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Thanks, The factory called me yesterday and confirmed that no wheel puller is necessary. Has anyone else had to put in a gasket repair kit. If yes what advice might you have.

Thanks Gary and Mike. The links to the helm and the replacement kit is just what I am looking for. Has anyone ever put a kit in? Is taking the helm off and apart going to be something a mechanic with special tools will need to do?

I have a CD22 and live in Fairbanks, Alaska. My boat is a 2004 rigged by E.Q. Marine. The steering helm is a HH 4016 - 1.6. During this last season I began to see small runs of oil down the console directly under the back side of the steering hub. During my annual winterization I had the leak...

I have a 10 foot Achilles (similar to the Zodiac) which up to now I use for moose hunting. Do you tow it behind the boat? How does it effect the preformance of the CD?

Thanks Ron. My purpose is to use the raft to get grandkids up to shore for campfires and hot dog roasts. There are a multitude of neat places in Alaska to explore on land but getting ashore safely is the task. My thoughts are to use the raft with a 3 horse Johnson to ferry what generally is a...

I am looking to add a life raft to my CD22 - I want the raft to fit under my radar arch. My boating is along the coast of Alaska (Valdez and Homer) and I want the ability to get ashore along rocky coasts in addition to the safety aspect of a raft. Any suggestions and experiences would be...

My wife and I picked up our boat, CD22, Baboo's Boat, in early Summer at EQ Marine. We spent two days cruising the San Juans and our last trip was to LaConner. If I ever leave Alaska (which is not probable in the near future) LaConner is one of the places I would consider moving. I really like...

I can't add much to the above responses except to say I too bought through E.Q. Marine my boat and canvas covering. The cover is very well made and the design is superb. Highly recommend you take the advice of others given here.

My wife, Jim, and I are both retired. She after 18 years teaching 5th and 6th grades and I after 23 years as Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and 9 years previous to that at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. I still teach a few courses in...

Dave, it will probably be in mid-May when I actually come down to get Baboo's Boat. I will let everyone know and will look forward to joining what ever flotilla there may be gathered! gary

Dave - My wife and I will not be at the Seattle Boat Show. We will be in Australia visiting with daughter, son-in-law and two grandkids. The date I will go to EQ Marine to initiate boat is sometime in mid-May. I would be absolutley delighted to have a "flotilla" of C-Dories to cruise with. gary

aTyBoo - sorry to have missed you at EQ Marine. I was there Friday, day before I guess you came. I did stand in your CD-22 and Les and I tool many pictures of the "Barber Chair." Why the CD folks do not jump on your design as an option is a mystery to me. Great job on the modification! Thanks...

Had a great visit with Les on Friday, Dec. 4. Very pleased I am working with EQ Marine. Here is a list of my options and later some of the choices I still have to make. I welcome all of your comments! . 22' C-Dory . Standard Cabin . Twin Honda 40's . Garmin GPS, Sounder, Chart . Ray Marine...

Anita Marie - I too just confirmed with Les the standard cabin. I was at EQ Marine Friday, stood in both the standard and the tall and I like the standard. I will be posting in another post the overall choices I made. Will look forward to your opinions. By the way, I got the same radar arch as...

TyBoo - CFI is "Certified Flight Instructor". (Interpreted, We spent way too much money on airplanes and now hope to teach someone to fly to offset. Turns out most of my instruction is voluntary.) CAP is "Civil Air Patrol". Great organization with multiple missions including Search and Rescue...

TyBoo and Sawdust Sawdust - I am ordering the two books your recommend. I see you signed as CFI. Are you doing instruction or more like me and do mostly volunteer instructing for CAP and friends. TyBoo - planning on going to EQ Marine this coming weekend to make some initial decisions. One...

Thanks Mark, and a Happy Holiday to all from Baboos_Boat. I look forward to the cup of coffee. By the way, I am headed to Les' in two weeks. gary

DaveS - Don't forget Baboos_Boat. Late Spring. gary and jim

DaveS - The opposite of "Cheechako" is "Sourdough". To explain these terms a bit more I draw from the Robert Service poem "The Ballad of the IceWorm Cocktail". A sourdough "some say is one who has seen the Yukon Ice go out; but others this definition douibt, it is the genial meeting of these...

I have never been so impressed by the enthusiasm and willingness of a group of folks to help out a "cheechako." (That's Alaskan for "don't know not to eat the yellow snow!") I will be back shortly with more questions. I would like to share a post from a friend of mind in Homer, Alaska, who is...