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Took C-Gypsy out to play on the Neuse yesterday. A few hours of pure joy. Nothing like a little Neuse Juice under the keel, eh? Left Smith Creek & headed for Minnesott Beach. A few miles past Minnesott we did a 180 and headed for Whittaker Point Marina. We averaged 12 ~ 16 knots with a few...

Has anyone put a Permatrim on a Honda 9.9 kicker? I've spent two days reading everything I could find on the Internet about Permatrims. I've talked to anyone willing to talk to me about the Permatrim and have received very different opinions. Reading various "conversations" on C-Brats also...

I have a Honda 90 & a Honda 9.9 on C-Gypsy. Using the tiller on the 9.9 has always been difficult. I have a bracket in place that sets the 9.9 aft several inches to clears the trim tab. Problem is I can hardly reach the tiller & it is very uncomfortable to use for more than 5 minutes. Seems...

I am planning to order a new Garmin GPS on Tuesday morning. As posted months ago, I used to have a Garmin 540s. One day someone decided they needed it more than I did and stole it off my boat. I am considering the Garmin 541s and the Garmin 546s. There seems to be a $300.00 price difference...

C-Gypsy used to have a Garmin 540s GPS. One night a few months a low-life thumb-sucker decided he needed it more than I did. So now I am looking for a replacement unit. I spied the Garmin 546s yesterday and am wondering what the differences are. Will the transducer I used with the 540 work with...

Some of you know James, a friend of mine who bought a C-Dory 25 from Gene & Carrie Wooster (Mobile East Marine in Alliance, NC). I just hung up from talking to James. Those of you who know him may be interested in knowing he is doing well. James left Oriental, NC in October of 2008...

A question out of curiosity... Has anyone ever visited the BVI in a C-Dory? I sailed there last year. Saw a lot of sailboats from PA, etc. Every time I saw a sailboat from the east coast I wondered if anyone ever took a C-Dory there. Thanks!

I apologize in advance; I am certain this topic has been addressed many times. My CD-22 has a Honda 90 and a Honda 9.9 kicker. I am looking for opinions on what the best tie bar is between these two motors. I am told that if I use a tie bar both motors have to be "down". It seems to me that...

I did a search but may not have done it properly... Does anyone have a poling platform on their 22? I am thinking it would be a wonderful addition, especially if it has hand rails all the way around. Not only would it make a wonderful fishing platform, it would also allow more storage space...

I bought my C-Dory 22 new in 2006. Because of total confusion on my part I gave up on having a second helm installed in the cockpit using the factory pedestal. Sooo... Does the factory still offer the pedestal, and how complicated is it to install & configure? I have a Honda 90 that is...

The sliding windows on my CD 22 are getting more & more difficult to open & close. What do you folks recommend to "lubricate" the tracks? Al

Just want to take a moment to thank Tyboo & Da Nag for this message forum. I was an ISP unitl 2 weeks ago when I sold out. I used to run several message forums and I know what a pain it can be at times. All work, no money. Nobody ever says "Thanks". Every day I had to delete messages from...

Rather than re-invent the wheel I thought I would pose a question... I boat single-handed (I do everything single-handed). I back my boat into my slip. My question is this... How do you folks back into a slip when single-handed? My slip has pilings, the furthest of which is close to 40 feet...

I am considering mounting a board in C-Gypsy on which I will mount several 12V "cigarette lighter" adapters. My cell phone, my girl's cell phone, my handheld GPS & my handheld marine radio all use "cigarette lighter" adapters to recharge. I am wondering if anyone else has already done this, no...

I am looking for opinions. Should get plenty of those! How do the GPS units work on a C-Dory that have internal antennas? I like the idea of the internal antenna (less complicated), but want a GPS that WORKS! Thanks, Al

Saw a C-Dory yesterday on 66 West as I was heading to Oriental, NC (I was on 66 East). Believe the boat name to be QT. Nice looking rig!

My brother-in-law and I are seriously considering a trip to the Bahamas once hurricane season is over. Any advice from those who have made the voyage will be greatly appreciated. Thought about taking my sailboat but have an urge to run C-Gypsy down. Besides, once we are there C-Gypsy will be...

Spent the day on C-Gypsy (yes, I changed the spelling of the name!) with some friends. We were on Lake Raystown in Pennsylvania. Not a big lake by any measure, but here in PA we are sort of land locked. In any case on the way back to the launch ramp at the end of the day we spotted another...

Everyone has been so helpful here with my questions, even though I have been off topic many times. Therefore I decided to start a new topic (how creative, eh?) First let me say I finally launched Sea Gypsy with my son & my father this evening for the first time since bringing it back to PA from...

After what has seemed like forever (closer to 3 weeks) I am heading to NC to pick up my new C-Dory on Thursday. The dealer is planning to take me out on it Friday to explain the systems, etc. to me. I greatly appreciate the warm welcome & friendly advice you folks have offered. I have a lot...