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It's my pleasure to announce that Dwight, aka Chromer on this site, was the 4th place winner of the Edmonds Coho Salmon Derby yesterday. The winning fish was 12lbs undressed 9.5 dressed and came within .7 lbs of winning the whole thing. For his efforts, Dwight won $1000!! (Hey, where's our...

2005 22' Cruiser - $38,000 This fully loaded 2005 22' Cruiser is in excellent condition and has been meticulously cared for, serviced annually and contains recent electrical installations and a one year-old motor with 61 hours! The exterior and interior has just been detailed and...

And... bought a boat! Yes, it’s true, Caryn and I put a deposit down on a 2018 Ranger Tug 23. As I’ve previously mentioned, we’ve been lusting after this boat since it was first introduced at the boat show in 2016. We’ll be taking delivery of the new boat at the beginning of next year. For...

It is with great sadness to announce that the C-Brats lost a good friend last Friday, Larry Cooper. Many of you may remember Larry and Liz. They were the owners of Roger's former TomCat, renamed Anytime Baby. They joined in many C-Brat gatherings the past several years, including Pender...

I mentioned previously that we will be keeping C-Dancer on the trailer here in Seattle throughout the winter and probably beyond. The main reason is to allow me to do projects from fall through spring without having to drive 2 hours. We have access to electricity and water so I think it will...

It really pains me to say this but you can count the crew of C-Dancer as another victim of the dreaded “Suzuki Corrosion” issues suffered by owners of DF90-DF115-DF140 motors of the vintage years 2002-2007. We have a 2006 DF90 that I’ve been championing for years as being a great motor with...

Caryn and I saw Time Bandit from Deadliest Catch fame partying down in Andrews Bay (Seattle) on Labor Day. In the picture in Portrait format, you can see a big orange buoy swinging. People were sitting on the buoy and enjoying a fun ride over the water. We also heard Jonathan Hillstrand's...

The C-Dancer crew just returned from our grand fishing adventure to Winter Harbour with our gracious host Dwight (aka Chromer), skipper of Checkpoint II. Caryn and I were joined by my cousin from California, Pat in search of Salmon, Lings, Halibut and assorted bottom fish. Winter Harbour is a...

So I've been running this over and over in my head and decided to ask the experts from the Pub. Last summer while on the hook with our C-Brat buddies in Desolation Sound, I tried using my CPAP using the 12v plug after a few days without charging the batteries. Despite trying to reduce the...

Hi all. I need your opinions as Caryn and I are planning to take a trip up to Desolation Sound in a couple of weeks. I'm torn between taking the ferry from Tswassen to Nanaimo and driving up island to Campbell River and crossing over OR driving up past Vancouver to the Sunshine Coast via two...

Ok, not a "new" boat but C-Dancer looks showroom new. We picked her up from Bitter End Boatworks yesterday and OMG, she looks beautiful. We decided to have Jesse's fiberglass sub fixed the deep scratches and gouges we inflicted on her in 10 years of boating. Although they took longer than...

I brought C-Dancer to Bitter End Boatworks for detailing and gelcoat repair after reading the rave reviews by Pat Anderson. C-Dancer is 10 years old and has mostly been dry stored but has spent a few seasons outside. She definitely has her share of scuffs and needs a really good detailing...

We're right on your heels Pat. :D Jan and I met last night and decided on a date. The date for the Poulsbo CBGT is the 3rd weekend in June: JUNE 19 - 21, 2015 There will be another yacht club who had previously made reservations for that weekend but we will have plenty of room as we will...

Hi All, Jan, Caryn and I are in the early stages of planning a CBGT in Poulsbo this June. We're planning the gathering to be held next June 2015, hopefully either the first or third weekend, depending on if those dates are still available given the last marina update. Just giving you a...

Ok, I'm done moving C-Dancer around. I trailered the boat back to our original and favorite storage facility, Twin Bridges Marina near Anacortes. After keeping C-Dancer in the water at the Edmonds marina all spring and summer, we decided to bring her back to Twin Bridges. The main reason being I...

Are there any C-Dory Venture 26 owners in the Seattle area or at least in Western Washington who would be willing to show my good buddy their boat? He's very interested in the Venture 26. My preference would be the Venture 26 built by the newer C-Dory owners with the fit & finish as opposed to...

Is anyone out there using a Lewmar 1000 Pro Horizontal Windlass on their CD-22? I've found a really good deal on a NIB 1000 pro and am wondering if it's too much windlass for the 22. I also thought it was bigger than the 700 pro but it turns out they're the same size with the same footprint...

Caryn and I just spent a wonderful 11th Anniversary holiday in Friday Harbor. It was the first time that I can remember that FH was actually HOT with virtually no wind, truly amazing weather. We had the good fortune to cash in a gift certificate given to Caryn for a 2-night stay at the...

We just got back from a great week of fishing at spectacular Nootka Sound on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. The cabin at Critter Cove was offered by Rob (username Neblig) back in December and Rick (C-Dawg) and I decided we would like to take this opportunity to fish on the beautiful...

I finally got around to installing and wiring the 30 amp Shorepower system. It's basically exactly the same set-up that Ferret30 installed a couple of years ago. Ferret30 shore power recap I tried PM'ing Ferret30 for his insight since I used the same hardware as he did but so far haven't heard...