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Twins are very cool. Also, while you can do cable steering, now is the time to put in hydraulic twin or single. You will be glad you did. Wear and tear on the helmsman alone makes the hydraulic a winner and it isn't that expensive and is a DIY job if you are at all handy.

Put me down for 3 times needing the kicker. Once due to a rock being hit by the main, second due to an engine failure due to carb and fuel contamination, 3d due to Failure of the "don't start unless in neutral" switch. So, if a new to me boat has no kicker, that is my very first upgrade. I'm...

One last bit that is in the tire equation is that the tire is also part of the suspension system of the trailer. Really stiff tires my wear better, I'm not sure of that, but they transmit more loads to the springs and to the trailer frame and thus into the hull of the boat. Trailer designs...

This situation is a puzzle to me. It seems that Coast Guard, NPS and other organizations protecting the waterways and people would require all GPS to have a single default mode of stating lat and lon. Apparently not, as the differences have, according to news coverage, has cost lives and money.

A good question to have answered on this forum would be, What is your typical cross country cruise speed when you are towing? Mine is 60 mph when towing my bigger boats. In 35 years of towing bigger boats I've never had a blow out. I do watch the age stamp on the tires when I buy them and...

I do my outboards cold. The viscosity issue is there, but you just have to wait a while longer. And yes, the oil does pool up more in the crankcase after the engine is shut down and you do get more out. At least that is what my own experience has been. I'm pretty sure that the general wisdom...

Snowing outside, about an inch on the deck. I can't bear to look a the pix, but I did. Made me crazy. Beautiful boats on a beautiful trip. Yuck!

Oh, I failed to vote enthusiastically for the guide posts when loading the boat. I simply can't get these larger boats onto a trailer without the posts. I'm that bad at boat handling I guess. They are particularly necessary for me when loading in the wind and with only my 5 foot tall spouse...

I've seen boats that have come off trailers for one of two reasons. A. Failure to adequately secure the aft end of the boat to the trailer frame. (wind gust causes abrupt fishtailing and the stern flips off the trailer and all hell breaks loose). B. Panic stopping causes the boat to climb up...

Sorry for the double post.

There is a mechanical reason for not soldering the terminals after crimping. A good terminal and a good crimper will create a junction that minimizes cold working of the wire material. This lesson was learned the hard way in aviation because of vibration. Solder can create a situation that...

There is a mechanical reason for not soldering the terminals after crimping. A good terminal and a good crimper will create a junction that minimizes cold working of the wire material. This lesson was learned the hard way in aviation because of vibration. Solder can create a situation that...

Nope, not even for the 25 and for sure not the 26. Now, if you are only going a few miles from storage to the ramp, then you would be fine. If you are going to climb any mountains and go many miles, you would be "under-trucked." I know there are people on this board who will take some issue...

It really is pretty on topic considering the many different uses that C-Dory boats are put too. Lake Powell can be very dangerous even with sunny skies when there are storms within 50 to 100 miles from the lake. There are numerous harrowing posts by people who've been anchored on the beach...

Compression tests are never about compression being too high. It can be about being too low. However it is about making sure that all cylinders are operating the same relative to each other. By the same, I mean withing 15% or so of each other. One cylinder being higher by even more is not...

Anything much above 20 grand for the boat as you've described it would probably turn me off. So much can be wrong on a boat that has been sitting out in the weather, unused and uncared for. But, at 20 grand or thereabouts, you can afford to take a chance. 40 grand would get you a newer...

Definitely, don't miss the West with its wonderful systems of lakes and the northwest oceans. Lake Powell should be on your bucket list along with the cour d elane and pondere (I know, I'm too lazy to look up the spelling. They are the two huge north Idaho lakes). Also the snake and Columbia...

I think I read all of these posts pretty carefully, but I didn't see the most important point made. The transoms on the 22 are well built, but there is a cantilever force put on the transom that is very high when you go WOT to get on plane. I'm pretty sure that the engine weight was only one...

A 3600 mile round trip for a questionable boat with a single axle trailer is not something I'd consider unless the owner is going to have the motor fully serviced and inspected and with some warranty. I'd consider this boat a project at best and 12 grand without a running motor would be a fair...

suzuki 2.5 is terrific.