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Basic protection of the alternator, especially in inboard boats and RV's. The Li battery can take the entire output of an alternator, and allow it to overheat. That must be protected. Some "fixes" allow charging for 15 minute and then 15 minutes no charging to cool off. Some use heat sensor...

Color coded lines. You can tell deck hands, people at dock helping etc--"grab the gold line and take it to xx cleat. I have mid ship and bow lines to cam cleats on the side I am docking on. I have velcro loops to secure the ends of the lines. I used lighter lines when first docking (3/8 work...

Definately water from the cockpit gets into the cabin. The aft cabin bulkhead, may or may not be properly tabbed to the hull. Water channels outside of where the fuel tank is (and also under/around fuel tank. The only "cure" for this is to cut out the cockpit floor, clean, dry and then...

Good reasoning and execution, Mark.

There are specific LFP batteries which are "certified" for engine start. (As I suspect Marco uses) I would not hesitate to use one of those for an ourboart. However in this case we don't know what brand, and even in the same "brand" there are specific batteries which are rated with the...

I wonder if the tacit approval of the Permatrim not affecting warantee is a new policy? Most dealers will say "No, drilling holes in the antiventillation plate may void warantee" (and I am glad to see a dealer take that stand.). In that case, I would go with the Permatrim.

The major difference between Deckadence and other vinyl pool mats is that there is a silicon (nonskid, as you put silicon mats under carpets) backing. The other vinyl mats are otherwise relataively similar. If petrochemicals, such as gasoline or oil gets on the Deckadence, it becames very hard...

Nicely done. I would add the Permatrim (if you want...considering the question about warantee), the prop sounds about right.

Way overkill for a 16, unless you are going to curise to AK.... You have overthought the switching. You cannot / should not start your engines from a 50 amp hour LiFePO4 battery. If I was putting a Li battery on any boat, I would just charge thru the DC to DC charger. Put the battery charger...

A fraction of the price of Deckadence, are vinyl loop mats, pool mats. They are a less expensive mat, and I have gotten mine from American Floor mat. 3 x 12 feet is $250. The Deckadence is wider, and I have used that in the cockpit. I have used DriDeck and interlocking foam panels, which...

Something is defianately wrong. I have had 90's on both my C Dory 22's, and 30 mph was max at WOT, with the 15" prop. SS will give better numbers but by not a lot. I also had the experience to have a boat with no foil and no trim tabs, then a boat with trim tabs, to which I added a...

I have been on Ken's boat. It is very well equiped, and I can attest to his maintenance. At $45,000 it was a good deal. At $35,000 a really good buy. I would run the engine until it died; then replace it. Many of Keith's engine hours were at lower speed.

I have to disagree, with the caveat that we are most familiar with the area around Marathon, Pine Island, and Seven Mile Bridge/areas between these aeas. There are lots of places with good bottom sand/old coral bottoms for anchoring. Yes, you should avoid live coral (if you can find it) and...

Agree with ssobol. You will see little difference in top speeds. Unless that boat is very heavily loaded or is at exptreme altitude (degrades by about 3% per 1000 feet. So 100 hp at sea level will be about 90 hp at Lake Powell (3500') and 80 hp at Yellowstone lake. ' I would only change...

The way most of us run our C Dory's the GL 4 is probably adequate. Suzuki went to GL5 in about 2015. GL 5 should not be used in earlier motors. The GL5 has more protective elements and a slightly higher visocity.

Probably all chain is going to be your best bet. You are correct that there is not enough "fall" in the C dory 25 to use a vertical windlass--all chain is probably the best--maybe 100 feet of 8 plait, and then 150 of chain. One of the dealers on the East Coast outfitted their 25's with 150...

The Victron Multiplus inverter / charger Booster has a built in transfer switch-easy to wire in. Take those circuits you want to run off the inverter, directly to the 110 V inlet of the inverter, and then back to their respective circuit breakers for control of the circuits--for example, you do...

Mid November can be dicey in the Chessapeake. We saw 14*, with salt water ice on the boat in Norfolk the first week in Dec. We stopped boating on the Chesapeake at the first part of October in smaller boats. No good intect shells in most of the keys, on the beaches, you have to snorkle for...

It becomes a reflex to keep a steady course. Be sure there is no "slop" in the steering, in the hydraulic system, if fitted, and at the engine connection to the steering system. Putting trim tabs down fully and engine up a little, seems to decrease it for me. Also give a little more speed...

Great photos. Thanks. I hope the weather is more co-operative.