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You pays yer money and yous takes yer chances. I actually think you'll be okay, but now you understand some of the issues and can make an intelligent choice. Another is to use only your mobile back in the cockpit. Monitoring 16 on the permanent mount, but xmitting from your mobile. of...

The wire is the radiating element. The other part contains coils for what looks like your quarter waver radiating element. In any case, all you have to do really, is get the "wire" bit up three feet away from your digital stuff. Check with west marine or other supplier on an extension mast...

Really, no one is going to be able to knowledgeably answer that question for you better than your install manual unless they've been operating a duplicate radio, antenna, wire routing and plotter. The manufacturers spend a lot of money on emissions and susceptibility issues testing associated...

I'd definitely get the vhf antenna up and away from the plotter. The cables are pretty much a non-issue themselves. But, depending on how well the antenna is matched to the radio and cables, there can be some emissions issue with the antenna that could at least temporarily affect your plotter...

constant craving. Sounds like you had your struggles getting to the Powell gathering, hope all has worked out by now. It was a great week to be on the Powell water.

I am a contrarian on this topic. C-Dorys are utility boats of the highest order. I like the "well dressed, but exposed." look of wiring on my boat. Yes I'm a bit strange, but it is my 45 year background in working on all things electronic. I just think wires are cool. (Well tied and routed...

Using the block is nice, but not necessary. Just hook the wire to the supply side of the block and use the in-line fuse. Get fancy when you get home. My boat is wired such that all electronics are grounded at a negative buss behind the panel. If your's is the same, then grounding the plotter...

How deep was the lake. If it was just barely under, then water pressure on the external hull fittings into the core might mean no real core damage. If it was down a long way, then the fittings into the core could easily have leaked a lot of water due to very high water pressure. I'd pass on...

Looks like some craftsmanship and real thought went into it. I'd be a buyer if I had a few extra bucks. What a hoot to run that around a lake.

It would be very good for you to post your plans and progress on this site as frequently as possible. You have a large community out here that need you to rise from the ashes. Perhaps a new C-Dory, first, post-fire production edition called the Phoenix 22 or 25 or such. Good luck

Salt or fresh water? What shape is the hull in with growth. Even fresh water will have junk growing after a while. It is possible I suppose to have a water logged hull at the back. If you have doubts, time to have a survey done. If the hull has enough water in it to cause the effect you...

Low ball your offer and if you get it, you can be pretty sure that the fixes to get the thing on plane and speedy will be pretty inexpensive unless the engine is just bad, which is unlikely. A 16 foot boat is very small, and should be tippy, though it should stiffen up really fast as it tilts...

And hopefully, the first thing we all do upon starting the engine(s) is to go back or have someone verify good water from the pee hole. I also make a habit of checking that pee stream after every anchoring or beaching or docking.

About an eighth of an inch spacing between the plate and the snap ring is where you should end up with a cold wheel.

I've seen John's boat and talked to him while on it. Sorry for his health issues, but someone who wants a great utility C-dory won't go wrong on the price he's asking.

Good thought for amateur radio emergency operations on VHF on land or on boats. However, there are lots of cheap wind generators that are on the market, many designed for sail boats. Expensive, but put out a lot of power and when sailing, there is lots of wind. They are going through some...

"still C-razy" will be on 2 meter. KG7RC

Roscoe, if you still have the non functioning Suzuki 40 hp motors, I'll take them off your hands. Two motors don't go bad in the very same way. Your mechanics must have been really really really bad to not have been able to get to the root of two Suzy motors going bad in the very same way and...

I don't think I saw this directly mentioned, but We specifically had our camperback built such that the full side on both sides would be open when that side was unzipped. The reason is for Access from the dock. Our gunnel is typically right at dock height, and to have any smaller opening than...

We paid a bunch for the camper back and immediately noticed that we simply didn't have all the privacy or, more importantly sun blocking with just the glass and the screen. So we went to a fabric store and bought a nice color matching heavy duty material and went the velcro tab rout. All 3...