Welcome to the C-Brats!

Sawdust":2iaw9ej8 said:
-- just hit the "pm" button below your post and start talking.
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Way to go Dusty. You got everybody talking to themselves! I've been doing it for years now, and it is easy to carry on a conversation but I don't get much out of them.

What I know Dusty meant to say was by pressing the PM button below someone else's post you can send a Private Message to that person.
 
Ahhh Shucks Mike! Now you done and let the secret out :)

Barry, Welcome! And if I ever get my 27' on the water you would be more than welcome to come for a ride!

Also, there is no problem with this crowd not showing off their pride and joy! Make sure to attend any gathering you can. Everyone will greet you with smiles and a handshake. Then almost insist on taking you for a ride and have you come aboard to see all their little modifications. I know. I was in your shoes last year and they did just that to me :)

I've had the pleasure of going fishing with a few on this board and look forward to repaying the generosity in style when I get on the water with my boat. Now if I could just stop working 70 hour weeks I might just get a chance to work on the boat!
 
And Mike,

You are SOOOO right. Old Dusty is really screwed up. PM, lessee, PM, hmmmm. No wonder I don't get replies. :lol:

Dusty
 
Yes, but at least its a conversation with a good listener!

Sawdust":36lrroij said:
And Mike,

You are SOOOO right. Old Dusty is really screwed up. PM, lessee, PM, hmmmm. No wonder I don't get replies. :lol:

Dusty
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Colobear Barry from Whidbey Island, hi! Thanks for coming on.

Hey, I'm one guy who wants to know more about your 26 mile trip to Catalina in your 12'8" Aristocraft with five extra gallons of gas and your young, trusting girlfriend. I love that song, by the way.
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Well, Catman...it was this way trip over was fine, stopped in the middle of the channel to go waterskiing. Great fun but I was a little concerned everytime my girlfriend made about a half-mile circle to come back and pick me up. Stayed in Avalon all day. Started back before dark, noticed that the chop was bigger than my boat. Didn't quite panic, immortal and all that, found a 50-60 passenger water taxi heading back to Long Beach, got behind him and rode his cavitation wake until we got inside the breakwater. Was a little nervous but what the heck. The older I get the more terrifying it has become.

Ah well...youth, remind me to tell you about the many times as a beach lifeguard I swam out to the cargo vessels anchored 3-4 miles off shore and swam around the stern admiring those big props :lol:

colobear
 
Yikes! Wow, youth. Okay, Colobear, come to Lopez or another gig so I can find out why the heck those props were so fascinating.

I hope I'm able to sleep tonight.
 
I just wanted to introduce ourselves as new C-22 owners (almost). We are Jim & Cindy Franklin. We have purchased (in process) Fred Sawyer's "TEAL" from Wefing Marine. We are having a few things added by Wefing Marine (Marc & Buzz).....air conditioning, Honda generator, shore power hookup, side guides for trailer, & having a kicker added (Byrdman's 9.9 Suzuki). We are planning on picking up the boat in a couple of weeks when the additions are completed. We live in Crystal Springs, MS which is approximatley 150 miles from the Gulf. We are really excited about all the possibilities that this boat will open up for us! If the weather cooperates we will take our shakedown cruise in the Keys. We will rename the boat "Delta Belle" in honor of the dance troupe that my Father and Mother founded at Delta State University & in honor of the Mississippi Delta where I grew up. We are looking forward to learning a lot from this group as concerns our boat and seamanship in general.
 
Welcome Jim and Cindy, you've just joined the greatest group of boaters in the world! --well, I'm a little biased also. Don't hesitate to ask any questions you like, all of us have lots to learn and gain from others, that's what makes this forum so informative and with such a terrific bunch of folks, you just can't go wrong. Now the day-by-day, hour-by-hour waiting for your boat...
 
Welcome welcome. Delta Belle, hmmmm sounds like a song to me. The boat is great and this group makes it even better. I have yet to ask a question that did not get quick helpful reponses, and I'm another newbie.
 
