SO WHAT DID YOU DO WITH OR ON YOUR C-DORY TODAY??
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Chubby Bunny
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Hey Pat,
I can confirm that you didn't want to be out on your 16' yesterday. We had a great overnighter in Poulsbo and calm waters behind Bainbridge. But, as soon as we cleared Agate pass, what a ride over to Shilshole! I checked the West Point buoy data yesterday evening and between 3pm-4pm, when we were passing through, the winds were 23 kt constant and 25kt gusts with 2'-4' wind chop confirmed visually.
Not enough to break over the bow but enough to force a few drops of saltwater into the berth through the wiring hole behind my starboard running light. Will fix that next weekend with some silicone. I've gotta say, though, making 6 kts of headway, we were doing just fine!
Regards,
I can confirm that you didn't want to be out on your 16' yesterday. We had a great overnighter in Poulsbo and calm waters behind Bainbridge. But, as soon as we cleared Agate pass, what a ride over to Shilshole! I checked the West Point buoy data yesterday evening and between 3pm-4pm, when we were passing through, the winds were 23 kt constant and 25kt gusts with 2'-4' wind chop confirmed visually.
Not enough to break over the bow but enough to force a few drops of saltwater into the berth through the wiring hole behind my starboard running light. Will fix that next weekend with some silicone. I've gotta say, though, making 6 kts of headway, we were doing just fine!
Regards,
We were watching from the launch pad at Keystone about mid day and wondering why the ferry to Port Townsend suddenly turned due South about 1 mile offshore and started making large amounts of spray.
Went to the ferrry weather web site after and found that he hit gusts to 47 Kts for abot 1/2 mile on that trip.
Otherwise it was 20 - 25 with the usual 3 - 4 ft chop which is miserable but do-able. Just glad we were not out in it !!
Merv
Went to the ferrry weather web site after and found that he hit gusts to 47 Kts for abot 1/2 mile on that trip.
Otherwise it was 20 - 25 with the usual 3 - 4 ft chop which is miserable but do-able. Just glad we were not out in it !!
Merv
We've had Wild Blue in the water here in deep south Texas for 3 1/2 weeks... time enough for the slime and barnacles to get real aggressive. Today, we took her out into the Laguna Madre, found some water about chest deep, put out the anchor, and started scrubbing and scraping. Four hours later, she is reasonably smooth on the bottom again. All our other boats have been bottom painted... since this boat is so easy to launch and retrieve, I figured we'd pull her out once a month or so and pressure wash her. Our bay water temp is still in the mid-80s - plenty comfortable to hop in and work on the bottom... and apparently good for the critters that want to make their home on her bottom. :x Guess I'll be doing some bottom painting next time we pull her out.
This was also the first time I've gone up the swim ladder from the water. I was plenty tired after all the scrubbing, but Joan had to rig a line for me to use as a handle - the factory two-rung swim ladder is one rung too short to easily pull yourself out. Anyone else run into this? Sure glad I didn't find this out in a cold water MOB situation.
Best wishes,
Jim B.
This was also the first time I've gone up the swim ladder from the water. I was plenty tired after all the scrubbing, but Joan had to rig a line for me to use as a handle - the factory two-rung swim ladder is one rung too short to easily pull yourself out. Anyone else run into this? Sure glad I didn't find this out in a cold water MOB situation.
Best wishes,
Jim B.
Our average daytime high this time of year is 85º. Yesterday, a "cold" front blew in; dropped our temp by around 20º and brought us some rain and wind. Last night the weather weasels promised us lows in the upper 60s... and the first night on the boat for me since we got back. Good sleeping! Today, it reminded me of our time in the PNW: barely made it to 70º, wind-driven 2-3 foot chop, and rain off and on. This boat is made for this stuff! 
Not many other boats out today... in fact, we saw one bay-skimmer type boat come out of a marina, saw the chop, and turned right back around. We had the windshield wipers going most of the day, but it was dry inside (well, kinda, see the next paragraph) and cool; the first time we've been able to cruise around with the door shut since we got back, too! Nice.
