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i would like to replace the two water lines that used to be hot and cold leaving the water heater all the way around to the faucets on the sink with a single new water line, cold only of course, that would then tee to each side of the faucet. Actually, I removed the water heater and ran the hose...

Glad to see this come back to life! To update my story. I started with a Resmed AirSense 10 CPAP. I joined apneaboard.com early on, and after posting screenshots from OSCAR, they told me that it was clear that I had CENTRAL apnea and not OBSTRUCTIVE apnea which had been diagnosed. Early on, I...

We went with the 15 hp. A 9.9 would have achieved the same hull speed. Not tragic of course. And I think a kicker, whether 9.9 or 15, is a good idea, even with the reliability of modern 4 stroke mains. A damaged prop on the main, for example. That actually happened to us, and we were glad we...

We got our kicker from EQ Marine shortly after we purchased our CD25 in 2005. We debated the 9.9 v 15 hp and ultimately made the wrong decision! Hull speed is hull speed. Oh well! In all the years since 2005, i think we have needed the kicker two times. Boat US towing insurance would have been...

Whew, I was in late stage C-brats withdrawal! A HUGE thank you to head nerd Will! Show your appreciation in the TIP JAR!

Boris, I know people have different views about magnetic compasses, but to me they are sort of dinosaurs like paper charts (he says, and ducks)! We learned about paper charts and magnetic compasses in our Power Squadron boating safety course in 2003, but don't recall much about that, as we have...

If you are going to put the iPad at the helm, the best choice by far is a Ram Mount. We navigated the Great Loop in 2017 mostly using the late lamented Garmin Bluechart software and now we use AquaMap. Here are two photos of the iPad our helm. The iPad is mounted to the left and above the 2005...

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iPad in RAM Mount

Pretty sure most of us have one or more potato pins! Now, who is going to play taps at Friday Harbor each evening?

I'm sure you will get all your questions answered! We cruised on Lake Michigan down the Michigan shore from Mackinac Island to Chicago in our C-Dory 25 Cruiser on our 2017 Great Loop, but folks have done the Loop on CD22s as well. My blog is in my signature below!

El on Halcyon Sundeck at Nisqually Delta 7-14-07

The project is on the shelf for the time being. The lithium battery is in the truck camper right now with a Renogy 110 volt charger to power my CPAP!

Patty and I had a nice long lunch with Keith today in Burlington, more or less half way between Marysville and Birch Bay. After going through his photo album this morning and talking to him at lunch, I can tell he already has all the knowledge, skills, and resources to do the Loop. He will...

Well, Sandy, no pacemaker here, but you are only one year older than I am (I know that from your Vancouver Island trip)! None of us knows "when," but we need to go until we know for sure that we no longer can! Starcraft Tom aside, I see that as being 8-10 years out, Dr. Bob is a great example!

John - we'll both be on the oxycodone about the same time. My right total knee is November 24 if the stars align! Pat

It is of course an individual choice whether to do the entire Loop all in one go or split it up. We did it all in one go, and are glad we did. It may depend on how far away your home port is. We live on the extreme Upper Left Coast (look at a map, Blaine / Birch Bay is about as far west and...

We did the Loop in 2017, starting in La Belle, FL, on April 1, 2017, and crossing our wake September 13, 2017, back in La Belle. I blogged every day. The link to my blog is in my signature. We were a little worried about the run from Hoppies to Green Turtle Bay, but it turned out we did not...

I have never heard of the Lake Powell State Line Auxiliary Boat Ramp, but here is a web page on it. I would love to hear additional information from folks that have used it!

Wishful thinking. The operative question is what would a comparable new C-Dory cost? And recession or not, the price of new C-Dorys is NOT coming DOWN since manuafacturing costs just keep going UP. That drives the value of used C-Dorys UP.