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hardee
Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 12633 City/Region: Sequim
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sleepy-C
Photos: SleepyC
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Flushed out the water tank and flooded it with the Pink RV antifreeze. Set up the dehumidifiers and the BatterMinder's for storage for a while to bring every thing to dry and charged. Have some cleaning to finish and get it pretty again.
Harvey
SleepyC
_________________ Though in our sleep we are not conscious of our activity or surroundings, we should not, in our wakefulness, be unconscious of our sleep. |
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Jack in Alaska
Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 1190 City/Region: Anchorage/Ninilchik
State or Province: AK
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 26 Pro Angler
Vessel Name: HIGH TIDE II
Photos: HIGH TIDE II
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 12:50 pm Post subject: transom rot |
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found out that my transom and hull in front of it are water logged. $7300 estimate. No choice but to do it. _________________ On the HIGH TIDE-II, wife Carolyn and I.....Another summer fishing on the HIGH TIDE II in the Cook Inlet at Cape Ninilchik, Alaska.
HIGH TIDE-II; 2005 26' ProAngler; 2003 200 Honda / 2009 9.9 Honda high thrust
No. CD026021I405; AK-5008-AK
MSSI No. 338143486(cancelled)
HIGH TIDE; 1983 Angler Classic 22'; 90 Honda/ 9.9 Tohatsu-sold 2009 to son Dan (flatfishfool)
Stolen & stripped in Aug. 18
Bare hull & trailer sold in Nov. |
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colbysmith
Joined: 02 Oct 2011 Posts: 4584 City/Region: Madison
State or Province: WI
C-Dory Year: 2009
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Traveler
Photos: C-Traveler and Midnight-Flyer
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RobLL
Joined: 05 Aug 2014 Posts: 421 City/Region: Bremerton
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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Yesterday went with two friends (both experienced boaters) and we went through Rich Passage, then around Vashon Island. We hit an unexpected fog bank, and it actually was kind of useful. I had never traveled in fog, and there was hardly any traffic. So got practice using radar and charts, AIS, and smart phones (show what the ferries are doing). Only puzzle was a small anchored fishing skiff did not register on the radar, and we were as close as 100 feet. Otherwise an unusually warm sunny day. |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20875 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
Photos: Thataway
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | Only puzzle was a small anchored fishing skiff did not register on the radar, and we were as close as 100 feet. Otherwise an unusually warm sunny day. |
Not too surprising. Many small boats do not have material or flat surfaces to give good radar returns. The new digital radars seem better for these targets.
We found that in heavy fog and dark conditions, we kept radar on short range- and turned gain up. Often "auto" does not give the best picture. If I saw several blips, even if not consistent, there usually was a small boat there--went very slow, with lookout on the bow (Larger boats). _________________ Bob Austin
Thataway
Thataway (Ex Seaweed) 2007 25 C Dory May 2018 to Oct. 2021
Thisaway 2006 22' CDory November 2011 to May 2018
Caracal 18 140 Suzuki 2007 to present
Thataway TomCat 255 150 Suzukis June 2006 thru August 2011
C Pelican; 1992, 22 Cruiser, 2002 thru 2006
Frequent Sea; 2003 C D 25, 2007 thru 2009
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Home port: Pensacola FL |
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RobLL
Joined: 05 Aug 2014 Posts: 421 City/Region: Bremerton
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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I have not been using radar in daytime, and really need to follow the practice of doing so when it is bright and clear. And learn to connect with what I am seeing out the window and what is on the screen - and using the various adjustments! |
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DayBreak
Joined: 16 Jul 2017 Posts: 863 City/Region: Monmouth, Or.
