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Happy Thanksgiving To All the C-BRATS. Just want to say I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and hope you all are enjoying time with family, friends and loved ones. I have been pretty irregular here for a while, but the Brats have never been out of my thoughts. Stay safe, happy and healthy...

Both of those are easily accomplished with twin OBs. Harvey SleepyC :moon

My Thought. Go all that way and just go fishing. :roll: Kinda thought he might be phishing here. Harvey SleepyC :moon

YUP, I'm keeping my PLB, and for the price of that I-PHONE and "gadgetry" you can by 2 brand new ACR PLBs and no activation or annual fees. Also agree, they are much more tested and reliable. I used the SPOT for several years with great results. Harvey SleepyC :moon

A good friend and fellow C-BRAT called me this morning to see if I had seen the post about Roger. I had not. (It has been way to long since I have been on the site – but that’s a story for another time.) I thanked him and said I would look it up. I remember the first time I met Roger, It...

Hi Sandy, Thanks for posting those numbers. Loved the fuel one. Would have loved it more if you had squeezed in 0.2 more gallons somewhere :lol: Great trip and glad you made it. I agree that he inReach has to be in the top of the list for most essential. Harvey SleepyC :moon

Yes, my trailer is galvanized. Sorry I missed that. And it is not the one in the pix, but theay are near twins, only difference is the tandem vs single axel. Totally agree, for towing more than just short hops to the marina, you will appreciate the tandem. Harvey SleepyC :moon The Current...

Really hoping to be finished with my home improvement by then and be able to do some boating next season. Would love to meet some friends from up north and have some from the east and south join for a really super good Friday Harbor Pre and Post cruise time. Cumon ya'll, Harvey SleepyC :moon

John, Thanks for the great writeup and pix. What a great trip. And yes, the David B does get around. I have seen it up along the East side of Vancouver Island and also, I believe, it was in either Friday Harbor or Port Townsend. What a great way to get to cruise the real inside passage...

If you are looking at going north from the San Juans, there is a former C-BRAT who has extensive experience doing just that, multiple times. Sam Landsman had a 22 Cruiser, Retriever, that he did both SE and BC coast and also a Vancouver Island circumnavigation on. He currently does...

I have a Pacific Tandem trailer with 2 long bunks and 2 short ones, and short side bunks. Kodiak SS brakes on all 4 wheels, and a single spare tire mounted to the winch post. The scaled weight on the empty trailer is right at 1100 pounds. Harvey SleepyC :moon

I grew up in Canada, Sidney mostly, jut out of Victoria. In 1957, the Queen came to BC for the British Columbia Centennial celebration. I was just a little squirt, so I probably looked cute, (might be the only time :shock: sitting on the parapet at the end of a very long concrete railing in...

Well, Sorry to be late to the party, but better late than never. I did have to read that op first line twice before I continued breathing. I want to say Thankyou to Bob for his input here, sharing and teaching. It has been worth every key stroke, to many. So Thank you, and all the best on...

Sailor all my life, Found a C-Dory and it took me 4 years to sell the sail boat. Not a bad decision, and no regrets. C-Dory for 15 years now. Harvey SleepyC :moon

AS Bob says, it depends. Every ramp is different. What does not change is the amount --read depth -- of water to float the boat. It is mentioned in several posts, to use the trailer fenders as a marker. That will vary from trailer to trailer but not a variable on you boat and trailer combo...

John, Thanks for that link. I got sidetrack on the parts about Port Harvey. I have not been up there this summer, (I did meet with the Port Harvey Yacht Club at Port Hardy -- but I cruised up the island in one day on my motorcycle, due to time constraints and some other obligations) but that...

9-4-22 1954 GN Sandy, Thnx 4 the note. Glad you had the IR with U. Makes for more than just watching. Hey, been there, 100 days with almost no outside contact in many places was a long time. I did run into the occasional boat, and on those long stretches and it was always nice to connect --...

Compared to a C-Dory, There is no comparison. But then that is just mine, and a few other people here's opinion. BTW, Jim said it very well. Harvey SleepyC :moon

Rob, WOW, you go guy. Way to pull it off like greased lightning. AND, you have a really nice boat now too. Sorry you had the tire issue so close to (my) home, and would have been glad to help if I could. You will enjoy the daylights out of that boat, so do it. Check in here on the Brat...

Sandy, So glad to see your trip report and know you are back and, by now getting resettled at home --- you own real bed. Really nice of Gary to send those weather forecasts to you. Glad you had the inReach. I am a total believer. (There was an incident just tjis last week where a hiker was...