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I am thinking of going on my next trip to FL from Tulsa, OK. I have the Corp. of Engineers charts and the Ark. River looks great, but once on the Miss. R there is a 400 mile stretch with out any marinas. I like to anchor out but the lower Miss. R. seems to have no creeks, streams or wing dams to...

I have a new target for the lawyers, all the multivitamin companies. Most all multivitamin/mineral pills have copper in them along with many other metals. I am 67 years old and realize I have lived during the best of times there will ever be in the USA, especially if there is more to your life...

While on a long trip up the East Coast I anchored one night N of the old airport at Atlantic City, NJ. On arrival that afternoon and departure the next morning my GPS lost and regained the signal a few times. There are 5 BIG wind generators there and their blades were slowly turning. Does anyone...

Before my pump had problems I read about the problems on this site so I moved the pump to the top of the battery shelf next to the battery. I have spent about 1 1/2 years on my 2007 C-25 and have 1600hrs on the engine. The pump has been used a lot and is still going strong. I also added a hose...

I am at the end of my year long trip at Kentucky Dam Marina now. I have had a little water run out from under the step into the cabin and at first thought it was from the shower sump. It has been warm so I have been skinny dipping and haven't used the shower in months but after washing the...

For fuel pick up tube problems go down the list to Fuel Tank Pickup Tube. I think this will cure all problems with fuel pickup tubes. Since I have changed mine in the 22 and now 25 I haven't had any problems. The new pickup tube also allowed me to get 5 extra gal. out of the tank in the C 25...

Is there a way to donate to the C-Brats by sending a cheque instead of credit card? I am on a long trip starting at Souxi City, IA last Sept and am now on the Hudson R. NY At times it is weeks between times I have Internet access but will send a check if I hear from you. Please give an...

I have a C-25, but this will work on the 22, and changed the water heater since who needs 6 gals. I bought a GE point of use 2.5g tank heater, looks like a very small home unit. The unit had a 1500w heating element which is to much for the small Honda generator and I couldn't find a 120v...

Thanks for all the replies. I have the Lorance fuel flow unit installed after the Racor filter and the arrow is pointed up. I am using it with the Lorance LMS520C display. I can't see anything to change so I have no idea what to do. The fact that the units worked for a very short time seems to...

I have a Lorance GPS and have a Lorance Fuel Flow unit in the NEMA 2000 network. The reason I went with Lorance was because it is suppose to work down to 0.6 gph and I use about 1gph at 6mph. I have had two of them, the first worked for one day the second for 4 days. After that they indicate 0...

I have a Honda 135 which is the same as the 150 according to the owner manual except the 150 has variable valve timing and according to the spects get slightly better fuel economy, fuel used per hp hr. I have a four blade Pro Pluse prop and maxed the adjustable pitch to 21. At 1400rpm I go 6.2...

Thanks for all the reponses. When I was at Ft Pierce I went to a marina with a large boat stacker operation and for $51 they lifted the boat and they changed the gear lube. You aren't allowed to do it yourself. Thanks again for the replies. I am at St Augustine now and had a chance to get on...

I usually take long trips, this one started at Souix (spelling?) City, Iowa in Sept. and I am now on Lk. Okeechobee, Fl. The boat has not been out of the water on this trip. I have the 135hp Honda. While I can change the engine oil and filter, sucking the oil out the dip stickhole, I can't...

Another scary trailer incident. Aa few years ago towing a C-22 on an EZ Loader I stopped to find the information on where to launch which was in the boat. As I walked back to the boat I saw one of the bolts that holds the front cross piece with the rollers to the frame was missing and the...

Well I finally went to work on the rode jumping out of the gypsy problem. Standing on a ladder, the boat is on the trailer, I found that the rope isn't just lifting the spring loaded guide as I thought. What is happening is as the rope comes up from below and shifts side to side and if it is...

Just checked the site and was amazed with all the responses. I really appreciate it. After reading about all the problems I guess I should be happy I only have a problem deploying the anchor, not retrieving it too. I thought of trying to add tension on the finger with some bungee cord but will...

I ususally travel by myself so on my new C-25 I had the Lewmar Pro-Series windlass installed so I could stay in the cabin at the controls to drop the anchor exactly where I want and not have the boat drift as I went forward to deploy the anchor. The problem is when on the rope part of the...

Just to be contrary, I have a C-25 which I tow with a 2005 Nissan Frontier 4X4 with the 4 liter V6 265hp engine and a 6 speed manual transmission. I towed the new boat back to CO, where there are real mountains, from Fife, WA. Last fall went to Lk. Powell which means going over Vail Pass and...

I think a good way to prevent the possiblity of water intrusion into the transom when installing transducers is to not drill holes below the water line. I used two long 1/4-20 bolts, one through the transom near the top and the next about 2 inches above the water line in a vertical line. These...

I have done a few posts but would like to work on a post over time and save it on my computer and not have to submit it right a way. How do I do this. Is there a way to submit text and pictures from MS Works or other programs to the C-Brats site posts? Thanks...