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Living the dream
Joined: 17 Nov 2019
Posts: 10
City/Region: Palmer
State or Province: AK
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Kit Kat
Photos: Kit Kat
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 Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 11:55 pm Post subject: Plan B |
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Well, I'm way past Plan B and working down the alphabet....
The original plan was to ship my boat on the Alaska State Ferry in April but it was cancelled because of the virus so the State put me in for the May sailing which turned into the end of June sailing and finally scheduled for July. Well that's not going to work for me so I planned to drive it from Seattle to Alaska. In order to do that I had to install electric over hydraulic disc brakes and new tires. In the mean time Canada closed down their borders to all essential travel heading South and North.
So what's a guy to do! I already had the brake job scheduled -with the boat off the trailer I might as well do new bunks, and what the heck...new bottom paint and touch up the gel coat. With the border closure extended until the end of June, I finally tapped out and shipped commercially with TOTE.
The good news is the boat is now sitting at the dock in Anchorage and I will be picking it up tomorrow AM.
Now the fun begins, all is good! |
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tsturm
Joined: 01 Nov 2003
Posts: 1172
City/Region: Soldotna
State or Province: AK
C-Dory Year: 2003
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: JMR TOO
Photos: JMR-TOO
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| Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:13 am Post subject: Re: Plan B |
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| Living the dream wrote: | Well, I'm way past Plan B and working down the alphabet....
The original plan was to ship my boat on the Alaska State Ferry in April but it was cancelled because of the virus so the State put me in for the May sailing which turned into the end of June sailing and finally scheduled for July. Well that's not going to work for me so I planned to drive it from Seattle to Alaska. In order to do that I had to install electric over hydraulic disc brakes and new tires. In the mean time Canada closed down their borders to all essential travel heading South and North.
So what's a guy to do! I already had the brake job scheduled -with the boat off the trailer I might as well do new bunks, and what the heck...new bottom paint and touch up the gel coat. With the border closure extended until the end of June, I finally tapped out and shipped commercially with TOTE.
The good news is the boat is now sitting at the dock in Anchorage and I will be picking it up tomorrow AM.
Now the fun begins, all is good! |
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Fishcatcher907
Joined: 05 Apr 2019
Posts: 71
City/Region: Soldotna
State or Province: AK
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Legacy
Photos: Legacy
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| Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:36 am Post subject: |
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Awesome and congratulations. Hopefully I’ll see you out in the sound in the next few weeks.
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hardee
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
Posts: 12637
City/Region: Sequim
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sleepy-C
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| Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 2:37 am Post subject: |
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Congratulations  I do believe that is called "Making the best of a bad situation". But now you will be able to boat instead of doing all that stuff starting tomorrow.
Welcome to the new normal . . . . . and Oh, by the way, Enjoy the C-BRATS.com site. It is a great place with super good people. Enjoy and stick around.
Harvey
SleepyC 
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Posts: 21478
City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
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| Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:07 am Post subject: |
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Welcome. You should have the e/h brakes anyway. This way you will get good use of the Tom Cat this summer.
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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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Living the dream
Joined: 17 Nov 2019
Posts: 10
City/Region: Palmer
State or Province: AK
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Kit Kat
Photos: Kit Kat
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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Picked up the boat yesterday, worked on her until 10 p.m. last night Lol! Fishcatcher- plan on it, hopefully in a week or two. I'm doing general maintenance on the engines along with replacing all fuel lines, batteries and giving her a thorough safety check from top to bottom. Bob- you're so right, it was a completely different trailer with EOH brakes.
Now, back to work. |
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