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Agree with the loose wire suggestions. It has happened twice on our cruiser. The nuts are quite difficult to get to, so getting them tight can be a real problem.

Sorry to hear the 16 is likely to be a thing of the past. As health issues crept up for Ellen, and the 22 became more difficult to tie up in the wind, square up on the trailer, etc. It became obvious that it would be a 16 (we really want and need a cabin) or no boat. While the 16 has less...

We have a 16 cruiser, hardly the same type of craft, but we do have a Honda 50 and it has a Permatrim. We are very pleased with it and if we had to do it again we would have another one. Your correct in that adjustments are made by simply changing the engine trim, Jack

Since we are on down riggers, I have a question. I have a Cannon manual that I use only on lakes for Kokanee. I have a problem getting the line release set properly. We troll at 1.5 mph and have trouble with the release letting the line go without a fish on or other times not releasing with a...

Jackie, I had the same issue you have, and installed a good quality slide. The reason I went to the slide is that I figured out that if you permanently back up the seat enough to clear the controls you will likely not be able to install and snap the backdrop in the event of nasty weather. The...

A good looking boat! One solution to all the questions, injuries, travel delays, etc., is to acquire a travel cover. That will reduce the above to the times when you are on the water, and keep your craft a lot cleaner. 16s seem to generate more conversation than 22s. Enjoy the ride. Jack

Spuncopper We also have a 16 cruiser and encountered the same two issues you mentioned. We used the same fix you did with the plywood bridge and a pillow to extend the bunk. We might have a solution for the water forward issue. Today I picked up our boat from the boat repair shop after I had...

I have also towed thousands of miles hauling a 22 on a bunk trailer. Ours was a single axle, and having pulled tandem axle travel, and horse trailers, the single axle is my choice. If you do have a tandem, be sure to have the ramp with you in case of a flat. I found that bottle jacks don't...

Thanks for all the thoughts and advice, especially the note about the brakes. I had forgotten that good brakes not necessarily Toyota's forte. When we bought our 22 C-Dory, we had a Toyota Landcruiser, and eventually replaced it with the Yukon mostly because of brake issues. Now, of course...

I am considering downsizing from a GMC Yukon to a Toyota 4runner, and wondering if anyone has experience pulling a 16 cruiser with said 4runner, and how it performed in the hills. Depending on where we go, we can get as high as 8,000 ft. Jack

I must say with a little planning you can have "real food" on a 16 cruiser. Maybe not as many consecutive days as the larger boats, but it can work. We bought a butane single burner stove (West Marine) that fits on the cabin table. We also have a Magma grill that we kept from the 22, and I...

That happened to us over at the Gathering at Yellowstone. A couple from Powell, WY who have large boat, maybe 36 to 40 ft, moored there came by to talk about our 16 cruiser. I thought that was interesting, as that is quite a contrast. And the season at Yellowstone is very short, only about 3...

The only solution is either a mooring cover, transport cover or both. Jack

Boating in Boise usually results in doing it in dry weather. However recently we have had 2 situations that resulted in a wet cabin (and shoes) floor. Once the source was rain, and the other was water from wave action over the sides and into the cockpit. In both instances, the attitude was...

We have 16 cruiser 16. 3 years ago we downsized from a 22 cruiser to the 16 as Ellen has had both knees replaced and we wanted a boat I could single hand if need be. The 16 fills that need. We just returned from the Grand Slam at Yellowstone, and had one rough afternoon with about 3 footers...

Sat AM, we are in Island Park, and will depart later this morning for the marina and get checked in and probably launched. Tonight we are at the budget cabins at Fishing Bridge, then the next 2 nights on the C-Squirt. We will try to connect later today. Jack & Ellen

Here is a heads up for those of you who might be traveling through eastern Idaho to get to Yellowstone. Many of the gas stations over there sell 85 octane as regular, and 87 as mid-grade. My engines do not like 85, so if you gas up in that area, take a look at the octane rating before you...

The check engine light has never come on. And it runs fine above idle. This engine has always had non ethanol gas and I use portable tanks, so at the end of the season I drain them completely into the Yukon, and I follow the book to drain the fuel system on the engine, including the on engine...

I am not familiar with the "FI" light. So I looked through the owners manual again and could not find anything there. Can someone help me out? I am going to look into the additives. Jack

We have a Honda 50 EFI on our 16 cruiser with about 250 hours. We spend many hours trolling at low idle, about 800 rpm. Until recently, it was running smooth while underway. Recently it started running very rough intermittently. I had changed the prop down to a 9 pitch in anticipation of our...