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

I guess I should have shoveled out all the ice and snow. It thawed and I had about a foot of water in the cockpit. Strange, the fuse in the bilge pump switch is blown and blows a new fuse but the pump works off the float switch like it is in auto... Things that make you go Hmmmm....

I decided that it held water pretty good so after bilging it all out I decided to take it for a lil cruise.

I think my Honda kicker is jealous of my Suzuki main as it didn't want to start on the river today. It worked fine in the driveway and when I warmed it up at the dock but refused to start both times I tried while out on the river. I guess I'll move up the annual on the priority list.

Anyone know where to get another bilge pump switch for my panel? The factory dosen't have any.... :(
 
Am now in Amman, Jordan and on my way home tonight. Pretty busy while I was in Iraq and didn't have a chance to get online with the C-Brats, but I was thinking of you - especially the big crowd heading to the Seattle Boat Show. I must have cruised through the entrance to the green zone where a big car bomb went off this morning about 20 times last week. Guess I better stop off at church and light a candle when I get home. You'd all be proud of the young folks out there doing a tough job month after month - I know I am. All the best, Tom
 
OK, what did we do on our C-Dory today, Saturday, January 24? A day of firsts, that's what. We have been out at least once every month since we brought Daydream home on Valentine's Day last year, and we weren't about to let January go by without an excursion! Rain and wind everywhere else around here, but in Seattle, partly sunny, no rain and calm waters, a perfect day! Launched at Mercer Island Boat Launch, to the Montlake Cut, real slow around Lake Union and the Boats Afloat yachts, out the Ship Canal, through the locks (!), to Elliott Bay Marina, lunch at Maggie Bluffs, and back. The firsts:
1. Oscar took his first trip on Daydream, he was a real trooper, no crying, like he was born to it!
2. First time through the Ballard Locks...piece of cake, we were the only boat in the locks both ways through.
3. First time boarded by the Coast Guard! On the way back, in the Ship Canal...blue lights and siren, safety inspection. Everything OK, EXCEPT, the port running light was out! He wrote us up (it was still before sunset though), told us to get it fixed, send in a copy of the violation notice with proof that it was fixed...then Patty reached out and banged the sucker, and it went on! The Coastie tore up the first sheet, and wrote up a new one, no violations! These guys were reasonably polite, but all business. Five minutes later, stopped by another CG patrol boat, asked if we had been boarded, we told him yes, did he want to see the paper? No, thank you, and off we went. Seems there must have been quite a few CG patrols out, not too many pleasure craft.
All in all, a near perfect day.
 
...then Patty reached out and banged the sucker, and it went on!
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I bet it was the force of the blow to the light, rather than the result, that swayed the CG kid!

Elliot Bay? Did you explain the significance of that to Oscar?

Sounds like a great day for you and the crew! Good hearing about it. Thanks.
 
sounds like an exciting day Pat, I changed the oil and filters between rain storms.......never did make it out fishing
 
Pat Anderson":q4rlzesm said:
First time boarded by the Coast Guard! On the way back, in the Ship Canal...blue lights and siren, safety inspection. Everything OK, EXCEPT, the port running light was out! He wrote us up (it was still before sunset though), told us to get it fixed, send in a copy of the violation notice with proof that it was fixed...then Patty reached out and banged the sucker, and it went on!
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Reckon that any time something is "broken" on Sea Shift, I'll call Patty to come fix it!
 
I hit Home Depot after work today and got some stuff for the boat projects (if I ever get time off work to do them).

First off, whoever said they couldn't find the plastic lumber at the Longview, WA, Home D ought to check again. They still got it, and even have a new size (1 x 6). I picked up a few pieces to replenish my stock. The Home D stuff is the best, because they still get it from old-growth plastic trees.

Another thing I got was a small under-the-counter freshwater filter with replacable elements. We have been using the inline RV type filters, and were amazed by the quality improvement of the water from the tank. The new filter has a higher capacity (and longer filter life), and the replacement element is half what the disposable RV unit costs. The filter unit itself was 26 bucks, and the elements are $11 for the five micron, and $17 for the one micron. I went with the 5 micron. Boaters are tough.

The other reason for the shopping trip was 2" PVC pipe and fittings. I am doing a complete rewore soon, and will use the pipe as conduit to contain all the wires. The pipe will run from the helm to the stern, hidden all the way, and then down through the aft floor hatch and over to the battery compartment. I got tees with 1 1/2" branch to put into the conduit wherever I need to get wires out of it. It will be sealed to the bulkhead where it goes into the cabin and through the floor board, but the pipe itself will not be sealed. I will leave the ends open, with elbows pointing down, so no moisture gets trapped inside. Running wire in boats is real easy if you just tyrap it under the gunnel or wherever every few feet. But working with it after it's all tied up is a pain. I figure with the 2" conduit, and a little attention paid when running it through, will make it simple to remove or add wiring when the next electric gadget gets changed or installed. I looked at the manufactured PVC conduit and fittings, but found I could not afford them. The pipe is the same material, and will work just as well. And since I am real picky about using appropriately oversized wire runs minimum fuse sizes, there will never be any concern for heat.

Now - if they just leave me alone at work! (Fat chance - phone just rang a little bit ago, but the blessed answering machine got it.)
 
Haven't head from TyBoo so Mike must be working. I finally had a day I didn't have to work, but the weather still came out of the bottom of a Porta Poti if you know what I mean. Even as bad as it was I did get the center section of cork flooring layed in the Lynn Marie today and I'm absolutley beside myself because of it, so things are starting to look up a bit. More tomorrow.
 
