Announcing Valkyrie II!

Valkyrie · Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 7:31 pm Post subject: Announcing Valkyrie II!

Hello, my friends,

In January of 2005, we signed on for the first time here and announced that we had just purchased a CD 22 cruiser at the Baltimore Boat Show. In the intervening years, we've cruised and fished all of the Great Lakes, explored the Erie Canal, the Chesapeake, much of the eastern ICW, large portions of Florida and cruised and fished Lake Powell. Also, through our many projects and adventures I am amazed to discover that we have over 22,500 hits on our album!

We have also discovered that for extended live-aboard periods that we have just plain outgrown Valkyrie, especially with Belle and Boomer aboard. So, with that in mind, we have traded in Valkyrie at Mobile East Marine in NC for a brand new, blue CD 25, also to be named Valkyrie.

We are somewhat in shock at beginning the whole buying, rigging, commissioning procedure once again. I never imagined that I would be making long lists from the Defender Marine catalog another time, but we are doing just that.

Our boat will be equipped with a Yamaha 150 and Gene Wooster at Mobile East spent the better part of a day last week going over all of the new electronics that are a vast improvement on our eleven-year -old gear. It almost seems like our old Garmin chart plotter had a crank on the side compared to the new gear!

Taking our 22 down to NC and leaving her behind was as tough I suspected and reminiscent of watching Spirit, our Jeanneau sailboat which I owned for 18 years and spent two years cruising aboard be towed away.

Anyway, we are equally excited to be starting yet another chapter in our CD cruising life and plan on spending much more time aboard in the Keys in coming winters, with our loyal Airedale and Golden Retriever having much more room.

For anyone looking for an incredibly, well-equipped and maintained 22 cruiser, give Gene and Carrie a call at Mobile East. On Valkyrie we have faced waves to ten feet and near-hurricane force winds and half inch hail on Lake Erie. She'll take care of you, just do the same for her. She is a great boat and deserves it. BTW: I'm not completely objective!

Best regards,

Nick
"Valkyrie"

Wandering Sagebrush · Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 7:39 pm Post subject:

Congrats on the new boat! Picture are required!!

Salmon Fisher · Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 7:44 pm Post subject:

Congratulations on your 25! You're going to love the room and headroom.
Let us know how you like that Yamaha 150 and give us a report on fuel usage, too.
Have fun!

BrentB · Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 7:44 pm Post subject:

Congrats and very exciting

TyBoo · Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 8:27 pm Post subject:

This is fantastic! Congratulations, and thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us!

JamesTXSD · Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 10:27 pm Post subject:

Congratulations, Nice! The 25 is a great boat - you should be good for the next 6.3 years. Where did I get that? Spirit: 18 years. Valkarie: 11 years. Just following the progression. Wink

I wish you many years of exciting adventures with V-II. Oh, and enjoy all that extra room!

Best wishes,
Jim

Aurelia · Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 10:55 pm Post subject:

That is great news and we wish you the best with your fresh boat!

It will be hard for us to give up Ari someday, but it will happen when we are ready to move aboard. Another boat to love....

Greg and the girls

Pat Anderson · Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 12:43 am Post subject:

Welcome to the 25 life. You'll love it! You made so many wonderful upgrades to Valkyrie I (flooring, portholes, etc.), and now you get to start all over. It's a never ending situation. Come to the Pacific Northwest. Great cruising here.

Pat and Patty

Not For Hire · Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 6:02 am Post subject:

Hi Nick, Hi Marcia,
Best wishes and good job. Here I have been trying to convince myself that I am young enough to get an Airedale. Pretty sure that 25 can carry a big cooler. Maybe by fall you will be ready to fill it with fish?
Mark

jennykatz · Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 10:25 am Post subject: New Boat

Congrats guys I can't wait to do some Florida boat camping with you guys . Nick your room awaits as usual this winter Jim

Hunkydory · Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 12:06 pm Post subject:

Nick, congratulations to you two or should I say four. I can't imagine a long cruise on the CD22 with two large dogs even though you guys have made it work for a good period of time. The 25 should be great for you all & those looking for a outstanding well equipped & maintained CD22, here's your chance, so better act quick.

Jazzmanic · Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 1:38 pm Post subject:

Congratulations Nick and Marcia on your new purchase! It's great to hear you're staying in the C-Dory family with a new 25' Cruiser.

Happy Boating!

Comfortably Numb · Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 7:55 pm Post subject:

Congrats. VERY cool.

Robert H. Wilkinson · Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 9:07 pm Post subject:

Congrats Nick Thumbs Up

bobjarrard · Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 11:58 pm Post subject: no price on the dealer page

Nick - do you know what the asking price is for your 22 - cannot get the dealer link to open with a price?
Bob