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We stopped at Clinton on our way down the river in '15. Both Penny and I had a very memorial experience in the showers late at night. The lights of that great new facility are on a motion sensor & timer. In the men's restroom/ shower the shower plugged up about when the timer turned off the...

I've been wondering about the Maxwell. It's only a few more bucks at e-bay & Defender, but the reviews I've seen are more positive. A lot of teeth gnashing & fussing can we worth quite a few bucks, but we only seem to figure that in hind-sight. I recently made a mistake trying to order a...

never mind the boat pictures, where are the crab?

I would add to Bobs comments that you need a bimini cover over the back of the boat. Nice to have shade. BUT, it needs to have 2 (two) zippers next to the cabin, one on each side of the boat and they must UN-zip inwards - towards the center of the boat. That way you can stand on the step and...

Planning to launch at Bullfrog & head down lake. What services are there? Car gas? Groceries? Sporting goods? Looked on line several places & get Nat Park Service camgrounds, but nothing else. Do I need to do my shopping in Green River before I arrive at Bullfrog? Chuck

Two Bears will launch at Bullfrog about Sept 20 & be in Oak Canyon before the 1st.

There is a parallel thread with a VW bus going right now. The commonality is simplicity & ease of use. I’ve been contemplating or philosophizing a bit about life and boats a bit of late. I look at the life my kids have and I am glad I’m retired and “over the hill.” Regarding our boats, the...

I think the most important thing in buying a boat is to identify your needs. Unfortunately, that can be really difficult. Looking back, I had been a sailor and had reached the point where handling the sailing was becoming difficult and my wife's medicines made her allergic to sunlight, so she...

There has to be a thread or line of thought between VWs and simple to use things like C-Dorys. My first date with Penny came when I was without a car and she had a '57 vw bug. That got us thru college and when we both had jobs and were RICH! we bought a brand new '67 bug. Drove it to Alaska...

One of us at least will do the factory tour. After the gathering Two Bears will be headed north thru Canadian Customs at South Pender Island & then north thru the Gulf Islands towards Desolation Sound for the final weeks of August. Anyone else headed that way? Chuck

I had a similar problem on the Eire Canal a few years ago. Lots of help from all the local boaters, but after several hours of no joy they all went away. Next day I got a local repair man to come by. Took him 20 min. There is a cover over some wire junctions on the port side near the dip...

Bill, Our first Lake Powell gathering was 2010 and we were late and ended up in the bushes next to you. I remember Sue could not get off the boat and both Penny and I wandered over and visited. At that time she had two broken ankles and I remember thinking about the strong will and fortitude...

Fairbro, Heading down river last summer from Minneapolis we tied up at the Prescott town dock and walked to town for lunch. We needed your advice and I didn't seen anyone watching from a deck for our C-dory. Oh Well. I’ve been ruminating about fear since the first post a week or so ago. If we...

Last year I went to buy a new - used car/ SUV. I have driven two "commuter" cars that got 40+ mpg more than 400,000 miles since the mid-'80s. Since we're retired and drive less we decided to move up to a SUV so I was concerned about gas mileage. We made a work sheet with features wanted and...

In '02 we took our "pop-top" camper to Labrador, New Foundland (pronounced "NewFund-lnd or often just called "the Rock"), and the Maritime provinces. It was 3 months plus and 19,000 miles, our longest trip ever. We spent 3 weeks on the "Rock" and loved it. The coastal roads have rock quarries...

I think we've all been entertained with the pictures of boats in the back end of pickups due to a sudden stop/ crash. Most boats seem to be tied to the trailer to keep it from slipping off the back on to the street. Few are set up to keep the boat on the trailer in a sudden stop. I've been...

After the gathering Two Bears will be spending a week or two in Puget Sound, perhaps as far south as Seattle. Plans open. We've gone north in the past, but will do that when we return in August. Shall we organize a fleet visitation to some good sites? Chuck

In 2011 Penny and I were considering the loop so we joined AGLCA and attended the fall convention of the "loopers" which is held in October at George Rogers State Park on the Tennessee River in Alabama. We lived on Two Bears in the campground and after the convention joined some loopers...

We are planning on attending the show on Thursday, Feb 4. We will stay for Sam's talk at 4 pm. I'll be wearing my C-dory ball cap if any other C-brats are going to be attending that day. Chuck