SO WHAT DID YOU DO WITH OR ON YOUR C-DORY TODAY??

I finally washed Captain's Cat, under the roof of the boat lift. It was like washing a darn elephant! She looks good now though, had let the rain do it to this point. Now I need to think about a wax/cleaner. Several posts about these there, will investigate.

Have a new SAVEABATTERY charger/voltmeter/conditioner to put on the two new house batteries - Group 27's. The CD charger does the two start batteries but there wasn't one for the house battery, I added one new 27 to give us more capacity.

Heading for Langford in about a month!

Charlie
 
Took C-Hawk out the Santa Cruz Island today for some fishing--- 5 men on board and we only had one tangle.
Left out of Channel Islands Harbor at 0-dark30--- 5:00am for a limited vision crossing with radar.
Logged 60 miles and used 30 gallans fuel--- lot of weight on board.
One of my co-workers wanted to take some friends out so I took them out and put them on fish. A couple of novices, so I spent my time showing them what to do.
The water was flat and the crossings were smooth-- a great day on the water.
 
Loaded the boat and my wife Meredith and I were off to Everett. Met up with my father-in-law there and we spent the day doing a nice leisurely cruise up Whidbey past Camano; nearly made it to Oak Harbor but due to time we turned back at the north end of Camano and returned to Everett. Great weather, great water and my father-in-law and wife enjoyed a relaxing day on the water.

Meredith even took the helm and brought the boat into the dock on the return. Smooth as silk with little help from me. She gained some much needed experience and more importantly, confidence. 8)
 
I spent the last three days taking day trips in the South Sound in the 16. It is the first time that I have taken it out down here, and it was great fun. The weather was perfect. Did a little fishing, but mostly just cruised and spent time on the hook just enjoying quiet spots watching wildlife, and getting some sun.
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This may have been the only boat on the water that was getting better gas milage than me! :lol:

Robbi
 
Re Robbi's post-Many think of the 16 footer as "an entry level boat". Even one of my heroes, Marc of Weffing's, advertised a used one as "an entry level boat". Yet, for every C-Brat who bought one and "moved up", the are several who owned or own a larger C-Dory and then purchased the 16 footer, just to be able to get out on the water with as little hassle and expense as possible. All who own one extoll their virtues, the economy and affordability, the seaworthyness, the ease of handling and towing, and on and on. Granted, at only 16' it has "shortcomings", literally and figuratively. But for Dotty and me it's a wonderful, mystical vessel that has brought us untold hours of peace and joy. In that sense it is indeed an entry level boat.
 
I wholeheartedly agree. I have always planned on moving up in size but the 16 does so many things so well, and the ability to tow and launch easily, and affordably. Sometimes I am not so sure how much better a bigger boat would be. I could sure use some more room, but it isn't always necessary. I spent the weekend at suttle lake and it was perfect. Last weekend it was detroit, and again it was perfect. I should have gone out halibut fishing but I haven't taken the time to service the motor and need to get that done first.
 
I do some stuff now and again... but every once in a while something happens that causes me to do more...

Last fall I had a local merchant stitch me up a canvas cover to be used for winter storage. Got it for about $600. When I picked up Topkick the canvas was installed, looked good and winter was nigh... so I left the cover in place until spring. When I took the cover off I was a bit dismayed that the plastic radar housing was smashed. So I had to find a replacement. Seems they pulled a bit hard on the tie downs.

After looking on eBay and other internet sites, I found a replacement at a decent price from YACHTSPECIALITIES.COM, run by a fine gentleman by the name of Bernardy... known as Bernie.

Seems Bernie also sells several other items I had been thinking about. So I pressed forward and obtained from Bernie some other items I had been dragging my feet on.

Using parts and pieces obtained from Bernie's site, I have rebuilt and extended Topkick's radar mast and moved the GPS and TV antenna from the top deck so as to make room for coming attractions... don't hold your breath though as I enjoy fishing much more than making dry dock fixes and changes to Topkick.

Photos including discriptions of what I did to Topkick can be found in the photo album pages under Topkick.

Enjoy,

Ken
 
In the last several weeks I have..............

1. Added side bunks to my trailer.
2. Relocated the batteries from the bilge to an above
waterline location.
3. Installed a CB antenna and radio
4. Removed the gas canister cook top. (Thanks Dr. Bob)
5. Added 2 chocks to the gunnels
6. Added a larger chock on the bow.
7. Installed a new transducer on transom. The thru hull one
is intermittent and unreliable.
8. Installed a new 9.9 HT Honda kicker, totally remote.
9. Remodeled the port side cabinet to be able to mount a new
helmsman seat for the wife.

Still pending.....

1. build an above windshield shelf for new sound system
2. add teflon strips on the trailer bunks.
3. remount and seal the bilge pump, maybe add a 2nd one

I am sure there will be many others when they pop into my head.
 
I finally got ambitious and cleaned the winter's accumulation of dirt off of Constant Craving today. It's amazing (and disappointing) how much crap can accumulate under a cover.

I put the electronics back in the house, and am getting ready to chase kokanee tomorrow. I am hoping for another terrible accident (dead kokanee) at Lake Merwin. Last week we each took a limit after we finally found the fish.

Can't wait for silvers offshore, and hopefully tuna. September and Lake Powell are just around the corner now.
 
