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As the vicissitudes of old age have visited me, ( I turn 80 in about a month - July 8) , I decided last fall that it was time to let the Far West II go to another boater. A gentleman living on San Juan Island bought it and trailed it back to the island. My decision was based solely upon my...

This is the 22' Cruiser Far West II, currently located at Bridge Bay Marina in Yellowstone Park and kept at White Sulphur Springs, Mt. during the off season. Health and age (79) are the reasons for the sale. The Far West II has been used but not abused. Green & white. The price is firm...

I know this topic has been beaten to death, but perhaps it has created unnecesary anxiety for some boaters. The latest Boating magazine Nov/Dec. has an article on boating myths, among them "Those who run offshore with one engine will eventually regret it." See pp. 51-56. A number of myths (I...

Took a drive thru the park yesterday - north entrance to west entrance. Saw no bears but the elk and buffalo are in abundance. The buffalo are calving now - saw 12 little ones in one small herd. Also, saw five (5) full curl rams cavorting around. These were Boone and Crockett specimans...

Have really enjoyed our new calendar and have found a use besides date and day reference. Whenever we meet a boater whom we enjoy visiting with, we ask them to write their name, address, email address, etc. in the calendar. This way we have a handy compilation of persons we may want to contact...

My computer has some kind of block when I try on line to purchase several of the C-Dory 2011 calendars. Anyone out there in C-Brat land who can give me a mailing address for Lulu so I can send them a check? My email is farwest96@aol.com. Thanks. John

This morning I cranked up the diesel and hooked on the Far West II for a run to Yellowstone Lake - 185 miles south of W.S.S. I didn't anticipate the water was open. Slushy ice was still on the lake including the Bridge Bay lagoon with about 50 feet of open water all around the lake. The roads...

Sorry folks for lack of pictures (at this time) in proper format to show how I constructed a forward facing seat in the Far West II. They will be coming once I get the placing bug figured out. One showing what I call the lower box is on recent photo activities thread. Some background. I did a...

About in 2000 the factory decided to change the lazerette arrangement, viz., the lids, which was molded to completely cover the opening of the storage area, were changed. It made access more difficult and the chintzy lids leaked badly. Now a cottage industry is supplying post 1999 CD 22'...

Have been meaning to relate this story to the C-Brats for several years. It relates to the probable saving of a man's life. It revolves around a boarding ladder and a man overboard. Allow me to digress. When we purchased our first 22' cruiser in 1996, I quickly found out that climbing into...

Hard to get to, but hard to leave, Yellowstone Lake is one of our nation's premier boating destinations. I believe that last year's C-Dory participants in the rendezvous started by Bill and El will attest to the quality of the experience. Bridge Bay marina will be up and running in a few days...

A while back when Roger and Jim were taunting us snow bound Montanans about the nice boating weather in Florida and Texas, a small bet of a bottle of wine was made, viz., when will the ice leave Lake Yellowstone. Jim of Wild Blue fame predicted May 25, Robbi from Washington's Puget Sound, said...

Have been trying to come up with an alternative to the rather expensive internal grab rails to fit the 22' C-Dory. The factory rails are an option and a good one. But I find SS rails cold and slippery to my touch. And since I am 6'3" and forever banging my head on anything inside the cabin...

As the old cliche goes, experience is a dear teacher. My lack of understanding of galvanic action on dissimilar metals left me unprepared to handle what I thought was a routine kind of service for a backyard mechanic. Add to that was the use of the wrong tool which resulted in a botched up...

Bill - am back in the fold after several years absence. You and Mike have done an extraordinary service for the C-Dogs. Certainly, you and Mike ought not bear extra expense to maintain the site, when so many are enjoying it at their convenience. Question is how to compensate you good folks...