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Lizarry
Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Posts: 99 City/Region: Port Angeles
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Anytime Baby
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:41 am Post subject: got da boat wet |
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Alrighty then Liz and I finally got to get the anytime baby in the water for the first time. Liz's brother Bill (da nag ) came along with us to give us a hand and was a big help. Thanx Bill. we when we set out it was a real nice lookin' day no wind no waves... that soon changed as the wind came up as did the size of the waves, was a real learning experience, had good time and everything worked and ran well. was a good shake down cruise over all. looking forward to being on the water a whole bunch this season. see ya out there. well you can steal my wallet, you can flirt with my wife, but mess with my boat , then you're risking your life! |
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Dreamer
Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1763 City/Region: Really Sunny SaddleBrooke
State or Province: AZ
Photos: Dreamer
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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Larry, Glad to hear that it went well, and everything worked! How high did the wind waves get? _________________ Roger
Once a C-Brat, always a C-Brat
Dreamer- Sold 25 Feb. 2013 |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20779 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: Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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Not only a great boat--but a great teacher! _________________ 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
KA6PKB
Home port: Pensacola FL |
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Lizarry
Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Posts: 99 City/Region: Port Angeles
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Anytime Baby
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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Well I'm going guess the waves got to be like 3- 3 1/2 ft, I know Liz thought they were much bigger than that. She was worried about the boat taking it , but Bill assured her that the boat could and would take more than she could. Got the boat trimmed out and was impressed by the fuel mileage that we were getting ( 20 knots 1.8 mpg ) .... I slowed down for the big stuff but 2-2 1/2 ft we powered right on thru, nice ride. Bill was a big help showed us some tricks with radar / charts ect... when we went to put her back on the trailer I was glad he was there to help, a little windy and ramp really not steep enough so that was some fun. over all was a great experience. |
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Da Nag
Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 2818 City/Region: Port Angeles
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 16 Angler
Vessel Name: Taco
Photos: <a>Da Boats</a>
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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Dreamer wrote: | How high did the wind waves get? |
I'm terrible at estimating such things, but just high enough so we couldn't put the hammer down and lift that tunnel between the hulls above them. I'm guessing 3-4 foot?
'Twas indeed a great learning experience, not only in boat handling but in how fast things change on the Strait. Dead calm when we left, and barely a ripple as we blasted west to Freshwater Bay, then back east to the Dungie lighthouse. Turned around to come back to PA, and it went from flat to windy/nasty/unlimited whitecaps in about 10 minutes.
Fortunately the Raymarine lessons were undertaken during the calm majority of the trip. Mostly I was right at home given my C80 exposure, although I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out how to turn on the non-existent autopilot and enable the "I'm fairly certain it exists" AIS.
So, Roger good buddy...whut's the trick on that AIS? I saw the big, AIS master switch and we turned it on - but the icon never activated on the display. Otherwise, I gotta admit - that first mate station you installed is DA BOMB! _________________ Will, C-Brat Nerd
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Lizarry
Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Posts: 99 City/Region: Port Angeles
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Anytime Baby
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Bill after getting home and reading the manual some more I think I got a handle on how to turn the AIS on. Will have to try it next time out, but I'm sure Roger will be able to give some better info on how it's done. |
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Da Nag
Joined: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 2818 City/Region: Port Angeles
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 16 Angler
Vessel Name: Taco
Photos: <a>Da Boats</a>
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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Cool!
But hey...given the proximity of your driveway to the ship traffic, I'm guessing you should be able to test it out on the trailer. |
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Lizarry
Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Posts: 99 City/Region: Port Angeles
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Anytime Baby
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I thought about that , might try that later today. Let ya know. |
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Dreamer
Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 1763 City/Region: Really Sunny SaddleBrooke
State or Province: AZ
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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Guys, The AIS gets it's signal from the small Garmin on the helm. It uses 4800 Baud Rate. If you change the E-80 to provide that, other things stop working! So the Garmin and the AIS master both have to be on. I used to try it out while in our driveway (at 800') and get 40-50 hits from up to 65 miles away!
I would have liked an Auto Pilot but realistically, things appear in front of you so fast when cruising over 20 kts, it would have been dangerous at times. |
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Jake B
Joined: 06 Jun 2012 Posts: 521 City/Region: Sequim
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1989
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: PLUS 3
Photos: PLUS 3
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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sounds like a good shake down run, i was looking out the window earlier in the am(window overlooks the bay) thinking man today would be a great day to be out there. only to see it white capping hours later and thinking hope no one got caught in that one.... look forward to running into another cdory on the water here. |
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Lizarry
Joined: 17 Jan 2014 Posts: 99 City/Region: Port Angeles
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Anytime Baby
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Hey thanks Roger that clears it all up for why I couldn't get it to work, will now have to go down to the driveway and try it out . I'm up on the bluff right above the PA boat haven ramp, so should get plenty of hits from here. |
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hardee
Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 12632 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: Fri Apr 18, 2014 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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Good to hear all went well. Hope to get to see you on the water soon.
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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