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Hi Fellow Brats… Marcia and I are at BlackFin Marina in Marathon on Valkyrie II, our C-Dory 25 for Feb and March. We’re docked next to Jim and Lisa Favors, who are on a Ranger 25 OB and run the Trailer Trawler Life FB page. The Favors are organizing a Potluck dinner on 2/16 from 4-7PM at...

Good morning, Brats! Marcia and I are at the resort town of Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island in Lake Erie, about ten miles off the north coast of Ohio. We're docked at Oak Point SP, the smallest SP in Ohio at only one acre, but it's a gem with twenty, beautiful floating docks and a great view...

Hi Brats, We have a year-old, 2016 25 and are currently on Lake Erie for a few days of cruising and just relaxing. We had the same model two burner Wallas on our 2005 22 and never had a bit of trouble with it in the 11 years that we had Valkyrie. We've turned on the stove as we usually do and...

Hi Brats! Marcia and I would like to join the CBGT at Hontoon Island next year on Valkyrie II, our new 25. After that, we plan to go down to the Keys for a few weeks. Marcia needs to lock in some vacation time now, so does anyone have idea of just when it will be next year? Thanks! Nick...

Hi Brats, As I mentioned yesterday, my wife and I just bought a new blue 25. We won't get the boat until later this month and I just made an appointment with Rayco Canvas here in Ohio to replicate the great canvas that they did on Valkyrie about ten years ago. However, In matching the canvas...

Hello, my friends, In January of 2005, we signed on for the first time here and announced that we had just purchased a CD 22 cruiser at the Baltimore Boat Show. In the intervening years, we've cruised and fished all of the Great Lakes, explored the Erie Canal, the Chesapeake, much of the...

Hi Brats! Yesterday we were coming back from Christmas in SC (boatless) and saw a 22 with a radar arch and blue trim heading south on the WV Turnpike (Route 77). There was no name on the boat and I was wondering if it belonged to one of us. Just curious. Regards, Nick "Valkyrie"

Hey. Fellow Brats! Someone made an-attempt-at-humor quip on another thread about the Tip Jar and I realized that it had a while since I had donated to show the nerds my support and appreciation, so I just dug out the VISA and sent a little monetary token their way. Let's not forget all that...

Hi Brats, Over the years we have had seemingly interminable discussions here on what inflatable to buy and how to best get it onto the roof without falling overboard or necessitating another hernia operation! I think we now have the answer thanks to my good buddy David on Alma's Only out of...

Hi Brats, My wife has a veterinary conference in Seattle June 12-15 next year and I was thinking of tagging along. How is the fishing that time of year and would there be any chance that I could team up with a fellow C-Brat and give it a try? I will have a rental car. Thanks in advance...

In 2009 Marcia and I bought a lightly-used 2008 KZ 240 RL trailer. We had first seen it at the Cleveland RV Show and really liked the layout, the fact that it was spaciously designed for two, its amenities and build quality. We have taken a number of trips to Wyoming with it and were very...

Good evening Brats, I launched Valkyrie in the Caloosahatchee River in Ft. Myers a few hours ago and am amazed what a hot shower, clean clothes, a nicely grilled rare steak eaten at sunset and three cold ones can do for one's disposition! Especially after battling spring break traffic on I-95...

Hi Brats, Marcia and I religiously wear our manually inflatable PFD's, but have decided to upgrade to automatic units for their added safety, partly due to Dr. Bob's insights on the death of Natalie Wood. I'm looking for advice on what models my fellow C-Brats have used and recommend...

Good Morning Brats, My wife, Marcia, is a veterinary internist and yesterday appeared on the local FOX news channel doing an interview on holiday pet dangers. Every year she comes home with heart-breaking stories of how people lose their dogs and cats due to well intentioned, but very...

Hi Brats, This is not an epic adventure by any stretch, but Marcia and I have ten days on our home lake, Lake Erie, and are having a great time. We left our marina on the Ohio side on Tuesday and were headed to Pelee Island, ON, about a thirty-some mile run when we heard the weather advisory...

Hi Brats, I'm having a problem getting some C-Dory white and green gelcooat for Valkyrie, an '05 boat. I have an area on the beam where someone at my marina moved a fender and caused some dock scrapes. Also, when I was cleaning Valkyrie in the drive with a sponge mopni forgot there was a...

Hi Brats, Last week I was caught in a 60 mph squall on Lake Erie and my all around light/anchor light came apart at the swaged area under the black collar. I probably aggravated the problem by having a flag zip-tied to the staff. I called Scott at the factory for a replacement and he referred...

Hi Brats, Yesterday I posted a thread about a trip that we are on in the That's Life Forum, thinking that it would appear on the home page, but only registered users could see it. The problem: I can't see it on the home page! Close to 40-some have seen it with two replies. Question: to see...

Hi Brats, Early tomorrow, Marcia, Boomer (Airedale) and I will head for NC with Valkyrie in tow! We'll stop at Mobile East for Gene to do some routine maintenance and then splash the boat in Oriental. Then it's points south with our final destination of Beaufort, SC where Marcia's folks live...

Hi Brats, I've always been interested in bikes, but never got around to buying one. That changed today! I just bought an '08 Kawasaki KLR650 with 7200 miles on it. It had some extras added to it by the previous owner - taller windshield, different handlebars and foot pegs, heated handgrips...