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Hi, I designed the original transom safety bar and had them made at Brooks Marine Fabrication in Anacortes (along with the radar arches I also designed). They were popular (we did them in almost every CD22) and the factory wanted to get them as well (Brooks is a small one-person operation) so...

Thanks! I'm going to try and get there.

Oh boy...I'm almost, not quite, but almost afraid to wade in here. Sharks? What sharks? This first part is coming from the Honda persepctive. The first of this size engine was 35 and 45 horsepower. Honda found out those numbers didn't work well with U.S. buyers so they reworked the intake...

Hi Barry, I like to try and get up to Friday Harbor on Saturday and Sunday, will you be able to accommodate the Marinaut 215? Thanks, Les

For the most part this is a "sit down" boat. You're typically not running at speeds that require that you stand so that your body acts as a shock absorber. It isn't feasible to stand at the helm with the wheel directly in front of you but you can stand in the center passageway next to the...

Sounds good! And glad you found the information helpful. Les

Hi Joe, Thanks for the kind words! :thup I'll tell Dusty "hi" for you for sure. Les

Hi deneb and welcome aboard! You're asking lots of good questions. I'll try to add some more information for you. Most CD22s end up around 4500 pounds (give or take of course) all up towing weight when loaded with fuel, water, and typical "stuff". Your FJ will tow the CD22 fine with regard...

Hi Dick, A lot of the answer is variable due to the way the boat is used. Some folks run a lot and the engine alternator is recharging the batteries fairly often and from not much of a discharge; some folks like to stay in one place longer and then the engine alternator has to work longer to...

Hi Peter, I would encourage folks to read their owners manual or check with their dealer. Some engines can be run with the water source connected to the built-in flush port. The water pressure from the source is (in some engines) trying to get out through the water pump and when you start the...

Bill, with your engines you don't have a lot of choice if the boat is in the water unless you want to try and reach way down there and slip muffs on or try to unscrew the flush port at the top of the lower unit gear case (it's a long underwater reach with the muffs and the flush port screw...

None of the flush systems (where you hook up the garden hose to a port or hose on the engine) will flush out the water pump. Basically they can't as you'd be trying to force water back through the vanes in the water pump housing. This is not dependent on brand of engine or where the water...

Welcome aboard Captain Starbucks, Ok, here goes. If what you want seems not to exist it's because it either shouldn't or can't. Any boat designer or builder is going to build what the customer base will purchase, niches in the marketplace are soon filled as they're discovered. I encourage...

Other than safety the biggest factor from my perspective would be installing a system to ABYC standards so that your insurance company, should you have a problem, doesn't decide they don't need to pay up. That's a big deal in a court of law. With regard to systems you're generally guilty until...

Hi Chester, You can have almost anything you like as long as we can figure out how to build it. The two basic concepts I had to this point are: 1) a typical bench seat with a back that moves to accommodate facing the dinette table or facing forward 2) replace the bench seat with a soild top...

Hi Boris, Right now the drawings are on our Facebook page. I'll put them on the Marinaut website when I get the final drawings done. We're still messing with the cabin top and transom arrangement a bit. I've added a drawing here; below is a drawing showing the interior arrangement. Please...

I'm not sure what year your rig is but most of the ratings I saw were for 7400 pounds. We ought to be able to do that pretty easily. I'll post new drawings here on the C-Brats when I get them. Les

Hi Larry. Things have been a bit crazy around here lately so I missed your question. I think it could work but if you'll send me an email (les@eqmarine dot com) it will remind me to give you more information. Les

Thanks Mary, We had one of the computers blow up (the one that had the software on it for the Marinaut M245 design); we didn't lose any data but it bumped things back a bit while a new computer was obtained and brought up to speed. As always, there are lots of compromises in any design. I'm...

Thanks Harvey! I appreciate your kind words. Les