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I lived in the U.S. for a few years and, in that time, I opened an account with Bank of America. It was just by happenstance that I discovered on the internet one day that B of A and Scotiabank in Canada have some kind of partnership arrangement. One of the benefits of B of A and Scotiabank...

Thanks thataway. Until I get my C-Dory, and am taking it out every day, I expect the tank to be topped up on a cycle of about every 60-90 days.

Thank you gentlemen for your replies and suggestions. C-Brats are sure a learned and helpful group, even when it comes to someone like me, who is simply an aspiring C-Brat. Sadly, I was not able to get off our island to attend the CBGT in Nanaimo this past weekend. I sure hope it'll he held...

Perhaps someone here will have had some experience with this. I have a fuel storage tank, with a capacity of 125 gallons. Until now, it has been used to store diesel fuel. I want to use it for gasoline. In its past life, the tank sat at a construction site where it was used to refuel an...

Helm, I join with Byrdman in congratulating you for what you did for your country and countrymen in taking time to write to your senator on the knife issue. Well done. Casey on this board put me onto a site where I recently found this comment: "Much like a muscle that atrophies with disuse...

Thanks Dave S, I agree with Adeline. Looks interesting indeed. I was not aware of that product, or anything like it, until you enlightened me.

Here I had my back turned for a couple of days and some honorable members of the loyal and benevolent order of C-Brats breathed new life into what I had thought was a moribund thread! You all have provided lots more valuable insights and points to mull over, including such sensible things as...

Hardee, Thank you too - as well as all the other wonderful C-Brats - for your ideas. Hard to quarrel with the twin power notion. Very comforting to know that if one is out, the other will get you home - or at least to safety. A kicker might keep you off the rocks, but maybe not in a worst...

Hey 416, I mighta' figured there was more in your arsenal than just the .416. Thanks for the pics. I think I'm outgunned! 20dauntless, Good point about getting more people inside. On these warm summer days we have been getting in endless procession hereabouts, it's easy to forget the more...

Charlie, With no phone lines or anything of that nature, we have satellite. It cost us about $300 for the equipment and $300 for installation, plus transportation for the installer from Campbell River. Then it's $55/mo. (including, of course, a gov't tax grab of 5 bucks a month). You politely...

Blackfish, Rebecca Spit is definitely within striking range of where we are. We not as far north as Evans Bay. We are at the south entrance to Burdwood Bay, at least that's where we built our house. We wanted a good bit of buffer around us, so our lot extends south, almost to Twin Bay. Our...

Rod, thank you also for your input. Your message was posted as I was writing the above entry. I too was a Penderite for many years. I know what you mean about the tourist boats in a hurry. That's one reason I moved north. I must say I find it remarkable how few make it up here. Actually, I...

I must say I am delighted - or "tickled pink" as my daddy was wont to say - with all the really thoughtful responses received. Thank you, thank you, one and all! Lots of palaver to mull over, as Fishhawk says. I am now thinking the 22 Cruiser is probably the way to go. Some have suggested...

I have been asking for - and getting - a heap of good advice on this forum about the right C-Dory for me and Adeline's post tells me rather convincingly that I'll not regret getting us into a 22 cruiser.

Well now Charlie, I may have the vocab, but man, you've got turbofingers on the keyboard. I was in the process of typing a reply to Tom, and you squeezed in there ahead of me! Thanks for the tip about fuel injection and further thoughts on Angler v. Cruiser. I suppose I'll have to wait to...

Tom, That's a very sporting offer of you and we'll probably take you up on it around month end. Are you going to the Nanaimo CBGT? We probably cannot get our truck off island until around month end, but we are thinking that if we do so at about that time, we might just go down island to have...

Well, we made it home safely from Surge Narrows. The mail plane arrived on time. I think the commercial prawn season is finally closed because yesterday was the first time in weeks that there was not a prawn boat at the dock, waiting for the plane to fly out the day's catch. The usual...

Good morning, all. We are just starting our day here. Thought I'd have a quick look at this site to see if any more replies came in since yesterday. And - mirabile dictu - I am greeted by a veritable cornucopia of sage advice and insightful questions. To answer a few of the questions, the...

My gratitude to those who have replied so far. This is the kind of thoughtful response I had hoped for. Doryman, I probably did not really clarify about rocky landings. What I have noticed here is that a lot of loggers, for example, use aluminum crew boats, which they do not worry about...

I have been reading on this forum for awhile, signed up a couple of days ago and and decided to come out of my shell and post, having the temerity to ask for something right out of the gate. By way of background, a year or so ago, our little family moved onto one one of the islands, sometimes...