Recent content by ssobol

Sailrite has detailed videos on how to make a bimini.

I don't have a problem with the stock seat on my 22. However, I find the leg room lacking. I'm considering cutting out the lower part of the helm to make a foot box that extends into the storage space under the V-berth.

Either the tide was at about 3' higher when the boat hit the tree or something else was going on to drive a boat that high up on the beach. In the second case, hitting the tree was incidental.

Harbor Freight has stepped up their game a lot in the last couple of years. They have a variety of different lines of products now. Some are pretty good.

I've never seen a transom saver with a spring in it.

Depends on the clearance of the skeg to the road. On my setup, the clearance is closer than I am comfortable with so I raise the motor, stick a piece of 2x2 (more or less) in between the moving parts of the tilt mechanism (at the top), then lower the motor back down until the piece of wood is...

Wedges just shift the engine trim neutral position (positive or negative). This can give more range to pull the engine in closer to the hull (negative engine trim angle). This may help on relatively vertical transoms. Depending on the boat, engine, and mount you may be able to trim the engine...

My boat came with tie down rings on the stern. (Ignore the circle.)

If the spots are on the sidewalls it is probably corroded rivets for the rub rail. This is a common issue with these boats. Usually the water stains from these areas are stained brown from rust. Eventually you will need to removed the rub rail and reattach it with better hardware. If the leaks...

Through hull transducers need a solid hull to work properly. Since most of the bottom of C-Dorys are cored, they won't work unless you cut a hole, remove the core, and mount the transducer to the outer skin. There area of the sump at the back of the cockpit may not be cored, but you should...

When my boat is stored for the winter all the cushions (except the helm seat) get removed and are stored indoors. I don't find mildew inside the boat, but there is usually some on the outside under the cover where there is an air gap. The mildrew is small dark dots. A good wash takes care of it.

Most installations need a wedge. This makes the radar unit level to the water surface at the boat's normal cruising deck angle. The bow on most boats rises as speed increases (trim tabs can reduce this). If you plan on using the radar mostly at hull speed you'd want a different wedge angle than...

I would argue that radar is more useful than AIS because most recreational boats are not required to have AIS, and the people likely to be bombing around a high speed not paying attention to things are not the sort of operator that is going to have AIS out. There is also the option to turn off...

Yes, these boats can pound (slap). You need to get the bow down and slow down. The further aft people ride, the less they will be affected by the pounding. The videos of C-Dorys bounding over the waves doesn't mean they are pounding as they go. The light weight and flat bottom makes these boats...

Both my batteries are FLA from Walmart and are the same size and dual use. I haven't really thought twice about what the battery switch is set to, just which battery needs charging. Typically one battery is used and one is reserve. After a long night anchored out, I may set the battery switch to...