Recent content by GaryPalsgrove

Been away visiting the GRAND KIDS. Thanks to all for the great advice and suggestions. Gary C-Song

My wife and I are planning to take C-Song down the Potomac River and around the Delmarva Loop - Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Delaware Bay, North Atlantic, Chesapeake Bay. We plan to leave around the end of March or first of April. I have all of the necessary charts and have been...

I am considering the purchase of either a Garmin GPSMAP 4208 (8.4" screen) or a GPSMAP 4210 (10" screen) on my C-DORY 25. No comments about older folks needing bigger screens to see. I don't have the overall sizes of these units so don't know if they will fit on C-SONG or not. Does anyone have...

The outside ring securing the motor well boot on my C-Dory 25 measures 5 1/2". Will the Atwood 4" boot fit it? Gary Palsgrove C-Song

Ken I see where you have received some very good suggestions concerning screens for the front windows. What I did was to take the canvas aft door cover to a upholstery company in town. They made a screen door, using the same snap positions, for about $30.00. Now I keep the door open as well as...

Mike Cell phones are nice for making phone calls but please don't count on them for emergency or safety situations. As a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary I frequently remind folks of the following: When you use a cell phone you either contact an answering machine or a single person. That...

I also have Progressive insurance on C-Song. When Ernesto destroyed my previous C-Dory they were there and made sure the boat was out of the water before the gas could leak into the Potomac River. Then they got me the check with no questions asked and didn't raise the cost of coverage on the...

Anythig C-DORY could/would do would be greatly appreciated! Gary Palsgrove C-Song

Charlie Sorry to hear about your "adventure." Being of the never-too-late school I installed a Gem Remote on my lift that lets me operate it from up to 500 feet away. The remote stays around my neck at all times which could have helped in your situation. However, the best part about the Gem...

Flotilla Comander Flotilla 3-10 5SR AUXOP, Coxswain, etc. Have offered to do free Vessel Safety Checks on all C-Dories attending this years Langford Bay get together. Gary Palsgrove C-Song 25'Cruiser

After having to cut short yesterdays trip to Fredricksburg due to SNOW I am more then happy to put the 2008 Lankford Bay Get-Together on the calendar. Count on Mary and I to bring C-Song up the Bay to meet with her old and new friends. If we can help with the organization in any way just let me...

I had the same problem on C-Song last year and notified the factory with no results. I contacted Carrie at Mobile East Marine (great people to deal with) and she had the Factory send me a new pump. I mounted the new on in the original manner and, guess what? It froze up the same way! After...

Please add C-Song to the list. This year I hope to make it all the way to Lankfod Bay. Hey! That sounds like a song title. Looking forward to meeting all of the Chesapeake area C-Dory owners and seeing the various modifications others have made to their boats. Gary & Mary Palsgrove C-Song

One tip I received several years (and various boats) back that still seems to work is to save coffee grounds in an old container and place the half-filled open container in the boat when it is put up for winter. For some reason the mildew likes the coffee grounds better then other surfaces...

This web site never ceases to amaze me! What a great idea. Since C - Song is winterized I plan to try this out at home first. Can't wait till spring. Gary Palsgrove