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I should have known this would strike a chord with someone. My sincere apologies if my first post offended anyone.

OJ, Don't worry, it's not Alzheimers until you put your underwear in the freezer.

Rod, You really don't want to be including your e-mail address in the text of your message. This Board has many built-in features where we can send e-mails and PMs to each other while retaining electronic privacy. You have an e-mail button on your user profile. It's there to protect you. As for moor...

That first sail after months of restoration work is oh so sweet. Soak it in. You've earned it. There's still some great fall sailing left!

I've never been a lake sailor and I've always shunned lakes (other than the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain) as being, well, small, with fickle winds and nothing but lee shore. Since my boat is still stuck in Poorhouse Cove in John's Bay (Maine), I finally accepted an offer from a friend of mine who ...

Mark, I have a Garmin GPSMap 76CX and it does everything I need it to do. The "C" stands for color and the "X" stands for expandable memory. It's worth the extra few dollars for color. You can purchase "Blue Charts" on a secure data (SD) card for whatever part of the co...

Hi Bill, I take it yours has been glassed over by a previous owner??? The original Whale pump on my CD25 (1975) is on the port side, next to the battery. It discharges to the engine lazarette like the others have said, and it is plastic. However, it does not discharge below the gas tank shelf. It di...

Did,

Thanks for posting this. I love taking advantage of basic chemistry. It's so logical, but I've never heard this one before. I will definitely give this one a try.

Carl

You've all been very helpful and I will certainly take what you've all said to heart. By chance, I've seen a couple CD28s for sale recently. One is at Robinhood and looks to be in pretty good shape. It's time I started poking around in some. Chris, that's a very tempting offer and I very well may ta...

I just got back from an extended sailing vacation. My 11-year old daughter and I sailed from Portsmouth, NH to Poorhouse Cove in John's Bay (Maine). Apart from some great quality time with my daughter and some experience at the helm for her, I discovered the CD25 is a great cruising boat for two. Ho...

Just to state the obvious, if you do run a lantern up a halyard, remember to attach a tag line to it. Whatever lantern you run up your halyard will not weigh as much as your halyard rope. It will never come down under its own weight. I know. My 1975 CD25 has no masthead anchor light, so I routinely ...

Rich and Mellissa,

I spotted you at Coveside in Christmas Cove. I guess it was either Thursday or Friday. I tried hailing you on the radio, but no luck.

Carl

Trevor, I had a Dodge Grand Caravan with a 3.8 L V6 and I used to tow my Rhodes 18 all the time with no trouble whatsoever. I had plenty of power going up hills and never had a problem stopping. Now a Rhodes 18 is a bit lighter than a Typhoon, but not drastically. They're both full-keel boats. The R...

Plans are starting to firm up. I thought I'd post my itinerary, just in case I may be passing by some other CD'ers on my way. Friday, August 11 - Depart Portsmouth Harbor. Friday evening - Overnight at Biddeford Pool. Anchoring outside the Pool. Saturday, August 12 , Depart Biddeford Pool, Lunch at ...

Well, I just finished reading enough of the information about Arvel Gentry's research to intrigue me, even if I don't fully understand it. Stan, thanks for putting it out there. I will be reading more on this subject. I'm left wondering if this changes how us mere mortals (i.e. cruisers), who never ...