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I know there are some that enjoy following some of my adventures. I already spend way too much time uploading to my own Facebook page, but because a few of my family members do not have Facebook, I also started using FindPenquins to blog my trips. I'm heading out tomorrow to spend some time on...

Getting ready to head down south, and will be taking our inflatable kayaks with us. One a Hobie, the other a Sea Eagle. I store them inside all winter, (and then summer too when not in use.) They are stored rolled up, rather tightly. Looks like I will have two days travel with temps below...

Ok, just looking for some ideas and shared experiences of places. Rosanne is now retired, and starting in 2026, we think we want to leave Wisconsin during January and February. Can add March to that too, but then we usually have the Hontoon gathering to fall back on in March, and we just stay...

Just seeing video of some destruction happening on the west coast from some storm surges. Almost looked like some C-Dory's in one of the videos, being tossed about in a marina. Hope all our C-Brats on the west coast are safe.

Ok, Rosanne is retired and we are considering spending two or three months a year (Dec-Feb or Jan-Feb only) in warmer places. First off, suggestions for reasonably priced locations? My plan is to take C-Traveler with us. Either stay on land and slip or park the boat, available to explore on...

Four years of towing C-Traveler during the boating season, 41,704 miles total. This year was a little less than usual at only 7,271 miles. I average about 10,000/year. Last year I did more at around 15,000 miles! I’ve been averaging about 10,000 annually the five seasons we’ve owned C-Traveler...

Tired of pumping that lower unit lube pump to fill your lower unit? Well I am. I looked around to see if I could find an inexpensive electric lube pump, but no luck. So I put together an electric oil pump using a small cheap 12 volt electric fuel pump, an extra lube pump I had laying around, a...

Ok, the new C-Brat Burgee is finished and ready for order. I worked with Kathy Wilson of Kathy's Needleworks to get a new one made. I believe it is similar to the original from 10+years ago, (I never had one, so just going from photos), except we changed the windows to all be the same color...

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The photo above is at the front port side of my 2009 Yamaha F150 4-stroke outboard. The fuse panel and wiring terminals are behind a plastic shield. My outboard has an alternate charging system, in addition to the regular system from the alternator. Don’t ask me how it works, I don’t have a...

Not setting this up to be an official cruise, however I am planning on cruising the Upper Tennessee River from Guntersville, AL to Knoxville, TN and a few miles farther to the head waters of the Tennessee River. Any one that would like to join for the cruise or just part of it, would be welcome...

Dale, I decided to open a new thread on the North Channel. You asked where I ran into the "big water". A number of years ago, (July 2015), with my then CD-22, Midnight Flyer, my wife and I decided to cruise the North Channel after hearing how scenic it was. We launched at Spanish, Ontario...

The past two summers I've experienced an interesting problem on my 2019 Ford F150. When towing the 25, when I stop for a short time at a rest stop or to refuel, when I go to start the truck back up, the battery acts low or like the starter is failing. It will try to turn over, but then just...

Ok, I swear I'm going back to all electric sooner than later. I'm still having issues with the disc brake calipers on my trailer. The issue seems to be the rubber bushing that the slider pin goes into, are coming out somewhere while driving down the road. This is a picture of what they look...

In the past I've posted many videos I've taken on Facebook. However, since many do not use Facebook, including my own brother and father, I decided to start uploading a few videos to Youtube. If anyone is interested, my youtube channel is https://www.youtube.com/@colbysmith9209. While I have...

There have been a few other threads on this topic, but I'm starting a new one to bring it up to date. The hatches in the aft cockpit of the 25, at least in my 2009, are poor in design and do little to keep rain or wash water out of the bilge. After attempting to fix a leak underneath my aft...

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/baltimore-bridge-collapse-03-26-24-intl-hnk/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3auNWJB7up-9aBgpAZh-HWe69NZfUPUl_dHQtfT6kZSXWM4BMeMP16fWQ_aem_AcRpRiFkIHQbEcAHEmIAQmiEtXVlhYNCGcjRXI64UKNpxgcBqeG5wKpaKx1CrPD3N60 Going to be interesting to see why the ship veered off course!

As the boating season gets underway and C-Brats start gathering, I want to share some bad news with our C-Brat family. We lost both my mom and Rosanne’s youngest child at the beginning of this month. Mom lived a good life, but was dealing with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia for the past...

Several of us have removed the 6g water heaters and replaced them with the Bosch Tronic 3000T ES2.5, 2.5g water heater. It fits under the sink and works pretty well. I'm not really sure what the life expectancy of these little units are, but they cost around $180 currently. I have not pulled...

I am having issues with my Webasto's Smartemp 3.0 controller and wonder if anybody else has one and is experiencing this. Many times the controller will show a temperature 5 to 10 degrees warmer than what the ambient air temp is. Also, the heater will many times continue heating past the set...