04/01 - 04/03 Cathlamet, WA

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OK it looks like this will be the Nine Inches first floating this Friday at Cathlamete...is there still room to add a 16'?

we will only be there fri night, jd has to be at work sat. night
Looking forward to see if it floats...GOD I HOPE SO.....

Jan & Dan
 
as long as ya rember to stick the drain plug in, it should float like a bird. So this will be the maiden voyage for the boat? I would think a 16 footer would fall in the same catagory as jello....always room

it's getting close, should be a fun, wet time. I just got back from buzzing around the river and didn't see to much prop busting debris floating about.
 
I just got back from the harbor, talked with Jackie (Harbormaster). Our case of Stone Wolf wine has arrived and is resting comfortably. :cocktail

Some guy launched his $65k Boulton sled and forgot to put in the drain plug. It sank in the harbor. :shock:
 
I'm not positive yet but the wife and I might try to make it down that way this weekend with the North River Sled in tow. I've never fished this area so it will be an adventure for sure. Plus I don't have the anchor system most people use out there as I have always just used a normal river anchor on the rivers I fish.

Hope to meet some of you this weekend!
 
I'm not sure if I should post this here or in the ideas less than 20$ thread but here seems about right after the Boulton sinking.

I secure the Lynn Marie to the trailer with a transom strap that goes from side to side just in front of the motor well. On the cam lock hardware that keeps the strap tight I have a big snap hook mounted and to that I ALWAYS snap the handle of the transom drain plug. Before I remove the strap I install the plug and when the boat comes out of the water and the strap goes back on so does the snap return to it's proper spot on the strap. A cheep reminder for an older mind.

Tim
 
I got called into work about midnight last night, so I took today off. I have tomorrow off to handle some business, and so I figured I might as well take a shot at getting Friday off. It worked. So now the plan is to leave Warrenton by water early Friday morning. Them kids are plenty smart enough to miss one day of school. There is a mighty slim chance that the girls will talk me into leaving Thursday evening, but the weather and water will have to be very good for that to happen. Anyhow, we hope to be there Friday morning at the latest.

I bought one of those $80 inflatables at Costco this evening, pumped it up and lashed it to the top of the boat. The kids are looking forward to using that in the marina.

I'm thinking we won't even bring any fishing gear with us. It is enough of a chore to get both kids and both dogs ready at the same time to do anything, and it will be a lot less stressful on the whole famdamly if we don't try to do anything organized and requiring patience. We'll probably just take a little cruise on Saturday to show the kids where I work from the water side, and maybe do a little other sightseeing. Beyond that, we'll be dock hosts or something.

Kay called the marina the other day, and Jackie said there would be some side tieing and power sharing involved. If any of you have a 30amp "Y" splitter to plug in at the dock, it might be useful. Otherwise, we can plug in our 30a and someone beside us can use the GFI outlet in our cockpit to tap into 15a power.

We are not at all opposed to rafting, because we have yet to meet a CBer we couldn't get along with. A word of caution, though. The traffic in and out of our boat goes at a dizzying pace, so if we end up with someone between us and the dock, I hope they like medium sized kids and small dogs. Plus one full grown grandpa guy with slightly thinning hair that sometimes needs to quickly get away from the aforementioned.

I have yet to meet the new harbormaster, but she seems like a very nice lady who is doing all she can to make things easy for us. I suggest offering the first bottle out of the Stone Wolf case to Jackie with our thanks.

This is going to be a great weekend! We had to miss it last year, so we are especially looking forward to it. See ya there.
 
Mar-T's Mike

No pics. I don't know what they did with the Boulton. See ya tomorrow.


Tyboo Mike

You've already reserved a seat onboard the Helen O for this weekends fish. :mrgreen: Fishing gear is supplied.
The dock has 110v and 30 amp outlets. I think they have spare plugs in the office. If anyone has "Y" splitter, please bring them just in case.
You're right on about Jackie. It's amazing how she seems to keep everybody happy.
 
Looks like we're going to boater drop outs this gathering. I've been trying to get rid of a lousy cold the last week and somehow Judy is not to excited about having to listen to me both snore and cough all night while confined in a small cabin. Can't say that I blame her one bit as I get real tired of the thing after about two days myself and she's also probably right about staying out of the wind and rain as much as I can. That being said we do think we will drive up for the day to say hello to everyone and check on the cool projects people have been working on like B~C's interior. Also want to see how the springer fishing expedition is going and if Larry and company have left any fish for the gillnetters.

See you all on the dock sometime Saturday,

Tim
 
Sorry to hear you's can't make it.

Tyboo, CAVU, Mar-T and Lyle T. are here. We're looking forward to a fun weekend. The weather was great this evening, warm and no wind. We just got back from having dinner at the River View Resturant.
 
M and I got up early this morn and loaded up before the morning ramp rush. We sure had a good time, fishing was poor but B.S'n was epic....what can you say...C-Dory folks are a helluva bunch of good folks, these gatherings are better than a family reunion (much less violence ).
Larry did a bang up job of instigtating this thing and even managed to wrangle up some decent weather.
catch ya'll later
next up, maybe Lopez, or the sturgeon fest for sure
 
A big thank you to all that attended Cathlamet 05! It was a great time. 11 Boats were there, I couldn't get a count on all the boats represented. Lyle managed to save our towns fishing reputation by pulling out this 15 lb'er this morning.
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Yeah, I knew if anyone could snag one up, it would be Lyle! Far out - Nice fish!

It was a good one, Larry. You done yourself proud. It was neat getting to meet the new faces, and neat to see the familiar ones.

We made it home on smooth water the whole way. The wipers and Wallas got a workout, but the ride was nice.

Thanks for having us over!!
 
That's a fine fish, was there a spinner involved?

The wine, the salmon dinner, the PIE, riverside dining at its finest
 
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