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Lewmar makes a tilting bow roller bracket designed to work with their Delta anchors. I have one and it works EVERY time. Best thing the dealer did for me when setting up my boat. He recommended upgrading from the small fixed bow roller on the CD22 to this one. It's great. It does a nice job of...

Paul, You want to loosely pile the rode in a heap in the reverse order from the way it will pay out. (Bottom of pile is tied to boat.) If you coil it, part of the coil always finds a way to get under some other part while it's paying out and you get a tangle. If you use a bucket or bag, there...

Bob, I hadn't thought about the feel of it by hand when pulling it in. I bet you're right; it wouldn't be as good as round rope, in terms of comfort and traction for pulling hard. I figured it would be a matter of sewing and using fasteners instead of knots. I guess I'll pass on this idea for...

I have the blue West Marine bag like Joel mentioned and it works well. I see now that the milk crate would be somewhat tidier for my stern anchor, I think. I intend to try one for a while. I like my windlass setup and I haven't noticed any smell from the anchor locker on my CD22, but if I were...

I think this was part of this thread. If not, it is now.... Regarding handheld radios for backup use: I wouldn't buy one that didn't come with an alkaline battery tray. I really like having non-rechargeable batteries in my handheld radio. Keeping batteries charged is a constant nuisance and...

I'm in. Last year's trip was fun. Thanks. Jeff Lastofka

Karl, You need to look at the specs for the flow sensors. The ones I've seen don't work at the very low fuel flow of a kicker at low power. For a gas engine, the fuel flow (gal per hour) at max horsepower is about 10% of the hp rating. A 9 hp kicker should burn about a gallon per hour at high...

Hi Bob, Bust out the Ham radio books again.... You had the equation right: E=I*R (volts = current times resistance, for those here who haven't worked with such things recent enough to remember) Juggle it around to I = E / R, where you can see that if the R is constant, halving the voltage...

Low power heater. 600 Watts. Aha, the smart approach. It's been so long since I saw one of those I forgot all about it. All I've seen lately is the parabolic dish quartz kind and they draw lots of power. Good call, Joe.

How about getting a heater that's less than 1000W to use with your smaller generators? Or use a transformer to knock the voltage down and make a 1000W rated heater draw less power. I'm not sure how much wattage you need, but I'd guess you don't need the full 1000 Watts. If these are the...

One thought I have for the people who are having winch line feeding problems is that the infomative page at the Lewmar site (linked by someone else a few messages back in this thread) talks about variability in some manufacturers' line sizes. If the 1/2" line is a little smaller than Lewmar's it...

I have the Lewmar Pro-series winch (non-free fall, last year's model) and a 22 lb Delta anchor and the Lewmar tilting bow roller setup. It works hands-off every time, both up and down. I also have 30' of 1/4" chain and 250' of 1/2" three strand nylon. It feeds reliably through the windlass...

Hey, I did what I suggested and found, on Thetford.com, the instruction manual for their Porta Potties. In it they show an optional pump out fitting for their toilets. It replaces the normal 90 degree swing around dumping pipe. I'm going to look at that option myself. I still think I'd like the...

I've owned boats with built in heads and I've been on a lot of boats with built in heads. You can keep the odors under control, but it takes a lot of effort. You can also spend a lot of time working on problems with the heads. The Porta Potty on my CD22 is smell and maintenance free as far as I...

Let's see. Two engines, one battery. One engine will be at a higher voltage than the other and will put out most or all of the charging current. If the other engine has an alternator it will have diodes on its output and no reverse current should flow into it. If it had a generator instead of an...

I notice Joe just posted, too. I think he runs twin engines, and I run a main/kicker. My battery comments still hold, however. Alternators on cars and boat engines don't really sense battery voltage and actively change charger output. The alternators are simply set to a more or less standard...

You don't HAVE to have twin batteries, but having a spare is a good idea. Having an A/B switch to select either or both at the same time is good, so you can select between "good" battery and "dead" battery if needed. Some alternators can be damaged if you disconnect the battery while the engine...

I keep my cooler outside, too. In warm weather I cover it with a white towel and I keep the towel soaked with water. The evaporation keeps the outside of the cooler cool. Also, when using dry ice, put it on top and keep it dry. Water 'melts' it quickly. I think that's in the instructions you...

Just for your comparison, my new CD 22 cruiser with a Honda 90 and 9.9 on a two axle galvanized trailer and 50 gallons fuel weighed 4500 lbs on the truck scales. That's with minimal equipment and toys. (Anchor, windlass, two batteries, no water.) I have a 2000 Silverado 1/2 ton with a 5.3 L...

Have you seen the large power kites used by the kite boarders? (A wake board towed by a kite.) I'm wondering about flying one of those on a downwind run back from the islands some time. I think the kites will generate some SERIOUS drive force. Maybe a couple hundred pounds or more. A 10 hp...