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kavy
Joined: 04 Dec 2007
Posts: 3
City/Region: coram
State or Province: MT
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 Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:44 pm Post subject: Great time reading everyones posts! |
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Really fortunate to find this site.I'm from Montana and I've been dreaming about owning a C-Dory for years. Looking forward to the connections I might make in that direction from all of you.
Thanks
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snal
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 524
City/Region: Asheville
State or Province: NC
C-Dory Year: 1994
C-Dory Model: 22 Angler
Vessel Name: Thelma Lou
Photos: Thelma Lou
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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Ain't it great! I found this site some years ago, after reading on the El and Bill website, and falling in love with the notion of cruising.
There are some really fine folks here that'll help you every step of the way.
I hope I've been here long enough to welcome you to the fold!
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(Larry and Jo)
1994 C Dory 22 Angler (sold 2012)
Currently looking for a steal of a deal on a 25' "Thelma Lou II" |
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Hunkydory
Joined: 28 Mar 2005
Posts: 2720
City/Region: Cokeville, Wyoming
State or Province: WY
C-Dory Year: 2000
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Hunkydory
Photos: Hunkydory-Jay-and-Jolee
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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You have found a great spot and pleased to join in the welcome here.
We spent over 20 years going from the looking to the buying. You have some great lakes in your area that would be perfect for a C-Dory, so don't wait as long as us if you can afford not to. Being neighbors to your south we have passed close by you quite a few times on our way to Alaska and Northern Canada. Always look forward to the drive by Flathead Lake and your area from Missoula to the Canadian Border.
Jay
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Jay and Jolee 2000 22 CD cruiser Hunkydory
I will not waste my days in trying to prolong them------Jack London
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oldgrowth
Joined: 27 Jun 2005
Posts: 2196
City/Region: Rochester
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2002
C-Dory Model: 16 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-Voyager
Photos: C-Voyager
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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kavy - welcome aboard.
If you get a chance, come to the Seattle Boat Show and join in on some good times with many of the members of this great site. More information is available here
Hope to see you there.
snal - you only have to be a member one day to be part of the welcoming committee.
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snal
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 524
City/Region: Asheville
State or Province: NC
C-Dory Year: 1994
C-Dory Model: 22 Angler
Vessel Name: Thelma Lou
Photos: Thelma Lou
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| Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| oldgrowth wrote: | kavy - welcome aboard.
snal - you only have to be a member one day to be part of the welcoming committee.
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I'm still learning, but the real beauty of this site is just that, learning what these boats can do, from Alaska to Maryland, and every place in between and beyond.
I haven't been here very long, and I'm in an area where boats like this are not very common, but I've had folks that I've never met call me with genuine concern about a family situation that kept us from attending a C dory gathering, met some folks that live 15 miles away that share our passion for C dorys and have become dear friends, had a stranger here send us brand new windshield wipers at no charge, another owner gave us a rooftop AC unit at no charge, countless offers of help when I had those stupid questions...maybe I'm not a newbie after all! 
Now I'm not sure that I have the words to welcome new members, it's quite possibly beyond mere words. |
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captd
Joined: 06 Nov 2003
Posts: 514
City/Region: Chain of Lakes
State or Province: MT
C-Dory Year: 1994
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Kon Tiki
Photos: Hunky Dory
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| Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:10 am Post subject: |
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Kavy,
Glad to see some more owners in Montana . We are not to far from you. We are between Kalispell and Libby in the Chain of lakes region. 46 mile from either. When you get your new boat, bring it by,and we will put some fish in it.
Welcome
captd
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1986 Sport Craft 27 ft , 240 hrs Yanmar sold
2000 22 ft C-Dory (Hunky Dory) sold 2006
2007 25 R Ranger (Mis Dee) sold 2008
2009 25 R Ranger (Lucky Fin) sold
1994 22 ft C-Dory ( Kon Tiki ) |
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matt_unique
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Posts: 1881
City/Region: Boston
State or Province: MA
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Napoleon
Photos: Napoleon
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| Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:47 am Post subject: Brat Map |
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Welcome aboard! The Brat Map link at the top of the site is really handy for local knowledge questions. C-Dory's are owned from Alaska to Maine!
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Former owner of Napoleon (Tomcat) Hull #65 w/Counter Rotating Suzuki 150's. |
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SEA3PO
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Posts: 1835
City/Region: Chester
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: SEA3PO
Photos: SEA3PO
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| Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:49 am Post subject: |
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I had a stepfather that I really loved....and learned allot from..what a super guy...one of the things he told me was the first day you can retire is your last day at work.... and if you want something, buy it... money is just numbers on a page... dreams are what makes life fun..... Of course when he passed he gave me lots of pages....so when I was 53 I retired...bought the C-Dory and love it.... Don't wait too long.....play while you still can enjoy.
Joel
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marvin4239
Joined: 06 Feb 2007
Posts: 1165
City/Region: Jacksonville Florida/Wilmington NC
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: C-FLE II
Photos: C-FLE II
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| Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:33 am Post subject: |
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Well said Joel. I retired at 54 due to health issues and taking care of my terminally ill mom. That was 6 years ago and you couldn't melt and pour me back on a job today. My income is about the same as when I was working and the money I spend is on fun things no longer job related. When I was a young boy I had a great Aunt and Uncle who traveled up and down the ICW with the seasons. I thought at the time that was the best life in the world. Today that life is available to me if and when I choose. Don't wait to long to realize a dream life is very short.
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SEA3PO
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Posts: 1835
City/Region: Chester
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: SEA3PO
Photos: SEA3PO
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| Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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Right ON !!! My wife retires in May....and we start traveling ...and playing with our 22 C-Dory... I've always wanted to do the ICW... and that is on the list ......
Joel
SEA3PO |
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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 Dec 07, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome Aboard! Yep, lots of fun in a lots of places with these great C-Brat people...and many times, without our boats too!
Like the Seattle gig... Well, for me there just happens to be a boat show going on, and, a factory party. This year, I think I may just hang around the Hawthorne Hotel most of us stay in and enjoy the breakfast room, party rooms, C-Brat room rumble (room to room parties throughout the night...and mornings), and just enjoy our C-Brat friends!
And yes, there are a bunch of C-Dory boats from Alaska to Maine, but some even make their way south too!!
I retired at 45...so hey... maybe these boats taught me to do something in the correct order instead of assbackwards.... Just got home from a visit with a C-Brat in Attica NY and enjoyed the snow last night, leave with another one in less than an hour for a road trip to St. Louis, and I bet by weeks end next week, will be doing something else with another C-Brat or two.
Life is too short for jobs and just one boat...particuarly when we throw in the C-Brat cult as a brotherhood and friendship base.
Byrdman...on the road again!!
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Patrick Byrd "Byrdman"
Cumberland River TN home waters Puget Sound Summers.
Miss B - CD22A, Aug 2018
C-Byrd, CD18A, Hull #14 sold again.. May 2020
C-Byrd, CD18A, Hu #14 - Bought her again - May16
Aloysius, Sold to Brother Mike Mar16
Aloysius, Hull # 440 RF-246
C-Byrd, CD18A, Hull #14 Sold May09
TC24, Hull #51, Sold Feb06
CD16A, Sold Dec03
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