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we will be keeping the boat in Friday Harbor year round in the water so it seems that bottom paint is a must, its just whether to have the factory do it or save some money and do it myself. thanks again for the input bill & chris

thanks for the info. I do think a wipe down with some solvent de waxer and then sanding lightly, then barrier coat and bottom paint is the answer. Thought when we sold the sailboat and switched to a brand new boat all the work was behind me..... guess not bill & chris

Hi All we should be receiving our new cd 25 in the next few weeks. We have never had a "brand new" boat so not sure about prepping for the bottom paint. Does a primer need to be put on first before applying the paint? What about an epoxy barrier coat. Also since we are coming from sail we...

hi all Bill & chris carli on our new 25 would love to meet up with some c-dory folks in desolation sound area this fall. Scott said our boat will be ready end of June> Hope he's right. We where supposed to get her May 1. Like my wife says good things are worth waiting for bill & chris friday...

hello My wife and I are retired blue water sailors with lots of ocean miles under our belts, the best medicine for fighting sea sickness is called Stugereon. Its made in Europe unfortunatley you cant buy it in the states, but in Canada or mexico it is available. We usually cut each pill in...

Thanks to all of you who took the time to respond to my inquiry. Your answers go along with our thinking. The fuel consumption issue is really big for us, and the fact that we are ex-sailors, slowing down to 20 knots doesnt seem to present any problem. thanks again, this interaction and...

Not trying to start a controversy here but curious about peoples opinion regarding the comfort motion between the flat bottom c-dory and the v-shaped sea sport boats. We will be using our boat in the San Juans which gets a lot of chop, whichs means pounding thanks bill carli.

Hi C-Brats We are Bill & Chris Carli from Friday Harbor, and we just purchased a cd-25 at the Seattle boat show. We ordered a radar arch, because they are so handy to put all the stuff that you want sticking out of the top of the boat. However I don't know why people mount them at the aft of...

Hello all we are new to C-Brats and its really nice to see all the different people involved in making this happen. We are looking seriously at ordering a 25 cruiser at the seattle boat show. Seeing as how we have only bought one new car our whole married life this is quite a stretch for us...