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 2018
C-Dory Model: 23 Venture
Vessel Name: DayBreak
Photos: DayBreak
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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We should all take heed RobLL! It is good to know and be familiar with the usage of the safety equipment on our boats before one desperately needs it if (when) things go bad. |
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colbysmith
Joined: 02 Oct 2011 Posts: 4584 City/Region: Madison
State or Province: WI
C-Dory Year: 2009
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Traveler
Photos: C-Traveler and Midnight-Flyer
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | I have not been using radar in daytime, and really need to follow the practice of doing so when it is bright and clear. And learn to connect with what I am seeing out the window and what is on the screen - and using the various adjustments! |
Great advice. Best time to learn how to use your radar is to use it in clear daytime! Play with those buttons, that's what they are there for. Even as an airline pilot, I was dismayed at how many of my fellow pilots just turned the system on only in IMC (the clouds), and then just left it in the auto settings. Sort of like looking straight ahead with your eyeballs, only focused on a set distance! |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20875 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
Photos: Thataway
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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Even though I have been using radar for over 35 years, when I got the new digital radar, I ran it almost constantly on the recent 750 mile trip on the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. I learned how to tune it for various ranges and targets. |
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chromer
Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 953 City/Region: Anacortes
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 19 Angler
Photos: Checkpoint II
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:04 am Post subject: |
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Took a Brat fly fishing today. The one and only Peter Jamero Jr.
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Checkpoint II (SOLD 10/2020)
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Pacificcoast101
Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 718 City/Region: Torrance
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: No Pressure
Photos: No Pressure
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colbysmith
Joined: 02 Oct 2011 Posts: 4584 City/Region: Madison
State or Province: WI
C-Dory Year: 2009
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Traveler
Photos: C-Traveler and Midnight-Flyer
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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Replaced the center tail light on Midnight Flyer's trailer, and also replaced small backup lights with some larger ones. Rewired the entire trailer. Hopefully the mice will leave the loomed wire alone now. Replaced the Chinese AIS unit with a smaller US one. And installed some new fans inside the cabin. All stored away now for next season! |
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gulfcoast john
Joined: 14 Dec 2012 Posts: 992 City/Region: PENSACOLA
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2010
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Cat O' Mine
Photos: CAT O' MINE
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 9:39 pm Post subject: key west |
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Sunny and 80 degrees here today (pleasant Fall weather, just like Colby will insist they are having in Madison).
Did some wet sanding of oxidized areas and removed the Cat O’ Mine decals that have wrinkled and shrunk after only 9 years.
The Blue Angels were practicing overhead (at the top of their game) for the end of season finale Homecoming air shows Nov 2 and 3 on station. From our daily 2.3 hour walk on the Trout Point Nature Preserve boardwalk we could look up and see 4 pilots in their seats (just before we covered our ears). We got a 1 second smoke salute from #4 on lap #6.
In 21 days we’ll be trailering down for 6 weeks in Key West…so much to do before then. For DoD, Boca Chico NAS Marina is only $1/ft transient fee, though we like
https://www.stockislandmarina.com/
for $36/nite + $10 power (take a 50amp spot and bring your own adapter) + $10/day to store the huge trailer at City marina. Access to Perry Hotel pool and amenities and hourly free shuttle to downtown including West Marine, Home Depot, Publix, Turtle Kraal etc if you want to party. Otherwise parking anywhere is $20 a day, but it’s only 2 miles by 2 miles wide.
Our first year of retirement has really flown by fast, with cruises in the Keys, Lower St. John river, Chesapeake Bay and South Herrington Tugnuts Gathering, side trips to Eluethera, outer Bahamas and the Trent-Severn (and TugNuts Gathering at Orillia), Georgian Bay of Ontario, SW Florida Tugnuts Gathering, upper Mississippi C-Brats Gathering and the C-Brats cruise down the Cumberland and up the Tennessee rivers with great friends. What a hoot!
May all Brats be so blessed and have so much fun!
John _________________ John and Eileen Highsmith
2010 Tom Cat 255, Cat O' Mine
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colbysmith
Joined: 02 Oct 2011 Posts: 4584 City/Region: Madison
State or Province: WI
C-Dory Year: 2009
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Traveler
Photos: C-Traveler and Midnight-Flyer
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | Sunny and 80 degrees here today (pleasant Fall weather, just like Colby will insist they are having in Madison) |
I so wish! But still nice at 62! It won't be that way for much longer. El Nino sounds good though! Colby |
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JMacLeod
Joined: 26 Jun 2018 Posts: 173 City/Region: Stuart
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2018
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: C-Shalom
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:48 am Post subject: Re: key west |
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gulfcoast john wrote: | removed the Cat O’ Mine decals that have wrinkled and shrunk after only 9 years. |
We just got finished doing the opposite.
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