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

Pat,
The first step in moving the bulkhead is, trimming about 1 1/2" off around the edge. Quite a trick to maintain the angle with a sabre saw. That allowed the bulkhead to move forward until it's about an inch from the anchor line bucket. To secure the bottom of the bulkhead I used a sliding latch (ala Dave) and attached it to a small teak block secured to the hull with...Don't laugh now :xseek "SHOE GOO". Soon as the weather gives me a break I'll take some pictures.

Jack
 
Just returned from a short overnighter at Andrews Bay...daughter Lydia (here from Denver for the holidays) wanted a boat trip, and who are we to refuse? :lol: Made a liar of myself, we launched at 40th Street ramp after dark, won't go into the gory details, but it was not pretty...wind caught us and we were going sideways in the wrong direction! Got out with no apparent damage except to pride, dark night, clouds...ran 6 knots to Andrews Bay, anchored up, we were the only boat there. Wonderful salmon, creamed potato and salad dinner, a couple of rounds of bouche (sp?), which is a very addictive little card game, and there was a bit of Brendan's Irish Creme involved too! To bed at midnight (HIGHLY unusual for us, usual bed time is about 8:30 p.m. on the boat), slept to nearly 8:00 a.m., when Baxter made his needs known! Dinghied to the Seward Park shoreline, Baxter literally lept the last two feet to shore as we approached and assumed the position as his little paws touched down! Back to the boat, breakfast of scrambled eggs, ham and toasted bagels (Marty - I know bagels and ham is a bit of an oxymoron!), weighed anchor and back to 40th Street - MUCH easier in the daylight and calm conditions! Big co-inky-dink, our neighbor who just bought the Bayliner Pro was arriving to launch at 40th Street just as we pulled out. Out maybe 18 hours, but oodles of fun!
 
Pat-Apochryphyl Bagel History-
It is said that the 'C' in C-Dory comes from a time when the factory guys were so poor they were cutting their bagels in half. Prior to that their boat was called the"O-Dory" as in "Oh well!" For more of 'the hole story', see below
http://www.nyc24.org/2002/issue01/story02/page03.asp
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My daughter and her fiance twisted my arm (for about a nanosecond) and asked to go to Catalina during her school winter break. The weather window was tight but doable, heavy Santa Ana winds (NE) on Tuesday, small craft warnings predicted for Wed afternoon, NE winds predicted for Wed night, small chance of rain Friday afternoon. Left Wednesday morning with smooth seas, got within 4 miles of Avalon when the winds began to build, made it in fine, had island protection from the swells. But....that night, I learned a lesson on NW vs NE winds when going to Avalon (or any other North/NE facing anchorage). We and one other boat (sail) were the only boats that came INTO Avalon Wednesday (the Harbor Patrol guy had THAT look on his face, like...why?). He put us in a choice location tucked well behind the breakwater to avoid the brunt of the NE winds/waves that were beginning to come in. We watched the show as the waves crashed onto the beach and breakwall in front of the restaurants, some shot spray up 30 ft or more.

We had dinner on board and played cards till late (I gave both my daughter and her boyfriend big kudos for being able to handle the boat movement -- even while concentrating on playing cards!). The boat tossed around pretty good from the side and reflection waves, along with 25-30 kt gusts hitting one way then the other. Was a little worried about the boat next to me (30 ft or so), we weren't moving in sync when the wind gusts hit, my boat moved much more quickly, we came within a few feet of touching several times.

Went to bed, everything calmed down sometime during the night, beautiful day Thursday, had a great time. Left for home Friday morning after a great breakfast on board, smooth seas all the way, sprinkled a little as we pulled into the launch area. Good timing. All in all, a good trip in my book.
 
Determined to not procrastinate on this project, I gathered all the parts for my Electric over Hydraulic trailer brake project. The Hydra Star Gen-7 system is now compatible with the Ford Tow Command brake controller.

First step will be to have a mount cut out and welded in place above the spare tire and off to the port side to prevent interference with the winch crank handle. I'm thinking about using a longer wiring harness and plugging the tailer plug into the auxiliary socket in the truck bed meant for 5th wheel use. The salt water does a job on any wiring and we do have to go deep some times to launch.

I'll post more as the project progresses.

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What a beautiful day today in the Northwest. Shan and I went out of Everett today, motored down to Edmonds and back, just enjoying the sunshine and nice calm seas.
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Looking back towards Everett.

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Everett.

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End of the day - safely back at the dock.

Cheers,
Tom
 
A rare day for this soggy and windy winter. It was sunny and calm so I spent the day cruising. It was wonderful. :hot Saw two other C-Dorys, a 16 and a 22. No names, but were both fishing near Pt Fosdick. Robbi

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Beautiful images, Tom and Robbi!

Here in the Tropical Tip, before we went out on Wild Blue, when I checked the Weather Channel for today, it said: Abundant Sunshine. (I don't think I've seen that as a forecast term before.) Looks like you two had the same! :D

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
A day like that, coming right in the middle of all the rainy days, is very special. I went for bike ride around the neighborhood. Then, because I never got the boat dry enough to put the winter cover on, I polished it up a little bit. Thanks for those beautiful pictures of yesterday, now that it's raining again. :gift
 
I brought the TC home today for a mid winter boat fix (run the engines, top off fuel, do a few projects). It was the first time towing with the new F-250 Powerstroke. Wow! Is that ever nice? I'm very happy with the power, stability and apparent economy towing with the diesel.

Reinstalled the depth sounder module replaced by Raymarine under warranty. Bought some hinges to remount the helm seat so it swings forward out of the galley area. Radios and electronics seem no worse for their 3 months inactivity.

Next week I'll have a bracket welded to the winch post on the trailer and start the brake conversion. I'll document it with photos in our album.

