01/26 - 01/28 - Seattle Boat Show

Have a great migration home, all you Byrds -- sure great to see you all again. Sorry couldn't share dinner last night -- just spent too much time re-unioning with Halcyon. Bon flight!!
 
Well... After checking my email this morning... the dates for a Nashville/Cumberland River gathering will not be 2-6Mar07... Sherryl has us flying to Las Vegas... Plus... the crappie will be bitting a bit later in the month too.
 
Thank you Roger and Linda, Bill and Mike, for all your hard work and engineering a wonderful group weekend! We had a wonderful time -- going to the room Saturday evening, we met the Gilletts of the Slow-N-Easy who so kindly offered to show us around the Crescent City waters when they found out that's one of the areas we're looking at for retirement. Steve said as we walked into the room "These people can't really be this nice -- all of them -- without exception -- must be a dream!" He's not on the website as much as I am...but often, I drag him over to the monitor and invite him to read. It is truly amazing the common thread that brings us all together and dims but doesn't squelch the differences and diversity in our group -- I believe it's the elegant simplicity of the boat. I hope that never changes. Molded or not -- elegant simplicity is what makes it all happen.

Sorry we didn't get to join everyone for breakfast yesterday morning...I woke up with diarrhea and vomitting....it was NOT a fun trip home! But we made it...doing a bit better this morning -- hoping for some containment of liquids today! :lol:
 
Thanks to all who made this event possible, we had a great time, we didn't get to meet everyone, but there is always next year. We hope to attend some gatherings on the water later on and continue these new friendships.
My wife Toni took some pictures and we have posted them our album, unretouched, and in no particular order. Thank you all again.
 
John,
There was a drawing of a 28' C-Dory that I looked at briefly. I believe it will be offered as an inboard or outboard and is expected to go into production this year.
 
drjohn71a":1d2712lw said:
Russ, I am just curious.... did it look like a stretched out CD-25? Same basic hull design?

John
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The plan is to send a bunch of 25s to oldgrowth and have him make them into 28s.

Warren
 
I saw the line drawings and it looked pretty cool. Same classic salty cabin, but it had a closed transom, and a bracket instead of a motor well.

Sark
 
On the new 28 drawing,

Its not only longer but wider at 9'6" and the hull is tall enough to have a stand up head in the forward cabin. Seats 4 adults at the dinette (on starboard behind the helm), two at the helm and a one on a fixed co-pilot seat in front of the port side galley.

May have an inboard diesel driving a prop in a half tunnel.

Price??? Should be under $200,000!!!

A completed boat could be ready for viewing in May-June 07.

And it looks like a C-Dory!
 
Also seen at the factory party,

There was a drawing of a 22 with no cabin and a stand up console with t-top.

The hull is the same as the 22 cruiser/angler.

Florida/SE fishermen, this one's for you!!
 
Hey Larry.... I thought you wanted a 14' C-Dory ???? as a tender fer your Yacht ..... I looked at those designs....and I really like the expanded new boat.... looks like a jumbo 22 cruiser....28' Wow...I would get lost in all that space... but I really like the idea of a inboard diesel... that's trailerable...(with a permit) even though it would take a 3 axle trailer and a big truck to pull er...


Boy that was some party....the factory folks really went all out... that alone was worth the trip for us....we loved it.. plus that yard sale was super...we bought so much stuff we coulden't haul it all...thanks to Chris who drove from San Diego we will get it delivered....


Joel
SEA3PO
 
Joel,


I would like to have a CD 14 as a tender. Anyone got one for sale?

There is no way I could afford a CD 28. For that price one could get a Tom Cat for zooming and a 22 Angler for fishing/shrimping.

Larry H
 
What a great time!! This was our first official SBS C-Brat/Factory gettogether and what fun it was. Patti and I thank all of you who worked so effectively to make this thing come together. We met more people than we can remember and not a single one we wanted to forget. Meeting the mysterious Byrdman of Tennessee, why that alone was worth the price of admission, wait...wait. There was no price of admission!! Just a love for C-Dory's and a willingness to "just be nice". The Brats were a major factor in our decision to buy C-Cakes and every meeting just proves what a good decision that was (the boat's pretty nice too!).
 
Also seen at the factory party,

There was a drawing of a 22 with no cabin and a stand up console with t-top.

The hull is the same as the 22 cruiser/angler.

Florida/SE fishermen, this one's for you!!
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Larry..you mean something like this?
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From "Saltwater Salmon Angling-Washington, Oregon, California" by Bob Mottram C1989.
Rick
 
We also had a great time this weekend. My parents came with us and they enjoyed the trip.

Before I saw how nice the weather was I was not too interested in the Lock cruise - sure glad we went! My first time through a lock and now my Mom wants to do a Panama Canal cruise.

Steve & Karen.
 
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