A question for the CD-25 folks here - we had some pounding rain, and this is the first time we've had water come into the cabin from the area under the step. Definitely fresh water. Darned if I can figure out where it's coming from. Not copious quantities, but enough to wet the carpet and require a couple towels. Any ideas on where I should look? The bilge at the transom always has some water in it after a rain. We are not loaded as heavily as when cruising, where the boat tends to sit a bit lower at the aft end. The caulk seams around the hatch for gas tank access have some cracks. Not sure if the storage area in the coaming has any sealant behind it. None of this is a big problem, but I have always felt better when the water stays on the outside of my boats. :wink: Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Best wishes,
Jim B.
Not many other boats out today... in fact, we saw one bay-skimmer type boat come out of a marina, saw the chop, and turned right back around. We had the windshield wipers going most of the day, but it was dry inside (well, kinda, see the next paragraph) and cool; the first time we've been able to cruise around with the door shut since we got back, too! Nice.A question for the CD-25 folks here - we had some pounding rain, and this is the first time we've had water come into the cabin from the area under the step. Definitely fresh water. Darned if I can figure out where it's coming from. Not copious quantities, but enough to wet the carpet and require a couple towels. Any ideas on where I should look? The bilge at the transom always has some water in it after a rain. We are not loaded as heavily as when cruising, where the boat tends to sit a bit lower at the aft end. The caulk seams around the hatch for gas tank access have some cracks. Not sure if the storage area in the coaming has any sealant behind it. None of this is a big problem, but I have always felt better when the water stays on the outside of my boats. :wink: Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Best wishes,
Jim B.
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We have had a wet carpet off and on, the last time we traced it to a fitting that had cracked on the hot water heater, spraying out a fine stream. Patty always panics when the carpet is damp by the door, but we have never been able to actually trace it to water coming from the cockpit. It is kind of annoying though however it happens. Sorry I could not give you more valuable info, maybe someone else will be able to help us both!
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Hey, James, I am surprised to here the new ones get wet too! Our 04 does the same thing, on our boat the source was determined to be through the open area under the shower compartment. If you take a mirror and flashlight you can see quite a void back there where much of your wireing, steering cables etc transfer through to the cockpit. Thats how it gets into the cabin area. It was coming into the bilge area under ALL of the deck plates which were very poorly caulked. If you pull these covers to recaulk have new screws on hand which are longer or bigger diameter as only about half of your original holes will accept a screw now! While you have those covers out you can seal the raw balsa in each cut out, no factory sealant is applied. Mike on Huda Thunkit. :smilep
Thanks Pat and Mike for the quick resposes. We had checked the waterheater first - dry as a bone, including the area under the storage cabinet aft of that. We have the RV type toilet, so some of the void under the shower is taken up with that, but I believe that area is the source of our water. I'll make it a point to check the inspection hatches as soon as I get a day when I'm not "playing" with the boat. :wink If no sealant has been put around the hatch cutouts (a bad situation), we will remedy that right away. We used Life Seal on those hatches on our trimaran, 'cause they weathered and discolored at a faster rate than the gelcoat and needed replacing occasionally. It that what others here are using?
Thanks again, folks - this forum is such a great resource! :thup
Best wishes,
Jim B.
Thanks again, folks - this forum is such a great resource! :thup
Best wishes,
Jim B.
I had the same problem with my hatches, no sealant around the access port covers or the 2 big hatches in the cockpit. With the heavily corregated floor, the water would run under the edges and into the bilge easier than around them to the scuppers! I pulled them and put a good bead of Boatlife sealant around each. Now they don't lead there, but the big hatch covers themselves don't provide a good seal (poor design). I'm either going to add more closed seal foam gasketing on the inside track of the covers or replace the hatches entirely.
I notified the factory right after my discovery, they subsequently began sealing the hatches at installation.
Like you, James, having too much fun with the boat to tackle the job again, not that annoying to me, I just sponge out the water from the bilge after a particularly rough trip or heavy rain. You'll find with that large aft section of the CD-25 that's nearly flat, the attitude of the boat is key to finding how much water has actually accumulated. I had the same water leak into my cabin, I put a standard transom plug at that hole to the cabin (could be different on newer models). But I now keep the water under control in the bilge. Usually about 2-3 cups per rough trip (down here in SoCal that is!.