Looking forward to a C-Brat fix at the SBS next weekend.
 
Nothing....Waah! :cry

Hope to get back into the water for a few days this weekend. Too bad it's such a hassel to go to the boat show. I haven't seen it for a few years. Maybe next year. :wink
 
On Monday - had the day off - and so did the rain and wind. Another beautiful sunny day in the Pacific NW. Had the boat put in the water for a quick afternoon excursion.
Thin layer of ice on the water at the dock - light cruching on all sides as we pulled out - a first time experience - no ice though once we got further out.
Did one of those rare requirements with a C-Dory - stopped for gas - filled up @ the Everett Marina. Then Shan and I went up Steamboat Slough, she missed the pre-Thanksgiving C-Brat trip. Had a little buddy heater this time - nice and cosy in the cabin. Anchored up the river and just sat outside enjoying the sun. Back at the dock by 4:30.
Cheers,
Tom
 
Missed another good day for cruising yesterday.
Getting tired of not being able to get out on the water.
Rain and wind picked up today.
Looking forward to Seattle again this year for the C-Brat Party!
 
Guys, I envy you all...we have had a bunch of stuff, and continue to be scheduled in the future to have a bunch of stuff, that prevented / will prevent us from getting out even overnight for some time. Tom and Shan, isn't that just cool up-river and in the sloughs?

So, what I did on my C-Dory: yesterday I spent the afternoon pulling the two "little" Optima Blue Tops (55 AH each) and installing a single big honking Walmart Maxx (125 AH) for the house. No explosion, smoke or flames and the lights came on, so I guess I did it right! Doesn't look like there is room for a second Maxx in there, but going to keep trying to find a spot for it! Then I may go ala Seawolf Joe and ditch the VSR and wire all the batteries in parallel...get them all charged together from the outboard alternator and/or the 30 amp charger I need to buy! Since I got the big jump start unit, I won't be worried about the batteries not being able to start the outboard!
 
Well, it's been a while since anyone has posted on this thread... so here's some of what we did on our C-Dory...

What an amazing weekend! Another "Chamber of Commerce" experience - deep blue sky, sunny days, upper 70s, light breeze, and low humidity. Yesterday (02/09) we came out of our canal and slipped in behind a tug/barge to go through the swingbridge...

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Joan was at the helm while I shot photos.

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We ran along in the ICW then turned east along the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway. The causeway is 2 1/2 miles long, and the only way on/off South Padre Island, other than by boat.

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We ran north along South Padre Island, admiring the pretty homes and condos. We toured around the one canal neighborhood, looking at some of the new construction. Yes, the real estate market has cooled a bit here, but the building continues. Easy to see why on a day like today.

Out of the canals, back down the small boat channel, under the causeway, and into the southern Laguna Madre... lots of people out and about on boats. With the light wind and clear sky, the water is a beautiful shade of blue.

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Then it was out through the jetties (lots of people fishing from there) and out in to the Gulf. Deep blue water that was like a lake!

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After playing out there for a while, watching the dolphins, and taking in the sun, we decided to head for home. In the ship channel, we came across this guy heading out - the yellow shrimpboat was an interesting contrast against the blue sky and water.

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Working our way down the ship channel, the water gets more turquoise, then green. Here's the view looking back...

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And then looking ahead as the sun gets lower...

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We were home before sunset and enjoyed sundowners on the deck.

Sunday morning: After a nice breakfast and some time with the Sunday paper, we headed back out. At 9:30, it was already 72º and sunny. We ran back out to the Gulf again, dodging fishing boats along the way. A boat coming in from the Gulf called on 16 looking for some local information; we responded, telling him the best way through the southern bay... a six foot keel and a quick look at the charts shows less water than that in a lot of places. He was relieved to know that even at low tide he'd be OK.

Coming back in, there were 5 fishing head boats clustered in one area in the ship channel. Most of them look like this...

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,,, and all of them had plenty of "heads" aboard.

We slowed to watch a classic sailboat in the Port Isabel channel... an impromptu man overboard (well, hat overboard, actually) drill kept them plenty busy. We saw dolphins, osprey, egretts, herons, pelicans, and a couple spoonbills.

We are looking forward to more cruising soon, but it is hard to beat the winter months at latitude 26.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
Hey - We took the boat out! Surge problem is fixed ( thanks to a bunch of Brats, and especially Marc @ Weflings for his much appreciated PM - helping a California boat all the way from Florida). Warentee covered it just fine.

Whiskeytown Lake was like glass so we got the Loose Nut on plane for our first full throttle dash ever and we felt like we were flying. GPS wasn't hooked up so not sure of speed but the fishfinder showed 23 mph. Also toyed with the trim tabs and they work swell - really level the boat out. This was FUN.

I don't want to wish my life away but can't wait for June when we head to the coast for the summer and we can play with this boat in her real (reel?)element - the ocean - So long for now Marcia
 
Spent the weekend at Morro Bay---- missing my boat.
PJ and I had a great time with the motorhome group, even though we were teased with good boating weather.
 
Steve

We have a 2008 model CD 19 with a Honda 90 2007, with less than 40 hrs on it.. When we would be running 2500-3000 rpm, the tach would show, and we would hear and feel the engine speed up and then slow down 300-400 rpm. Engine run OK otherwise but that was annoying and just not right.

There were other C-Brats had had this problem, that's where we found out what to do. It was the ECM module, we reported it to a Honda Service dept, along with our notes - and with a bit of arm twisting, the Honda guy called the service center, and got the info he needed and ordered and replaced this part for us. Yesterday was our first chance to get the boat in the water, and everything was GREAT. And we have now made friends with our local Honda Service man.

Have a great day - Marcia :x
 
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