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OK, here's what I'm thinking of doing: 1. Asking the dealer what the heck a 12 V anchor winch is doing anyway mounted on the stern. 2. If they'll pull it then I'll get a short shaft 5 HP Tohatsu and mount it myself. 1135.00 vs 1780.00 plus the reviews are universally positive. I'll try to...

Great opinions that are much appreciated. I guess I liked the Honda option both for vanity looks plus it is an easy, turnkey option. Given Honda's reputation for quality in virtually everything they have produced I was HOPING that they had cleaned up the issues noted above on the 2009 model...

Now it is time for kicker options on our projected 2007 16 Cruiser. (Yes, I want a kicker as back-up due to river cruising and my generally abysmal record with outboards over the last thirty years! Also we plan to do a lot of skinny water creeping along for bird watching and think that a...

So we are looking at either the Garmin 76CSX or this new 400C for our projected 16 cruiser. Is the price difference worth it in your opinion(s)? Thanks, Steve PS Also Amazon says the 400c is a real power hog and there is no 12v adapter and yet here in C-Brat land we are saying a 12v adapter...

Thanks for all the advice/experience. It is all a bit overwhelming. Let me try these two options on for size with all of you: 1) Go ahead and have the dealer find me a price for a "legacy unit" that goes with the pre-installed lowrance receiver and wiring or ... 2) Have him install the free...

OK, after several years of obsessive lurking (and waaaay too much drama says my wife!) we are seriously looking at a very slightly used 2007 16 Cruiser. I understand the previous owner left the receiver and wiring for a Lowrance LGC-2000 GPS in the boat but took the actual unit. So the dealer...

"Some folks on this site have driven a lot farther than that. There is a really nice and CLEAN C-Dory." Agreed on both counts, Harvey! But "some folks" are not full time caregivers for a seriously ill mother-in-law. (I'm in her dining room right now while my wife is coaxing her to eat her...

Yeah, that is what I figured. Anyone with that clean of a garage must take care of their boat. Steve PS Beautiful motor home too.

I was selfishly guarding this e-bay auction just for myself till Sioux reminded me we have no business buying a boat 1,200 miles away in Florida. So here it is for someone else to benefit from ... CD16 on eBay Anyway, to be fair I told the seller about this site too. But evidently he wants...

Frankly, Tyboo, speaking as an internet poster on several business forums out there the level of discourse even on your more "unruly" threads is much higher/politer than average. Steve PS Trust me, everyone is a big man on the internet when they are typing on a keyboard and hiding behind a...

Thanks to all for your input. Due to waaaaay too many looming family issues we're not quite there on buying a C-Dory yet but want to purchase a vehicle for the future. (I doubt we'll ever have any C-Dory model larger than a 22' and most likely will wind up with a 16' in the beginning.) It...

Sorry, Bob. I don't have any room. Since we are here in Kansas City care-giving my 84 year old mother-in-law we snapped up a house just down the street from her. Not my preferred layout but as they say in retail- "It is all about location, location, location!" Steve PS Thanks for the...

And then I found out it wouldn't fit in our garage! Too long at 233" and a bit too high since our garage doors have a 75" jamb. (Who designed this house anyway?) So now I am reassessing the "compact trucks" such as the Frontier/ Tacoma/ Chevy Colorado all of whom are around 206" long and 70"...

Hi Rich, Just to clear up some confusion among us- Will Fluid Marine honor the 5 year C-Dory hull warranty from boats sold before you took over only for the first owner or for successive owners too? (If I've missed this answer somewhere I apologize.) Steve PS BTW, Rich, congratulations on...

Hey, Les. Your well written (as usual) post caught my eye on the above words re: maintenance on the BF40/50. Sioux and I are torn between buying a used 16 (which almost always on the 16 means a BF40/50) or new and going with EFI. I know with your C-Dory issues you have no financial incentive...

You guys are a tough crowd. But I want to hear the truth and it sounds like even a 16 might be pushing it for a Sonata. However, we do have a 2006 Chrysler mini-van rated for 2000 pounds with a 3.3 liter 6 cylinder so that may be the way to go. Thanks for the advice. Steve PS Yep, Dave, I...

Yes, folks, another interminable "is it possible/wise" to tow this boat with this car question. Sioux and I have (pretty much) arrived at a 16' Cruiser for our first C-Dory. We've also shopped pretty extensively for a new car and feel like a 2009 Hyundai Sonata will work for us. (Long...

As a non-C-Dry owner I "don't feel worthy" to comment much on this site. But I would stack my lurking hours up against anyone so here goes ... :) Last May I had a spare day totally by accident in Seattle so I drove out to the factory to check out a 16' Angler and a modification I had in mind...

Now you are sounding like my wife, Dave! Believe it or not, it isn't the money difference between the two. The challenge is tow vehicles. I can easily pull a 16 with the minivan I already have. Or even the 2009 Hyundai we are looking at buying. But a 22 means a third vehicle with all the...

For those of us in the over 50 "prostrate challenged" bracket it would have been nice if they could have chosen a different acronym other than "PSA"! Forgive me but it is a slow day in the Dominican Republic where we are visiting our son and our house and I couldn't resist. Steve Toburen Now...