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Yes 👍 We are going to be back at Hontoon in 2025 Here’s the news from Hontoon today. I’ve contacted the NEW park manager this morning. His name is Dustin Allen. He says the water is receding and conditions are improving. The park should be back to the same conditions in March as last year so...

Just wondering if there are going to be any C-Brats traveling around Isle Royal this July. The C-Otter will be launching at Grand Portage Minnesota on or about July 6th for a one month trip around the island. This will be our ninth trip and it’s always fun to visit with other owners. We do a lot...

Well……..after a 8 1/2 year love / hate relationship with my Walllas 800 T single burner kerosene heater I decided to remove it. Seemed that every 2 years I had to box it up and send it off for repairs. Decided to go with a Webasto heater. My friend Colby has had two in different boats and has...

Welcome to our 11th Annual Gathering at Hontoon Island on the St. John’s river near DeLand Florida. Always look forward to getting together with our fellow C-Brats here in Florida. Now for the good news….there was no further damage to the park this year from hurricanes. The not so good news is...

Started our adventure on the Cumberland river today. We really don’t know how far we’re going to travel, certainly to Nashville. We launched this afternoon at Prizers Point Marina and only made it about 12 miles; nothing wrong with that! We also met some fellow loopers today and plan on getting...

We intend to hold our 10th gathering at Hontoon Island state park near DeLand Florida on March seventh to the ninth 2023 Great time to get together with old friends and make new ones. The park requested that reservations be made online. Online reservations can be made using the following link...

This year we left the C-Otter at home in Florida as we are doing Americas Great Loop on a Californian 45 owned by our great friends Lee and Jan Murray. They are heading home to Michigan for a few weeks and Joyce and I are staying on the boat at Alton Illinois till around Sep 15th. After that we...

If you are waiting to go to a gathering......this post may be for you! We intend to hold our 9th Annual gathering at Hontoon Island state park near DeLand Florida on March eighth to the tenth, 2022 Great time to get together with old friends and make new ones. The park requested that...

We are ever so slowly heading back to Florida after 4 months of boating in Wisconsin and Michigan. Our walleye fishing in central Wisconsin was less than stellar but we caught all we wanted to eat. Wisconsin is family time and it’s always great to get together with loved ones. Lake Superior...

Leaving Grand Portage Minnesota after over 40 days at Isle Royal NP we had a trailer failure. Our tire pressure monitor started to show abnormal high temperature on one wheel. After stopping I saw that one of the caliper pins completely backed out and allowed the caliper to rub on the wheel...

We intend to hold our 8th Annual gathering at Hontoon Island state park near DeLand Florida on March ninth to the eleventh. Florida does allow gatherings of up to 50 people at this time. We know that C-Brats are responsible people and will follow all reasonable safety precautions. Reservations...

I’ve contacted Isle Royal NP about them reopening. I was told that at the time one may fish or cruise in the park with a permit from the park service. The docks are closed at this time but one may anchor out. The marina that I normally launch from in Grand Portage Minnesota says that their...

On our trip through the Lake Okeechobee waterway, we ran into a problem while locking through the St. Lucy Lock that took me by surprise. We have in the past taken hold of two lines(when possible), one at the helm position and one at the stern. At this lock, the operator refused to hand one to...

It's time again to make your plans to join fellow C-Brats at Hontoon Island State Park located on the magnificent St. John's River near Deland Florida. 2020's dates are from Tuesday March 3 thru Thursday March 5. But many cruise the river and its tributaries before and after the gathering...

Four spun hubs on three different propellers in less than 9 moths on my Cd-25 with Yamaha F200XB. How does this happen? I’m pretty sure I know the answer. It all started when I repowered the C-Otter with the new 4 stroke replacing the 200 HPDI 2 stroke. I reused the Yamaha painted steel 17...

When is the last time you checked your wipers? After our gathering on the St. John’s River this year a group of us made a trip to Jacksonville and one of the group complained that the wipers were ineffective. After we inspected the wipers we found that the top part of the pivot arm was totally...

North to Jacksonville. I usually lead a cruise after the Hontoon Island CBGT. This year I’m going north to Jacksonville. I plan on leaving on Friday March 8th late morning. Anyone who wants to come along is welcome. It should take about a week to make Jacksonville and about a week to come back...

I was at the boat show in St. Petersburg Florida and they were demonstrating this product. http://aridbilge.com I also found this alternative. http://www.drybilgesystem.com Not cheep but the aridbilge was impressive. It’s difficult to keep the bilge dry on a CD-25 without changing the...

I’m looking to add an autopilot on my CD-25 with a Yamaha 200. I have all Garmin electronics so am looking at the Garmin GHP 20 Reactor 40 Hydraulic Autopilot Corepack W/Smartpump. May install everything but the hydraulic connections myself. Too many times redoing things that are done at the...

It's time again to make your plans to join fellow C-Brats at Hontoon Island State Park located on the magnificent St. John's River near Deland Florida. 2019's dates are from Tuesday March 5 thru Thursday March 7. But many cruise the river and its tributaries before and after the gathering...