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Last fall, while replacing a friends sailboat buy in 4-5 foot waves, our anchor mount got caught and ripped off. All four bolts sheared flush with the deck. My question is: are these bolts designed to shear under a certain amount of torque? Or.. just standard stainless bolts? I’m certainly...

Hey -- I have a Cape Cruiser (Venture) 26 - 2007 with twin Honda 90hp outboards. Getting ready to launch this spring (Vermont, so there are definitely seasons.. ) - I discovered leading from the hydraulic motor on one engine. Through a Honda shop, 'O' rings were replaced and things we...

Hey- Earlier this summer, I stumbled into a switch on the aft port side of our cabin exterior wall. (Cape Cruiser 26'/2007). Through trial/error, I can find nothing that this switch seems to activate or turn-off.. and I have no idea what the initial function may have been. Given that the...

Having done a lot of canoeing in a previous life, I was inclined to sort out how to bring a canoe with us in our (mostly pending) travels. We landed on a 14' kevlar canoe.. that is 40" wide, extremely stable and weighs under 50 lbs. There is also a model ( a bit rich for me right now, but on my...

We recently completed a loop of the Erie / Oswego Canals - and went up through Lake Ontario / Thousand Islands. Great trip. I had read about covering the fenders with burlap.. to protect from the sides, slime and wear of the locks.. and adapted some slicker/stronger pet food bags for the same...

After doing a bunch of reading on these forums.. we went ahead and put a bench seating arrangement into the cockpit of our 26' CC/Venture. Thanks for all the information / inputs. This will fold up, out of the way- set-up as a bench seat.. or lie flat as a bed. I also got some additional teak...

I am trying to sort out the proper fix for our shower - 2007 Cape Cruiser 26. I have read a number of posts in the forum -- and decided I really need to inspect the sump pump and either replace or bypass. Problem is > how do I gain access to it? In the port cabinet, I have a Jabsco PumpGard...

I wanted to post something about the bottom paint we recently put on our 26' Cape Cruiser (2007). After a fair bit of thought, we went with a product called 'Coppercoat' - which is effectively a two-art epoxy with a significant amount of copper-flaking suspended in it...