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    New gelcoat or let it be?

    The plywood is marine plywood impregnated with resin. The strakes on mine (3) are fiberglassed in, the early models they were screwed in. The local CD dealer, Northwest Outlet has been a dealer since day one,so is a good source of information. C-Otter
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    New gelcoat or let it be?

    The bottom of your boat is plywood, no balsa. My 1985 is thick plywood covered with fiberglass. Balsa came into use on the bottom in 1987 with the new design? My transom is balsa cored. C-Otter
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    12' C-Dory

    Welcome to the site Al and Gin. My sister in - law lives on Bear Island at Island Lake. In no way venture out on Lake Superior in a 12-0 boat! My C-Dory 22-0 is as small a boat that I would feel safe in and I haved sailed and fished the lake for Fifty years. I have seen it go from dead calm...
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    Me First?

    We lost 54 thousand in five years in Vietnam. We lost 32 thousand in Korea in three years. We lost hundreds of thousand in WW2 in five years. We lost a few thousand more in WW1 in 2 years. We lost close to a million in our own civil war. We lose several thousand on the highway's every...
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    Inflatable boat on a TC24

    Take a look at aluminum/plywood scaffold boards. 7 foot by 19 inches-weight 32 pounds and have hooks on both ends or a 6footer at 28 pounds. 7-0 @ $105.00. 6-0 @ $100.00. C-Otter. P.S. you may be able to find all aluminum, less weight.
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    latest word on engine size for CD22

    Instead of having a rebuilt for that kind of money, why not look for a used 70 or 90 Johnson some place away from salt (midwest). I have a 87 Johnson 90 VRO which runs like a top, never missed a beat. The book price on it is $600. However they will give me $1,200 on a trade. It 's only 300# and...
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    Don't believe the factory stated Tom Cat weight!

    Add 100gals. gas and your close to 8000. C-Otter
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    ADVICE OF TRAILER MEND

    $500 dollars for all that work and a 2nd axel with tires? Sounds to cheap to me. C-Otter
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    Daily Laugh

    Little Three year old boy was sitting in the bathtub his mother giving him a bath. He pointed to his testicles and asked, are these my brains? She replied, NO NOT YET.
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    c-22 Classic Headroom?

    My 1985 is 6-2 at center of cabin. I'm 6-0 and have no problem. You have to duck to lookout the window anyway, Just watch the doorway.OUCH. C-Otter
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    A face only a mother could love

    Saw my first Skagit Orca in person today,all I can say is WOW. Complete with a cockpit helm station. All I have to do is hit the lottery! C-Otter.
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    Smokin!

    You can vacuum pack it, will last a long time. DO NOT FREEZE> it degrades quite fast. C-Otter. Edit: What I ment to say is do not freeze it if it is not vacuum packed. Than it will degrade fast.
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    Should of gotten a Bayliner?

    Tony: Did you order the green hull? Or did it just come that way? I live close by the local dealer. (Northwest Outlet) he sells lots of CDs and I have never seen a colored hull in his lot nor in pictures. C-Otter. My Classic came from Northwest 21 years ago.
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    Should of gotten a Bayliner?

    Never seen a colored hull. Did you buy this boat new? If not the former owner may have tried to re-gel coat it to repair some hull damage. Something does not sound right. C-Otter.
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    Should of gotten a Bayliner?

    How come the bottom is green if no paint was used? Is it green wax?C-Otter
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    10/20 - 10/22 - Gulf Coast Gathering

    I have 15 inch Load Range D on my 1985 EZ Loader for my angler. Been on their 5 years, work great. C-Otter Single axel by the way.
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    Hull concerns - new member

    I wouldn't drill into the hull, very thin. I would say that when they put the top on they did not use enough epoxey on that one area. I would do as KATKT suggested and not worry about it. It should be a natural seam and not a crack in the fiberglass. C-Otter
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    Wood recommendation

    I coated my Decraguard with SIKKENS Cetol 23 Plus 078 Natural, still looks like new. Same with the Teak handrail. C-Otter
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    Quality Question

    20 years on my C-Dory and the cleats are still their and not a Gel-Coat crack in the entire boat. I'd buy another one in a heart beat. C-Otter.
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    Daily Laugh

    Question asked on a RV website that I am a member of: "I just bought my first Travel Trailer and the instructions state to check the air pressure when the tires are cold. Do I have to wait till winter to check the pressure?" C-Otter
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