Recent content by ChrisMcBride

The boat is sold. Best wishes the new owner! Chris

Boat is sold pending funds. Chris

We are selling our 1993 C-Dory 22 “Lil Teal” to upgrade to a bigger boat (Ranger Tug) to fit our growing family. This is a very well used and loved boat. We purchased Lil Teal in October of 2019 and have owned the boat for 4 ½ years. Lil Teal has taken our family all over Washington State...

Sounds like a great first trip out! C-Dory's are great boats and I'm always impressed at their capabilities.

Sandy, thank you for sharing your trip. Your trip is one I'd love to do in the future and I look forward to hearing all about your experience. I agree with everyone who's mentioned the utility of the inreach devices. Having a means of communication can be extremely valuable when out of cell...

Oh I agree, there are so many places we'd like to come back to spend a lot more time. I'm a big believer in the old adage that "The most dangerous thing to have onboard a boat is a schedule.", so I like to think of it more as route "options", where daily decisions change the future options. One...

Jody, you did a great job capturing just how huge those floating ice burgs are! The Hunky Dory photographs well with its big blue lettering across the side. Love it!

June 7, 2022 Day 11: Wrangell to Thomas Bay/Ruth’s Island: 101 miles: 1231 total miles This morning I left the hotel earlier than the rest of the crew to change the engine oil on the boat. On the way to the harbor I stopped at the local hardware store to buy 2 more 5 gallon jerry jugs, a few...

Ellen Iceburg

Ruths Island

Iceburgs

Kids iceburg

Wrangell

June 6, 2022 Day 10: Vixen Harbor to Wrangell 67 miles, 1130 total miles. We stopped by Anan Wildlife Observatory to see what the anchorage may be like if we wanted to stop and look at the bears there on the way home. From our understanding the anchorage is a little iffy and the guide books...