Hello to All,
I would like to introduce myself and my wife as new members and new owners. My wife is Marti and I'm Jim and we live in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. I have been a long time follower of this site and feel like I know all of the regular contributors even if you don't know me.
We purchased our 2003 CD 22, the former Misty Seas, from Pat and Linda Campbell on May 31, 2010. Many thanks to Pat and Linda for their hospitality. I can report that if you are ever buying anything used, be sure to see if Pat has one for sale because he is meticulous in his upkeep of his property and possessions. Note: As a result of this site I had prior knowledge of Pat and the boat in a non-sales environment and therefore I had the confidence to arrange to buy the boat sight unseen from 2,000 miles away.
Marti suggested we look into having the boat shipped/transported and I made some very half-hearted efforts at looking into that, but I was really looking forward to the road trip. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho to Somerset, Kentucky and back, approximately 4,500 miles round trip in my 1997 Ford F250, gas, with just under 250,000 miles. (most by persons unknown to us). As part of the pre-trip preventative maintence I had the radiator system pressure flushed. When the water pump started leaking in Rapid City, South Dakota at the end of day one I became aware that a pressure flush is not a good idea on an old system. (And as Marti can attest it is unlike me to have done the preventative maintenance in the first place.)
Initially we didn't know if it was a hose or the water pump and since we hadn't lost much fluid (and no rise in guage temperature), we pressed on the next day. In my mind turning back wasn't an option, after all we only had 80% of the trip left, including the towing half. We pressed on and made good time through South Dakota, but we were continuing to lose fluid. We tried some seal reconditioner that I didn't expect to work and so I wasn't disappointed in that result. We met Karl, the owner of a Car Quest(?) store in Minnesota. He was a little unsure whether it was a hose or the water pump, but after we rolled around under the truck for awhile we decided on water pump and I bought one from him. Unfortunately by now it was Saturday afternoon of Memorial Day weekend and Karl knew that none of the mechanics in town were working.
We pressed on to Davenport, Iowa and while checking into a motel I realized that Marti had the guy from the front desk rolling around under our truck. He turned out to be a mechanic and after some deliberation he was sure it was the hose and not the water pump. He could replace it as soon at the parts store opened in the morning and we should be on the road by 10am. We decided the delayed start was worth it rather than risking being stranded on the roadside if the leak got worse. At 1pm the next day we were on the road with the leak only three or four times worse than it had been. It turns out that our truck takes a specialty hose (it has two branches that head off to help cool the oil system) that isn't available on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend in Davenport, Iowa. This was all discovered after the tearing off and general abuse of the first hose system and then the attempts to patch and repair the perceived leak. We didn't put in the water pump because that wasn't thought to be the problem and by now we were fixated on the hose system.
We pressed on, investing heavily in Prestone at a Wal-Mart due to our now greater concern about the now greater fluid loss. At this point we were headed from Davenport to Lexington, Kentucky, where Marti's brother lives. Our route took us through Indianapolis. Let's see, Sunday of Memorial Weekend, what happens in Indianapolis that might cause an extra 250,000 people to be in town and causing traffic jams that might not be too much fun in a truck that is losing fluid, not to mention not running the ac to keep the pressure/strees/heat down. On the other hand a lot of those race fans are probably pretty good with a wrech, so it might work out. Fortunately, by the time we went through you would have never guessed that there was extra traffic.
We limped into Lexington late that night with me smelling strongly of Prestone and Marti questioning my judgment regarding the whole boat retreiving adventure. Since the next day was Memorial Day there was no sense is checking on truck repairs, so instead we went down to Somerset to meet Pat and Linda and purchase the boat. The boat was in even better condition than Pat had described and he graciously gave me a full tour of the boat and advice on how all the sysems worked. He gave us a notebook with all the owners manuals, etc. for all of the items on or in the boat.
The next day we got the truck fixed and the trip home was less eventful except for the trailer side guides having most of the bolts fall out due to some extremely broken up interstate in western Iowa.
We survived the trip and are now proud new owners. We've had the boat out on our local lakes, Coeur d'Alene(core-duh-lane) and Pend O'Reille (pon-der-ay) a few times now. We are looking forward to our first overnight and may try to make the Bellingham gathering.
Again, Hello to All, and if any brats are in or passing through the Couer d'Alene area please let us know and we can get together or at least share some local knowledge.
