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I towed a 14' Duroboat, aluminum dinghy with a 15 hp or a 24 v 80+lbs thrust trolling motor and two large 100 amp hour batteries. It towed best several boat lengths behind the boat, with a bridle from the two stern cleats, plus a float where the tow line was attatched. If the boat is too...

There are a number of silicone sprays. We have been using PB Blaster silicone spray for some peroid of time. I like to clean the window channels first. Clean the back channel, with warm water and dawn soap, then flush with copious water, slide the window back, and do that part of the...

Is this the anchor you purchased? If so there are a number of other anchors which work the same way, and may have better holding in all conditions, including sand and mud, where this type of achor does not work as well. Any plow or even Danforth/Fortress type can have a line or the chain...

Yes, that looks as good a place as any to place the cutouts and round hatches.

We have had a number of inflatable dingies since 1963. On the most recent C Dory 25 we used the Garhauer Davit--with about a foot added to the bottom pipe, with a 9 1/2 foot Weight 63#, "West Marine" branded, but built by Avon inflatable floor dinghy. The davit is only in place when being...

I have not owned a 23, but I have done surveys on a couple of 23's and 26's. The tabbing on the aft cabin bulkhead to the bottom of the boat had a defect, and that is the small hole which the water finds its way through. I like to seal it from the deck of the cockpit, since there are a few...

I like personal connections at banks. When I have purchased C Dorys, I went to my bank, arraged for a wire transfer of funds upon my demand from the seller's bank. I have that a little less than what is agreed as payment, because many times I do find some issues, so the price may decrease by a...

It is fairly easy to fabricate water proof side walls, using "Shelterite" marine grade vinyl/dacron scrim, clear vinyl, Common Sense fittings, and HL66 glue, with no sewing or zippers. If you want more instructions, I would be happy to give them. We built a full camper back in a weekend.

Yes the best is to try and pull each individually. The problem you may run into is the number of zip ties on the bundle, which may have to be cut. It is not always easiest to pullwith the previous cable. This is the route that most of your cables will need. This run is going to be used for...

We keep a spool of 500 feet of 1/8" solid nylon line to use as a follower. Every time we pull a wire or cable, there is a pull line attatched with a knot and many times covered with electrical tape, to smooth the knot where attatched to whatever is being pulled for future use. There are also...

Garhauer Will make the pipe up to a foot longer, I believe. They can make another short pipe. Once I dropped by their operation at about lunch time. I wanted a longer (higher davit) pipe. Despite it being lunch time, they had fabricated a pipe just what I wanted, in the time it took for use...

Kotello, Welcome aboard! In the 25'S and Tom Cat 255, the thruough hull fitting is in the floor of the hanging locker. In a 22, I would put the transducer about 4" tfrom the inboard edge of the galley door under the sink/Galley shelves, just forward of the aft cabin bulkhead. I would want a...

Is the boat covered with canvas?, or in a garage or shed? Keeping the sun off the deck, cabin top and windows will help, as will puting Refletic cut to shape for the windows. I ave used a "Mighty Dry" dehumidifier, (compressor driven dehumidifier) which I set on the galley counter, and the...

The Hontoon Island (st Johns River), is early March each year, and that gathering, you are likely to see; Tom Cat 255, C Dory 25 and C Dory 22. Usually some of the Voyager series also.

The two biggest issues for us were; waste water--and we solved that with the 2 1/2 gallon under the sink. We took showers in the campground facilities. Air conditioning. The Tom Cat had a roof air--and that is a cooler option, but the cheap "Artic King" 5,000 BTU in the front window, with...