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I cut away the bulkhead on our C-Dory 25 a couple of weeks ago. This is an "almost finished" photo. The teak trim is now sanded, filled, and oiled -- and the one sharp corner is sufficiently rounded not to pose a danger. The V-berth is no longer clostrophobic. :) As I'd noted in a previous...

When the teak surround is finished, the one "sharp end" will be nicely rounded. Interestingly, the chief head bumper in the V-berth is a bulge that extends from the ceiling near the starboard corner of the opening. I've hit it several times working inside the V-berth. [/img]

I began the kind of "fine tuning" you're talking about on my first time out with our new Permatrim. As I said, I'll take the time to develop an engine trim table that gives me different engine angle "starting points." I thank all for the additional input.

This of course is when the boat is up on plane -- which I found decidedly tricky to view. I believe that an alternative (out-of-the-water) mounting "height" is to position the Permatrim at roughly the same level as the Bennett trim tabs. If so, my prop may be a tad too deep. I'll have our local...

That seems right. I'll play with trim at different RPMs (and sea conditions) and make up a table of starting-point trim angles. Thanks for all the feedback.

Now that I've added a Permatrim to Muse's Honda 150 -- and actually tried the thing -- I'm wondering if roughly horizonal is the best engine angle. I ask because small trim changes increased/decreased speed (keeping engine RPM constant). This means that small engine-angle changes...

Muse at home at the Galley Stores Marina in downtown New Bern. We love floating docks!

IMO the "trick" is to use one of the increasingly popular "oscillating multi-tools" (I own a Bosch model). In less than 10 minutes I produced about six-feet worth of straight cuts that were actually neater and cleaner than the original C-D factory-made cuts I found under the rubber molding. I...

I's about to order a stainless prop for my C-Dory 25 (Honda BF150 outboard). I don't have the facilities to do an elaborate test, so I've "averaged" various recommendations and zeroed-in on a 14-3/8 X 15 Michigan Wheel Apollo. Is this a fairly "vanilla" prop for this boat/engine combination? Or...

I certainly hope your "genius mechanic" is not fully informed. This very morning I installed a Permatrim on Muse's Honda 150. My goal is to decrease on-plane speed and improved low-speed handling. I'll report back on how (or if) it works. [/img]

Should work fine. Your Honda doesn't have a CCA "rating"; rather it requires as many as 622 "cold cranking amperes" (CCAs) to start on a frigid morning. Your chosen battery can supply (is rated to supply) as many as 720 CCAs -- more than the engine should require.

I have a bare-minimum collection of USCG-approved flares that will let me pass a CG inspection, but should a genuine emergency arise, I'll rely on European 26.5 mm surplus military flares to attract attention. Surplus 26.5 mm pistols (they date back to the '50s and '60s) are built like tanks...

As it happens, there'a a locksmith in little New Bern, NC who stocks the required ILCO TO6 key blanks. I had two Trioving door keys made the other day for a total cost of $10. I suspect they would sell the blanks at the same price. (Both keys work well in our 2006 25!) All the contact info is...

The two "sort-of" definitive publications I own state that the service life of flares is 42 months. The date on the flare represents the final month -- the flare is "legal" the entire month. This same kind of thinking applies to most official expiration dates I've run across.

Enjoy! We looked at -- and thought about -- Delfin before we bought the former Sara Lynn II (a 2006 CD 25). It was a tough decision to make; both are dandy boats. I'm delighted to see Delfin go to a good home. :D

We'll probably spend the night before in Club Foot Creek. Do you want us to "mill around" next to the ramp? What happens at the "rendezvous"?

Sign us up for O2O2O! We've always wanted to cruise to Ocracoke ... but haven't. Looking forward to it.

You mean you don't you miss the pains in your shoulder? Broken finger nails? Toe bruises from cleats? The stress of backing into a slip? The cold spray in the cockpit? :D We're looking forward to "genteel" days on the water ... sitting in an un-heeled cabin whilst the Honda does all the real...

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