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Depending on the temperature, you should allow about 24 hours after you think you're done to tighen again.

One of the selling points of a C-Dory is shallow draft and fuel efficiency. Adding a keel would counter those goals. There are plenty of deep V boats or boats without deck houses that are better in a crosswind. If that is your priority, then a C-Dory might not be for you. Pick your docks that...

Also makes a good anti-freeze for people who keep their boats in colder climes.

Each battery having its own BMS can cause this issue. You want "dumb" batteries with a charge controller that feeds both as one battery source.

You run the drill in reverse to get through the gelcoat to prevent chips. Cracks are a different issue.

I don't know about th ecoring, but if I was doing it, I would try to through bolt it if at all possible. You can take out the side bins to get to the underside of the gunwale. If you are going to through drill, I'd be careful about the wire bundle that is on the starboard side.

I always found that a heat gun followed by acetone was a good way to get lettering off things. Doesn't even take two beers.

Are you sure is it not an outlet from the inverter to get 120ac into the cockpit?

David at Cruising the Cut on YT is in the process of doing the same thing you are considering in replacing the wet core of a FG boat transom. The boat is a different brand, but the technique is the same. So far he has cut off the outer skin of his boat and removed the sodden core. David posts...

FYI, 2nd Thursday of May 2026 is the 14th.

My 22 has the flat floor. I put Ikea tiles in the cockpit. I used the wood tiles for a few years. These tiles required varnishing the wood. This year I'm replacing them with the all plastic tiles. Not sure how this will work on the sloped floor. Cost about US$100 to do at the time...

I have used lettering.com for years. It works well and the lettering is durable. The name on my boat is about 12 years old and still looks fine. You have to apply it yourself or hire someone to do the installation. Any decent sign shop should also be able to do lettering for you.

My boat has similar cracks in the same spot and I don't have Scotty mounts there. This seems to be a stress point between the open cockpit part of the boat and the cabin part (different flexibilities).

IMO, I would think that the inner and outer skins are held together quite well by the engine mounting bolts, swim step bolts, kicker mounting bolts, etc. There only really needs to be enough FG at the top (under the cap) to seal against water intrusion.

If you're replacing the cable system, you might want to consider switching to a hydraulic steering system.

Never launched there, but I used to launch from the town marina in Havre de Grace on the other side. They have a nice facility there.

Maybe you should look into Starlink Mini…

I removed the water tank pretty early in my ownership. We used portable drinking water containers for fresh water. The sink was mostly used to hold things so they wouldn’t roll off the counter top is rough water. This worked fine for us, but we didn’t go out into the wilds like some people. The...

Vendors of Ilco T06 blanks can be found via an internet search.

My '08 CD22 came with an owner's manual. It was pretty generic. These boats are not complicated.