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Thank you. I received a private message from a member who has “seen inside” the top of the platform to confirm that it is indeed a cored surface needing to be treated as such (understood). So their recommended fix aligns with yours plus my expectations for the project. I wrote the following in...

Hi, Bob. Always a pleasure to get a Thataway post. Yes I saw you were original source material (as is often the case when researching on here!)— I was just wondering if the other guy actually fixed his. He had the same issue— cracking on the platform’s top, not at the transom. (My transom should...

I wonder how Gunslinger made out (member not seen since 2021), as this is on my project list for spring. Same exact failure on our swim platform, which has since been can-kicked by prior owner with a stainless plate to distribute the load, but it’s only a few inch plate and still flexes quite a...

Trim tabs will only be noticeable at higher speeds, but a permatrim or wedges are available/ effective at all speeds. Check that your boat is properly sitting on her lines also, both at rest and underway, and see if there’s any weight you are already carrying which could be shifted around inside...

While not my own, I’ve seen and remembered to look into a Rosborough member’s idea: he brings a motorized water pump to flush his outboards while on long anchor(/mooring)-only trips. His personal rule is to use it on trips longer than three days or with a week off planned, if he can’t get dock...

Thanks, Don. I’m looking to add a windlass and was intrigued by the drum winches as they’re quite popular down under and would allow me to use the anchor locker for other, less stinky things. But the bow rail poses some issues with snubbers and bridles and swings and cleats etc., that I was...

Hi, Donald (Don?). Did you ever move forward with your drum winch? Do you have any lessons learned you could share? Things you’d do again or do differently? How did you address the center cleat, chain dragging / deck protection, and snubber options? I know not everyone uses snubbers but they...

Do you know precisely where the water is coming from? Rub rail rivets perhaps?

Old thread, newly discovered. I’m learning about and hassle-proofing my 2005 22 with factory floorboards. The only bilge pump is inside the cabin, just under the door threshold, with a hinged lift-up plastic “tread.” When water works its way into our aged slant back mooring cover, it doesn’t...

Hi, Bob. I've read several of your posts on camper tops and was curious why you went with this wagon top structure vs a cantilever option for your cockpit enclosure. Do you think one type is better suited for a C-Dory 22 (the boat, not the owner)? I'm pretty "hot in the sun" intolerant, but also...

Comparison of Spirit 1 and Spirit 2 (starts at 3min 30 seconds): (not endorsing the channel/person, just that he lists out the data for the two motors, which I couldn't easily find on the ePropulsion website so looked elsewhere) Cost anticipated at $4200! No thank you!

I think your setup is a way better trade off to this 20 kilowatt option on a smaller boat that only cruises at 6knots. Sure, top speed is 12, but that’s still like someone sprinting— not exactly “go fast boat” territory. And with a 20kw battery pack, to only get 11-45 nm range, just seems not...

Thanks for sharing this. I eagerly await the advancements in this technology which will hopefully allow for a reasonably efficient and speedy alternative to gas primary motors. Unfortunately for us, sailing speed of 5knots isn’t practical for the time we have available to go boating. We are 3...

Well, much to my embarrassment, it seems my new-to-me C-Dory (got in August) has a 6 horsepower not a 9.9-- and I can't delete my post and slink back to the shadows.