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Benton According to the Yamaha manual the engine holds 4.76 quarts of oil with a filter. 10 quarts wow! Did someone not drain the oil before filling it up or did you have 5 quarts of gas mixed in with the oil? There may be another explanation but I can’t think of one. Have you ever done an oil...

I have the same ones as Alain. No rubber bushings. I agree with him that you should contact LoadRite. The only problems I’ve had with mine were caused by the operator! 😁

Here’s my story on my 2016 200 hp Yamaha. I bought the engine new and do my own oil changes. I thought my engine was “making oil” because it would rise over the full oil mark when I’d check it a few days later. How could that happen? Engine still under warranty so I took it to the dealer and...

I was told by the president of the CSO that the park HOPED to be fully open in October but who really knows. I tried again today to make a reservation with no luck. I’ll check every month and we will see what happens. Still planning on hosting the gathering one way or another. 😁

SoBelle Sorry that I did not post an answer earlier. The lock has supplied lines about every 25 ft so no problem using one line through the window and one at the stern. Every lock on the Okeechobee waterway is configured in this manner. It’s only at the St. Lucie lock where one lock tender made...

Thanks for the kind words Dr. Bob but Ken Elliot really did the most work on this. I made some contacts with the supervisor when things got slow but Ken really pushed this along. C-Dory operators need not to be at risk of falling off the bow in a lock. I always remember some of the best...

Thomas The lock tender was breaking Corp of Engineers rules. Plan and Simple. Two Corp of Engineers supervisors confirmed that. The rules specifically state that no one is allowed to be on the bow or roof of a boat when locking. The issue is safety. You were not there at the time of either...

The Corp of Engineers updated their locking procedures on the Okeechobee waterway for C-Dory style boats. Operators will no longer have to go out on the bow for a line. They may now use the forward cleat outside the window. Still need two lines. Thanks to Ken Elliot for all the photos and...

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The crew of the C-Otter pulled out of Ed Stone Park after about 2 weeks on the St. John’s river after a wonderful C-Dory gathering. Thanks to all that attended for your generosity to the Hontoon Island State Park. We raised $771 to help with the purchase of a 6 passenger UTV to transport campers...

We will be missing all of those that can’t make it this year but there is always next year. For those that can make it ……John Highsmith is going to make it possible for us to have a Pizza lunch on Thursday. So a little less cooking for everyone. Remember channel 72 and watch out for manatees……Tom

Less than a week to go before our Hontoon Gathering. Trust everyone is signed up! Joyce will be shopping for supplies this weekend. Called Pat Clow this evening to wish her a happy 90th birthday. She is doing very well and sends her greetings to her C-Brat friends. That’s all I have for...

Unfortunately the lock tender is up to his old ways and forcing skippers to again exit the cabin and go to the bow. An unsafe move. Two fellow C-Brats were forced to do so. When told that his supervisor said we could stay in the cabin he said that he had a new supervisor. They were again told...

It will be great to see you David and Dayna! Some new C-Brats coming this year and many of the usual suspects….😀 A reminder to all that there will be many manatees in the area so keep that in mind. Also be aware of the minimum wake zones. Bring ample ship stores for your trip. No camp store...