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Although we have a 22, not a 25, we are very happy that we have an '06 Dodge Ram 2500 with a Cummins diesel. Go with a robust, capable truck and you will be ready for all towing situations, especially emergency maneuvers. It seems to me, from personal experience, that many company's towing...

We have used them for years with our Airedales and have never had a problem. Our dogs are hunting dogs with very strong prey drive and we have had deer come into our yard and although they chased them from the yard they have NEVER broken the fence to go after the deer. Interestingly, our one...

What is especially scary about the new Google procedures is that they also constantly track you via your mobile device and them send ads based upon where you typically travel. When they instituted that on March first I quit using Google. Just hope that the other search engines aren't that bad...

Hi Al, Are you back on your feet yet? As you know, but our West Coast brothers might not, C-Dorys are not a common sight east of the Big Muddy, so one stands out in someone's memory if they haven't seen one before. I doubt an occurrence like this would happen in the PNW! Give Pam our...

Hi Brats, I had an interesting day today here at the marina in Fort Meyers. Early this morning a gentleman came up to Valkyrie with an inquiring look on his face and asked if we had been in the Chesapeake in June of 2008. We had and he mentioned that we had passed their boat and that he and...

Dr. Bob, Thanks for your kind comments and Marcia will print out the page from BOAT US and bring it down with her next week. Tomm, Thanks for the tip on the anchorage. I'll check it out. Chris, Fernandina Beach is one of my favorites, too, and on our list. We plan on taking a mooring in...

Jim, Sorry I missed you, too. They were going to close one of the locks from April to June, but at a meeting the locals who depend on the northern-bound boat traffic at this peak time pressured the Corps of Engineers and they changed the time frame to late May to mid-July for the repairs...

Good evening Brats, I launched Valkyrie in the Caloosahatchee River in Ft. Myers a few hours ago and am amazed what a hot shower, clean clothes, a nicely grilled rare steak eaten at sunset and three cold ones can do for one's disposition! Especially after battling spring break traffic on I-95...

Dave, Sounds like a great time! I first visited the Keys in the early 70's when it was more like being in the Bahamas or Cuba. I taught scuba for about 25 years part time and lived in Key West for two summers training scuba instructors at the Naval Base when the YMCA Underwater Activities...

Dave, When are you heading back to your rig? Marcia and I will be cruising from Ft. Myers to Beaufort, SC next month and should be in the Stuart/Manatee Pocket area around the 12th of April and then head north from there. Keep an eye out for us if you're in the area then. BTW: I'm with you...

Second that on the Tilley! Not only are they effective and comfortable, but also stylish in a jaunty way. I've been wearing their hats for years. Nick "Valkyrie"

Dr. Bob, We are sorry to hear of your loss, but thanks for sharing the good advice. Our thoughts are with you. Regards, Nick and Marcia "Valkyrie"

Mythbusters debunked the cell phone idea years ago. Also, I ran this through Snopes and it comes up as false also (cell phones). Shell denies sending out such a warning. Nick "Valkyrie"

Hi Jim, Sounds like you and Sandy had a great time and I was very glad to meet you earlier in the month. I'm bringing Valkyrie to Ft. Myers in early April and Marcia will fly down on April 10 and then we will also head east, but continue onto Beaufort, SC where we will pull out the boat before...

Rogerbum, My boat with green trim is definitely more efficient than those ugly blue-trimmed ones! You forgot to mention that! Nick "Valkyrie"

Welcome aboard! We initially had the King Marine canvas, but later had a Bimini custom made and are glad that we did. Ours extends all the way to the transom, which provides more protection from both sun and rain. It also has much higher headroom and allows for better air flow either underway...

Molly J, Lake Effect and Thataway, I, too, enjoyed our time socializing and envy you being in Boot Key Harbor - one of my favorite places to hang out. I am visiting Jim and Loree (JennyKatz) in Naples and will head back home later in the week. Have fun and a cold one for me! Nick "Valkyrie"

All of the above information is spot on, but I thought that I would mention that the transition from sail to power is really pretty easy. We bought Valkyrie in 2005 and shortly after that I started a thread that queried how many C-Dory owners came from sail or still have sailboats, as well...

When I was still teaching I remember hearing a colleague say that he would never retire because he "didn't know what he would do"! Not this guy! I always thought this was just an old saw - "I'm so busy now that I don't know how I found time to work!". That pretty much describes my six years...

This video really takes me back to my hard core diving days! I was a scuba instructor (NAUi, PADI, YMCA) for 25 years and in the winter we did a lot of ice diving. One year our dive club went to Ontario for a winter ice festival put on by a Canadian dive club that had lots of crazy activities...