Recent content by robhwa

...oh, one more thing. I started carrying a "boost box" in our cars and trucks a few years ago. I haven't needed it to start my own vehicle, but did use it for a car with a dead battery in the ferry line to our island. I also took it on long paddling trips in the Everglades last winter and at...

I carry a basic tool kit with sockets, water pump pliers, crescent adjustable wrench, vice grips and various screwdrivers (flat, phillips, torx) that match any screws in the boat. I carry a torque wrench. Needle nose and cutting pliers. A set of Allen wrenches. I carry extra wire, crimping tool...

It is hard to KNOW when to repower, since a well-maintained relatively modern outboard will run almost endlessly. I repowered a 2002 CD22 from a 2003 Honda 90 (carburated) to a fuel-injected Honda 100 a few years ago. There was nothing wrong with the 2002 Honda 90 except lots of hours. It...

I keep my CD22 under tarp over winter, and found a 15'x30' fits pretty well. It comes down the sides, but leaves room to bungee to the trailer and remove all slack along the sides from the bow to the cockpit, and covers the motor and anchor nicely. You need to put together something to keep the...

In regards to the kicker...you probably want the security of a "get home" alternative. However, if your gas is bad on a long trip, it is bad in general. Make sure that the kicker has an alternative gas source. I once had a Honda 9.9 with tilt/trim and electric starter. >100 lb on the stern and...

I repowered my 2003 22 cruiser from an original 2003 Honda 90 (a carb model), with very high hours to a Honda 100 a few years ago. There was nothing wrong with the original motor, but I planned long trips and didn't trust this old pal any more. Its time had come. I had planned on a Honda 90, but...

Generating electricity with a hydroturbine under power will clearly be a no-gainer due to the laws of thermodynamics (i.e. the parts that allow no perpetual motion machine). However, for a motor-powered vessel, one thing you might consider in this discussion is anchoring or mooring during tidal...

Comments to DaveInRI from RobInWA regarding electric vs. gas outboards for dinghies, etc. for different platforms as a CD22 tender. I have 0.7 and 1.7 HP Cruise-n-Carry 2-cycle outboards. These are very portable, lightweight (12 and 18 lb), extremely noisy, and currently unavailable in the US. I...

Awesome! I would suggest this book, and there are others for other states...

Seems to me they might be about the same actual miles, but US20 to US2 to Spokane is probably quicker. I'd still take smaller roads through Bridgeport and Grand Coulee to cut corners off the drive, but I'm towing a CD22, not a CD25. I can't judge personally, though I've driven most of the roads...

Good idea for the mini...it may eventually become something you use regularly as it has with me. Being truly isolated may be fun, but having weather forecasts, letting the significant other(s) know you are OK, and being able to make an informational or emergency phone call (rather than summon an...

Colby; I boated south from Prince Rupert last August, a trip to help a friend that found he had a deep tumor on the way to Alaska from Anderson Island that required surgery. They were able to moor in PR and fly back for his surgery. Then, they needed to bring their boat back. He was told not to...

Simple matter of math. My ICECO 45 qt will draw 3.7A at 24VDC when running, watt equivalent to 7.5A at 12VDC. That would mean about 13 hours for a 100AH 12VDC battery running from full to zero, though the freezer doesn't run all of the time except when its very hot and set at the lowest setting...

Great idea for the steel scrub pads...I'd used aluminum foil, but they seem to chew through it anyway.

Should I be happy that my tabs are hydraulic? It sounds like these are having a high rate of failure.