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Betty Louise

What a great way to spend the day, Mike! JoeDub

A center console open 22' C-Dory sounds like a swamping waiting to happen. I once had green water breaking over the eyebrow on my 22 Cruiser when I had to cross a 6 foot tugboat wake in glass calm water off Whidbey Island on my way down to Blake Island for a gathering. Just my opinion, but...

Not typical here in Anacortes

September 2001

Langley April 2001

Langley April 2001

Fred, Brock and Roger at Langley in front of the Betty Louise.

If you have cable steering, the cable inevitably corrodes and jams. I don't have a fix other than replacing with hydraulic steering which is what I had to do with my 22 Cruiser back in 2005. If you have hydraulic steering and are experiencing this problem, I have no idea... JoeDub

I should add one comment about the non self bailing models. Carry a bucket at all times. A hand pump is good for clean up, as well. Back in 2000 when I had just purchased the first Betty Louise I was by Orcas Island solo fishing, drifting with the current. I was brand new to boating. Both...

If you are going to leave any of the non self bailing models in the water where it rains frequently you are most likely going to want to invest in a cockpit cover. Money well spent. Whether a camper back or a slant cover, it will also make over nighting more pleasant. I was never comfortable...

across from blakely off Cyprus island in 80 feet of water w a no. 5 pt wilson spoon, if memory serves.

good to hear from you, buddy! i expect we'll be up there this summer with the betty louise. she's done quite a bit of traveling. even went through katrina (although i'd hauled her out of slidell la on lake Pontchartrain a week before landfall and put her in dry storage inland). I'll be sure...

so, same post as prior, wish peg and i could be there. maybe we will. cap'n barky

hey fred! the sentiment is most mutual. tyboo, basically it was raw unadulterated greed and ambition that brought me down here from paradise. and youre right. that causeway is loooooong. peg and i are heading out now to take the betty out. forecast calling for 80 F and 5 - 10 kt wind...