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Hello My wiper motor died yesterday so I need a new one. The model that cdory installed on my c-dory 25 is a AFI 36181 with an 80 degree arc. It seems a very common wiper motor is an AFI 1000, which I think is the exact same motor except its arc is 110 degrees. So I'm wondering if there is any...

I have my 100 ton near coastal and use it for whale watching tours in the San Juan Islands

Hi Doesn't the right prop have a lot to do with fuel economy?? So I know this has been discussed a lot but what props are cd-25 people using and do you like them. I have a factory fuel meter and I can at best get about 2.4 miles a gallon. My prop came with my 135 it is S3/14 1/2X15. Les talked...

the kicker pushes me at six knots, faster then my last sailboat so thats what I'm going to do

Hi, my 2006 honda 135 just took a major c--p and I'm stranded on San Juan island with the nearest good honda service department in Anacortes. I have been advised not to run from friday harbor to Anacortes so its either use the kicker or see if anybody near me might have a trailer I could rent...

I hope this doesn't cross the line between business and pleasure on this sight but in regards to your question about chartering a c-dory in the San Juan Islands there are no c-dorys available, however I own a c-dory 25 and I do skippered charters on it out of friday harbor. Look up Captain Carli...

Hi My wife and I have spent a lot of time sailing offshore. We carried a six person Switlik valise life raft with us. I like the portability of the valise. There not cheap but if you ever need one their priceless. If we were going to spend much time offshore I would feel a lot better with as...

thought I'd add my snow "two cents" worth. Walked down to Soulmate yesterday ( we live in friday harbor which has 6 to 8 inches on the ground) and checked her out. I was concerned that if it snowed enough it might cause the stern to settle and lower the cockpit drains enough to let water in...

Hi I thought I remembered reading some past post about this subject but I couldn't find them so I thought I 'd just write one. The lock on my door is getting very difficult to put the key in. I don't want to spray w.d in it, but I wonder about using graphite. Maybe a silicone spray? Any ideas...

Hi c-brats Thought I'd let you know I will be doing two presentations at the seattle boat show this year. Thursday 6.p.m and Friday at 1p.m. I will be doing a short reading from my sailing mystery adventure novel titled Sunset Run, then show a slide presentation of our six years we spent...

Hi All My understanding is that the Hondo outboard is basically a car engine, if this is true then when was the last time anybody adjusted their values on their car at 200 hours. I don't get it. Is this maintance really needed?. My engine run greats. it's not broke and I have been around boats...

My wife and I have spent a lot of time sailing off-shore and found very good results with using Sturgeron, we would cut the pill in half and never felt any side effects. I was surprised to read the above post about the dangers of Sturgeron, I will have to research this problem more. But it sure...

Hi All I take a lot of people out in my cd-25 because I do whale watching trips on it. I found when 6 people are all on one side I had water coming in the cockpit drain and people were coming away with wet shoes and wondering if we were sinking. I fixed the problem by buying two kitchen plastic...

Thanks for getting back to me. My wife and I have been life long sailors so all of this pretty confusing at times. The best fuel economy I get is running at 18 to 20 knots, according to my fancy high tech honda gauge. If I'm cruising 18 to 20 my miles per gallon is about 2.4 to 2.6, regardless...

Hi Is anybody out there using twin engines on their cd 25? I do a whale watch business with my 25 and with 6 big people on board the 135 doesn't make it. I doubt this is a prop problem, I think I'm just to under powered to get up to cruising speed. I'm running about 15 knots at 5300 rpm. Ouch...

I'm jealous, have a great trip... I've never got better than 2.5 miles a gallon on soulmate. Your getting 3.2 thats can add up. Is it time to talk about prop's agin??????????????????????????????????????????

Hi I just put our boat back in the water three days ago after hauling her out and re painting the bottom and replacing the zincs on my trim tabs. I keep her in the water year round. Its not much of a problem to repaint the bottom. I did pay the local yard to paint our boat the first time because...

Hi I have the fancy Honda gauge that tells me miles per gal and gallons per hour. I've found that my best gas mileage is around 20 knots were I get about 2.4 miles per gallon. I have seen my gauge read over 6 miles per gal when I am at about six or seven knots, just before starting to plane. So...

Hi just posted three pictures of our new stern rail for our cd 25. It works great, doesnt get hit by the motor when it is raised.

cd stern rail