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JEM
Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 2
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:23 am Post subject: BOAT |
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Break out another thousand. You're going to shell out several thousand bucks year for your new toy and the bad weather will wipe out 3/4 of the time you expected to use it. |
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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 7445 City/Region: from island boy to desert dweller
State or Province: AZ
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: "Wild Blue" (sold 9/14)
Photos: Wild Blue
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 12:33 am Post subject: Re: BOAT |
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JEM wrote: | Break out another thousand. You're going to shell out several thousand bucks year for your new toy and the bad weather will wipe out 3/4 of the time you expected to use it. |
JEM must not have a C-Dory, yet... bad weather doesn't wipe out our time in the boat. We may sit at anchor a day longer or spend another night in a marina, if it is really ugly, but that inside steering station and cabin make most weather situations a non-issue. Yeah, you'll shell out plenty of bucks each year... must like you would for any other large investment, vehicle, RV, vacation home, etc... and it's WELL WORTH IT. _________________ Jim & Joan
CD-25 "Wild Blue" (sold August 2014)
http://captnjim.blogspot.com/
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dotnmarty
Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 4196 City/Region: Sammamish
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1993
C-Dory Model: 16 Angler
Vessel Name: LIZZIE II
Photos: Lizzie
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I just pulled my boat out after 4 months. Had to spend an hour answering the furnace maintenence guys questions about the "beautiful boat' in the driveway. Hope he doesn't charge me for the time! By the way, when I was coming past Bill Gates house on the way to the ramp in Bellevue I swear he was on the dock staring in envy. _________________ MartyP
"...we're all in the same boat..." |
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Grumpy
Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 1606 City/Region: Whidbey Is
State or Province: WA
Vessel Name: Kingfisher II
Photos: Kingfisher
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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marty, did you throw your laptop overboard as you passed Bill's place? Most people do. They are thinking of marking it a a hazard to "navigatesion" on charts
Merv
(And it's only November....) |
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Pat Anderson
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 8553 City/Region: Birch Bay, WA
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2005
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Daydream
Photos: Daydream and Crabby Lou
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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Well, Marty - I assume you only pulled it until the November 18 Snohomish River and December 15 Lake Washington day cruises, right? No comment on Bill Gates / Windoze / making $50B on an OS that almost works, I don't want to get Oldgrowth Dave going again...hmmm, I guess I kind of did just comment, didn't I?
dotnmarty wrote: | Well, I just pulled my boat out after 4 months. Had to spend an hour answering the furnace maintenence guys questions about the "beautiful boat' in the driveway. Hope he doesn't charge me for the time! By the way, when I was coming past Bill Gates house on the way to the ramp in Bellevue I swear he was on the dock staring in envy. |
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DAYDREAM - CD25 Cruiser
CRABBY LOU - CD16 Angler (sold 2020)
Pat & Patty Anderson, C-Brat #62!
http://daydreamsloop.blogspot.com
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westward
Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 718 City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1985
C-Dory Model: 16 Angler
Vessel Name: TBD
Photos: Steady Eddy
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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I'd consider the likelihood or not of regularly eating/sleeping on board, and consider how simple or complex you like things to be. |
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Hunkydory
Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 2657 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: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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thataway wrote: | Excellent questions.
One other I would ask is do you want to keep it in the water--not just because of trailering, but because of costs, location, and the comradery which comes with "Dock mates". |
We have the best of both worlds in what you described. A wonderful trailerable boat, that has been on many fantastic trips and stored at home in between. A great group of people to learn and share with Here in our own special club and fortunate for us we do have dock-mates at Bridge Bay Marina, Yellowstone National Park, that we look forward every new season to reacquainting and hashing over the off season and many enjoyable mornings and evenings in conversation about boats or most anything else in one of the most beautiful settings on earth. We have the smallest boat in this Dock Mates Group, but because of the uniqueness of the boat and maybe the sharing of our travels we are always made to feel most welcome and missed which is true in our regard of them also.
The 22' C-Dory cruiser has all the right qualifications to make it a "Just Right" boat for us, which is why we named her what we did.
Jay _________________ Jay and Jolee 2000 22 CD cruiser Hunkydory
I will not waste my days in trying to prolong them------Jack London
https://share.delorme.com/JuliusByers |
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tsturm
Joined: 01 Nov 2003 Posts: 1134 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: Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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KEEP YOUR WALLET HANDY!! |
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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 7445 City/Region: from island boy to desert dweller
State or Province: AZ
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: "Wild Blue" (sold 9/14)
Photos: Wild Blue
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:25 am Post subject: |
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Recently, a sailing buddy on another forum was talking about getting another boat; perhaps a small powerboat. I think a C-Dory would be perfect, considering his needs - he says it's over his budget. Whenever he mentions another boat (and he frequently mentions "the next boat"), I send him info on C-Dorys. He said something about me being the type of guy who would sit in the back of an AA meeting with a cold brewski. In the next post, he was quick to point out that he didn't mean that I have a "problem". Here's my response...
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"Jim has no problem..."??? Haven't talked to the Blonde lately, huh?
