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Up until a few days ago, I thought we were remaining relatively calm around Savannah. Fully stocked shelves and nobody really putting too much thought in to the virus is seemed like. Meanwhile I saw the rest of the country panicking. Apparently it just took longer for the hysteria to get to us...

Hey good to see you back! We sold off our first c-dory, went another direction but came back and bought another one too. Missed it too much I guess. The roof on the 22, at least both of the ones we've had is cored. We had at one time four 55 lb shrimp pots tied up there with no visible flex...

We never really know how much time we have left. It's not the length of time people get on this earth but the experience and actions they pack into whatever time they get. It was big news to hear he'd moved to the other side of the world. I hope he had the time of his life over there. RIP Les...

Is that unique? Both of our c-dorys have had eyes on the transom, I thought they all had them. On this question... we have a boat hoist in our neighborhood and 90% of our trips lately have been using that hoist to access the Atlantic intercoastal waterway. For those I don't use the straps. Am...

I have experience being rejected for a c-dory loan. There I was intending to buy our first c-dory back in 2011, but did not have all cash to make it happen. I did had near perfect credit however. The credit unions I inquired and was a member of would not do a boat loan for anything more than a...

Sounds like a great boat, congrats! We don't see many other c-dory's around Savannah, maybe we'll cross paths. Our 22 has the wine colored trim. You might want to consider saving that Wallace. It may be completely functional and start right up with some clean fuel and fully charged batteries...

The transoms have been sitting lower and lower in the water over the years with heavier engines being added. twin engines are especially heavy. The original design wasn't intended to have 450 lbs on the back of the boat. They can handle it, Ive had ours overloaded and it was fine but the less...

That's a beautiful ship! Is this going to be a live-a-board? I could see myself doing something similar someday, or maybe just dreaming. Thanks for sharing.

Boats with living quarters have all sorts of things pouring overboard when moored from my experience. I never know if its bilge water, someone is taking a shower, washing dishes or what. But its commonplace. We sometimes wash in the saltwater from the cockpit, but usually just in our sink with...

Merry Christmas and a happy Festivus from sunny Savannah from Brianna, Lucille and me, and also from the latest edition to our family.... Opie, our 12 week old Boston terrier puppy. He's almost ready to go out boating, after his next round of shots in a couple weeks. We are excited for that...

There's a bit of a maintenance routine when our boat is moored. Our latest 22 has a single pump under the motor bilge, and when it's clean it works very well. What happens though is debris, leaves, fishing line, etc. gets washed back into the bilge during rain events and when I'm washing down...

You can sometimes find deals on a used Wallas stove. I found one from another c-brat who didn't want anymore, at a fair price. I called Scan Marine direct and they sent out all the extra parts I would need to install in my boat, such as the through hull fitting, and exhaust tubing. A couple of...

Anyone that hasn't heard of Ben Carlon's adventures circumnavigating the earth in his amphibious car in the late 1940s should read the story. He was made from a different mold from the rest of us.

I've only been watching these things sell since 2011ish, but that's the cheapest I've ever seen a 255 TomCAT listed for. This one does look real clean too. I'm thankful its on the west coast or I'd be tempted to do something stupid like cash in some retirement.

I've been the biggest diesel advocate for almost as long as I've been driving. We've had the same 94 dodge 12 valve for almost 2 decades, and have used it to tow boats and other trailers all over the west coast mountains and now the Southeast. Its has proven itself perfectly reliable and pretty...

If you're in Marathon, you have to eat at Herbie's bar and chowder house. We had a really amazing meal there, and I think they had something like 100 beers on tap. A highlight of our trip. Ill echo what John and Foggy said. The keys are all very small, even KW. Expect terrible traffic and...

The correct way is to locate where the screws will be for the trim tab plates, drill past the length of the screw, potentially into the balsa core, hollow out behind the drill hole with a ball end rotary file drill bit, and fill the cavity with thickened epoxy. I also had to drill a small vent...

If weather sends you south into northern California instead of towards Salt Lake I80/70 route to St Louis, Lake Shasta is gorgeous and should be pretty low crowds that time of year. We took the I80/70 route before and I don't remember at any time thinking I wish Id had the boat.

That's a drain plug or inspection port, I've never seen one placed there by the factory, but its not a bad idea IMO. Probably a previous owners improvement. Water can accumulate under there, through the anchor locker, or brass keel strip or the rub rail rivets. I'd probably leave it, but pull...