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Thanks Kushtaka, Foggy, BrentB, haliman, 'o cino, SGIDave, PaulNBriannaLynn, Sasscom, and Robert H. Wilkinson: GREAT ADVICE! Thank you--and everyone who contributed--for the ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT and CRITICALLY IMPORTANT advice! I am currently saving all your comments, as a Word document...

Thanks jbdba01, BrentB, and RobLL! Great advice about radio (needs upgrade), radio checks and hailing, will check with Seatow, float-plan (already intended), don’t have autopilot, in process of purchasing offshore life raft and EPIRB, will be sure to bring camera but will not be fishing...

Hi Bob, Roger, Rob, tsturn and anchorout: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EXCELLENT ADVICE AND PERSPECTIVES! If I do this—all, or nearly all of--the precautions (e.g., equipment) you suggested would be implemented! Three times I’ve had “Dori Den” off shore about 20 miles: Once in 5-7ft seas with...

Sincere THANKS to jbdba01, journey on, smckean (Tosca) and PaulNBriannaLynn, for your great responses! Hearing about your awesome experiences fuels my fire, and your precautionary words of wisdom are invaluable! I posed the question because I have great respect for “C-Brats” members and am...

Hi Everyone: I am seriously considering heading off-shore (70 miles) in C-Dory 25 ("Dori Den") - from Ocean City MD to Baltimore Canyon (Edge of Continental Shelf) – best fishing there, and absolutely beautiful water, by all accounts. Dori Den has twin 90s, radio reception to 20 miles, EPIRB...

Dear Art, It is my distinct honor and sincere pleasure to have met you on this most excellent website! I will absolutely follow your advice by continuing to benefit from the enormous experience and wisdom of C-Brats’ senior members! With humility, I will offer what I can in return. I look...

Hi Art, I checked out Sea Angel's photo album...WOW! She is a beautiful boat! Interior and exterior photos show she has been extremely well, and lovingly, maintained...and she has some great bells and whistles! Thanks for the ideas. Honestly, if I were you, I don't think I could part with...

Hi Art, I am very sorry to hear that spinal issues have diminished your time on Sea Angel! However, as you point out, just doing anything around or about our boats is enjoyable. Considering that C-Dorys are highly sought after, I have no doubt you will find many who would be very happy to...

Hi Art: Thank you for the excellent photos of your setup for flushing twins and delivering Salt Away. I can much better understand it now and will seriously consider a similar setup! Hope all is well with you and yours...and that your 2014 boating season was/still is very enjoyable...

Hi Everyone, I hope you will please forgive my intrusion, but I just want to say hi to Dick and Suzanne of Sea Quest :-) Last Sunday, my wife and I were heading back to PA, from Williamsburg, VA, by way of the Delmarva Peninsula. Just after entering Maryland (i.e., heading north on Rt13), we...

I have gone in and out of this inlet (Ocean City, MD) 5 times since my original posting, once with an outgoing tide and some good size swells, all without any problems. THANK YOU again to all of you who contributed to my increased competence, confidence and especially safety! Sincerely and...

Hi Roger, Sorry that I'm only seeing your post now. I grew up in Daytona and might have been of help, but it looks like you got some excellent suggestions and saw some great stuff. I love St. Augustine and climbed half way up the east wall of the fort when I was a boy. You may have seen an...

BEAUTIFUL!!!

Hi Captain Matt and Foggy, You are both absolutely right! Captain Matt- Thank you for your positive spin. As you said, it was an excellent teaching experience that I will not opt for again. I should have sat tight, but had the worst case of “get-home-itus” (despite impending storms and...

Dear Bob, Roger, Foggy, Katkt and Bshillam: You gentlemen are an amazing wealth of information, and very kind and patient to offer it!!! I feel you guys are professors at C-Brat University and I should be paying tuition  THANK YOU!!! Roger- Thank you for explaining and clarifying your...

Hi Roger, Foggy and Bob, I apologize for the delay in my response; work issues kept me away. Roger- Thank you very much for your assessment and sharing your experience! I appreciate your thinking that I did not make a mistake judging conditions; that is, w/r to conditions other than the...

Got to go to work... Back tonight, Thanks for great input!! Sincerely, Gerry "Dori Den"

Very cool, Foggy! Since I could see which direction the storm was coming from (i.e., west, south-west), probably could have employed your technique, in reverse, to predict wind direction when it hit. If pointing to center with left hand, out to side and slightly back, would have hit me in the...

D.D., Forgot to mention that I like your thinking about staying relatively close to shore in 30ft-ish. Honestly, at no time did the wind seem in the 15-20 range predicted; it seemed lower and closer to the buoy estimates. Thanks again, Gerry "Dori Den"