Hey, I'll be the first to admit it... I do have a problem. When something takes over your life and it's all you think about, it can be a problem. Some would call it an addiction, but I think that word gets tossed around too easily. My "problem" led to me becoming unemployed and selling off assets. Aimlessly wandering about. Family worried about us.
And Joan is an "enabler"; in fact she actively participates with me. Oh sure, she's not as hooked as I am, but she doesn't try to stop me. She can control herself more than I can, but I certainly haven't dragged her into this.
Hi, my name is Jim, and I'm an aquaholic.
I love being on the water... or near the water. It started out with some experimenting... going to warm places when it was cold up north... places with beaches and water that wasn't frozen solid. And then I saw all those boats. Those people looked like they were having fun; what harm could it be to give it a try?
At first, it was easy enough to just do it for a day or two. It's insideous, though; before long, a little isn't enough. I thought I could stop anytime I wanted. I was wrong. I justified it by saying it was just a little sailing... it was "green" - less impact on the environment, being out there in all that nature stuff. Hey, I wasn't hurting anyone. And then you find you want more. Work becomes a place where you have to go when you'd rather be... out there. One boat isn't enough. Deep down inside, I wondered where it would all end? And then I toyed with the idea of chucking it all and just giving in to my "problem." Oh sure, I had friends who sailed. They enjoyed it, and seemed to be able to control it. I didn't tell them about my "dark" thoughts.
And then a guy said, "I know what you need."
At first, you just "look into it." An occasional glance on the internet. You say to yourself, "But, I'm a sailor"... and there's the shame and the worry that you'll lose your friends... "what will they think?" As you find yourself being drug into the culture, you stop worring about what others think.
So, there you have it. I'm "all in." I go both ways - sail and power. The sailboat for when the living is easy, the powercruiser for making some miles. That "us vs them" thing? Who gives a rat's rear? "Light side - dark side"? I've found it to be no problem sliding in and out of both. As long as I can be on the water.
Yeah, I'm posting this from...on the water.
You can tell yourself, "It wouldn't happen to me. I know when to say when." But, you all have your little "secret": that internal combustion thing hanging off the back of the boat (or secretly tucked inside). Sure, you can motor "just when you want." Tell yourself: I can quit anytime, if I really want to.
Our families think we're a lost cause. Maybe they're right? All I can say is... we're OK; this works for us. We gave up our comfortable life in the northland to be on the water. Regrets? Yeah, during all those earning years, I wish I wouldn't have wasted all that money on buying stuff that doesn't fit in a boat - I coulda done this sooner.
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And that's another thing to consider before you buy a boat. |
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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: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:20 am Post subject: |
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40 years ago I started traveling extensively in my work (Industrial construction). It became apparent pretty soon into it that RV's were the way to go. I remember thinking it would really be nice to have a trailerable boat to live in while I was out of town. There were a few houseboat style options back then that I considered but never acted on it. I had many different motorhomes and travel trailers over the years. When I retired 5 years ago I didn't want anything to do with a travel trailer. I had always had some sort of open fishing boat mostly specialty boats rigged for fishing. When I saw my first C-Dory it was love at first sight. I didn't have any idea about the quality of the boats or anything else about them other than they just plain looked good. After finding the c-Brats sight it wasn't long and I had to have one. My 22 is far from ideal for the type of fishing I do but it has opened up the world of cruising to me. The boat has pratically become and addiction and in some was it has lead my back into the RV scene. It's just simply the perfect boat for me at this time in life! _________________ marvin |
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Jazzmanic
Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 2231 City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
Photos: C-Dancer
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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Jim, you speak the truth! You da man! I love the way you can tell a story. Are you sure you're not missing your calling in a second career as a writer?
Peter |
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Jazzmanic
Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 2231 City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
Photos: C-Dancer
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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Marvin,
I know a little something about your C-Dory addiction. Ask my wife, Caryn, she'll tell you who my second love is.
Peter |
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dotnmarty
Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 4196 City/Region: Sammamish
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1993
C-Dory Model: 16 Angler
Vessel Name: LIZZIE II
Photos: Lizzie
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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Pat-On the other hand, you may wish to read 'iCon', a biography of Steve Jobs by JS Young and WL Simon. Look forward to seeing you on the Snohomish, then Lizzie goes up to the premier C-Dory dealer, EQ Marine, for her colonic cleansing, then, to the Lake Washington Cruise. That will be it for this boating season, until we escort the SBS Arg-O-C cruise.
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dotnmarty
Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 4196 City/Region: Sammamish
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1993
C-Dory Model: 16 Angler
Vessel Name: LIZZIE II
Photos: Lizzie
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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Grumpy- Yo no tengo stinkin' laptop! (or Wallas, or Marine head, or flo meter, or electric winch, or F-350, or....) If it don't fit in the seabag I don't need it. |
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JamesTXSD
Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 7445 City/Region: from island boy to desert dweller
State or Province: AZ
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: "Wild Blue" (sold 9/14)
Photos: Wild Blue
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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dotnmarty wrote: | Grumpy- Yo no tengo stinkin' laptop! (or Wallas, or Marine head, or flo meter, or electric winch, or F-350, or....) If it don't fit in the seabag I don't need it. |
LOL - I saw that edit there, Marty... I wondered what you were doing, dancing with a laptop??? |
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