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What is a ballpark price for this model, rigged, but with motor purchased locally? Latter is necessary to receive engine service locally...few dealers/marinas will service what they didn't sell, or you go to bottom of waiting list...my first encounter with such policies began with getting a...

Several manufacturers offer insulated work suits with flotation...jumpsuit style, with a USCG rating. Those suits will delay the initial cold shock, and extend hypothermia time. I have only been in water as low as 55°F, and it was not pleasant. Consider tethering yourself, with a...

I'm really hoping to stay in the 23'-class, with 115hp (150 max), with the hp limit to reduce operating expenses, and also because in both early and late-season, there are no fuel docks open. I have looked into alternative fuel sources, and it all comes down to 5 gal. containers...fuel...

The Steigers are on my short list, as they are semi-locally produced...eliminating ~$6K in shipping from the PNW for a welded-plate aluminum boat. BUT, I'm trying to eliminate the need for 250-300hp outboard. I would prefer 115 max. hp. for economy reasons and realize a deep-vee hull won't...

I'm actually on the extreme northern tip of Lake Champlain, seldom on Ontario...about 130 miles of both wind and current "fetch" distance...current always south-to-north, wind normally so. Budget will be a problem, which is why I have been leaning toward the 22 as opposed to the the Tom...

Short-interval 2' Great Lakes chop, on a "good day"...How punishing will this be on a 22' Cruiser? I would expect to add a good quality suspension seat, at least for the helm, due to spinal issues. I had dismissed the idea of a C-Dory entirely, mostly due to balsa coring, but due to my age...

I'm not there, but on Champlain, in Northern NYS. After Halloween, no on-water services...meaning no gas, no Sea Tow, despite often 2 more months of pleasant boating weather, and some years, the lake doesn't freeze at all. Creates a hardship...USCG has a station, but they don't even have any...

To me, that would be nearly equivalent to squatting in Moscow Airport for a decade, to avoid extradition.

I have heard several stories of disposable butane cylinders corroding through and releasing the contents. I think I would store them in the house or garage, and only take as many on the boat as needed for a particular trip. I'm assuming that butane is practically the equivalent of propane...in...

I'm beginning to think the small butane stoves might be a better choice. I have 8 asian markets within 5 miles, but calling them proved fruitless, as nobody was available who could speak engrish. I visited three a few years ago looking for something else, and recognized not a single thing in...

Where do you buy rum for under $15/gal? And I think the highest proof is 151, meaning it's about 25% water. The only 151 rum I ever see is Bacardi, and it's quite expensive...guessing over 10x the cost of alcohol stove fuel, maybe even 20X as expensive, unless bought in Bermuda. Will alcohol...

Negative. E85 is 85% ethanol and 15 % gasoline (AKA "Flex Fuel"). My math was slightly off due to the wide local discrepancy between E10 and E85 pricing, and the fact that so few stations even offer E85...I can't easily monitor E85 pricing because no stations nearby sell it...and I used the...

This makes little sense to me...I must be missing something. You can buy E85 "gasoline", which is 85% alcohol for just over $2/gal. Why should 100% alcohol cost $15 gallon? Based on gasoline costs (without ethanol), the alcohol content in E85 should be about $1.50/gal., not 10x that amount...

I have a Fluke 77 that was around $250 new, 20 years ago. Still going strong. You can get a DVM at Harbor Fright for $3.99, but, should you? I also still use a Simpson VOM analog meter, too, which is at least 30 years old. I've bought at least eight under-$10 DVMs for a friend...she seldom...

That would either have me hugging the porcelain goddess, and/or screwing every sheep in the county...baa, barf, baa, barf. Based upon a single experience at age 17, I decided to avoid eating raw oysters for the rest of my life. Maybe it was the "red tide" or something, but not pleasant. Horny...

Ain't your day for spellin'...I think it should also be "milk crates" and your correction should have said "meant" rather than "ment"... Another 3 beers and I wouldn't have noticed...

OK, I even Googled it, but what the hell is an "anchor nest"? The images look like anchor roller guides as seen on pulpits... Is this a regional term? Most posts refer to river-running, which we have little-to-none of around here... Rivers around here are wide and deep, and resemble...

I ask because there is a long history of whichever factory made the C-Dory, they universally failed to properly seal penetrations, by under-cutting all holes and filling edges with epoxy, then re-drilling. Soaked coring is very costly to repair, and the new owner should not have to remove all...

Under present ownership, are C-Dorys still balsa-cored? If so, where?

I had completely forgotten about the Weld Mount system http://www.weldmountsystem.com/products/fasteners/ I think I first saw it on one of the blogs such as The Marine Installer's Rant... That would be my first choice, especially to fasten wire bundles, tubing, switch panels, etc. to the...