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Cleaning the tracks well is, no doubt, good advice. Thank you.

Thank you, Bob; that's just the advice I needed.

With MaryKate Liquid Rollers having been discontinued, what is the current consensus on the best lubricant for the sliding window tracks?

Here is a photo of a step that I fabricated for accessing the cockpit. It slides tightly over the lower wall of the combing and is about mid-distance between the gunwale and the molded step in the hull below. I happened to have some quarter inch thick fiberglass in flat and right-angled pieces...

I am three hours away from Duluth, on Rainy Lake, east of International Falls. I would be glad to give you a tour of our 22’ C-Dory MOOSE. Allan

While I don’t have a photo readily available, I fabricated a small fiberglass step out of 1/4” thick fiberglass. I pop-riveted a flat top piece for the actual step to two right-angled pieces beneath. The step is only about 6x8”. The right-angled pieces oppose one another beneath and the gap...

While Captain Bob recommends a 3-4” cowl vent, I used a much smaller one, 1 1/2 - 2”; I can’t recall which. But with a little cutting, filing, and reshaping, a smaller one will adapt nicely, allowing you to use two of the existing exhaust port screws for attachment. I’ve had mine on for years...

I wanted to contribute to this thread a couple months back, but temporarily lost the ability to post. Anyway, the window coverings that came with our C-Dory were made by Proctor Canvas near Duluth MN. They are a translucent fabric that, when placed, still allows light to enter the cabin, unlike...

We extend our condolences to El and their family. We had a great cruise with El & Bill on Lake Superior in August 2010. We very much enjoyed meeting and traveling with them both in grand surroundings. Al & Myrna

Thanks, Bob; that looks like a good alternative. I sure look forward to finally getting hatches that don’t leak.

Thank you for your responses. Is this something an auto parts store would have? Pickings are rather slim here for shopping.

After these long years, I finally decided to replace our Lazarette hatches, so I ordered two of the Imtra 40155 mediums. What did you folks use as a sealant when installing the new ones? Thanks.

Yes, Bob; that’s the NOAA calculator to which I was referring. Most interesting. The agonic line is currently about 20 miles west of where we live on Rainy Lake.

The magnetic declination map you posted, Bob, is circa 1980. The agonic, or 0 degree line, has shifted west to about where the 4 degree E isogonic line is shown. That’s a shift of about 160 miles west in 40 years. NOAA has a magnetic declination calculator that is rather interesting. One can...

I’ve been a fan of Ian’s for nearly sixty years. He was a real man’s man. A CBC Radio poll in 2005 named Four Strong Winds the greatest Canadian song of all time.