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I was underneath the hull yesterday installing a keel guard when I noticed a little oval shaped vent looking thingy on the bottom of the boat (Situated I think close to where the cockpit and cabin meet). It was too far away to see clearly and I was already tired of laying on the ground. I...

Steve: I have seen houseboats anchored in that fashion but never knew exactly the nuts and bolts of how they did it. I have anchored to a shore by the bow once before with my pontoon boat in Colorado and had the wind come and blow me parallel to the shore...big pain. Now I see how to handle that...

Brent:Thanks for the good wishes. Charlie:Those SPOT divices are way cool! Thanks for that tip. Amanda

Thanks Charlie, I'll look into it. Amanda

Thank you! Super advice. I will look into Oak Creek Canyon and anchoring to shore by the stern. I do plan to explore Escalante, so I will look at anchoring there one night as well. Thanks again for your willingness to help me. Amanda

The guys at Starcraft in Oregon set up my anchor situation. I have a "plow" anchor (I think) with a fancy windlass and I told them to set me up with something that I could use in the ocean. I don't know how long the chain is (it seems quite long). I know I have 150' of rope. The windlass is...

You people are amazing! I have been searching the internet, reading books and generally quizing everybody I know about anchoring and in a few short and concise threads you guys have given all the information I need (and I might add in very understandable terms). Thank you a thousand times. I...

Yes Charlie, you are right. I got it from Doryman and I believe it belongs outside the hull. On another issue: I just realized that I posted a query about anchoring and did not include your name as one of the people I would most like to hear from. Please forgive me. Your opinions are highly...

I will be going to Lake Powell later this month alone. I have been there once before in the CDory, but I anchored overnight in the bay at Dangling Rope and spent the next night tied to the dock at Rainbow Bridge (I know, I know, you're not supposed to do that...but I didn't know that until the...

In reading your threads about mounting a transducer, I noticed a suggestion about mounting in the aft bilge. I have a CDory 25. Is this do-able? Can it also be mounted in the splashwell in front of the motor? Thanks Amanda

Harvey It is the primer that ran low, rather than the other stuff. I would ask for more from the manufacturer, but I want to get this finished ASAP. I will investigate at the hardware store tomorrow when I go to town. You do sound like a gentleman. That's always a nice thing to find, especially...

You are correct, I ran out of the acetone that Keel Guard supplies...but I also ran out of strength...they say this is an easy one hour application...but while I am in the dirt under my CDory I am thinking I need the Incredible Hulk... I think I will ask them for more of the adhesive...unless I...

Thank you Harvey. I plan to tackle this problem on Thursday. I will see if anyone else chimes in with some thoughts. Then I take a trip to the hardware store, and finish this little project! Amanda PS - You mention Shriners...my Dad and brothers are Masons (Scottish Rite)...I am a Jobie, does...

I decided to apply a Keel Guard to my CD25. I am no spring chicken and the preparation took me quite awhile and lasted over several days. I finally arrived at the moment of truth this morning. It was time to break the little vials of stuff they give you and spread it over the keel areas that I...

99%....I think my whole boat is more like 75%...but I get your point... Amanda

Charlie Thank you for the info on what a bilge is for...when I am on the lake I expect a bit of water in the bilge, or after it rains...the problem comes when things are closed up and there is water in there...mold and algae start covering everything. I only noticed this problem last year when...

I have a hatch in the middle of the cockpit floor that opens to the gas tank. The hole I am concerned about must connect to the area underneath the gas tank. Thank you very much for clearing this up. Probably water gets in that middle of the cockpit floor hatch when it rains, and then it drains...

The 2 inch+- hole is in the fiberglass and it is on the bow side of the bilge pump that sits in that depression in the cockpit. Water comes out of it and fills that depression. I would like to know where that hole(tunnel, channel?) begins. Amanda

I have just been reading about the bilge pump issues on the CD25. I often have water in that little depression where the bilge pump is located. I use my wet-dry vac to suck it out and then I check it every couple of days. I am very concerned about the source of this water. Can anyone account...

What a great and easy suggestion! I'm off to Home Depot to get my battery operated CO2 thingy! Amanda