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Byrdman
Joined: 06 Nov 2003
Posts: 3329
City/Region: Cumberland River, Clarksville,
State or Province: WA
Vessel Name: " ? " After Rename Ceremony
Photos: FreeByrd and C-Byrd
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 Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:20 am Post subject: Tow Vehicle For FreeByrd Arrives |
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The Eagle has LANDED !!! Well gang, my new retirement/tow vehicle has made it to Alabama and I picked her up last night. Posed a few day-break pictures to FreeByrd photo album (page 7 of albums, page 2 of my photos) and look forward to her use. I love the sweeet feel of that PowerStroke Turbo Diesel motor. Ford has brought the noise level WAY down from my brother's and my nephew's 7.3s....  |
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El and Bill
Joined: 08 Nov 2003
Posts: 3200
City/Region: Lakewood, CO
State or Province: CO
C-Dory Year: 2000
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Halcyon
Photos: Halcyon
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| Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! Nice looking vehicle -- give us the specs.
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El and Bill (former live-aboards)
Halcyon 2000 CD 22 Bought 2000 Sold 2012
http://cruisingamerica-halcyondays.com/ |
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Levity
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Posts: 204
City/Region: Shippensburg
State or Province: PA
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Levity
Photos: Levity
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| Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 9:52 am Post subject: |
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Byrdman,
Great looking vehicle with lots of grunt. Happy mototring.
Mike 'Levity' |
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Pat Anderson
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Posts: 8556
City/Region: Birch Bay, WA
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Daydream
Photos: Daydream and Crabby Lou
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| Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:42 am Post subject: Re: Tow Vehicle For FreeByrd Arrives |
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Holy crap, Byrdman! My only question after looking at your pix is where do you plan to install the Kegerator? It should be convenient to both the large screen TV and the snack pantry...
| Byrdman wrote: | | The Eagle has LANDED !!! Well gang, my new retirement/tow vehicle has made it to Alabama and I picked her up last night. Posed a few day-break pictures to FreeByrd photo album (page 7 of albums, page 2 of my photos) and look forward to her use. I love the sweeet feel of that PowerStroke Turbo Diesel motor. Ford has brought the noise level WAY down from my brother's and my nephew's 7.3s.... |
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DAYDREAM - CD25 Cruiser
CRABBY LOU - CD16 Angler (sold 2020)
Pat & Patty Anderson, C-Brat #62!
http://daydreamsloop.blogspot.com
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drjohn71a
Joined: 15 Jul 2004
Posts: 1820
City/Region: Wichita
State or Province: KS
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Tom-a-Hawk
Photos: Tom-a-Hawk
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| Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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Congrats to you, Pat on Freebyrd. Hearing some of your thoughts on towing the TomCat, esp. since you towed it so far, led me to check out the Ford 250 Super Duty pickup with the Diesel option. I just bought one to be the tow vehicle of a new C-Dory sometime next year.
It is amazing the performance, yet high mileage, that these vehicles demonstrate. It looks from your pics, like you bought an Eddy Bauer Edition or something like that.... top of the line. I kind of like the sound of a diesel, my motorhome has one and I run with the window open around town just to hear the relaxing lull of the engine. Just like an old tugboat, i guess.
Anyway, thanks for putting your info and sharing your experiences with some of us novices!
See ya sometime, John
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drjohn71a
Joined: 15 Jul 2004
Posts: 1820
City/Region: Wichita
State or Province: KS
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Tom-a-Hawk
Photos: Tom-a-Hawk
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| El and Bill, Ford is running some models at 5 and 7 years at Zero to 2.9%. Even if that did not work out, the Ford pickups with 6.o diesel are amazing performers with the longest life diesel pickup engine on the market. Of course alot of others, including the amazing Nissan Titan are cheaper and pretty good. Thanks for your inspiration, John |
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