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I had the steering go out on my boat in calm water, one week after I had been in some really rough stuff in Cook Inlet. Of course, the sea star steering system installed on the boat was now superseded, so had to replace the entire cylinder. I had been storing the boat with motors directly ahead...

You will only draw from both batteries if your battery selector switch is set to "both".

Sunset Ride

A sailor and a pirate are sitting at the bar, the pirate has a hook, a patch over his eye and a peg leg. The sailor asks how he lost his leg, the "pirate replies that he fell overboard and before he could get back aboard a shark got his leg. Ouch, the sailor said, then asked about the hook...

I constructed for my boat, Sunset Ride, a rack that covers the roof of my CD 22, which I use for carrying extra gear when I go for three of four day trips or more. I can really notice the difference in rolling motion when I have a hundred or so lbs there, I am fearful that 250 lbs of gear or...

Well, Juneau is not that close to Valdez, especially since no road connects Juneau to anywhere you want to be, unless you are an Alaskan politician. So, if you buy it, how much is it going to cost to get it from Haines to Valdez, or if you don't motor up the inside passage, how much to ship it...

I've always put mine on the inside, there is not much pressure trying to force it out when there is only a foot of water above it (8.34 X 1 x .052=.43 psi). I realize that would still be a lot of water coming in if the plug slipped out of the hole, but reasonable care should eliminate that...

Where I normally anchor to fish for halibut is in Cook Inlet,in up to 150' of water, where the Gulf of Alaska flows into Cook Inlet. With large tide swings, sometimes 30' and more, and a current of 4 knots, it is impossible for a 22' C-Dory to carry enough anchor rode purely as chain. I have...

That wouldn't work, they tried to take all the alcohol once and still try to stop drugs. Of late, they (whoever that may be) are trying to take firearms. More regulations are not the answer, I don't profess to have it, but I like your emphasis on common sense. The individuals in abusing any...

The frame I built for Sunset Ride (see photos) was built with the eventual addition of a cockpit cover, which I had built for me this summer. The way the frame is built allows the sides to be rolled up and tucked away inside the side rails. The canvas work cost me $650, the stainless steel work...

I recently returned from a four day trip to Prince William Sound, motored one morning from the Valdez area to SW PWS, about 65 nautical miles as figured by the chart plotter. Cruising speed varied from 18 to 24 knots, the twin Honda 40's would not turn more than 5200 rpm. Took me 12 gallons to...

Can't believe it's been two pages since my last post about what I did on my C-Dory, what a busy summer. Did get the canvas on I referred to in my last post this forum, pictures posted in Sunset Ride album. Hope to get one more trip on the boat before I too have to put it up for the winter, but...

A steady medium weight rain, all night, no water in the cockpit.

Inside looking out.

Prince William Sound seems like a good place to try out the rain cover.

Silver Salmon in Valdez, AK

Augustine Island, Cook Inlet, Alaska

How it looks with all the port pieces installed.

Cover with just the rear window.

A look at the underside of the cover.