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

Jim,

You should start a new thread for the "Adventures of the Wild Blue and Crew"
That way your writings won't get lost in the mix of what others are doing to/on their boats.
I enjoy reading what you write and seeing your pictures. :thup
 
Hi Jim,

I don't recall you talking about anyone going swimming except a reluctant cat. What temperature is the water? Is it nice for swimming, is there any surf on the beaches in the keys?

Thanks,
Steve
 
Fishtales":2adlsc5l said:
Jim,

You should start a new thread for the "Adventures of the Wild Blue and Crew"
That way your writings won't get lost in the mix of what others are doing to/on their boats.
I enjoy reading what you write and seeing your pictures. :thup
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I will second the motion.
 
We've started another thread, but this one is always a joy to read... fun to see what everyone is doing with/on their boats.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
Time to Fish - I'm anxious to hear how you like th Permatrim. I have them on my TomCat and have been really pleased with the increased control and performance. It should make your boat operate more like a longer hull.

John
 
Took the boat in for service, tune-up and replace the hydraulic steering cylinder. I'll bring the boat home this weekend to install the arch. I'll have to remove the connector plug at the radome in order to run the line through the arch tubing. After re-installing the antenae and radome, I'll let Coast Marine hook up the radar.
Then I'll be ready for salmon in April---- just hope we get a run this year.
 
"I'll have to remove the connector plug at the radome in order to run the line through the arch tubing. "

WHY? I reran the cable on mine after it was stolen. I disconnected it at the radar end, taped the wires all together in the smallest profile I could and pulled it out. When re running it I used a metal tape to get from the top to the cabin and tapped the cable to the metal tape and just pulled it thru.
 
Jim on Wild Blue,
B and I took a "snow cruise" saturday down the cumberland river (TN.) which is 180 degrees out from your cruising. we had horizontal snow, huge icecicles on the bluffs and 21 degrees sunday for breakfast! :D Nashville was really pretty in the snow and the friends we linked up with downtown were a huge warm spot, as well as the oysters, crab legs, shrimp et tufe (? irish not french) and :beer :cocktail !!! great reading about you cruise! keep up the stuff :beer :cigar
c u later
mike
 
21º??? You are one tough dude, Mike!!! And I thought we were freezing our butts off when it dropped to 50º in Boot Key Harbor. :roll:

You hit it right on about friends being the warm spot.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
starcrafttom":1ft0ptue said:
WHY? I reran the cable on mine after it was stolen. I disconnected it at the radar end, taped the wires all together in the smallest profile I could and pulled it out. When re running it I used a metal tape to get from the top to the cabin and tapped the cable to the metal tape and just pulled it thru.
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I'll have to take another look at it. :beer
 
Yesterday and today I changed out my cable steering for hydraulic. I had a friend give me the Seastar Helm and then I just happened to spot a nice new (never used) center mount cylinder at the Factory Yard Sale while there for the big time price of $10.00. So with a little searching around I found the rest of the parts I needed to put the system into working order.

Jim (Duck) came over yesterday and give me a lot of help pulling the old cable out and putting the new one in. I waited till today to start the bleeding process and it went without a hitch. We did spill a lot of fluid and clean up did take a while longer then if we had been neater. The hardest part was that the new helm had a 15" Wheel and it was just to big for the area and I wanted to put my 13" SS Wheel on, well the old one put up a fight to get off...but with lots of PB Blaster and a very Big Hammer...and last but not least...a wheel puller the job got done.

Total out of pocket cost. $430.00 and West Marine didn't get a dime of it.
 
Took the Sue C to Olympia on Friday. Launched there, left the truck and camper in their lot. Looked for the "2' extension" but didn't spot it. No fuel dock at Swantown Marina so ventured north to Boston Harbor and filled up. Then went over to Squaxin Island. Our south sound guide said there was a float and some mooring buoys. The guide is too old. Nothing there. So we anchored for the night. Then on to seattle on saturday. Really calm water, nice run to Shilshole. Met family members and hung out in the area for the day. Sound roughed up in the afternoon, as expected. Went out to Blake Island to anchor for the night. Caught a buoy on the south side. The winds built up to about 35 that night. It ended up being the night from hell. The Sue C did the zig zag course thing on the buoy all night with five footers pounding all over the boat. I was going to untie and seek shelter but going out on that little deck at night just didn't appeal to me in those conditions so we rode it out. Sue found out she actually could sleep with her life jacket on. It was slightly better sunday morning so we headed south. Again the sound roughed up and by the time we were passing Fox Island the rips were horrendous. Took green water over the top of the cabin several times. Got to Tacoma after dark. Ran in to the new marina called Dockstreet marina. It is a really nice facility. The Harbormaster was still there even though it was about 8:00 pm. He was great. We were really looking forward to a night without rocking. We walked up the stairs and crossed the rail corridor and were amazed how much tacoma has changed. That area around the marina has restaraunts, shops, museums. A really great place to visit. But you better like trains. They switched and blew their whistles all night long. Still better than anchoring in bad conditions. Monday saw the trip back to olympia. Foggy, rough, windy, heavy rain. All the things we love about the northwest. I want to return to south sound sometime soon and take in more of it. I hadn't previously been any further south than mcneil island, but there is a whole lot more to see down there.
 
Lloyds,
What a trip that turned out to be. Your wife must be a real trooper, mine might have had me take her straight to shore the following morning for ground transportation to home!! Sometimes those trips with misfortune are the ones most remembered. (emphasis on sometimes) Glad you enjoyed the trip, thanks for the report.
 
Sue is really into it. I took her across the straits from kingston to friday harbor before we were married, in a small whaler. We were laughing monday about how cool it was not to have to take every wave in the face anymore.
 
Sooner or later we will all get caught out in a "night from hell," I guess you can be thankful you were in a C-Dory and not some lesser boat! This winter has had more than its share of bad weather. I for one am ready for it to warm up and settle down a bit around here!


lloyds":2q2u9rws said:
It ended up being the night from hell... Foggy, rough, windy, heavy rain. All the things we love about the northwest.
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I have been ready for spring since december. I put 300 hours on the honda last year, hope to double that this year. No more screwing around with yard work. I used to think about retirement every two or three months, now it is down to every two or three minutes. When that time comes I will just hit the throttle and not let up till the weather is better.
 
lloyds":3a4qpe75 said:
Took the Sue C to Olympia on Friday. Launched there, left the truck and camper in their lot. Looked for the "2' extension" but didn't spot it.
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Lloyd – you should have let me know you would be in town. I would have enjoyed having a beer or coffee with you and Sue as well as showing you the progress on my boat. It is only about a half mile from where you launched. Another week and it should be turned upright and I will be able to start with the additions in another couple of weeks. I am starting to get antsy.
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