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We have a 2004 22' C-Dory Cruiser that is in very good shape and has always been stored indoors, but things are changing and we have decided to get a boat cover for it so we can store it outside next winter. I talked to Angola Canvas and asked them about Sunbrella and they mentioned that it...

Not too long ago someone was looking for entry/Exit steps for their cockpit. While I have no leads on a store bought set of steps I thought I would share the steps that I made for our boat. They hang on the gunnel and lift off easily. they are never in the way but always there when you need them...

A few weeks ago someone was looking for a way to flush their motor using fresh water tank. This is the set up that we use. I installed a Whale brand foot water pump a few years ago https://www.whalepumps.com/marine/produ ... t-operated It is a double diagram pump and pumps on both the down...

So, I just came across this current chart app for San Juans and Gulf Islands. It is the same info that is in the Waggoneer current tables in a phone app. Cost $20 and gives you Current data with or without internet and the one time fee covers you forever. Or at least as long as their in...

A few years ago I completely drained our water Tank on our 2004 C-Dory 22 cruiser. I then filled it one gallon at a time using one gallon jugs for the purpose of marking graduation lines on the clear vent tube so that we would be able to have an idea of the water tank level while on longer...

We saw a good example of why one should be careful about which mooring bouys they choose to tie yesterday afternoon at watmouth Bay on Lopez. A 30' motor yacht tied to one of four bouys that are marked private. The wind came up and I saw the buoy break loose. I layed on our horn and tried...

If anyone needs a permatrim for a Honda 90 we have one we want to find a home for. This would have also fit our new Yamaha but the holes would not match up with the Yamaha. The reason I am not going to try and sell it on ebay, is that when mountng a new one it is necessary to drill up through...

Our boat came with a Go Light Mounted on the bow railing. While we almost never use it, it is operational and we want to keep it that way just in case. Ours has both a hard wired dash switch and it also has a wireless remote that we do not even keep in the boat. Since we have had the boat, on...

We are thinking of re powering our 2004 22 Cruiser. I am leaning towards the Yamaha F90. They seem to be a popular choice from way back. most of the posts I see when searching the forum are about the earlier version of the Yamaha 90. I am specifically looking for those that have first hand...

I am in the process of replacing our hydraulic steering on our 2004 22 cruiser. The original system used an older drag link style Baystar hc4600 steering ram. when we first purchased the boat I installed a plate (Honda #53234-zw1-010) on the BF90A that provides a mount for the kicker motor tie...

Over the winter I worked on a couple of interior modifications. The first was converting the passenger seat to one that is identical to the helm seat. It is more comfortable than the dinette conversion seat. It is mounted on a swivel and the seat has been raised to sit at the same height as the...

I recently purchased and installed a Garmin 7sv Sonar/Fishifinder. First time out I was loosing the bottom above 10knts. Tried turning to the left and no difference. Tried turning to the right, no difference. I may have it angled to far towards the bow and would try making that adjustment next...

We went fishing at Neah Bay last Monday through Wednesday. Monday we went to Swift sure Bank. This was our first trip on the open Ocean and it was very memorable. The first thing we saw when we reached Swiftsure was the biggest bait ball we had ever seen boiling on the surface for as far as you...

I sent one of our fuel caps over board at the fuel dock last weekend. The screw came loose that holds it to the chain and that was the end of it. I robbed the cap off the water fill and made a make shift cap for the water. I can not find the correct size replacement cap. I ordered what I thought...

Last summer we had a volunteer safety inspection by the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. We were up to date on all Items and passed the inspection. The guy doing the inspection while looking at our flares told me that the pistol launcher for our parachute flares would be considered a weapon by the...

We are in the process of upgrading our anchor system. We haven't done a lot of anchoring so far. We spent 26 nights on our C-Dory last season, but stayed on mooring buoys and Marinas most of the time because we were not confident in the system we had. 180' of 3 strand rode that seemed to kink...

We are considering up sizing from our 22 cruiser to a 25 cruiser in a couple of years. I was hoping one or more of you that currently own a 25 could tell me what the exact measurement from the very tip of your trailer hitch to the furthest rear portion of your outboard (preferably with...

This spring when we got our boat out for the season our Raymarine autopilot system failed to function. I have spent several months without the use of this older 2004 system all the time trying to figure out how I was going to make it work again. After much scrutiny I came to the conclusion that...

Yesterday my son and I cruised our C-Dory from Sequim Bay to Port Townsend area for some fishing. It was a great day to be on the water, but fishing was a bust. Around noon we decided to have some lunch and tied up to the Port Townsend City dock and walked in to town for a pizza. 45 minutes...

We are thinking about updating our autopilot system and since we have all Raymarine equipment, we are considering the Raymarine EV-100. From what I have been able to research on this system it should work well on a 22 Cruiser and It would be nice to do away with the rudder position sensor as the...