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Your boat was wired back when Stevie Wonder was the lead electrical guy at C-Dory. He got canned and replaced by Ray Charles, who was quite a bit better.

thanks for the chuckle, Roger. Yeah, my head would be a foot higher, but, so what? I've done some weird antics out of car sunroofs, too...so this is not exactly foreign to me...I will not go into details.

I appreciate your comprehensive reply. The 19' Sea Ranger HT I'm considering has the "Alaskan" bulkhead, and has a 130 HP motor, which is probably overkill, even for use on the choppy Great Lakes. But, better to have it and not need it... If it's strictly a "sit-down" boat, perhaps it's worth...

Bob- I think you just made my point, whether "nefarious" was involved, or not!

I'm already thinking big cutting board, attached to beanbag... I think Attwood is missing an opportunity here, unless the Centric II has already improved the situation. Small boats need lots of versatility to become space-efficient...every square-inch and every cubic-inch needs to count, and...

Sorry, I somehow thought you had used the Centric II seats. I don't think the plain Centrics have the suspension option. Also, with the seat back folded down, does that provide a flat, level surface that could nicely accommodate a cutting board or something similar that could temporarily...

I received a nice email today from "Birdie" (Roberta Deihl) at Arima. She indicated that they have temporarily suspended production, since there are no pending orders. But, there has been no move to liquidate the company or file Chapter 7/11/13 and they remain open for customer service issues...

One of the Attwood .pdf docs for these Centric II seats lists a suspension option: "The SAS suspension is an option for the more advanced applications, where maximum comfort and support is desired". Their drawings are pretty cryptic, but it appears that the seat cushion sits over tensioned...

I'm going to briefly hijack my own thread just to prosthelytize the Suzuki SX4... 4-wheel drive which can be turned off, manually lockable differential, traction control with manual over-ride...the car came with shit tires, but I corrected that situation within the first month of ownership...

Sounds like a midget writing that sentence... :mrgreen: Reminds me of the joke "I am not Happy..." Well, then, which one are you?... I've been 6'6" since 8th grade. About half of the more desirable clothing in this country is simply not available to fit men of that height, or, if it is...

I don't fish, but once the lakefront house is finished, and I have time to kill, I would like to give fishing a try...I used to enjoy fishing as a kid, but that was a hell of a long time ago... I don't expect to do overnights on the boat, since it's easier to just pull into the dock and have...

For the most part, with my height, the only boat I can stand upright in is a center console, without a T-Top. Even the C-Dory with the extra-height pilothouse (22' Cruiser "Hightop 6'6") is limiting, except on perfectly flat water. So, I'll either stoop, or, sit. Just a fact of life, not a...

I'm pretty much a boating-loner, and would expect the boat to be used by myself alone about 90% of the time, with with zero overnights, since it will be an adjunct to a direct waterfront home. I have not viewed the boat yet, however, but I anticipate it may still be rather cramped for even...

There is one for sale locally that's about 10 years old, and doesn't seem to have the typical deferred-maintenance issues that many boats of a similar age often have. Power is 4-stroke outboard, at almost the max. rating for the hull. Not certain of motor hours, but a certified tech. would...

Consider Simrad CHIRP. With a good transducer, would probably be within your stated budget. Or, wait a year or so for CHIRP to start filtering down to the consumer (rather than commercial) budget. Also, just curious, why is your working season so short? I think recovering bodies could be a...

I researched it a few years ago after finally getting around to reading the two Jimmy Buffett novels. He, of course, took artistic license in melding the boat into works of fiction, as it should be.

Huh? You don't consider balsa core to be wood? There are many examples of rotted core...I saw a 16 on boattrader.com about a year ago and it looked familiar...before deciding to bail out, the owner had posted here complaining about rotted core on a 3-year-old boat with no warranty support...

Update to EZ: Several THT members are reporting that EZ has not been able to be contacted by phone or email for weeks. The company apparently changed hands last Fall, and new owners appear to be running it into the ground... Too bad, since it was a beautiful product...maybe just a temporary...

The EZ windlass will handle 1/2" rode and also chain, and spool it onto a drum above deck with no need to utilize the anchor locker. Also, it's self-cleating, meaning you can avoid going forward to the bow, since it's a worm-drive drum which is self-braking. The downsides of the EZ is that...

Sharp interior corners are technically called "stress risers" and good practice is to radius them. The v-berth modification would greatly lessen my sense of claustrophobia in there...for me, very hard to sleep in a coffin... I just bought my first oscillating multi-tool...very impressive. The...