Jim and Cindy: Welcome aboard....and thanks for buying that boat on Wefings' lot. One particular afternoon I kept walking over rubbing on her when Marc was waiting on how much work I really wanted to do on a 1984 ..... 22 year old boat....and still have a 18' boat. You will for sure enjoy many hours on the boat. Keep me posted on your travels, and your return to Wefing's. Not sure today when I will return to pick up and C-trial my little C-Byrd...but it looks as if we may be ready about the same time frame. We may be forced to have a "Pre-Gulf Coast 20-22Oct06" gathering...and an official re-naming gig too. Truly looking forward to meeting yall.

Byrdman
 
Dory Dreamer here to say 'hello, good to meet you all'. I discovered El and Bill's Halcyon site on a simple living board, and have really been enjoying reading about their boating travels. What a couple! And what a boat!

DH and I 'retired' young to be 'independently poor' :wink: , and spent 2 years building a 40' steel trawler for a liveaboard boat. Long story short, it turned out to be too much of a boat for us to handle :oops: so we sold her after 2 years. Landbound now, living in the countryside in Eastern Ontario but still dreaming about boating and travelling.

Then I see the C Dory's!!!! WOW! :shock: A stable, seaworthy little boat that can be towed anywhere we want to explore! Our dreams may not be dead afterall.

Now if we can just find one close enough to check out...
 
You came to the right place! Welcome, and feel free to ask any questions about the C Dory. Agree, El and Bill are special people - they come by our little Washington corner of heaven quite often.

Great cruising up here, weather is usually .... well, usually... but come on up, C Dory or not.

Dusty
 
Thanks, Dusty.

The main question I have is: How can you guys afford these boats and have a land life too??!! :(
 
It's a serious question! We are retired and enjoy our paid-for country property and our no-debt life. To buy a C Dory would mean going into debt.

Are you all rich Americans?! :wink:
 
Sawdust":21lgdqiy said:
Hard question, impossible answer. Our gang is an American Cross Section! Some still work, some are retired. Each has his/her particular answer. In my case - 86 and holding tight! No debt and don't want any - Mrs. Dusty understands that boating (not girls) is my thing and gives me a long leash!! Having a son in the boat business helps a little -- list + 25% because I'm a pain around the shop when they are rigging my boat (s). :lol:

Come join up!

Dusty
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and some of us work to pay for our boat! :wink:
 
Hi! I'm about to become the caretaker of a C-Dory and thought I should join this group--even though Nikawa will never touch water again. We've had some calls from C-Dory folks about the River Horse, Nikawa, and what is happening to her. The Boone County Historical Society people are working with Will Trogden (William Least Heat Moon) to create an outdoor pavilion with exhibits about travel and river themes. Nikawa will be the centerpiece of the pavilion along with the story of her journey across America as documented in "River Horse." The concrete has been poured, the glass ordered and the cradle for her to rest in is being created as I type. Framing should start next week and we hope to dedicate the pavilion by the end of October. Hope some of you will come by and visit her if you're in the neighborhood.
 
It would be great to see some pictures of her when the display is complete. Thanks for letting us know about her.
 
I think some progress pictures would be neat also.
 
Hi everyone, I have been reading in the forums and looking at all the pics of this site since my father told me he was thinking of trading in his tiderunner for a C-Dory. Its an awsome thing you all have here. I have been telling my father alot of what I read and see from here and it really helped I think in making his decision to do it. He got the 22' cruiser with twin 40 suzukies. The boat was picked up by us on 09/01/06 in Auburn and we took her home to my dads house in Maple Valley, Wa. We have been getting all his gear and electronics rigged and hope to launch a maiden in lake samamish this Friday. Now he just needs to get off dial up so he can enjoy your site and get to know all of you. Well I'll will let you all know and its nice to be a part. Oh Yeah, We love the boat.
 
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