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Here on Lake Superior the waves are wind driven, that is short and sharp. My 22ft C-Dory handles it well but I would welcome input from more experienced members on the best way to trim the boat in beam seas to minimize the roll. Even in waves of "two feet or less" the roll is quite pronounced...

I'm a recent owner of as CD22 and was perusing this wonderful site for info on beaching techniques. I live on the Great Lakes without being concerned with tides. I came across a string of comments related to the draft and it seems that the 22 can be comfortably run to about 12" with the engines...

Thanks for the feedback. I would guess as Greg suggests this is intended to check on moisture in the forward hull area. Apparently it was at one time a feature added at manufacture. Although I was intrigued by its use for storage it's so small that I find it hard to believe that was its...

As a new owner of a 22ft C-Dory I notice that underneath the portapotty in the bow area of the boat there is a small circular recess with a removable cover. Once removed the space below is cut through the foam fill down to the fiberglass hull. Would I be right in assuming this is some sort of...

Mark and Ron, thanks for the replies. Mark, you seem to be describing how the instruments are wired to the switches but that doesn't resolve my problem with the lighting of the instruments. On your 2004 Hondas are the tach and trim meters backlit with the nav lights on ? On my 2003, with the nav...

Mark, thanks for the suggestion. My engines are Honda 40s. I am encouraged by your suggestion that the problem may be wiring rather than an absence of backlighting on the gauges themselves. Do you or anyone else have any further suggestion on what to look for in the way they are wired ?

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. Does anyone know when C-Dory first used instrument lighting. I ask because mine is an older model (2003) and I'm wondering whether backlighting on the instruments was added later. I have tried the nav and anchor lights and neither seems to activate instrument...

As a new C-Dory owner, I have noticed that there is no instrument lighting for night time navigation on my boat. Of course, there isn't much instrumentation and you experienced boaters probably rely on the engine sounds rather than the rpm gauges or the trim meters (which aren't very reliable...

I have just bought a 2003 C-Dory 22 and the Rule bilge pump will not switch off. According to the manual it doesn't operate with a float switch but should switch off "automatically" when water is no longer present. The pump sits low in an area where a small amount of water can collect just below...