SO WHAT DID YOU DO WITH OR ON YOUR C-DORY TODAY??

Hi Gregg,

We know you never left, but anyway, welcome back to the family :D :thup

Harvey
SleepyC:moon
 
Our plan was to replace our shallow sink with a deeper model along with a new faucet with pull out wand. My installer is a handyman who I have used on previous home remodel projects. He is very experiences in laminates so I figured lets re-skin the sink counter top and dining table with new white laminate.

If I was already doing that, I might as well sand down and restain all the teak. So what started out as a small project becomes an interior overhaul.

Will take some photos and post them for others with tired interiors who might want some inspiration.
 
Took advantage of a beautiful weekend day in the PNW and the bonus crab season. Nine keepers. Good enough to feed the two families aboard.
 
Well, today we went for yet another little cruise on Lake Washington. But , wait a minute, as we were approaching Coulon park there was a big helicopter hovering directly over a boat just off of the Boeing 737 plant. I don't know if it was a Huey, a Dewey, or a Louie, but it was big. It lowered a flat platform and picked up three standing individual and took them for a ride up high and a little bit inland. This went on for about an hour, either an exercise for first responders or a Cirque du Soleil rehearsal. Dotty and I sat at Ivars eating clams,cole slaw, and fries and drinking hot chocolate and watching the goings on. Holy mackeral, a routine boring trip on Lake Washington always turns into an exciting adventure.
 
Began investigating alternatives to the standard style radar pedistal for mounting the radome on. Possibly instead of a tube, a pair of angles ( L shaped, put together with the points facing each other) so that the end view would be like a plus sign ( + ) if it was viewed from the top. Thinking this might help increase the radar return from some angles, at least. Just some thoughts.

Harvey
SleepyC:moon
 
Hardee,

Have you taken a look at Thataway's "commode mount"? It's a radar mount that's basically fashioned from two PVC toilet flanges and a section of PVC between them. There are photos and comments in his album.

I like the way the canted platforms look (like the Scan Strut), so I looked at a couple of offset toilet flanges as an alternative. I think that might give it a bit more "rakish" look. However I have only looked at them online and have not put the pieces in hand to try them out that way (also I do not have radar yet, but just thinking ahead). Thataway's straight flanges are proven to work.

Here is a photo of an offset toilet flange, just for the basic look:

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Sunbeam,

Thanks for that idea. I had looked at his straight up mount and didn't particularly like the abrupt look it gave but this has a bit more of the slant I am looking for :lol: and probably closer to my price range.

Will be taking a closer look.

Harvey
SleepyC:moon
 
while not today, but in the last two weeks I swapped out the old hondas for new 50 hp suzukies, swapped out the old chartplotter/fishfinder ( the old one never could find me any fish) for a new furuno 1870f, reworked my helm seat (version12.2), replaced the screens in my windows and did a bunch of other odds and ends. The motor yacht has never been so happy.

We've had a lot of different toys and boats over the years & it always seems that after a few years we loose interest in them. I don't know what it is about this durn boat, we've had it for about 12 years and plan on running it another 15...then the kid can have it for another 15.
 
redbaronace":3lupbdlg said:
Our plan was to replace our shallow sink with a deeper model along with a new faucet with pull out wand. My installer is a handyman who I have used on previous home remodel projects. He is very experiences in laminates so I figured lets re-skin the sink counter top and dining table with new white laminate.
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I just noticed this. Would love to see photos/hear tales as its something I'd like to do sooner or later.
 
Last week I shrink wrapped the tug....I bought a roll of the material 17' wide and used an electric heat gun and a propane grass burner torch both from Harbor Freight... I watched several U-tube videos and did it my self...

To have someone do it was almost $400 (22' boat with heavy snow load bracing) and I did it for roughly $125
The heavy bracing was from Home Depot...and can be used over and over again.... 20' long 2 by 4 and 2 by 4 uprights....I used paracord as the tie downs.... and the shrinking was amazingly easy....being super careful not to catch the whole mess on fire... about 6 hours labor (mostly building the bracing)

SEA3PO (now in Southern Cal...before it snows up north)
 
SEA3PO":31e43uvk said:
Last week I shrink wrapped the tug....I bought a roll of the material 17' wide and used an electric heat gun and a propane grass burner torch both from Harbor Freight... I watched several U-tube videos and did it my self...

