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My cabin had a few chips, so I took one to the Spectrum Paint store, and they did a perfect color match. They said “PPG Breakthrough” will stick to anything, and it certainly did. It was a satin finish. Although the painted area blended in perfectly, later on, I painted the entire cabin. It...

My buddy got a check for, hold your breath….$150m He bought a $2m sailboat, and a new Hinckley Picnic boat. But, he said lay he can’t lay his hands on a smaller Boston Whaler

I saw your post on the C-Dory site. The advice there was good. I think that you should go out with an experienced Captain, take some classes, and prepare to make a few mistakes….we all made/make mistakes. There’s a lot to learn, but I’ll bet some C-Brat down there would love to start you...

Wow Doc, I thought my 25 was loaded, but OMG Now you’ve got me breaking out the wallet Best of luck Cap

I thought I had it bad when the storm sent my boat adrift from the lift which was set at 5’ above high tide. This guy’s story takes the cake: https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiam ... id=US%3Aen

I had the same problem on the cabin walls, and had Spectrum Paint custom match and mix. It’s been on for three years, and still looks great It’s: PPG-Break-Through! Ultra-Durable Water-Borne Acrylic Interior;Exterior Satin White&Pastel Base (V50-410) Color mix: C-12.5, L-1, M-1.5, W-24

Thanks Boris, great log. Sounds like we need to check out the Erie too

Thanks James, I’ll start researching

My wife and I typically cruise the ICW. We’ve been as far up as Baltimore, and down as far as St. Augustine, and we’re thinking of hitting up some new grounds. We watched a dated show called “On The Waterways” narrated by Jason Robards, where they cruised over 25,000 miles. (Google it, it’s...

Smckean and Bill, Thanks for your well written thoughts. Clear, concise and logical. Hope you don’t mind, but I’ve copied your posts, and reposted to my Facebook friends Be safe, Ferg

Use a cell phone, a computer, or the internet? Might want to judge a little less harshly. Bingo! And not a bad looking boat, not as pure as a C-Dory, but still nice. The aluminum hull sounds good, and it might have been built by my recycled beer cans, so that’s a plus

My buddy was captaining a high speed cat pulling in to dock in San Francisco when some genius on a jet ski decided it would be fun to drive between the hulls.

While slowly navigating through a swarm of ski jets on the ICW, one of them cuts right in front of our bow. My wife turns to port to maneuver away from him, only to find that he was towing someone on a raft. Could have been very ugly if my wife didn’t throw us in reverse

Do yourself a favor, just call Prop Gods. Ken will give you the best advice that you can find https://propgods.com/

When I talked with Ken, he offered 2 different prop manufacturers, like you, with a $600 difference. I asked is there a significant difference, he said - not $600 worth. He’s a good guy

I feel your pain, well actually I felt your pain about proper prop size I never got the fuel economy I expected on my 25, and after a few years, I took the advice of several other C-Brats, and contacted Prop Gods. It was all done over the phone Ken was incredibly helpful, and after giving him...

We’re in Oak Island / Southport with a 25 cruiser

We live right down the road from you, in Oak Island. After 5 years of summer cruising from the Chesapeake down to the Keys, I wouldn’t be without a/c, but it depends how you plan to use your boat. If you’re not planning on spending the night aboard, you can get away without it, but if...

Thanks Dr. Bob