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This is just a reminder to those of us running hydraulic steering... hydraulic is great, but it's not maintenance free. I recently had a leaky steering cylinder and changed the seals. (a relatively simple task.) When I went to bleed the system, I decided against using the bottle of fluid I had...

In the next couple of days, I'll be replacing the broken Sprint 400 windlass on my CC26 with a new V700. I have a couple of choices on hand for bedding the new windlass: Life Calk and Bed-It butyl tape. Given these choices, which would you use?

Can anybody here identify this stove? I can't quite make out the name...

My 26-foot Cape Cruiser currently has trim tabs that are - in my opinion - too small. They are 9" long, and 12" wide at the hinge. This is the same size that I have on my 17-foot Arima, and they work well in that application. But, on the CC, they are virtually ineffective until they are deployed...

OK. I've never had the inclination to do much research on RADAR systems until now (the Cape Cruiser I recently purchased came with a Raymarine electronics package that includes RADAR). So, suffice it to say, I don't really know anything about RADAR, but since I now own such a system, I figured...

Hi all. It's been a while since I've owned a C-Dory. I sold my CD16A, what... about 5 years ago? Since then, my wife and I have been plying the waters of Prince William Sound in a 17-foot Arima Sea Ranger. And, while that boat has served us well, it's time for something bigger. Enter: The very...

The performance data for the Venture 23 is up on C-Dory's website (finally), but something is amiss. If I calc the MPG numbers using their GPH and MPH data, they don't match the MPG numbers C-dory has in their chart. Any idea why they would publish bad data? Seems like a pretty big blunder...

Hey Greg. I was in Los Anchorage the other day with a little time to burn, so I dropped on over to Dewey's and checked out the spring thingy you have mounted under the captain's seat on Redfox. So, after havin' it under your rear for a year or so, how do you like it? Worth the $50?

I was out last weekend and stayed overnight in PWS. It was getting late (read dark) when we left Whittier harbor so we didn't go very far before we decided to pull up for the night. I had pretty much everything turned on on the short run out, GPS, VHF, other GPS, fuel flow meter, electric wiper...

I just installed a Navman 3100 fuel flow meter and am trying to interface it with my Garmin 178c chartplotter. Problem is that even though both units are powered up and working independently, they won't seem to talk to each other. I found the menus in each unit to turn on NMEA, but still no...

For Sale: 1989 16 Angler Asking $8950 Located in Wasilla, Alaska 2001 Johnson 70 hp 2-cycle Power Trim and Tilt Full gauge package: Trim Indicator Tachometer Overheat / Low oil / No oil / Chk Eng indicator w/ alarm Hour Meter (fuel guage installed, not wired to tanks) VHF Radio – Standard...

The good news: I just added an addition to the toy box. I found a great deal on a 17' Arima Sea Ranger that I simply couldn't pass up. It's a hard top model, in outstanding condition (one owner), fully equipped from stem to stern (except it is lacking in the electronics department- no biggie)...

Well, I did it. I pulled the 18 gallon tank a previous owner had installed athwartships under the motorwell and installed a pair of 24 gallon saddle tanks. The old tank blocked the bilge pump and always collected dirt and debris under and behind it. And, I was already carrying extra fuel in gas...

So... The newest registered user is "zzasgai99123198" ?!? What kind of a name is that? I for one am suspicious of someone who doesn't even have the courtesy to come up with a user friendly name. Was it generated by new email grabbing spam software or what?

A friend and I were discussing my fuel tank situation when a question about the drain plug (in the transom... not the fuel tank) came up. I don't think I've ever heard any opinions about it so I thought I'd ask here. :?: How is the drain plug supposed to be inserted? *From the outside, *From...

OK- I know that the little Anglers are designed to hold up to 3 portable 6 gallon gas tanks. That fact, however, did not stop a previous owner from mounting a single 18 gallon tank athwartships, under the splashwell on Navicula. (It also has not stopped me from loading up on extra gas cans when...

Any of the Alaska flotilla headed out of Whittier this weekend (May 21-23)? It looks like I'm going to head out if this great weather holds... maybe even if it doesn't. :P If I go by myself, I'll probably head out to Perry Island, or maybe south of Culross. It doesn't really matter where I...

So, I've dug through the photo albums and haven't found any revealing pictures. Has anybody heard of, or better yet- seen, or even better- actually installed, a windlass on a 16 foot Angler? It looks like there would be enough room below deck if I relocated the bow foam to the ceiling of the...

So, how is it that I can sit here at about 5:00 pm Alaska time on Tuesday, April 13th and be reading messages that were posted at 1:00 am April 14th from Washington and Arizona? Just how many time zones away are you guys?? Sumpthin' strange is a goin' on here fer shur...

I feel a little foolish, but... How exactly do I reply to a (or for that matter, send a new) message to a site member? I recently recieved a message, wrote a reply, hit "Submit" and went on my merry little way. But, my reply was never sent. It just went into my "Outbox" and stayed there...