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We have had a number of inflatable dingies since 1963. On the most recent C Dory 25 we used the Garhauer Davit--with about a foot added to the bottom pipe, with a 9 1/2 foot Weight 63#, "West Marine" branded, but built by Avon inflatable floor dinghy. The davit is only in place when being...

I have not owned a 23, but I have done surveys on a couple of 23's and 26's. The tabbing on the aft cabin bulkhead to the bottom of the boat had a defect, and that is the small hole which the water finds its way through. I like to seal it from the deck of the cockpit, since there are a few...

I like personal connections at banks. When I have purchased C Dorys, I went to my bank, arraged for a wire transfer of funds upon my demand from the seller's bank. I have that a little less than what is agreed as payment, because many times I do find some issues, so the price may decrease by a...

It is fairly easy to fabricate water proof side walls, using "Shelterite" marine grade vinyl/dacron scrim, clear vinyl, Common Sense fittings, and HL66 glue, with no sewing or zippers. If you want more instructions, I would be happy to give them. We built a full camper back in a weekend.

Yes the best is to try and pull each individually. The problem you may run into is the number of zip ties on the bundle, which may have to be cut. It is not always easiest to pullwith the previous cable. This is the route that most of your cables will need. This run is going to be used for...

We keep a spool of 500 feet of 1/8" solid nylon line to use as a follower. Every time we pull a wire or cable, there is a pull line attatched with a knot and many times covered with electrical tape, to smooth the knot where attatched to whatever is being pulled for future use. There are also...

Garhauer Will make the pipe up to a foot longer, I believe. They can make another short pipe. Once I dropped by their operation at about lunch time. I wanted a longer (higher davit) pipe. Despite it being lunch time, they had fabricated a pipe just what I wanted, in the time it took for use...

Kotello, Welcome aboard! In the 25'S and Tom Cat 255, the thruough hull fitting is in the floor of the hanging locker. In a 22, I would put the transducer about 4" tfrom the inboard edge of the galley door under the sink/Galley shelves, just forward of the aft cabin bulkhead. I would want a...

Is the boat covered with canvas?, or in a garage or shed? Keeping the sun off the deck, cabin top and windows will help, as will puting Refletic cut to shape for the windows. I ave used a "Mighty Dry" dehumidifier, (compressor driven dehumidifier) which I set on the galley counter, and the...

The Hontoon Island (st Johns River), is early March each year, and that gathering, you are likely to see; Tom Cat 255, C Dory 25 and C Dory 22. Usually some of the Voyager series also.

The two biggest issues for us were; waste water--and we solved that with the 2 1/2 gallon under the sink. We took showers in the campground facilities. Air conditioning. The Tom Cat had a roof air--and that is a cooler option, but the cheap "Artic King" 5,000 BTU in the front window, with...

As I understand you want to pick the boat up by the bow, let it hang vertically to clear the gunnal, and stand on its transom in the cockpit for transport. The davit it's self can be extended by as much as another pipe section (about 4 feet), and you probably could clear the gunnal. But I...

Nice looking Boat Ricardo. What is the price for basic boat and trailer.

When I put in the Garhauer davits for the side deck, I put a second mount on the starboard aft part of the cockpit which we used to transfer the trolling motor to the dinghy etc. We also used it to host batteries aboard, and a 50 liter refrigerator chest. That was also used if I wanted the...

Your numbers are spot on. Yes, newe outboat engines are very quiet. However even in the pilot house the trawlers and pilot house boats were not that bad--used "sound down" for the acoustic insullatio.

Have you towed this at nighway speeds? IF so was there any flex or potential issues with the unsupported panel foreward (I understand your good analysis of the back overhand, but the forces on these panels at 60 or 70 mph are a bit different than when even in 20 knots of breeze and 2 foot...

Nicely done!

I don't believe that you can get a counter rotating outboard motor in these sizes less than 100 HP. But certinaly there are several ways to put in shifter and throttles. I like the additional fiberglass piece, instead of thru the bulkhed. It gives a "cleaner" installation with the second...

Do you have a rubber or gasket shop near where you live. Pensacola has a rubber and gasket shop. We take the old seal in to them and in about 10 minutes they have made a new one. The price was considerably more, depending on what material, and how long it took.

In my 22 which had a RayMarine Auto pilot, we had the heading sensor under the pilot's seat, and made sure that there was no changing ferrous material in the drawers below the pilot heading sensor.