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Thanks for the views of the boat coming out of the water and on the trailer. That boat is really small on the water and big on the trailer. Appreciate that. Boris

I notice that there are NOAA charts for the Columbia River, which I use on OpenCpn. These are vector charts and quite detailed. Aren't these good enough? Both the NOAA charts and OpenCpn are free and they run on a PC (and Android for a small fee.) No Ipad. I do agree that river bottoms...

Honda has 3 engines with the same 1500cc engine: the BF75, the BF90 and the BF100. The only differences are BF75: no VTEC (valve timing as a function of engine speed) BF90: VTEC BF 100: VTEC and higher compression ratio All have fuel injection and NMEA2000. And etc. We have a Honda 150 for...

Well, I can't believe that someone asked the question. Those straps and friction are the only two things holding the boat on the trailer. And friction varies, the straps don't There are 2 straps for a boat on a trailer: front and rear. If the front breaks, there's the aft strap(s). And the...

We did most of the Great Loop in a 36' sailboat. During our trip, we saw 2 ea C-Dory's, a 22' and a 25'. They were both single handing. Except for our side trip to the Bahamas, a C-Dory 25 is a great boat to take on the Great Loop. First, depending on where one lives, one can trailer it to...

Journey On has a 150 Honda. The factory tried to sell me a 135 Honda. I opted for a 150 because of resale, people would just look at the number 135 and say "oh no I want a --- hp (fill in the blank.) First of all, the only difference between the 150 and 135 is a change in the camshaft...

Don't forget to replace the 2 filters in the engine. They're small and tend to clog up earlier. Boris

Much thanks for you trip log, especially your pictures. The whole trip must have been wonderful. It really reminded me of our trips to Alaska on our sailboat, (Our Journey) and the many trips on Journey On around the Gulf Islands and north. Plese take a picture of the boat being hauled out...

Pat, since you've not posted again, I assume you are still open to suggestions. My suggestion would be to build one out of a Raspberry Pi computer and a 13" video display, using NOAA ENC charts. The latter charts are the source of all the others. Canadian charts are also available. When...

California has a 55 mph speed limit for towing trailers. That said, everyone goes faster. I got a speeding ticket for towing when I was passing a semi going downhill. When I asked the cop what the Highway Patrol allowed, since it obviously wasn't 55, he said under 70. So in Calif I drive...

Diamond Glaze supplies tempered glass, the same as used in your side and rear car windows. It crumbles when it breaks, or at least mine did. At least they did for Journey On, a 2005. The front of your car uses safety glass, which has a thin layer of plastic between 2 sheets of glass. When...

The last time I tried Deception Pass, it was pretty rough; rougher then I wanted to try. I watched a C-Dory 22 try Deception Pass and come to the same conclusion as I had. Then, he tried Canoe Pass and went through with me following. Not a clue who it was; thanked him and went on my way. So...

Scandvic on Journey on, a 2005. Probably the same as the shower has the BST (or whatever) on the inlets. Never used them, but here is an adapter: G Thread (BSP) to NPT (US Thread) Pipe Fitting Adapter with G Thread Bonded Washer Seal Included 1/2" FG x 1/2" MNPT 2 Pieces Boris

Journey On came from the factory with a Bruce anchor and 100' of chain. We spent the first few years in the Pacific Northwest, most of the time anchoring in muddy places. The Bruce worked well. Then we went out in SoCal, anchoring around Santa Cruz Island in grass, rocks and kelp. The Bruce...

Here's a weight analysis for Journey On. Towing: 8000 lbs Weight in truck: 300 lbs+people Weight in water, loaded for cruising: 7400 lbs Boris

Journey On is a 25' C-Dory. It has an enclosed head, as do all 25's. This was a must for Judy. The toilet manually pumps into a aft holding tank, but newer models have a toiled with a built in holding tank. We also have a macerator for overboard pumping as well as a pump out. As far as going...

I have one or two of those cheap sponges, but I just got tired of mopping it out after every trip or washdown. Now it empties itself through the magic of gravity. Boris

On Journey On a 2005 C-Dory, the motor well has 2 drains, one at each end of the motor well. They are installed ~1/2 above the bottom of the well, so that the well is never drained completely. The factory installed those drains as low as they could. There's a brass ring swaged through the...

This is your first boat and you're buying a custom boat? Not even I would do a thing like that. Oops, I have and regretted it; sounds like one of my marriages, looking back and thinking "why did I ever do that?" Or you know more about boats than you let on. Buy a cheap 20-24' Bayliner and...

We toured the Sacramento Delta a couple of years ago. May I point out that the summer is the hottest time of the year in the Delta which is having a heat wave. We ended up at Sauslito and Alemeda, which is a lot cooler but far away from the Delta. Anyway, we launched at Rio Vista, which has a...