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Ken- My son, who had an older Miata, likes to call our 16 footer "the Miata of C-Dorydom". When he bought his second hand Miata he got a good price because it didn't have air conditioniing. He brought it home, looked under the hood and lo and behold there was an a/c compressor right there. When...

Life's not about waiting for the storm to be over. It's about learning to dance in the rain. Thanks, Joe, Casey, and Roger, for the kind words, and for the info. Recessions come and go, but this is a bad one, so hunkering down, battening hatches, and adding scope to the anchor rode probably...

Haven't been here in a long while. Got here looking for Aurora Borealis pics. for our granddaughters. Couldn't help appreciating the variety of views on this thread over its length span. Then it suddenly went quiet. And oddly, here we are in the biggest economic upheaval I have seen in my 69...

For what it's worth, the CRC (Castle Rock Crossing) is now open, and cuts out almost 12 miles of that loop and "The Narrows", with all that choppiness and boat traffic. A welcome return to a nice lake level. Still a little shallow, but tons of room for a C-Dory. Striper fishing is HOT right...

Hi, All, You might be interested in the Taurus .45 caliber/410 shotgun revolver. In the tight quarters of a C-Dory, swinging a shotgun, even one with a short barrel can be a little unwieldy. That Taurus, called The Judge, can be loaded with 410 shotgun rounds, as well as with .45s. In...

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy.

Were you happy with the price you paid for your boat? And, are you happy with the price you settled on when you sold it? That's pretty much the bottom line. All else is speculation. Ken

Great subject, but one that can't be covered by a single definition. The Titanic was certainly seaworthy, but the skipper was not worthy of the seas in which he was sailing. A C-Dory is certainly seaworthy, under the conditions that a reasonable and prudent skipper would take her out in the...

If you're in big water (outside, in following, breaking seas), it's nice to have the extra power, even if you don't usually need it. If you never get in that situation, stay on the lower or medium power end, but if you could ever be faced with outrunning a breaking following sea, you need to...

Hi, Chris, You wrote: Hey Ken...bet that Miata is a little easier on fuel than the Vivien C ...eh? When I was thinking about fishing lures yesterday I thought of you and that hard to get...high dollar lure you had...a trout if I remember correctly. Did that thing ever produce for you? Yeah...

Hi, Chris, Karen and I went there and took the Rainbow Bridge boat cruise on our wedding anniversary in May, and thoroughly enjoyed it. She loved it, and was very impressed. We took the Miata (our C-Dory 22 replacement), and did Moab and the Arches and Dead Horse Canyon parks, went to Ouray...

Hey, Patrick, Nice choice on the new boat. It certaainly falls within the seaworthiness and saltiness criteria required by C-Dory folks. She should serve you well. If your return brings you through Albuquerque, give a holler. The java pot is always on, 'specially for Southern boys! Ken

Both burgees are now spoken for. Phil, your e-mail was received at 10:27:55, and Brandon, yours at 10:33:28. John, you were about 5 minutes too late. They'll go in the mail this week. Ken

For what it's worth (actually, about $40), Karen just pulled 2 new-in-box original burgees, left over from the last production run, with the improved, tougher fabric. First two folks who e-mail with their snail-mail addresses get 'em, no charge. Water situation here remains bleak, so I don't...