Starting tomorrow I will be entering the 21st century. I am going to be jerking my old (93) 88hp Evinrude off of Papillon and taking her in for a new to me 2003 115 Suzuki 4 stroke with only 129 hours. The motor has been checked out this week by my Suzuki dealer that is just 3 blocks from my house.

I pulled out all the wiring and controls today. This would be a good time to clean up some of the wiring on the boat. We have been having a very hot summer so far with the average temps in the high 90s and Mr. Humidity in the same range so it makes for some very short working sprees.

I am looking forward to a less noisey and cheaper ride.
 
I had to put a new water pump in C-Pearl today. In the process the rubber around the port hatch separated. I stuck a little 4200 around it and will see tomorrow if it is going to hold or if I'm looking for a new one.
 
I got the boat out for a day of kokanee fishing at Lake Merwin, and other than another set of LED trailer lights being on the fritz, had a great time. Once again there was another terrible accident (10 kokanee died) at Lake Merwin.

We saw Brooks Cooper (Coop's Cruiser) on the lake. I think he had limited and was leaving before we had 3 fish.

All in all, a great day.
 
OK then! Got a 4 hour training at W0rk this afternoon, then it is AIS for Birch Bay and the Crab Palace. Then launch at Hilton Harbor in the a.m. for 3 glorious days in the San Juans! We are meeting daughter Lydia, her hubby Conor, and Conor's dad at Stuart Island, they have been on a sailing trip for the past week. Really looking forward to this one!
 
yesterday I spent all day installing a search light on the bow, tuesday I had the plate Mike sent me welded on the bow rail. I will post pictures later in the week but it came out great.

My light came with a remote control so I did not mount the dash control at all. I just zip tied it in place with the extra wire behind the dash. I then wired the power thru a extra rocker swith on the dash so I could kill the power when not in use. Did not want it coming on by accident. Now I can just use the power switch and the remote. I tested it last night by lining the light up with the bathroom window on the house and waited for Susan to use the facilities just before bed time. then from the safety of our bed I turned the light on her with the remote and fanned it back and forth. It worked and I enjoy the couch.
 
What did it do...stared at it from the house. :cry: Just had my first post-op appt and everything looks good. I'll get the sutures out next week and then the waiting game continues. I'm hoping to be back on two feet by mid-August. We WILL be attending the Bellingham CBGT though.
 
Well, our San Juan weekend was fabulous!

Our daughter Lydia, her husband Conor, Conor's dad Greg and friend Mike had been sailing in a Beneteau First 42s7 in the Canadian Gulf Islands for the prior week, they came back Friday, cleared customs at Roche Harbor and met us at Reid Harbor on Stuart Island. We had a terrific dinner of barbequed pork loin, Rice-a-Roni (the San Franciso treat) and cucumber and onion salad, with perhaps just a touch too much wine! Then a pleasant evening of cards and conversation, and off to bed.

Baxter as always got me up at 5:30 a.m. for shore duty, then we fixed capuccinos for the coffee drinkers in our Mukka Express - such a civilized way to start the day! Then a hearty breakfast of eggs, hash browns, and sausage. The galley and salon (and everything else!) on the Beneteau was a little larger than on our CD25, I must say, so we did most of our cooking and eating on on the sailboat.

On Saturday morning we motored for Chuckanut Bay, because Lydia and Conor had to return to Denver Sunday morning and we wanted to be just a bit closer in for our return. We lunched in Eagle Harbor on Cypress Island, and then to Chuckanut Bay, which is just one of our favorite close-in places! Another great dinner (chicken shish kebab, cous cous, and Capresi salad, plus more wine!), more cards and conversation, and we turned in.

Sunday morning we said goodbye to Greg and Mike and ran back to Hilton Harbor with Lydia and Conor and got them to the Bellingham International Airport in plenty of time.

Patty and I then had lunch with Joe and Ruth (R-Matey) at the Bayside, and then back at Hilton Harbor Joe gave us a lesson on cleaning and polishing our stainless rails! So, now Mother's Mag and Aluminum Cleaner will be a staple onboard!

Jessie, another tenant at Hilton Harbor who has a great looking old Tollycraft, saw us struggling to restore our oxidized brow, and not only gave us some restorer (Diamond Cut I think was the brand name) but also loaned us a big Makita angle grinder / polisher that was just awesome (Patty - I want one of those for my birthday!). Got the brow restored, and a couple of coats of wax on. About 5 plus hours of polishing the rails and restoring the color on the brow!

Now we are home, and every muscle aches...but I can hardly wait until next weekend, when we get to do it all over again!

 
My son and I went fishing in the Cook Inlet. We caught 3 nice halibut and 3 throwbacks. Too bad my other son had to work.
Great weather, great day with my son. Life is good.

Happy Fathers Day.
 
Got rained out yesterday, but did succeed in mounting my bimini. Today was a good day, got the A/C mounted on the roof and IT WORKS ! Got the kicker bracket mounted and it "kinda" works, is rubs on the transducer cable, so I'll fix that little problem tomorrow. Sitting in Saratoga, NY working on the boat in the yard of a storage facility - life is good. Visited lock 5 yesterday on the Champlain and can hardly wait to hit the water !
 
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