I started whitlen up some sticks for a cheap, functional, combination kayak carrier and Africian Queen Canopy frame. Bought two tube type rod holders to mount in the motor well, back piece of frame will slide into these. Got a piece of 2x2 that I'll put some plywood legs on and strap on towards the back of the roof....easy on...easy off without buggerin up the boat.
Also picked up some pluming stuff to hook up the extra bilge pump. Got one with a float switch that I'm going to mount at the stern.
Cork floor? when do the Corrian counters go in? can't wait to see the LM
 
Ken,

Do you have any sketches/drawings/pictures of what you plan to build? I gave a fair amount of thought to doing something other than the standard camper canvas, but sort of threw-in the towel. (It seemed like I was trying to reinvent the wheel.) At the moment I'm planning to stop by King Canvas on our way North in late April, but would really like to know what you have in mind.

Thx / Casey
lorencasebeer@aol.com
 
Well it took a large pry bar and a 4" angle grinder with cutoff blade but I managed to get the main motor down and Shearwater on the trailer Saturday. She's at the Yamaha dealer now, they will pull the motor off and repair while Shearwater goes to the factory to get the transom damage fixed on Tuesday. C-Dory expects to have her back to me middle of Feb. or so.

The Yamaha dealer has a 2003 175hp HPDI for 2K less than I could get the new 150hp 4-stroke and my 115hp is being removed....... comes with 4 year warranty right now also. Lets see what other excuses can I make to repower.

Hope to back on the water for springers and Catlamastan

stevej
 
Casey, when I get the CKRAQCF (Combination Kayak Rack/ African Queen Canopy Frame) done I'll get some pictures up. It'll be a rather simple and rustic set up but if it sparks an idea...great
Steve....get that thing running....hope you have pot O' insurance $$$$ coming your way for the repair bill. Cheezus, there may be more 25 footers than 22' at the Cathlamet dock
 
We're back in Nelson, NV -- 70 degrees yesterday -- nice change from the snow in CO, but it was great to visit family up there. On Halcyon today charging batteries with shore power, cleaning 'house', and getting ready to put her in the water on either Lake Mead or Mojave in a few days. Time to be back on the water.

If you're curious about Nelson, and haven't read about the big city, you might click http://www.geocities.com/bill_fiero/nelson.htm Be patient, the pictures are with a new camera, and even though degraded for the web, still take a little time.
 
Steve, drop me a line or give me a call. If ye don't mind fishing on a lil 22' boat with a short cabin I'd like to get you out. I am about stir crazy and really need an excuse to go rip lips.
My buddy called me this week to see where I was fishing. When I told him the water temps had shut the bite off and I was at home he informed me he had someone on the other line (his reel was singing in the background :roll: ) He wound up with several keeper Sturgeon to the boat with the biggest being 57" and his personal best.
Now I can spell honey-do pretty well but I'd rather spell LETS GO FISHING!
 
Not exactly "on" the boat, but for for the boat - Saturday we ran up to Sea Pro in Surrey, B.C. and picked up a sweet little 2.5 hp Merc outboard to match the 7'6" Mercury inflatable purchased from the ebay guy...We saw the ad for the motor in the January Nor'westing mag, $503 US, and they told us it would actually be a little less, as the Canadian dollar had just taken another nose dive. This was a 2003 model clearance, they said we would never see that price again, and I believe them. It is actually made by Tohatsu and re-branded. No problem crossing the border, we crossed at the 8th Ave truck crossing, the guy looked at the paperwork and waved us through...the paperwork says "Made in U.S. EPA stickers affixed." I am kind of glad he didn't actually look at the motor! Sooo, now we have a dinghy that will fit neatly on top and a little outboard for it, both new, total cost just around $1,000...Anxious to break them in!
 
Once again the snow and ice had to be removed from Levity's canvas top. The full canvas top from King is a piece of first class work but it does end at the middle of the transom well allowing snow and ice to gather in the well. This can freeze solid and close the drain hole and when (and if) there is a thaw significant puddling will occur. The best way to get the snow off the cover is to slide under the cover and get on the boat. Then the top can be pushed upward thereby dislodging the snow which slides down the top and lands in the transom well. Same procedure on the bow using the Bomar only here the snow falls clear. It seems that winter's l-o-n-g, summer's short! :(

Levity's Michael
 
Picked up the boat yesterday at the Landing and took it over to our local trailer service to have the bow roller raised, so it will be above the bow eye on the boat. The bow eye was always hanging on the roller.
 
Ray thanks for the very kind offer, I made a promise to take care of some home chores for the next couple of weeks but am need of a fishing trip after that and looks like around 30 days before I get my boat back from the factory. You have Fridays off right? I'll drop you an email
BTY how's the Suzuki treating you..

The trip to the factory was good very nice group of folks up there. Good news was no structural damage to the transom. They are going to fix and gelcoat the entire transom for what I thought was a very reasonable price.
see how thw insurance co. feels about it next.
stevej
 
Today we had an impromtu C-Brat Gathering at EQ Marine attended by Lyle & Shelley (Bess-C), Joe and Ruth (R-Matey), Les and myself. The award for traveling the farthest to attend goes to Lyle and Shelley. Naturally, Les receives the award for the least amount of distance to travel. There was another couple that appeared that are considering a C-Dory so I invited them on to the C-Brat site. It is always good to see other satisfied C-Brats!
 
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