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About 4 or 5 years ago, a trucker arrived at the Nordic Tug factory in Burlington, WA to pick up a brand new NT37 for delivery. The factory was not comfortable with how he wanted it loaded on the trailer, thinking it was too high. They told him so but since it was his truck, loading was his...

Dave -- Congrats on the new boat. The Connecticut River to NYC is my home stomping grounds. If you want to talk about the area drop me a PM and I would be glad to answer your questions. Not sure where you are starting from or where you are planning on ending up with the boat but if you are...

Pat -- A CD-25 did the trip a couple of years ago in a series of legs starting from upstate NY. Here is the link to their good web site which makes an interesting read especially since they did it in a C-Dory. http://www.the-fowles.com/ They do show up on the Brat list if you sort the...

Capt. Matt -- My memory must not be serving me properly. I remember a while ago that someone picked up a new boat at a dealer and found that that it had a long screw through the bottom and into a trailer bunkboard. I had thought it was your boat but I must be mistaken. That is what I was...

"screwing a boat to a trailer" Hmmmmm. Perhaps Capt Matt might have a thought or so on that topic which is absolutely not to suggest that he screwed a boat to a trailer. However, as I recall from one of his early posts, he has some experience! Jim

The tug was definitely not a Ranger Tug. It was a small, steel work tug belonging to a dockbuilding company. It was unoccupied at the time of the crash. For more details, here is the local TV station: http://www.news4jax.com/index.html Jim

Warren -- It is really pretty simple. I use a foam roller to apply the paint. As it goes on, the roller leaves a bit of very fine bubbles which is called stiple. Suppose you are painting a vertical surface like a bulkhead. You use a wide foam brush (perhaps 3 or 4 inches) and hold it very...

I can't give you the name of what the factory uses but I can tell you that on other boats which had Formica on the bulkheads (my 1965 Pearson Vanguard for example), I sanded the Formica and applied InterLux Brightside. I rolled it on with a foam roller and then tipped it out to remove the...

Jim B. started this thread with the statement that, "The experience on this forum is wide ranging." I have watched the thread develop with a true sense of awe at all of you. The posts are great, the guesses are good and there is often little correlation between the geography of the winners and...

The bridgedeck/step just inside my door, the area under the dinette table and the area underfoot at the helm are all Starboard on my 2004 CD22. Well, actually, the bridgedeck was Starboard and has been reworked and is now an Ocume marine plywood lid and the Starboard is in the garage! Nothing...

Richard -- Those are fantastic photos and I complement you on your skill. What lens are you using to get such close up shots? Thanks for sharing the photos. Jim

Peter & Matt -- Thanks for the answers. That gives me what I need to think about how I am goimg to install the arch and how I will run the wiring. Always good to think of this stuff first because by the time you are ready to actually do the work, you have worked the bugs and kinks out of the...

Peter -- Since you have installed an arch I have a few questions. I have an arch enroute and will be installing it once I remove the cover on the boat and get to that part of my rebuild. In the factory arches, do the wires for the electronics run inside the arch tubes? Do they penetrate the...

I was doing my nightly rummaging around the web and found these -- plastic razor blades in a variety of hardnesses. The post in the link describes their use which is exactly what you need for removing registration stickers, numbers, and names. Looks like a useful and neat product...

Tom -- CONGRATS on getting the boat home so you can start your work. Hair dryer or heat gun will work for vinyl and you may have to use a bit of solvent for the goo that is left. 3M Adhesive Remover in the white and red can has always been my choice for that task. Also, you want a dull...

Well, one of David's helm hubs has made it across the country to Connecticut arriving in this afternoon's mail. What a work of art and a wonderful addition it will be to C-Star. Thanks, David.

There is so much inspiration from the photo albums that it is easy to build a list that will take years to complete. However, David's Anna Leigh 22 galley shown above was the inspiration for the galley that I am building. In particular, the under the shelf storage with the drop down door...

Since I was building a galley from scratch, I chose to use an 8" deep sink. I liked the idea of the slide out wire cabinet organizers that David and Pat show in their photos but the ones previously mentioned on the list would not fit with the sink. I found a nice set at Home Depot. They are...

I am completely redoing a CD22 that had no galley nor water system. There is no end of potential mods which is one of the reasons we all buy C-Dorys! I agree with Steve's mod of putting a hatch in the side of the dinette seat boxes. Check the aft box first to see if the water tank is in there...

Charlie & Ken -- Thanks for the rapid responses and the info. The link from Ken works and is a wealth of info. It would be nice if there was a way to pull that info into a post that lived in an easily accessible spot on this site. Some lists have "stickeys" that readily accessible and...