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When I got our boat, an extra, threaded bronze screw-plug for the drain was taped to a spoke on the helm wheel. I thought that was a great idea for keeping it handy. Eventually, the tape failed and the plug fell off, so I took the occasion to insert it into the inside of the cockpit drain...

Hi Brats, I'm new to crab and prawn traps. Looking through the old posts on pot pullers, I was intrigued by references to pulling a trap using a float and a SS ring. I gather the boat does the work; is that correct? Can someone please explain how that method works. Thanks.

Hi Carl and Steve, I have a 2007 CD22; across the back of the cabin roof is a built-in slot into which slides a rubber(?) hose with a zipper attached to it. The bimini top zippers to that -- no snaps on the cabin roof are necessary. I've no idea if you have simi.ar on your TC 25, but check it...

Hi C-Brats, Following on Jody's remark about the removable cushion attached to the table-leaf, I was interested by the seat back that appears in C-Breeze's modification album (look at new album additions on left side of home page.) C-Breeze, if you are not out cruising, where did you find the...

Hi Jack, At least you have a simple conversion for your O/Bs: take a dip of 50:1 and add an equal amount of gas. For a Mercury 4 HP on my medium sailboat, at 50:1, my O/B guru said that I could run the engine at 150:1 as long as I kept the RPMs low. Good idea, but every once in a while I...

Hi Lorraine J, Not to speak to your overheating problem, but rather the change/deterioration in performance. Shifting to a smaller prop may have resulted in a change in the P-factor (prop thrust asymmetry) of your OB, and improved steering in flat waters. This leads me to wonder if running...

Thanks, Joe. I'll look into that, since hydraulic steering shouldn't care much about minor wheel-diameter differences. Rod

Hi Brats, All of this seat talk makes me wonder about variation among our boats. I'm 6feet2inches and have no trouble seeing forward, even when not on a plane. The trouble that I have is that there is little room between the seat and the wheel for my thighs. I'm not that fat, but I have to...

Hi Richard W, Can you explain your table a little more, please? What are the two columns labeled AMPS, and how do you come to your conclusions without factoring in how much time each day that you use each device? I realize that time is factored into watts (they are a rate, just like knots...

Hey Hardee, That's my goal now, too, since we have a motor boat. I'd like to be one of the small boats fishing for salmon in Alberni Inlet, when Lady Rose comes through. Tie off behind an island at night, and start all over again next day. Rod

Hi Nick and Phil, Yes, the engine is EFI; I'm still learning that there is no choke, no neutral where you can run up the revs. etc. On sea trials, I had her up to 30 mph on flat water, but did not go for top speed; I'm not a WOT sort of person. Lately, we have run mostly at lower speeds...

hi ccflyer, the Trailer Boat article listed the prop as a 13dx15p SS three blade. i think that buzz said the same thing. it has honda stamped (big) on it, but i think the specs are stamped inside the hub, so i've not seen them. interestingly, i get better mileage than reported in the...

Hi Brats, Fun Patrol, the article is wrong. Seats are Sunbrella. Valkyrie, I tried to get back to your post, but I am so new to this site that I just got bogged down and led off on tangents. Any ideas how to help me improve my search of older posts? Also about the new boat, CDory sent...

Hi Ron, Some terrific pix you've got from the islands. A question about your kicker: is it linked to your main engine for steerage? How do you handle throttle, F-N-R, etc? As a belt and suspenders minded sailor, I'm concerned about booting around on only one engine (and no sails anywhere...

Hi Whining Steve, :D Just remember: merely because you are retired (i.e., don't have a job) does not mean that your time isn't worth anything! I had to take care of that problem many years ago. About your Permatrim plate: has it done anything of value for your steerage, planing...

Hi Phil, Your table/seat project looks good. I have questions about your kicker mounts pictured on your site. Why did you go to the trouble to move the swim platform to the other side? I'm interested in mounting a kicker, mostly for trolling I suppose (although as a long-time sailor of...

Hi everyone, We are new owners of a CD 22 cruiser, and have been reading c-brats postings for a while before we actually got our boat. Valkyrie, we have the boat that was at the Miami boat show which you mentioned, and in that boat test video associated with it. We got the boat from Wefing's...