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For the past 6 years, I have been using marine Quicksilver/Mercury SAE 90 Gear Lube for my annual lower unit gear oil changes. I recently noticed that this oil is rated GL-4. The manufacturer states that this oil is good for all outboard motor lower units. Today, I noticed that the Suzuki Marine...

Hello C-Brats! We are looking for YOUR photos for the 2026 C-BRATS Calendar. FYI, photos may also be included in some social media postings for C-Dory promotion. To ensure enough pictures for the 2026 Calendar: • Don’t wait until the end of the season to submit. • Submit today! Submit...

Save the date ... May 08-11, 2025 The annual Friday Harbor C-Brats Get-Together, San Juan Island, Washington is on! The Harbormaster has confirmed the inside of H-Dock and part of G-Dock for the C-Brats. 2025 Friday Harbor Signup will be available as soon as our web host administrators, Mike...

We are looking for YOUR photos for the 2025 C-BRATS Calendar. FYI, these may also be included in some social media productions for C-Dory promotion. Last years calendar was a great success, so we want to do it again. Please join us! • We will be collecting images from now until October 31...

Save the date ... May 09-12, 2024 The annual Friday Harbor C-Brats Get-Together, San Juan Island, Washington is on! The Harbormaster has confirmed the inside of H-Dock and part of G-Dock for the C-Brats. 2024 Friday Harbor Signup Now Available! To sign up for this event: (1) Click “Event...

The 2024 C-Brats Calendar is ready for purchase. Order yours today on the link below and use the coupon code for 15% off. Thank you Julie at NMI (Northwest Marine Industries/C-Dory factory) for making this happen. www.lulu.com/shop/harvey-hochstetter-an ... pageSize=4 15% off coupon: WINPUB15

We are looking for YOUR photos for the 2024 C-BRATS Calendar. FYI, these may also be included in some social media productions for C-Dory promotion. Last year we didn’t have enough submissions, SO … • We are starting to collect images earlier this year. • We are opening submission up to...

I am considering the purchase of a mattress moisture barrier for our C-Dory. I was thinking of using Hypervent www.hyperventonline.com/ I am curious what others are using as a moisture barrier under the forward cabin mattress. Thanks for your reply. Gary and Colleen

Save the date ... May 11-14, 2023 The annual Friday Harbor C-Brats Get-Together, San Juan Island, Washington is on! The Harbormaster has confirmed the inside of H-Dock and part of G-Dock for the C-Brats. 2023 Friday Harbor Signup Now Available! To sign up for this event: (1) Click “Event...

Last Summer I saw this C-Dory 22 Center Console parked at the launch ramp in Newport, Oregon. Last week, I saw it again at the same ramp with a 'For Sale' sign on it. This morning I talked with the owner and it is still for sale. The owner said it is a 2008 model year and that only 8 Center...

Found this youtube video interesting for anyone considering the purchase of a C-Dory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4mWswcBPAY

Save the date ... May 12-14, 2022. The annual Friday Harbor C-Brats Get-Together, San Juan Island, Washington is on! The Harbormaster has confirmed the inside of H-Dock and part of G-Dock for the C-Brats. Look for official sign-up information to follow in the next few weeks. See you there...

The 2022 C-Brats Calendar is here! Here's the link to order it from Lulu: https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/mark-el ... pageSize=4 Use the 15% Off Promo Code: SNOW15 A big thanks to Harvey (SleepyC) and Julie from NMI who put it a lot of work into this. Happy Cruising to all in 2022 Colleen...

Hopeing all the C-Brats families had a great Happy Thanksgiving celebration. We as a People and a Nation have much to be thankful for. Wishing for you all the best in the days to come.

Last week we were in the San Juan Islands. Discovered that many mooring buoys in the state parks are missing. Prevost Harbor, Stuart Island: Last month there were 5, last week only 3 Spencer Spit: Last year there were 5 on the south side, last week only 3 Matia Island: Last year 2, this year...

I searched for a discussion, but didn't find one on C-Brats. After many attempts, we discovered an easy solution to keep the mooring ball from banging against the hull in the middle of the night. We use a bungee cord. Once you've secured the mooring ball. Attach a bungee from the anchor or...

Hey, I bring this topic up as I have never seen anyone discuss the importance of changing their motor's internal anodes. If the anodes wear out completely, the motor's internal metals will become pitted and corroded, significantly damaging it. I decided to do my own scheduled maintenance (per...

Does anybody know what the maximum long term parking stay is at Cornet Bay Boat Ramp in Washington State for 2019? Would like to know for usage next month. Thanks. Gary and Colleen.

After just 18 months of use, the factory installed Marine Johnson Pump (SPXFLOW) went bad on the pressurized freshwater system for the cabin sink. The problem started when the pump made a thump-thump-thump sound all the time even when the faucet was off. At first, I suspected that there was an...

Planning to travel farther north this summer and plan to anchor where it is deeper. How do people add an extra 200 ft. of anchor line to the existing line when they are using their windlass?