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I just bought a Webasto Blue Heat Marine do-it-yourself kit. It includes the Webasto heater, a fuel pump, ducts, wiriing, exhaust pipe, and about 15 little bags of parts and pieces. What it does not include is a parts list or any good instructions on how the pieces fit together. This is way...

Where did you hear this? I still have a problem with water getting into the pontoons beneath my forward bunk, usually after bouncing around in rough stuff. Somebody somewhere actually gave you some information about what causes this? I need details.

Was just in some of those last Saturday. I don't like 'em but the boat does not seem to mind. We were in very short period, very confused, very steep 6 footers, like being inside a washing machine, water over the bow, spray across the windshield, wipers going constantly and it was not...

I had the same trailer problem. After months of messing around between C-Dory and EZ Loader, the EZ Loader guys came up with a fix, and Alaska Mining and Diving made the modifications. I have only launched once since that time, and I don't know how well the mods worked. The trailer scraping...

A few starter comments: Twin engines, widely spaced, certainly make maneuvering in and out of the harbor a piece of cake. Easier to steer into a tight spot than my old 15' Avon. Stability for fishing, sightseeing - I have had all 5 people on the boat on one side with no tippiness...

Rats. Can't make it this year. We have out of state guests in town, leaving the night of July 1.

I recommend putting the radar on an arch and sliding the dingy beneath the arch. Works for me - plus I get rocket launchers on the arch.

HA HA HA HA - you mentioned a boat and investiment in the same post - HA HA HA HA.

I borrowed a truck scale last week and measured the tongue weight of the Barrel o Monkeys: 1020 lbs. Tongue weight is supposed to be 5 to 7% of the trailer weight. I am way over that.

2 points: 1 - The best fuel efficiency increases I have ever heard of are in the 5 -10% range. 2 - Hydrogen is a combustible fuel just like gasoline. H plus oxygen yields water for exhaust. Hydrocarbons plus oxygen yields a bunch of carbon compounds and water for exhaust. 3 - Water...

Alarms should go off when you see stuff like this: "Most internal combustion engines operate at about 35 per cent efficiency. This means that only 35 per cent of the fuel is fully burned. The rest either turns to carbon corroding the engine or goes out the exhaust pipe as greenhouse gases. The...

Good day shrimping makes up for no luck fishing, but -

Whales at Naked Island, Prince William Sound, June 04

Geez Patrick. This proves that you can never have too many boats.

Just one - same view, just zoomed out. Added to my photo album. The weather has not been kind to those boats. The interiors are pretty much rotted, except for where they have been gutted.

Weathered CDs in Kaktovik

C-Dory installed my aft steering station (take a look at the photo album). The dealer (Alaska Mining and Diving) installed the steering and controls. Yes it was expensive, surprisingly so, but the ability to control the boat while trolling and to be able to handle lines while docking, is very...

Aft steering is really handy for fishing and for manuvering around in the harbor.

aft steering station before throttles were installed

I saw these guys in early September, at Kaktovik (Barter Island) Alaska. Sad to see the toll that weather and neglect had on them. Well, heck. I can't get the photo to show up. Look at my photo album. Pic 5.