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Ditto - 2.02 nautical miles per gallon has been my best. Really great boat and a great price though!

I think it depends on the older boat you have available/in mind and the cost difference. If you look for used, we have some great collective wisdom here in terms of what to look for. I own a Tomcat but C22 owners could tell you exactly where to look for tell tale signs of such things as...

Politics continue to stream into this thread.....

I love 2 wheels.... Some buddies and I cruised 1000 miles through the Dolomites this past September (Germany/Austria/Italy/Tip of Switzerland). I rented a Yamaha Phazer 1000. For a production street bike this thing had silly power. On our way to Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany we came...

If I were buying now I would get a small 4 stroke. It's great to read what some have been able to buy at a good price. I purchased a 2003 Mecury 3.5hp 2-stroke back in 2004 with the Fwd/Neutral lever. The engine has it's own contained fuel tank (1 g) and it has proven incredibly reliable. It...

What great scenery. It sounds like you have a 350 engine on that kayak!

With our oil pumps and the amount of oil in the reservoir I have no problem leaving engines up when not in use. I always leave my engines up and out of the salt water. Zero growth and shiny props are a beautiful thing after thousands of nautical miles cruised. The ability to trim an engine...

Ghost nets are bad news. Some buddies and I came across one a few years ago while diving on the most pristine New England reef's you could imagine called Burnham's Ledge. It covered the complete reef and had dead sharks, fish, lobsters, seals, you name it. It was pretty awful actually. One...

I would start with a power wash and see how you make out. As others have said, the ideal time is to power wash as soon as it comes out of the water. Good luck with the effort.

I would never again own a carbed engine. EFI is better is virtually every aspect.

My friends have deceived you. C-Dory's only run in circles unless you have twins. The boat literally cannot be operated without twin engines..... :D It's a fun topic to discuss. For me personally, I favor twins in all circumstances. I have a Tomcat and I jokingly say I have a 150HP kicker...

It has been unusually warm here in the Northeast as well. I've used the snow blower once whereas last year I used it several times a week. Last year was in the top ten highest snowfall in history in this area. Some years ago we had a Northeaster on April 1 - I'll keep the snow blower ready to...

I wondered the same based on all I read about the Etec's. My experience is based on using 4 (four) Etec 90's over 2 seasons. Two vessels in the National Park fleet have twin Etec 90's and two have twin Merc 90 4-strokes. Passengers sometimes comment on the fumes when backing out. Now it's...

Unless the engine was running poorly or requiring too frequent carb cleaning service I too would not make the upgrade unless I had a good deal for the trade. I had an i/o carb engine on my last boat and I would never buy another. Toward the end I had to get the carb cleaned once a year. I...

That is just insane....I love to ride when I can but never like that.

I like having the antenna as high as possible. I mount it on the roof with a stainless steel ratchet mount. When I have to lower the antenna it means I'm also out there putting down the fenders.

I would have no problem towing a C-22 with my Tacoma. Bigger is always better with towing if you don't need to use the truck as a daily driver (i.e. gas mileage).

That's a good one....

I had to bring aboard our new documentation for my First Night cruise. The ship I was running went from 525 passengers and crew max to 480. As referenced by several carriers in the article we're seldom sold to capacity so I don't expect any real impact. The impact for ship resale will be...

I purchased the Mustang auto-hydrostatic self inflating model MD3183 this past year. I now wear it at all times when I am near the water. I am much more likely to do something stupid and fall into the water (or hit my head on the way) than I am to capsize Napoleon so I don't mind the...