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Ok. All is well. I used epoxy to get the handle to stick to the window. It worked, so far...... Thanks again everyone for of your help, Merry Juanderer

Thanks for all the info. Have a great summer.

Thanks you guys. I'll give those ideas a try and tell the tale.

OK. Window is working great. But like Weekitiki, I pulled the handle right off. Thankfully, I was on dry land at the time and it fell into the cabin. Now, I need to get back on. Anyone have an idea on what to use to get it permanently stick? Thanks in advance, again. Merry Juanderer

Well done you guys. I was already thinking of the tank holders across the transom but the swing ladder hadn't come to mid. Ours is a 22' cruiser so we'd have to add the stern platform and the ladder. I went with a ladder that hangs off the side for now. We'll see how that works. If not...

Viola! I got it open. I soaked the frame for about an hour while I washed the hull and engines reapplying water when I remembered. Throwing caution to the wind, I took a pressure washer and sprayed it around the frame of the part of the window that opens. While that didn't completely...

We just tried snorkeling off our 22' Cruiser over the weekend and are thinking of getting dry suit certified. Anyone have advice on diving from a C-Dory? Setup? I bought a 3 step ladder that hangs over the side. Does anyone use a platform off the stern? We have twin Honda 40's. We...

Thank you all for the great advice. I'll keep working at it and hopefully by the weeks end, I'll have it unstuck. First up to bat is pressure washing it to get rid of the crud. Then, I'll buff the hull and do the bright work. Then, change the oils and all the filters. I'll keep you posted...

Super big thanks to everyone for all the advice. I've fixed all the problems mentioned in my post except one, a stuck window. But that post to yielded a great deal of sound sage advice. This is my 1st motor boat and 4th boat in all. The others were sailboats. Owning sailboats taught me much...

We bought our C-Dory last summer. Thankfully, last summer was chocked full of perfect weather days. That said, we ran in to every functional problem imaginable with our boat. The former owner swore right, left and center that he maintained the boat to Nth degree. He was kinda like my dad...

I have a 2004 C-Dory 22' cruiser. My Starboard side helm window is stuck. It's been that way since late summer. It used open just fine. Not sure what happened. I can jiggle it up and down it jus won't open. The handle moves. I've removed the rubber trim from the inside of the window. I...

We have a 22' cruiser with twin Honda 40's on C-Squirt. She came with a pair of 4 blade plastic props which worked fine but were chipped. Not sure of the pitch. She also had a a pair of aluminum 3 blade props which looked to be in new condition. 13 pitch. After replacing the 4 blade...

Thanks. Those are some great ideas. I'll keep you posted.

Hi. How are you all mounting your kayaks on the top of your boats. We a 2004 C-Dory 22' cruiser. I'm currently using dock lines to the bow and stern cleats and laying them on top. Ideas/suggestions please.

Thanks to everyone for the reply. Hope to see you all out there.