I notified the factory right after my discovery, they subsequently began sealing the hatches at installation.
Like you, James, having too much fun with the boat to tackle the job again, not that annoying to me, I just sponge out the water from the bilge after a particularly rough trip or heavy rain. You'll find with that large aft section of the CD-25 that's nearly flat, the attitude of the boat is key to finding how much water has actually accumulated. I had the same water leak into my cabin, I put a standard transom plug at that hole to the cabin (could be different on newer models). But I now keep the water under control in the bilge. Usually about 2-3 cups per rough trip (down here in SoCal that is!.
We had a perfect weekend for boat here in the Bay Area this weekend. Light offshore winds warmed San Francisco to 76. With warm temps and light winds we decided to make a trip from the Delta to Angel Island - 48nm.
The trip down to the bay was very nice. We passed many large trawlers and yachts headed from the bay to enjoy the 80+ temps of the delta. San Pablo bay was not glass but smooth.
We passed a freighter going the opposite direction that looked to be unloaded. The wake did not look too big as we paralled it. I then turned into it and slowed. As we got closer I saw that it was very close spaced set and about as high as the deck. I was probably still going over 5knts. We went up about 45deg and came down in the trough with water covering the deck. The second wave was not as tall.
I had left the front hatch unlatched and we got maybe a couple of cups of water on the bed. I guess it lifted as we came down and then shut just as the water came over the deck. Got lucky we did not soak the bed.
We had a great 2 nights at Angel Island and came back this morning with mostly glass smooth water. Just have to get out and clean the boat later.
Steve
The trip down to the bay was very nice. We passed many large trawlers and yachts headed from the bay to enjoy the 80+ temps of the delta. San Pablo bay was not glass but smooth.
We passed a freighter going the opposite direction that looked to be unloaded. The wake did not look too big as we paralled it. I then turned into it and slowed. As we got closer I saw that it was very close spaced set and about as high as the deck. I was probably still going over 5knts. We went up about 45deg and came down in the trough with water covering the deck. The second wave was not as tall.
I had left the front hatch unlatched and we got maybe a couple of cups of water on the bed. I guess it lifted as we came down and then shut just as the water came over the deck. Got lucky we did not soak the bed.
We had a great 2 nights at Angel Island and came back this morning with mostly glass smooth water. Just have to get out and clean the boat later.
Steve
Hi Steve (& Karen), sounds like a nice relaxing weekend trip (except for the little hatch/wave encounter -- that's how we learn, right!). Where did you stay at Angel Island, at the park entrance bay at the docks or anchored out nearby? What's the cost per night, curious.
Hi Steve,
The docks at Angel Island are only for use from sunrise to sunset. They have mooring bouys in the cove for overnight. It is all first-come first-serve. They charge $10/day for the day use docks and $15 for a mooring. We went to the dock first then out to a bouy. You only have to pay for one so the max is $15/day. You can go to the dock after hours to use the bathroom but there are no showers.
Also you must tie between 2 bouys bow and stern. Don't know if there is a limit to how many boats can tie to one bouy but I have seen them tie between north-south, east-west, and diagonal. If you are not on the outside you can be blocked in and have to ask someone to remove a line so you can leave.
During the day there is generally plenty of boat traffic with wakes rolling into the cove - so there is some motion. After dark is calms down with maybe a wake or two coming through during the night.
Last night was very nice with glass smooth water and the lights of Tiburon across the straight.
Steve
The docks at Angel Island are only for use from sunrise to sunset. They have mooring bouys in the cove for overnight. It is all first-come first-serve. They charge $10/day for the day use docks and $15 for a mooring. We went to the dock first then out to a bouy. You only have to pay for one so the max is $15/day. You can go to the dock after hours to use the bathroom but there are no showers.
