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The "Barnacle Bill" will be there with Lynda and Bill. This will be our first gathering and we're really looking forward to it. Bill Edgewater, MD

We had the same symptoms when on a trailer with an angle such that the bow was low. (i.e. trailer tongue was aimed down a grade) Water built up by the cabin door, went underneath it and left puddles (1-2 inches deep) in the cabin. The same thing can happen if your cockpit bilge fills up...

Today, Value City Annapolis MD $89.99 November 06, Sam's Club Annapolis, MD $94.00 (Thats where & when I got mine) Bill Edgewater, MD

C-Dory never expected the wiring to be done other than as specified in my earlier post (the ten amp wire left unconnected). They told me that this piece of wiring is done by the dealer, not the factory because the dealer does the motor and batteries. Guest responded to me (see below in...

I'm very happy with my single Honda 150. I've gotten 31-32 knots but that is as measured by the GPS relative to ground. Trim tab settings and motor trim were optimized. After bottom painting (a rougher bottom) and with four people aboard, I did 30 knots without being quite flat out. In...

Here's what I've purchased, where I am with it, and why I did what I did. It might, if nothing more, be helpful in terms of the kinds of things to think about. Right now I have parts but everything else is essentially theory. I've purchased (but have not yet installed or really used) a...

It appears that I may have passed along inaccurate information. Since receiving the factory phone call, I went out to the boat and attempted to find the unconnected 10 gauge red wire. An unconnected red wire was not to be found. Instead, what was found was that the sheath carrying the red-blue...

My 2007 CD-25 came with a Guest 5-5-10 three output charger but I only have two batteries. I could see color coded wires corresponding to the diagrams in the 2006 manual but that manual showed a Guest 5-5 charger, not the 5-5-10. I e-mailed the factory and just received a call back from them...

I realize I'm not affected but even if I were, I don't know how seriously I would worry about which Honda dealer I returned to for service. When I needed to have the damaged motor replaced, the selling C-Dory/Honda dealer (who was not that convenient) preferred I went elsewhere so I did. I...

Thanks for the serial numbers. They confirm that my 2006 motor BANJ-1201... would have been recalled. My replacement motor, BANJ-13..... is not in the recall range. Bill Edgewater, MD

I included all substantive info cited in Honda's letter. That was it. It was my Honda dealer that speculated my old motor might have been the reason for my receiving the recall notice rather than the replacement motor. Sorry, thats all I've got. Bill Edgewater, MD

Honda is conducting a safety recall of the shift arm installed on certain Honda BF135A and BF150A motors. My Honda dealer believes that this applies to the 2006 150hp motor that was destroyed in the November accident but not to the 2007 replacement he installed, but he is checking serial...

My 2007 CD-25 has a Guest 5-5-10 charger capable of charging three batteries (despite the fact I have only two). I've yet to figure out the wiring as all three charger outputs appear to be in use. Perhaps it has do do with the battery selection switch. The CD-25 manual is unclear and the...

I get the sense that pulling (and replacing) the motor is not that big a deal if you have the lifting equipment. I got that impression from Advanced Marine when they pulled my damaged motor and then installed a new replacement. I'd imagine any reputable large outboard motor shop can easily do...

Osprey Marine Composites in Deale, MD seemed to do a good job repairing the accident damage and in "painting" the bottom (5 barrier coats, Trinidad, 2 coats ablating). The difficult part is scheduling. My CD-25 went to Osprey in November and because their shop was so busy, I didn't get it...

Just got my CD-25 back yesterday from Cutter after the 20hr service and some warranty work. Their solution to the leaking hatches was to "grind down the hatch covers" to improve the way they fit. The surface area ground was several inches around much of the perimeter of the covers. I'll see...

It can seem like it will never end ... It's not a fun feeling. After all the repair work (from our being rear ended less than ten days after we took delivery in early November) was finally completed on our CD-25 a bit more than two weeks ago, now we're into the warranty stuff to be addressed...

I studied this topic to death. The data ... 1. The hull of CD-25s of 2006 vintage or later is vinyl ester which theoretically is far more resistant to blisters than conventional resins. 2. My boat will spend most of its time in a slip in the Chesapeake but will be trailored on some longer...

Wasn't clear as to access to the movie itself. Is it a commercial product? Bill Edgewater, MD

I have a Garmin 498 Sounder mounted just to the right of the helm. It seems to have an adequate signal despite having an internal antenna, but I've less than 40 hours on the boat, and a good bit of that time I wasn't using the GPS. This week we circled Wye Island (off of the Chesapeake Bay) and...