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I’m in the area on business this week and was driving I5 through downtown Seattle yesterday morning when I spotted a C-Dory — there was no visible name but it looked like a 22’. I see them so rarely on the East coast then realized they’re pretty common here. Nevertheless, I wonder if the folks...

I’ve searched around and see no mention of Air Wave Antenna on this site, and few on others (except the usual bot “review” sites). They’re made in FL and specs seem decent. I also like the universal mount and cable-included price. https://airwavemarine.com/products/marine-vhf-antenna Anyone...

We enjoy watching the videos Tony Fleming makes about his adventures in his namesake yachts. One released today is set in Alaska: https://youtu.be/_bKqyJZHvP0 Fast forward to 1:42 to see a C-Dory at the dock in Auk (Sp?) harbor.

I just received a set of Renogy 100w solar panels — 1 rigid frame, 1 flexible (order mistake. — one will go back). But now that I have the flexible panel I am considering keeping it and mounting it on the roof with industrial strength Velcro. That way I can remove it for transport or whenever...

Now that the sun has reached its nadir my thoughts turn to summer, long days, and time on the water on our C-Dory 22. :-) One trip I'd love to take is a 2-3 day trip down the St Lawrence to Quebec City. We'd probably stay at least a week and then return upstream. I've considered starting near...

We own a restored 1994 CD-22. It's been a fantastic boat for us and perfect for the Chesapeake and St Lawrence. We went out today and by the time we returned 3 hours later, there was the usual sump area filled with water -- not high enough to activate the bilge pumps, but high enough to run...

After hitting my head one too many times I realized I needed a better, less painful way to enter & exit the V-Berth (which I do most often to mess with the anchor or tie off the anchor cleat). A few C-Dory interior images show a pad around the entryway. I assume those are custom fabrication...

I've read with interest the threads of Gelcoat touchup, repainting, etc, but I only have a couple of spots of concern. These are on the stern underneath the rear cleats. My slip is subject to tides that vary as much as four feet and every so often winds from the north make it quite rough. I use...

Since this is the first gathering for C-Dorys in the upper bay, we are being low-key. Show up, meet up, and go boating on the beautiful upper Chesapeake Bay! We'll gauge interest, get introduced, and make bigger plans for next time. So here are the details: C-Dory gathering at Havre de Grace...

After years of sleeping on a Thermarest on the ground (Army, backpacking) I finally tried a hammock. After finding the right trees, spaced the right distance apart, tensioning the lines just right, figuring out how to get in an out, I quickly learned a hammock outdoors gave me the best night’s...

Hello fellow CBrats! There are a few of us on the East coast with C-Dory boats near the Chesapeake Bay. I’d like to gauge interest in a C-Dory gathering somewhere along the Bay in May 2022. Please PM or reply here! Thanks!

Yesterday we spent a splendid day out on the northern Chesapeake Bay. We left APG, motored out to the main channel near Turkey POint, then headed to Havre de Grace where we tied up for a bit so we could walk into town for some Bomboy homemade ice cream (very very good!). But everyone else had...

This past Saturday my lovely wife Janet and I enjoyed a perfect day out on the Chesapeake Bay in our 22' C-Dory. We celebrated our 40th (fortieth) anniversary by having a nice lunch in Havre de Grace. We walked around town a bit and then headed to the APG Marina where Navire is snugly tied up in...

I'm assuming most C-Dory fans also enjoy sea yarns. If so, you should read Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey-Maturin series. The movie adaptation came out a few years ago and I approached it with some trepidation (as all readers approach adaptations). This is one I find improves with each successive...

Steiner warrior 7x50 binoculars Military Marine These were as close as I could find to my issue binos when I was a tank platoon leader. Bought them on ebay from a seller in Lithuania. A bit of a gamble but they arrived intact two weeks later.

After worrying about my docklines everytime the wind picks up or the moon is full I decided to follow a neighbor's lead and invest in tideminders. Our C-Dory Navire is in a slip at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds marina at the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay, where tides rise and fall an...

We arrived home this morning after a whirlwind 3 days of driving. We live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and purchased a 22' Cruiser we saw in Savannah, Georgia (700 miles). We had committed to buying and sent a deposit but needed to schedule a time to drive down, take it out on the water...

So we still don't have our C-Dory yet (Hopefully next weekend!) but one Grand Adventure I would absolutely love to do is a St Lawrence River trip. I'd be fine putting in at Plattsburgh and heading north on the Richelieu, but our downstream objective would be Quebec City (where we have vacationed...