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If you boat there, do you regret your decision? My 1st choice is Maritime 23 Voyager, but they are not dealer-stocked, and factory does not build on speculation, only upon receipt of order, plus will be more $$$. Somehow, I'm not comfortable spending $80+k based only on a photograph. They are...

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...

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...

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

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...

My understanding is that for fresh-water use, magnesium anodes are the appropriate ones to use, rather than zinc or aluminum. My understanding also is that the major outboard motor manufacturers currently equip their motors with aluminum anodes...both on the lower unit and for the internal...

Exactly how many Marinauts have actually been built and delivered to customers?

There is a C-Dory 16 Cruiser for sale almost within driving distance...I have never seen one of these up close and personal... My use would be on Lake Champlain, which gets nasty at times in terms of chop (recently over 6' waves, but they were predicted...) My primary concern with the C-Dory...

The balsa core of the C-Dory line has been controversial...it is pretty-much agreed-upon that balsa coring can be a positive or a negative... Best-practice is that when penetrating the balsa core, the balsa will be cut back under the fiberglass skins, and filled with epoxy, so that no balsa...

This is a rather old, respected anchor, that fell out of production with the death of its designer, but is now being made again by someone who apparently purchased all the molds (the patent, I believe, expired long ago). http://www.seaclawanchors.com/products.html Any experience with these...

I was just at: http://www.scanmarineusa.com/wallas_furnaces.html and I'm left totally confused by Scan Marine's website. There are totally seperate furnace models for diesel and kerosene fuels...both apparently for marine use, despite only the diesel ones with "Nautic" in the model name. I was...

I have never actually seen a C-Dory, and I'm having trouble interpreting photos and diagrams. To move forward on the boat, is there ample (or, even generous) walkway space along side the pilothouse? I would be doing mostly single-handed boating, with no assurance of anyone being at the dock...

Rather than an expensive (Wallas) diesel cabin heater, has anyone used the inexpensive propane Mr. Heater ("Buddy")? They are unvented, but have O2-depletion sensors...and, yes, interior condensation may be an issue requiring a slightly opened window. I think a propane gas-detector in the...

I'm considering buying a 22-Cruiser, but have questions, and mucho reservations. How much are these selling for new? Maybe I missed it, but I did not find pricing info. on the official Triton website. Also, something of major concern: "standard 5-year limited hull warranty"... 5-year hull...

I'm a newbie to boating, but quickly got discouraged reading the standard magazines available at the newsstand. BUT, I recently discovered Soundings... Kind of refreshing, in a way, but I quickly came to the conclusion that the audience was way more affluent than I could ever expect to be...

I'm getting ready to buy a center console ~18' boat (probably Key West 176CC) and am wondering if a jet-drive, like the Honda 105HP, is a viable option. While 90% of my operation will be in 20+ feet of water, I would like the option of exploring some one-foot depths, too. Does the outboard jet...

I find Porta Pottis to be fairly gross, but sort of a necessary-evil if a marine head is out of the question due to boat size, for example. Has anyone used some of the newer, disposable waste systems, ones that have a bio-degradeable bag containing some weird absorbant? They seem to be...

Can someone educate me about seat pedestals and seat mounts? I'm looking for a pedestal that adjusts for height, and a seat mount that swivels and adjusts fore and aft. I would like a mount that permits a limit in swivel (like zero degrees to the right and 270 degrees to the left, to avoid...

I have a Tripp Lite PV375 inverter that I want to use only to power a wireless router, a modem, and a network switch. Total power draw is probably only about 20 watts. The inverter is rated at 375 watts, with 600 watt surge. The inverter is obviously overkill, but I already owned it and it...

Does anyone have experience with permanently-installed boatlifts, mounted to pilings, in Northern waters like Lake Erie or Ontario, or, even Champlain? There are Spring ice floes (flows?), but the lift sellers imply that 12" diameter driven (or, drilled-in) pilings will survive, with no need to...