -- Chuck

Has anyone mounted a large instrument in the lower left corner of the 16 Cruiser's tiny dash? I don't want to try the holesaw until I know there's room. Fuel flow meter requires a 3" (3-1/8") hole. 3-3/8" overall diameter externally. -- Chuck

I don't know the beam on the 14 so can't compare to the inch, but the seating shown in the Hunky Dory photos leads me to believe the cabin isn't much (if any) narrower than our 16 Cruiser. The 14 appears to have the same basic cabin shell as the 16 Angler with an open interior. Probably has...

"Shore power" is a 30 amp extension cord. Only exotic thing is the cord connects to the boat via an inlet with a cap. If you don't need 30 amps, and I can't think of ever using this much on a trailerable boat you can run your own 15a setup quite inexpensively. You need a weather proof inlet...

A short whip will mount nicely on the visor and will radiate more power to the horizon than an 8' whip which has such a narrow power band it sends it's signal into the sea or sky. -- Chuck

Self bailers are very common small sailboat parts. Not sure about the exact model you saw before. Just a simple self sealing drain plug will get rid of cockpit water on plane. One was listed as original equipment for my boat, but I've never seen it. For lots of water small racing sailboats...

The camper back is expensive and heavy and the area covered is really only about two feet x six feet. I had this on my list of things to get with the boat but we're thru our second season without seeing the need for it. Never slept aboard, though. The Cruise Curtain works well for normal...

Bigger is not always better. An 8' VHF antenna is poorly suited for any boat the size of a C-Dory because the radiation pattern is very narrow and any heel, or pitch just sends your transmitting power into the sea or sky. If you're on your trailer these work fine. If you're a 40 footer they...