Pat Anderson
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HOME AT LAST, Saturday 5-14-05!!!! First sundowner in the cockpit...Today (Sunday) we see if she floats!
We Signed the Papers & Daydream is in the Mold!
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Alyssa Jean
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Congratulations, finally. Everything looks good except the background. Should be water. I would guess the first water will be fresh, Lake Sammamish or Washington.
Got Anna Leigh back yestersay sans C-80, radar, and sounder. Looks great. Started installing the radios yesterday afternoon. Will finish up this morning. Re-adjusted the winch for height on the bow. Got a whole list of things to do. Probably won't put her back in the water now until next Sun after I return from Albuquerque.
Also made a couple of tracks for you to install under the forward deck in the v-berth to store the hatch screen.
Got Anna Leigh back yestersay sans C-80, radar, and sounder. Looks great. Started installing the radios yesterday afternoon. Will finish up this morning. Re-adjusted the winch for height on the bow. Got a whole list of things to do. Probably won't put her back in the water now until next Sun after I return from Albuquerque.
Also made a couple of tracks for you to install under the forward deck in the v-berth to store the hatch screen.
Pat Anderson
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Just playing around in Freehand, probably will change 50 times before I like it, but here is the general idea:
El and Bill
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Did she float?? Looking for a full report.
Pat Anderson
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Yes, indeed! She does float!
OK, maiden voyage of Daydream the CD25. Launched at Coulon Park (Renton) on Lake Washington. Next one hour the slow dance, 15 minutes at troll, next 45 minutes 2000 - 3000 RPM. I kept thinking our friend Norm's Albin 30 runs about 8 knots, to Desolation Sound and beyond. That would take more patience than I have! This pretty much got us to the Montlake Cut, out to Lake Union, where we tied up at Ivar's Salmon House for lunch (deja vu all over again!). Back out, now we can run for an hour at 4000 - 5000 RPM. Up to Sand Point (the old Naval Air Station), over to Kirkland on the Eastside, and then back down to Coulon Park. I think about 3 hours total running time, 34.3 miles.
First impressions:
It's very familiar, a LOT like the CD22 Daydream.
Speeds are going to be very similar, sweet spots on Honda 150 at 3500 and 4500 RPM, we are going to be running under 20 mph most of the time.
Handles a chop considerably better than the CD22 - we had 1 foot chop on Lake Washington, a lot of confused wakes, etc., running 18 - 20 mph, NO pounding. BIG trim tabs really get the nose down easily and she just plows through it.
Ride is just more stable than the CD22, people can move around and not upset things.
Additional cabin volume is very noticeable, we appreciated the extra elbow room.
I think we are going to like this boat! Oscar obviously likes it too!
OK, maiden voyage of Daydream the CD25. Launched at Coulon Park (Renton) on Lake Washington. Next one hour the slow dance, 15 minutes at troll, next 45 minutes 2000 - 3000 RPM. I kept thinking our friend Norm's Albin 30 runs about 8 knots, to Desolation Sound and beyond. That would take more patience than I have! This pretty much got us to the Montlake Cut, out to Lake Union, where we tied up at Ivar's Salmon House for lunch (deja vu all over again!). Back out, now we can run for an hour at 4000 - 5000 RPM. Up to Sand Point (the old Naval Air Station), over to Kirkland on the Eastside, and then back down to Coulon Park. I think about 3 hours total running time, 34.3 miles.
First impressions:
It's very familiar, a LOT like the CD22 Daydream.
Speeds are going to be very similar, sweet spots on Honda 150 at 3500 and 4500 RPM, we are going to be running under 20 mph most of the time.
Handles a chop considerably better than the CD22 - we had 1 foot chop on Lake Washington, a lot of confused wakes, etc., running 18 - 20 mph, NO pounding. BIG trim tabs really get the nose down easily and she just plows through it.
Ride is just more stable than the CD22, people can move around and not upset things.
Additional cabin volume is very noticeable, we appreciated the extra elbow room.
I think we are going to like this boat! Oscar obviously likes it too!
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Pat Anderson
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So you got a glimpse as we were pulling on to the freeway, cool! We had a great time, see prior post!
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El and Bill
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Thanks for the update. Sure glad she passed muster on her maiden voyage. Oscar sure looks happy with the decision to move to a larger boat! See you guys soon. Get well, Patty.
Paul Friis
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What a great looking boat!
I have been on dry land for the last year and a half and have about the same time to wait before I get my first C-Dory.
Congratulations to all of you - especially Oscar. Maybe we'll meet up some day and he can meet our little dude, Bamse!
Paul Friis
Crofton, BC
I have been on dry land for the last year and a half and have about the same time to wait before I get my first C-Dory.
Congratulations to all of you - especially Oscar. Maybe we'll meet up some day and he can meet our little dude, Bamse!
Paul Friis
Crofton, BC
Pat Anderson
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Thanks, Paul, I wish I could take credit for it being a great looking boat, but that kudo of course goes to the guys in Auburn. It will be even better looking after we get the C-80 integrated system mounted and the camperback installed, both in mid-July. Maybe we'll run into you out in the Gulf Islands, Princess Louisa or Desolation Sound one of these days! Those great Canadian cruising waters are beckoning, we launch out of Blaine or Bellingham and they are just a short hop away! And Oscar loves meeting new friends!
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