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Original Owner, Suzuki 115 with 440 hours, still under original warranty. Raymarine GPS, fish finder, Chart plotter with wireless Auto Pilot. Lewmar windlass with helm control Tandem torsion bar Trailer with recent new surge brakes Electric water pump Swim Platform HIGH top roof...

Greetings Fellow Brats, I am having a heck of a time finding a robust rail mount bow flag staff for my 22 Cruiser. West Marine has one, but the bend in the rail at the bow makes it unusable. Less sturdy ones fit, but dont last a season. Maybe its just not meant to be, but thought i would...

We have had Pluto in rough water before but going up the Cape Fear River against 20 knots and a contrary tide created steep, large and breaking waves that put my bow underwater repeatedly for the first time. No water came in the boat, but I wonder what it might have done to the electric...

Greetings Brats, Sometimes my Rule 1100 bilge pump will sit there and run totally submerged and not pump. Its like its cavitating or something. Eventually it will pick up the water and pump it out, but it may run for 5 minutes. Other times it pumps immediately and vacates the water. I...

I was talking to a guy this weekend who "spun" his prop and had to go overboard while well offshore to replace it with his spare. I don't carry a spare and wonder how many of you fellow Brats do. Am I being irresponsible? There are no rocks here and never had a problem, but now I am...

Greeting Fellow Brats, I couldn't stand it any longer. I knew I had some water trapped under the floor of my 22 cruiser but I couldn't tell how much. So I installed a 4 inch inspection hatch. Pix in my album. Low and behold I had 1/2" of water trapped in there. About 6 1/2 gallons. I have...

Greetings Brats, Has anyone come up with an ingenues design to pump out the last bit of water left behind in the bilge pump well? My bilge is a disgusting green mess because it leaves just enough water a after a pump cycle to cover the flat in front of the well so my gas tanks and battery...

The wife and I went out for a day trip to the beach today and after being underway for 10 minutes she spotted a mouse that came from somewhere and ran into the bilge area hiding behind the gas tanks. Any suggestions on how to get the little stowaway off my boat? It stays in the water at the...

And I found such a place at the Daufuski Crab Company, Daufuski Island, SC. Extremely laid back and friendly and the food and drinks are good. The dog liked it too. The wife, dog and I spent last night at the Melrose Landing Marina. The place is in receivership and the marina has been...

I just topped Pluto since getting back from Bimini. Bimini, Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale Harbour Town Marina. 17.7 Gallons. About 55 miles. 3.1 miles to the gallon. God I love these boats. You can do anything and go anywhere with them. Bill

Greetings fellow Brats, I recently made some improvements to Pluto that others may find helpful. First off a couple of coats of this paint made a huge difference in the cabin sound levels. I applied two coats to the cabin and V berth. Be sure to include the V berth. Doing just the cabin...

Greetings Fellow Brats, Just got back from a trip to Bimini in the Bahamas. Before I leaving I replaced the water pump kit and test ran the boat. Running wide open and trimmed out for 5 minutes or so the overheat warning alarm sounded and the engine dropped back to 3000 RPM as the manual...

Greetings Fellow Brats, Went out to the beach today and had a cluster when my windlas jammed when I tried to retrieve the anchor. Its a Lewmar 700, and its not the first time its happened. Seems where the rope attaches to the chain there is always a problem feeding thru the windlas down thru...

The water level tube on my boat has gotten nasty looking with what I guess is mold and or crud of some sort inside the tube. Especially where the water level usually is. Does anyone have an idea how to clean that ? It would take a really long and skinny brush. Put crap in the water tank too...

Greetings fellow Brats, I recently got Pluto my CD22 back in the water for the season and before I did I filled the water tank. Now I realize I am just lugging all this heavy water around for no reason. I need to keep maybe 5 gallons or so on board for my typical day trip, not all 18 gallons...

I've had my boat in salt water for a couple of years now and low and behold I read an article stating that my trim tabs should have zinc anodes. Heres a link that says the same: http://www.bennetttrimtabs.com/trimtabtips.php I'm curious to know if you other brats use them. Guess I'll visit...

I'm looking into converting my fixed helm to a tilt model. Has anyone done that? Seems to me it would be a real plus in the tight confines of helm area. I'm surprised its not offered as a factory upgrade. Thanks

Fellow Brats, I need some advice on adding a bilge pump. I have a 22 with molded in floor. The main bilge pump sits in its well, but leaves water after its run cycle. This standing water spills over the well into the other flat recessed area where my house battery sits. This water can...

Dear Fellow Brats, Just returned from cruising the outer banks of North Carolina in my CD22. It was the first real voyage of any distance with the wife and dog. I was a bit worried how it would work out in such a small boat, but we had a ball! Trailered the boat to Oriental, NC spent the...

Can anyone recommend a small 7or 8 inch combo TV and DVD player? Its odd, I have searched online and in stores and cant find one. They used to be available, but apparently not any more. It doesnt matter if its 115 volt or 12. Thanks for any info. Bill and Beth "Pluto"