To have someone do it was almost $400 (22' boat with heavy snow load bracing) and I did it for roughly $125
The heavy bracing was from Home Depot...and can be used over and over again.... 20' long 2 by 4 and 2 by 4 uprights....I used paracord as the tie downs.... and the shrinking was amazingly easy....being super careful not to catch the whole mess on fire... about 6 hours labor (mostly building the bracing)

SEA3PO (now in Southern Cal...before it snows up north)
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is like Christmas every spring when you get to unwrap the present?
 
It was a nice day, took the boat out on Lake Washington. Took a downrigger and cutt pole. Actually caught a nice one off Mercer Island.
 
Time to catch up. On the 19 in the past few days:

-Cleaned (laundered/scrubbed) interior including cushions, window covers, and seats
-removed 8hp kicker and re-installed factory swim step with trim tab modification
-tested fit of Torqeedo and ordered fixed outboard bracket for better tab/transducer clearance
-started pulling out bulkhead windows for replacement and frame painting
-test fit bow mount trolling motor and it will work and not look ridiculous!
-worked out some issues on the trailer
-test ran motor and it ran alright, still needs a shop checkup/maint
 
As my steering was becoming unbearingly difficult to turn and no amount of oils or solvents would bring relief any longer I decided to yard it out and replace the helm and cable. Got it all out. Going to be a pain to put it back in as I have twins and there isn't much room to work. Will take my shotgun cleaning brush and drill out this afternoon and clean up the steering tube on the engine. While it is out also cleaned up the wiring a bit. Will be ready for friday harbor.
 
Just received new seat, Attwood Centric II along with the seat mount which I found under the new seat section in forums. Spare tire on trailer was scraping so my mechanic put in new mounting bracket and all is cool. I'll start installing seat today I've been sitting on two throwable cushions for long enough. This sight is so helpful and the fellow who wanted a 16 Cruiser section I hope he's seen all is cool with the way the sight works. Looking at the nations weather today makes me so happy to be down here on he big sand bar called Florida.
 
lloyds":2loj6mu1 said:
As my steering was becoming unbearingly difficult to turn and no amount of oils or solvents would bring relief any longer I decided to yard it out and replace the helm and cable. Got it all out.
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What method did you use to remove the old steering cable? I'm thinking I may replace my cable steering with hydraulic, and getting the old cable out ...well, I've heard things ranging from "big pain in the neck" to "simple." How did yours go? Anything you'd do differently if you were to do it again?

Thanks.
 
In general, go along the cable, taking off the dozens of wire ties. Then I started at the engine end. unscrewed the nut that holds the cable in. Ended up also unscrewing the nut on the starboard end of the tilt tube, because of the twins configuration there isn't room for the cable to clear out of the tilt tube. Then went into the cockpit and grabbed the cable putting a slight bend in it to get some space at the engine then tried to free it from the tilt tube. Wouldn't go, too stiff and not much room. So got out the hacksaw and solved that problem. Then I had it out. The helm end is where I found the mystery. First I took out the center of the steering wheel, then took off the nut that holds the wheel on. Wheel wouldn't come off, froze. So then I went to the back of the console where the rats nest of wires is and took off the three nuts that hold the helm to the console. Not much room in there either. Then returned to the wheel and wrapped my arm around it and smaciked the shaft with a hammer. Then it came off. Now to get the bezel off. No visible fasteners but wouldn't come off. Since the new helm is supposed to have a new bezel I decided to destroy it. Pried it off with a screw driver. Come to find out there are a couple little tabs on the sides that hold it on. Then there is a split ring to remove and a washer and it is apart. Then just started pulling the helm. Put it out the hatch and kept pulling. I have a feeling it might not go back in that easy.
 
Thanks for the info. I had the wheel off a while back (to repair the Sportpilot) and yeah, it was a bit of a bear to remove! But I have not touched the Teleflex part of the helm yet. Good to hear how you went about it. I have a single main engine so perhaps that will make it a little bit easier (one can hope, anyway :D). Putting it back in.... gah, not even going to think about that (my reason for removing it will be to go to hydraulic steering).

Thanks again for the notes on how you went about it.
 
If you do pull the old cable out, it might be useful to attach a line, electrical fishtape, string or similar to it so that you have a way to pull the new one back in. Don't know if that would help but thought I'd mention it.
 
Thought about doing that but it is a clear shot front to back and as stiff as the cable is it ought to just shove through. Probably wishful thinking. I did order one of those fittings to add lubricant to the tube. We will see how well that works.
 
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