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Thanks, Sunbeam. I understand the mounting process you described, but you make it sound so straight-forward that a lot of my apprehension about drilling holes in a boat -- even above the waterline -- have evaporated. Thanks, again. (My philosophy always has been: never drill holes in a...

I'm in the throes of deciding how to mount a kicker -- direct vs. jack plate. I'm worried, too, about damage to the transom (crushing the balsa core, etc.) for the direct mount. Since this thread is three years old now, does anyone have an update on their experiences with a direct mount...

Hi Martin, I had similar circumstances a few years ago, and got a lot of good advice from the Brat-pack. You might have seen it in Gen Tech Discussions, but if not - look at low speed control and docking, dated 6 July 2009. Good luck. Rod

Malia Kai, Hi. You might try searching for these screws a "Roberts head." Rod

For those Brats who care for Pacific Salmon, there is a good tribute to Alexandra Morton in today's issue of The Tyee (http://thetyee.ca/News/2012/08/31/Alexa ... ign=310812). Not only that, she seems to own a C-Dory if that is her boat in the picture. The Cohen Commission report is on the...

Thanks, Sweet Pea, but I am reluctant to remove the cockpit liner. Mine has a string of pop rivets in the cockpit, a string of screws along beneath the windows, and Dog knows how many pop rivets around the bottom of the seat cabinet. Yikes. It is hugely structural and well anchored. I don't...

Hi George, Thanks for your thoughts. What I want to use (and already have) is a weatherized flush mount outlet plate that accepts the female end of a std. extension cord. The plate mounts through a 3 cm hole in the desired surface (cockpit side wall.) I want to pass a power cord from there...

I want to install an external socket in the cockpit so I can plug Luna into 110V shore power. The trouble comes when I have a hole made (about 3cm) and no way to get behind it. The places I might use are all out of reach to me unless I want to remove about all the interior liner from that side...

... to the lighter-weight top. :oops: :oops: Rod

Hi Ferret, I towed NoddyBleu about 4000 km with the top secured forward, held in place with bungies and the cover tightly wrapped around itself to eliminate any flapping. I thought this was better sheltered than the stern position. Hah! Worked exactly as planned (NOT!). When I removed the...

Congratulations on your new baby. Will she be Shellback? Great waters here for power or sail. So many places, so little time. That can bug the hell out of you. Of course, your new shoal draft makes that all the more likely. :D All the best in your new adventures. Rod and Jane

Hi Robbi, I apologize for the guy part of my congratulations, I paid too lttle attention to the spelling of your name -- my bad! Anyway, I look forward to news of your mods. :oops: Rod

Congratulations Robbi. :cigar Just recently, we too had a CD16 cruiser follow us home. Ours is a 1999 we got from Sportcraft in Portland. Like yours, ours is pretty minimalist right now (curtain, pulpit and depth sounder are the only embellishments.) From your album, you seem to be a...

ahoy jep111 Hi John, I checked under the winter tarp; the bilge pump is 1100 gph. That doesn't mean a lot to me, but I guessed that the cockpit might be 4x5x2feet and rough calculation means that can (theoretically, LOL) clear 3-4cockpits per hour. Anything that bad would have be a very...

Hi John, I just looked and, for what it is worth, my 1999 16 cruiser has what appears to be a factory installed pump outlet on the port side, two inches below centre of the rub strip and four inches in from the stern (just about where the stern makes the transition from vertical to a forward...

Hi ferret, I have been thinking about posting on this, too. I have a 16 cruiser,20 inches from lip to hull bottom; motor is 23 inches from clamp to anti cavitation plate, so the dimensions seem OK. What bothers me is the force of the OB clamps on the transom! Is there an issue of damaging the...

Hi New Moon, Great list. It will keep us entertained for years. I totally second The Boat That Wouldn't Float, and Riddle of the Sands is a terrific read! Rod

Hi Brats, Captain Jane and I are proud to announce the arrival of our new 1999 CD16 cruiser, Luna. I picked her up from Ryan at Sportcraft in Portland, and towed her home (Seattle, at least for a while) in time for our anniversary. She has kept company in the Sportcraft yard with dotnmarty's...

Thanks, Marty. I'm going to explore further. Cheers, :D Rod

It seems like there is a flurry of interest in CD16s lately. Congrats to dotnmarty on their new boat -- we were coinsidering a trip to Portland to see her. We saw the 16 cruiser in Seattle. The commercial OMC is a detuned 60HP according to Chuck (the owner.) We are looking for a 16 also, and...