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I am the second owner of this exceptionally well maintained and lighty used C-Dory. Never used for fishing but solely for daylight crusing in Cape Cod and Florida waters. I brought it to Florida in September 2013 and used it several times on the Manatee River but find I'm more often using...

I have a Rule Automatic 1100 GPM pump installed under the door. It works fine when I use the manual switch at the help. However, when it comes on automatically it doesn't seem to sense any bilge water. And, despite my pouring a bucketful next to it, it will not engage. So I go back to the helm...

Yesterday I headed into some choppy water while I had a friend aboard. I slowed down as we began to "bang" wave to wave. My buddy, a fairly knowledgeable mariner, suggested I needed more weight in the bow. He said with the Honda 90 and 8 HP kicker, plus 30-40 gallons of fuel, I was too stern...

I'm ready to install Baystar hydraulic steering in my 22 and have a couple of questions. First, the kit comes with two lengths of 20' cut to fit tubing. I presume since I'd be running from the helm to about the center of the transom, this precut tubing will be enough? Second, once installed...

The Honda 90's been running rough for the past week. I drained a sample from the Racor fuel filter this afternoon. Any ideas as to what the golden brown crud is? :cry BTW: the blue tinted fuel is 100LL AvGas - so there's no ethynol in there.

I have not had my Honda 90 to the dealer for "routine maintenance" for a couple of seasons. I've been using a more local Johnson dealer for the winter/spring "prep". I called the Honda dealer figuring the local guy might be missing something on a factory check list. The dealer quotes me $470...

While my municipal dock has power "available", we are prohibited from hooking up over night. To enhance security I wanted to be able to show a cabin light behind the curtains. I searched for a solar powered option and found the Everlite EL7. http://www.newlite.com/catpage/el7.html I've been...

I have a Honda analog tach with a LCD read out window showing engine hours. I noticed today what appears to be an hour glass looking symbol flashing to the left of the hours read out. I can't find a manual for the tach. Does anyone know if the symbol means anything more that the display is...

Today I replaced the legs on the folding rear bench seat which I believe was installed by Cutter Marine. The legs had become rusted and were identical to the leg used on the interior dinette table. Rather than call the factory I found them on line at JC Whitney but they're made in Oregon...

I've decided to replace the useless ice box on the Retriever. I was pleasantly surprised to find I could slide it out after unscrewing just four screws. I have a friend with a shop who will build a cabinet for me. I'm going to drop off the ice box so he can use it as a template to make...

I went to the Providence RI boat show yesterday. One company was demonstrating an interesting safety device - http://www.autotether.com/ I've got to say the demonstration was excellent. When the salesman threw the sensor into a bucket of water at the rear of the booth, the clip on the demo...

This is my first season with the Johnson 8 HP (four stroke hand start). Last Sunday with the temps in the 30's I couldn't start it in the morning but gave it a second try in the afternoon - when it was in the 40's - and she started on the second pull. This morning it was 19 degrees and she...

I posted to two threads yesterday but got no notification of subsequent posts. My profile still still has the option checked. Has anybody else had this problem?

After reading the "Do you fish alone" thread I dug deep and bought a "PLB" . It is now securely attached to my PFD. FWIW: tonight I read about this new product at a much lower price. http://home.businesswire.com/portal/sit ... ewsLang=en The pr says it'll work in a marine environment - it...

I stopped by the local AT&T outlet about 7:30 PM. They were sold out - but they only started with 40 phones. Still that's $20K -$24K sales in an hour and a half. So I ordered one for delivery in 7-10 days. The least expensive plan is $60 @ month but, if you're already with AT&T, your rollover...

I posted this link to test your connection speed on the "is the site slow?" thread. http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ I thought it might be of interest to see which ISP's provide the best service to fellow Brats. While I'm connecting at home and at work with Comcast, the systems were built...

What's the quickest way to search the membership for folks in my area? Seems like when I select search by region I get a choice of the first few pages sorted by alpha or I can go to the last pages - 44, 45. Is there a way to narrow the search for members be state? Phil

Can't beat free but, you've gotta file for the rebate. http://www.tigerdirect.com/email/wem133 ... =ILC-FPM05 Phil

I've got the new kicker "sort of" installed - except I cant turn to starboard! I've posted photos to my album. The problem is that I have to raise the tiller to steer to the right and, with the bracket in the running position, the motor is so far back you can't raise the tiller to steer without...

I'm struggling with selecting a kicker at my local Johnson dealer - Here are the choices - Johnson 8 HP long shaft 4 stroke - weighs 88 pounds - manual start - don't need to mix fuel - can run a gas line to my tanks - cost about $1,700 or Johnson 9.9 HP long shaft 2 stroke - weighs 76 pounds...