Jim and Marti
C-Idaho
22 C-Dory, green, twin honda 40hp
I would like to introduce myself and my wife as new members and new owners. My wife is Marti and I'm Jim and we live in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. I have been a long time follower of this site and feel like I know all of the regular contributors even if you don't know me.
We purchased our 2003 CD 22, the former Misty Seas, from Pat and Linda Campbell on May 31, 2010. Many thanks to Pat and Linda for their hospitality. I can report that if you are ever buying anything used, be sure to see if Pat has one for sale because he is meticulous in his upkeep of his property and possessions. Note: As a result of this site I had prior knowledge of Pat and the boat in a non-sales environment and therefore I had the confidence to arrange to buy the boat sight unseen from 2,000 miles away.
Marti suggested we look into having the boat shipped/transported and I made some very half-hearted efforts at looking into that, but I was really looking forward to the road trip. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho to Somerset, Kentucky and back, approximately 4,500 miles round trip in my 1997 Ford F250, gas, with just under 250,000 miles. (most by persons unknown to us). As part of the pre-trip preventative maintence I had the radiator system pressure flushed. When the water pump started leaking in Rapid City, South Dakota at the end of day one I became aware that a pressure flush is not a good idea on an old system. (And as Marti can attest it is unlike me to have done the preventative maintenance in the first place.)
Initially we didn't know if it was a hose or the water pump and since we hadn't lost much fluid (and no rise in guage temperature), we pressed on the next day. In my mind turning back wasn't an option, after all we only had 80% of the trip left, including the towing half. We pressed on and made good time through South Dakota, but we were continuing to lose fluid. We tried some seal reconditioner that I didn't expect to work and so I wasn't disappointed in that result. We met Karl, the owner of a Car Quest(?) store in Minnesota. He was a little unsure whether it was a hose or the water pump, but after we rolled around under the truck for awhile we decided on water pump and I bought one from him. Unfortunately by now it was Saturday afternoon of Memorial Day weekend and Karl knew that none of the mechanics in town were working.
We pressed on to Davenport, Iowa and while checking into a motel I realized that Marti had the guy from the front desk rolling around under our truck. He turned out to be a mechanic and after some deliberation he was sure it was the hose and not the water pump. He could replace it as soon at the parts store opened in the morning and we should be on the road by 10am. We decided the delayed start was worth it rather than risking being stranded on the roadside if the leak got worse. At 1pm the next day we were on the road with the leak only three or four times worse than it had been. It turns out that our truck takes a specialty hose (it has two branches that head off to help cool the oil system) that isn't available on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend in Davenport, Iowa. This was all discovered after the tearing off and general abuse of the first hose system and then the attempts to patch and repair the perceived leak. We didn't put in the water pump because that wasn't thought to be the problem and by now we were fixated on the hose system.
We pressed on, investing heavily in Prestone at a Wal-Mart due to our now greater concern about the now greater fluid loss. At this point we were headed from Davenport to Lexington, Kentucky, where Marti's brother lives. Our route took us through Indianapolis. Let's see, Sunday of Memorial Weekend, what happens in Indianapolis that might cause an extra 250,000 people to be in town and causing traffic jams that might not be too much fun in a truck that is losing fluid, not to mention not running the ac to keep the pressure/strees/heat down. On the other hand a lot of those race fans are probably pretty good with a wrech, so it might work out. Fortunately, by the time we went through you would have never guessed that there was extra traffic.
We limped into Lexington late that night with me smelling strongly of Prestone and Marti questioning my judgment regarding the whole boat retreiving adventure. Since the next day was Memorial Day there was no sense is checking on truck repairs, so instead we went down to Somerset to meet Pat and Linda and purchase the boat. The boat was in even better condition than Pat had described and he graciously gave me a full tour of the boat and advice on how all the sysems worked. He gave us a notebook with all the owners manuals, etc. for all of the items on or in the boat.
The next day we got the truck fixed and the trip home was less eventful except for the trailer side guides having most of the bolts fall out due to some extremely broken up interstate in western Iowa.
We survived the trip and are now proud new owners. We've had the boat out on our local lakes, Coeur d'Alene(core-duh-lane) and Pend O'Reille (pon-der-ay) a few times now. We are looking forward to our first overnight and may try to make the Bellingham gathering.
Again, Hello to All, and if any brats are in or passing through the Couer d'Alene area please let us know and we can get together or at least share some local knowledge.
Jim and Marti
C-Idaho
22 C-Dory, green, twin honda 40hp
