Recent content by Donald Tyson

After speaking with the Factory and purchasing the GX1, I posted this PM to another member: "This GX2 that you have ordered is actually unnecessarily too large. Not that it will hurt anything but just not necessary. You will love it. I prefer the under spool option though I've not installed...

“boats don’t pound, captains pound.”Ha Ha, Also Wives pound, At least mine pounded me for going too fast, However, I have trim tabs and Wedges on their way and will experiment with them soon. Thanks to all the comments here I feel that my expectations are somewhat re-aligned with reality (what...

Bares Checking into.

Thats funny. I was wondering if a wedge would work. Are these available commercially or did you make your own wedges?

Thanks Bob. The only water I've spent much time on down there is Santa Rosa Sound in a Jon Boat and it was very nice. Thanks for the invite and if we make it that far we will likely come see you. I'd like to get back to the Aviation Museum some day. Thanks for the lead on the the Marina in...

A member mentioned that Mobile Bay can be rough on a 22. Could a few of you elaborate? And the trip across the ICW all the way to Apalachicola looks interesting. Is it really open and safe. I may stay in the Navarre/Ft Walton/Destin area, any comments?

Another member has kindly agreed to sell me his used permatrims and I hope to install them this spring. I don't use the front V-berth for sleeping and instead we pile our luggage and storage items plus the potty. So I'll not be getting trim tabs for now. In time I may be forced into trim tabs. I...

BTW, Though I won't be building any of his designs anytime soon, Bolger is a unique and cool designer. Someday I hope to build one of his Sneekeasy Boat...probably the shortened one.

So funny: -I was to post a question tomorrow on AGLCA asking if Pontchartrain Is worth visiting. -Many yrs ago Delaware Bay is where I learned how badly I can become seasick. -And last summer I had to cross Champlain in high afternoon winds and there were closely spaced, rolling, wind generated...

We ar not sure what type of boat we would move up to. I inadvertently found the 22 to be too small for my liking and we decided to stick with it for on full years slip rental here in Barnegat. This summer we hope to do Narraganset, Mystic and all the canals of NY and VT. I want something very...

Hello Dave. I have not installed it yet and will not until Summer. We are actually considering getting a larger boat but will not know for a bit. If I Install it it will be on a American Walnut heartwood Sprit and the Cleat will be removed. The winch will be installed as far back as possible...

. "Your kid will notice it at the fuel pumps. When the water gets ugly enough that he has to slow down, too, your slow ride in the C-Dory will be better." Yup! Hate being on a rolling and slogging v-boat "The boat can take it, but why put yourselves through the pounding?" Yeah thats no fun.

Jim and Harvey, that sums it up, when she is aboard I do drive for the wife's comfort to a large degree. In fact I rarely drive any harsher when it is only me aboard. The nature of this post was more or less searching out how much the boat could take on a regular basis. After hearing how...

I think I'm trying to ease my conscience, lol.

ttking885, Yes that sounds nice and now I remember that part of the previous conversation but still it doesn't address how much slapping is okay. I have twin 40's and I just lower them all the way and it helps greatly. I see in videos of C-Dory's crashing through inlets and over the steep...