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Having spent a great deal of time on my buddys' 24' Murphy Alaskan trader over the last two yrs I have a couple of observations. Overall interior is very well laid out. Swim step is a big plus. Nice place to stash a cooler when fishing or cruising. The walk thru to the swim step is another...

Roger, Waaaaay cool what a neat compilation. after a yr on this site I saw things I haven't seen before. Thanks Norm

:D Well, went to the boat show yesterday with my youngest (13) Had a great day other than the crowds. Went again today with a couple of buddies. WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! DO NOT!!!!!!! go to the boat show with your buddies. :twisted: Planned on shopping for a few goodies and a new Yamaha...

Please post times and locations for the gathering for those of us that are still out of the loop. My apologies for showing my ignorance. Just landed back at home after the last two weeks in the desert. CENTCOMS computer gurus have deemed this an internet chat site which meens I have no access...

I found a great little sticker at a motorcycle shop that I put on the door of my bike trailer. WARNING! THERE IS NOTHING IN HERE THAT IS WORTH YOUR LIFE. Short sweet and to the point. Norm

Patrick, From what I've read on other sites It's not uncommon for the early VRO pumps to fail. A Lot of guys just bypass / disconnect them and go with a straight 50:1 premix. My 84 Evinrude is pre VRO and uses a 50:1 mix. Norm

If anyone is looking for divers to test a TC25 we are on! Say the word! Will get wet anywhere anytime. I would jazz over the opportunity to get wet from a boat that I can only dream about. Norm

Ok I'm gonna put my 2cents worth on this at the peril of ticking a few people off. My wife and I smoke. We make a consorted effort to not offend those around us. I can understand those that say they are bothered by "second hand smoke" . My issue is the large number of people that claim an...

Several yrs ago at an aircraft maintenance seminar I had the opportunity to talk with the rep from one of the aircraft battery manufacturers. His take was that if you kept a battery "topped off" you could up to triple its' life. I have used the solar chargers where a plug in was not available...

A buddy of mine just went through this on his sailboat. There are 2 ways to handle this. 1. Remove the windows and take them to a place that can strip, re-anodize and powder coat them. It's not gonna be cheap but it is a fix that will probably outlast the rest of the boat. 2. Paint them...

Mike, Much thanks!!!! While I enjoy every post that I read on this site I will admit that I have longed for the specific trade of mods and info that the 22s and more recently the 25s share. Some of the stuff is generic and can be adapted to any size boat. A lot of that other stuff has to be...

2 yrs ago at seafair I was diving from my buddies Alaskan Trader mini tug. We had tied a loop of line from the top cabin rail to use as a handhold when climbing up the ladder. I was climbing up the ladder and spotted the rope out of the corner of my eye (reduced periferal vision with a mask...

Byrdman, Just figured out also we may own the rarest of the C-Dorys. Another post said there were 20 some 27s built. We don't have an exact history on the 18s but yours is just about a year older than mine and only 2 #s later. Obviosly they were not building very many a yr. Norm

Byrdman, probably better that you were closer and quicker than me or I would have had another 18. About the bulkhead... If you are not in a screaming hurry, I was planning to unscrew mine in the not too distant future to measure up for a new one. The fake teak on mine was pretty hammered. I...

JT, I haven't weighed my 18 yet. Another of those things I just haven't gotten around to. I tow mine with a Dodge Dakota with the V6. Seems to be quite adequate. I would expect that weight is just a bit less than the current 19 (1 ft shorter and about 6 inches less beam). Norm

Also noticed from the pictures that Bobbies boat does not have the cabin bulkhead like mine. It appears to be open at the back like the current 16s and 19s. Norm

C Dory did make an 18 during the mid 80s. Until Bobbies' showed up mine was the only one I had ever seen. Mine is an 84, Bobbie says hers is an 85. I don't know the code on the HINs but mine is MFN18012F484 (maybe#12 ????) No idea how many were built or for how long. Norm

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:D way kewl! Thank you much....Don't mind a bit being grouped with the "others". My dream is to someday find a 26 or 27 that I can afford. So I can just stay in the other category. Norm

oops! somehow I typo'd should have said 18'