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The teak idea might work, but I would not count on it. I would open the core from the back or underside. Replace it with either piywood or other core material. Plywood would be the strongest. Then go put new glass buld up with 1708 on the bottom to a thickness of at least 1/4". All of this...

I believe Mr T was on the "A" team. No worry. My C Dory moniker is "Thataway", or some members started calling me "Dr. Bob". Yes, I am an MD, and spent half of my time in academics teaching and half the time in private practice of Internal Medicine and Nephrology. I started learning about...

Search the site. There is another thread recenty and several in the past about deck mounting this anchor line reel winch.

I apologize for not understanding the exact nature of the issue. You are on the right track. It is not normal to have cracking there. The plate you describe is usual. It should be enough. I would diginto the platform, and add more glass on the back using epoxy resin. You can keep the same...

Fairly easy to do, cost about 1400 plus or minus, if you have a controller in the vehicle. No controller necessary for surge brakes. Dexter, BrakeRite and HydraStar are the accentuators and run from $ 800 to $1100 for just the controller. You need the lock out, battery and some new wiring...

What you quote as coming from "Gunslinger1" is actually a quote of the material I had posted. If you have flexion and cracking, this bodes for core damage. put your main motor in the trailering position and put your full body weight on the skeg--pull down on it-- If there is any flection of...

Usuallly you have the rail made locally because of the expense and difficuly shipping. Usually the arch is high enough that the inflatable dinghy pontoons will fit under it while inflated. The wiring can be run thru the tubing, and into the interior of the C Dory where it can be easily be run...

A few caveats: The Permitrim is the best foil on the C Dory--I have had boats which came with other foils, so I had a comparison in the same boat, same setup otherwise. There is a danger in trimming the bow down with weights--that is if you are going down wave, you want the bow trimmed up..I...

No core, means less likely to have transom core rot. I also put a ratchet strap across the cockpit from trailer frameon one side to trailer frame on the other side. I put this in front of the stern cleats. 'That helps to prevent the boat from sliding foreward in an emergency stop. Yes on...

For any ot those who like to work on their own boats, I would copy the ABYC new standards. In order to access them from ABYC, you have to join ABYC starting at $240 a year. There is a segment of Canada Dept of Transportation standards which is very close to ABYC. I hope that other C Brats...

I was "catching up" on "PANBO Marine Technology Hub". There were some items I have, and a few I don't have. Communications: Eartec Head phone communicators: Duplex range of several hundred yards, for communication with the Admiral when he or she is not immediately next to you. You might ask...

Any of our bays can be choppy. Not bad, unless the wind is greater than 20 knots. In the ICW you do cross the mouth of several bays: Perdido Bay, Pensacola Bay, Santa Rosa Bay. Choctawhatchee Bay,Okaloosa Bay and Apalachola Bay. If you are comming this way, "Camp Thataway" is on the...

I have ground the non skid down to be even with the smooth surface. If anything were to be "shimed", I would lay down glass and resin exactly under the pattern of the windlass. I am not a fan of leaving a surface filled with an adhesive/filler such as 4200 or 5200. Be sure and put either...

My solar vent never allowed water, despite on occasion green water over the foredeck. They are pretty well baffed--but solid water may leak.

The facebook ad has the boat in Vista, CA. (S. Calif. Near Oceanside, back in the foothills. The boat has CF numbers.

Most of the stoves are put in a cutout on the top of the galley. You have to plumb the exhaust and fuel line plus have a platform and strap to hold the fuel in place. Then the electrical should come right off the battery. Full voltage at start up and shut down is essential to the stoves...

If these are truely on the side walls, of the Tom Cat Hull, then it is from the rail rivets--and common. There I would remove those offending rivets, redrill the hole, and put machine screw/bolts thru the side of the hull, then seal on the inside with either a product like the Boat Life...

My first C Dory 22 was a 1993, and a good boat. With a newer engine this is a good buy, although I have not seen the hull, motor or trailer. Usual discression is in order about moisture and other issues which can occur in any of the C Dorys.

Some of the 22's had a small amount of core in the aft sump, some none. You can put the transducer in a bag of water, press it against the hull to see if it wiill work there. A few people have drilled a hole in the top layer of the cockpit floor, then remove the core, seal the adjacent core...

To answer the question about Bimini frame ve canteleavered frame--two reasons--1. I like to have an open cockpit when fishing. 2. The Top could be an issue when trailering if left up in a cantaleavered framework. 3. The cantieavered is more expensive, and can be more difficut for boarding...