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The price of a CD25 or any boat depends on the options, where in the country the boat was delivered and which dealer. Owner installed equipment vs. dealer installed (some owners do a better job than dealers). When I bought my new boat the price difference was $10,000 between dealers for the...

The tank under the aft cockpit floor is the holding tank for the head.

I was out on the boat yesterday. The S1000 kept the boat on a perfectly straight track between waypoints 10-15 miles distant,doing between 20-25mph . I just sat at the helm and kept watch. Water was flat. I also ran up to 31.8mph at WOT and the boat course still follows the GPS track perfectly...

Les, I installed the Raytheon S1000 on my CD 25 with Honda BF135 last spring. It holds a course perfectly and yes the wireless remote does work from the aft deck, as well as everywhere else on the boat. It was an easy install that I did myself and it is interfaced to my Garmin chartplotter. The...

Cap Vic, I don't think your bottom treatment is an issue nor should it void your hull warranty if professionally performed by your C-Dory dealer. I don't know C-dory's warranty about blistering if sanded. I don't think there have been any blistered hulls to my knowledge mentioned on here. My...

Beware of sanding your new gelcoated bottom before applying anti-fouling paint. Clean with wax remover, yes, but don't sand. The paint manufacturer's make a special no sanding primer. I was told by my C-Dory dealer that many boat manufacturer's will void their anti blister warranty if you sand...

I suppose its time for me to chime in about the challenges I've encountered in working toward a dry cabin sole in my new (July 2004) CD25. First there were the leaking screws from the house top hand rails. Second there was the aft deck hatches that needed replacing to become water tight...

I don't know if this will help since I have a Garmin 3010C and Floscan 9000, but I had to turn on the data port for NMEA communication between the units in a setup menu in the software of the chartplotter. The data port was off by default. Just how big were the waves you have taken your 25...

When I had my engine serviced by my Honda Service guy in Connecticut last spring , he told me there had been a rash of failures in the ignition switch control heads of Honda outboards. He has replaced a number of them already. I haven't had a problem with mine yet but it does concern me too. I...

Good luck with your boat. How do you power your AC? Is it dockside only, generator or battery powered? If battery, how long can you run it? Regards, Pete in NY

Are you folks using these memory foam toppers instead of the factory cushions or on top of them? I sleep on a Tempurpedic at home and like it except it does get harder in the winter when the room is cold and it is below freezing outside. Regards, Pete in NY

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80 grit sandpaper with or without a sanding block will remove the "little barnacle rings" in about 10 seconds. I know house framing carpenters who can't swing a hammer either and can only nail with pneumatic nail guns too! Anyone for basic boat painting prep skills? What's wrong with sandpaper...

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I was concerned about theft when I installed by radar dome also. I located and found special stainless steel security bolts that need a special keyed allen key type wrench to undue and have a carriage bolt type head so you can't get a vise grip on them either. I also have double lock nuts on the...

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Ron, I chose the Garmin radar since I already had the 3010C and the sounder module. I got the 4kw dome since it was the same dimensions as the 2kw and I wanted to see through rain and snow longer. For the extra few dollars it seemed to make sense at the time. I installed it spring 2005 and had...