Also you must tie between 2 bouys bow and stern. Don't know if there is a limit to how many boats can tie to one bouy but I have seen them tie between north-south, east-west, and diagonal. If you are not on the outside you can be blocked in and have to ask someone to remove a line so you can leave.
During the day there is generally plenty of boat traffic with wakes rolling into the cove - so there is some motion. After dark is calms down with maybe a wake or two coming through during the night.
Last night was very nice with glass smooth water and the lights of Tiburon across the straight.
Steve
While my boat languishes in the shop I thought of another potential name for her; Salish-C. We had decided on C-Sprite but sense we haven't ordered the lettering yet the name is still fair game.
Salish Sea is a traditional name for the great inland sea in the Pacific Northwest.
Salish Sea is a traditional name for the great inland sea in the Pacific Northwest.
What a difference a day makes... Friday, between the rain and the wind driven chop, the view out the windshield looked like this...
And Saturday was a down right "Chamber of Commerce" day; highs in the 80s, blue sky, nice breeze. We cruised up the Laguna to say good-bye to a local institution, Parrot Eyes... a funky ol' beach bar, in a Jimmy Buffett kinda way. They sold that location on the water (for condo development, of course); talk is that they will relocate somewhere on the main drag. Sure won't be the same. Like many places on the water, slips like those at Parrot Eyes are worth more for development.
It was a truly spectacular day on the water, culminating in an hour long dolphin show in the jetties. They were jumping, rolling, and generally having as much fun as those of us who were watching... maybe more.
Late afternoon we headed for home. Joan really enjoys the "sparkly water" ...
Best wishes,
Jim B.
And Saturday was a down right "Chamber of Commerce" day; highs in the 80s, blue sky, nice breeze. We cruised up the Laguna to say good-bye to a local institution, Parrot Eyes... a funky ol' beach bar, in a Jimmy Buffett kinda way. They sold that location on the water (for condo development, of course); talk is that they will relocate somewhere on the main drag. Sure won't be the same. Like many places on the water, slips like those at Parrot Eyes are worth more for development.
It was a truly spectacular day on the water, culminating in an hour long dolphin show in the jetties. They were jumping, rolling, and generally having as much fun as those of us who were watching... maybe more.
Late afternoon we headed for home. Joan really enjoys the "sparkly water" ...
Best wishes,
Jim B.
Thanks for the info Steve (Seabran), odd mooring arrangements though. Seems like they should have a system like Catalina with a loop for the stern/bow anchored a good distance away from the mooring bouy. They could probably get more boats in there and more organized I'd think. Glad you had a good time, long drive up (or down?) the Delta as well.
I've been waiting the better part of two years to say this...TODAY I bought my C-Dory, or perhaps I should say our C-Dory.
I bought the Nancy H from Larry, and today, finally, we met and transferred paper.
The boat is heading to Master Marine in Mt. Vernon tomorrow for new Suzukis, and then it's back home for some more work on electronics and such. With luck, it will be in the water for at least part of the early blackmouth season,. I can't believe I'll actually have a cabin with heat for winter fishing.
Thanks to Larry and Nancy!
Keith
I bought the Nancy H from Larry, and today, finally, we met and transferred paper.
The boat is heading to Master Marine in Mt. Vernon tomorrow for new Suzukis, and then it's back home for some more work on electronics and such. With luck, it will be in the water for at least part of the early blackmouth season,. I can't believe I'll actually have a cabin with heat for winter fishing.
Thanks to Larry and Nancy!
Keith
Hi Keith,
We've been waiting to hear from you. Welcome to the C-Brats and congratulations on the purchase of your C-Dory from Larry and Nancy. Maybe you'll be able to come to Seattle in January for the CBGT? There's a sign up sheet in the 'Events Signups' if that's something that will fit into your schedule.
Ruth and Joe
R-Matey
We've been waiting to hear from you. Welcome to the C-Brats and congratulations on the purchase of your C-Dory from Larry and Nancy. Maybe you'll be able to come to Seattle in January for the CBGT? There's a sign up sheet in the 'Events Signups' if that's something that will fit into your schedule.
Ruth and Joe
R-Matey