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I built a cedar strip canoe designed to fit on a roof rack beside my radar post. 10.5' long and extra wide, it can carry two people and my black lab. It only weighs 30 lbs and I can single handedly launch and retrieve it with a removable davit and pulley system that extends the rack. I don't...

Four years ago I bought a 22' cruiser of the same year with similar problems. Your paint looks a little different color than mine but on my boat it was "just" an adhesion problem. I believe the manufacturer did not clean the hull properly in all places. What I noticed on my boat is that some...

But I would need another half hour to blow Dodge when the bad weather arrives!

I'm a strong supporter of electric propulsion but feel the optimal battery/motor/speed/range is still not there. The Arc-1 has a 220kW-hr battery and a 500 hp motor. If you could truly run at 500 hp, the battery would be depleted in less than 35 minutes. Now a boat that size would be launched...

Excellent use of a beer break. Great idea to jack up the bow.

I also repaired the tabbing as per the advice of Dr. Bob.

My 2008 22' cruiser had a similar problem. It has the glassed in floor in the cockpit and water was accumulating under that and creeping into the cabin through tabbing that had pulled loose from the hull. I traced the water source to the screw holes holding the fiberglass gas tank covers to...

Thank you, its kind of weird being a newbie at my age but us newbies count on you old timers to show us the important things. We'll post the photos.

I posted some photos from the extravaganza in my photo album. The text string was too much for my poor phone...

Tight mooring at the duck club

Golden Gate from helm

South Beach Marina

South Beach Marina during an evening Giants game

Oakland Bay Bridge

Thanks for all the tips, I bought some contact cleaner and will give it a try. I've thought about dielectric grease but my truck sees lots of dusty roads and the cover on the trailer hookup doesn't keep all the grime out. I'm concerned the grease will just turn to mud, anybody have that problem?

I'm still fairly new at boating in salt water and have a question: what is the best protocol for preventing trailer connector contacts from corroding? I'm having issues with intermittent connections to my trailer that appear to be caused by corrosion.

Hi Jim, Just sent in my check. I'll provide chips and dip. If anyone has special preferences or particular dislikes, please let me know. Karl

I have a CD22 and a 90hp Suzi, 2008 (last year of the older style). The boat came with a three blade 14" dia, 19" pitch prop which I considered a bit too much as WOT only reached 5200rpm. I switched to a four blade 13.75" dia, 15" pitch prop which may be a tiny bit under proped for a light...

Congrats on the tuna, that will be great eating. I'm looking forward to the trip and a few pointers on striper fishing.

I would like to join the adventure. Would a well behaved dog be welcome? I will need some advice on where to launch and park my trailer, I'll be driving down from Glide Oregon.