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My Wife and I are planning a visit to Anchorage AK. A dear friend is getting married. They'll be busy before and after the wedding. We're renting a motorhome, not towing my C-Dory from Maine, and have a short stay. Is there any special places we should visit while in or around Anchorage...

This topic has come up before. I have a 1990 22' Cruiser with gasket shrinkage in the corners of several windows. In the previous topic American Marine Products in Pompano Beach FL, www.americanmarine.com was the source and the "apparent" part number is TP240. I haven't looked further into...

I've tried mild rubbing compound, waxes and marine cleaners with no results. I've tried scraping the bubbles off which can be done but the stain below is stubborn. I doubt if its asphalt related because the bubble shell is hard and when scraped in the sun there's no smudge. Thanks for the...

My C-Dory was on a boat lift in Maryland for 6 years. I started getting these tiny pin head black spots all over the outside of the boat. These are like raised bubbles and are hard. My boat is a 1990 that has been exposed to California and Maryland sun since new so the gel coat is pretty much...

I've decided to change the name of our boat. We named her "Hunky-Dory" in 1990 when we purchased her new in Fairfield California. Since then we have found two "Hunky-Dory's" in that area plus our move to Maryland found another and our recent move to Maine found another. Our local immediate...

Sounds like StarBrite is selling Hockey Smokey. I'd avoid the brand. Now, I have a lot of small black spots all over my white and deck tread on my 22' Cruiser. Is this Fly spit or s--t. What removes it? I've tried a few of these cleaners and some rubbing compound but haven't found anything...

My 22' Cruiser is a 1990 with Gray Aluminum Window Frames. The gray gasket material is shrinking in the corners on my two rear side windows and the two bulkhead windows and the door window. They don't leak but look like H___. This is an old topic but never answered fully. Has anyone replaced...

I have a 1990 22' Cruiser I bought new. Never had an owners manual and not sure they supplied them back then. There's good info in this current manual and wish I had a manual for my vintage C-Dory.

Hi John, Lorraine and I want to thank you for a great time yesterday, Saturday. Great food, great people and great boats, what else could you ask for. We christened two new boats, that was neat. Good luck to the new C-Dory owners and welcome to our clan. We really like that little tug...

I've answered my own question. There is enough room behind my fuel tanks but it is tight. I purchased Bennett M120 Sports Tabs. I found that the supplied actuators were slightly too long. The hydraulic line hole, 3/4", was very close to the underside of the motor well and my fuel lines were...

I have a 1990 22' Cruiser. I lived in the San Francisco Bay area when I purchased this boat new. I then moved to Maryland and cruised the Potomac River. That was my really first time I had to deal with high heat and high humidity. My boat didn't have an opening front center window. I...

Hi John, Lorraine and I plan on joining you with or without our boat. I've been working on the boat all this week. Found a chipmunk nest inside my 15HP kicker and in the v-berth too. What a mess! Can't figure out how they got in the outboard. I don't see any holes. I took the shroud off and...

Keeping your boat at a marina and undercover is great. Dealing with the clowns at local boat ramps can be a comedy if your just watching or dangerous if your in their with them. I've seen boaters launch with no lines, no plugs and the boat floating with the bow still locked to the trailer...

My 22' Cruiser has been up on blocks and covered for the winter. Last week I removed the cover to do some repairs for the upcoming season. I removed my kicker and brought it into the basement. When I removed the shroud I found a large nest made of TP. When I checked inside the cabin I found...

I've beached my 22' Cruiser several times on the Sacramento River and the Potomac River. You just have to know the water fluctuations. I've run my 22 in 2 foot of water with the motor raised enough to make headway as long as the motor is still peeing. It's no fun getting stuck high and dry so...

Leo, I had a 20' Class C. Towing my 22' Cruiser wasn't a problem until I hit the hills, small 318 CI motor. Launching and retrieving was ok with a spotter and taking things slow watching both mirrors all the time. I looked into a front hitch but the front of my Dodge wasn't built to handle a...

Another thing I should mention is I went to Michigan Wheel Corps, a prop manufacturer, website and went to thier "Propellor Search", searching for a replacement 4 blade prop. I supplied the following data: Outboard, Johnson, 70HP, 3 Cylinder, 1990, 22' boat, aluminum prop, thru hub exhaust...

I went to my local marine service and asked about the purchase of a 4 blade prop for my 1990 70HP Johnson 2 Stroke. The service manager told me not to put a 4 blade on this motor. He said a 2 stroke needs to run a higher RPM's and a 4 blade would run at lower RPM's and bog the motor down...

I think 1/2" is just right. The hole idea of siderails is to help center the boat on the trailer. I have about 2" on each side and quite often I pull the boat out off center and have to float it again to correct it. Never took the time to adjust the siderails after the boats put away. Not...

Hi Jay, Thanks for your response. I've been looking for a cover for my 22' Cruiser to keep the tree debri out of the boat when stored in my yard. On second thought, I agree that those snaps may not be good for the boats structure. I wouldn't have a need for a bra on my boat for trailering. I...