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  1. colbysmith

    Cell Service west coast of British Columbia

    During May and June, I will be cruising with two other boats along the west coast of British Columbia. (Not on the ocean side of Vancouver Island.) Plan to launch in Blaine, and then possibly go as far as Prince Rupert, and visiting some of the many inlets in between. I hate to get Starlink for...
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    2026 Delta and Bay Extravaganza Sign Up!

    Rosanne is definitely coming with me. We plan to arrive in Rio Vista on the 17th. If Delta Marina office is open, and we get there early enough, we'll launch that day. If not, we'll launch the next day. We'll spend both or just the one night in the marina.We plan to stay on the entire trip...
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    Dale Hollow Lake

    Bill on Mystery Girl, Mike on Little Joe, and myself on C-Traveler, have been exploring Dale Hollow Lake by circumventing the entire lake shore. We made it through a bad hail storm, a nasty thunderstorm, and even cruised a day in snow squalls and showers! For the story, see my blog at...
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    2026 Delta and Bay Extravaganza Sign Up!

    Out on Dale Hollow Lake now for two weeks. Just making sure everything works after the winter, and tweaking some upgrades. :)
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    Canvas

    That's rediculous if you meant to include 4 zeros. When I had mine built for my 25, about 5 years ago, with three bows, it was about $1,000. One less zero. And was made out of Sunbrella. Of course that was just the bimini, no sides or back. I had one done for my 22 about 14 years ago,and...
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    2026 Delta and Bay Extravaganza Sign Up!

    Oops, meant SMF, not SAC. ;-)
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    2026 Delta and Bay Extravaganza Sign Up!

    I'll bring a vegetable side dish. Most likely a 3 bean salad if that's ok. Still not sure if Rosanne will be coming along. Keeping my fingers crossed. :-) If she comes, she'll be either flying out of SFO the morning of the 24th, or out of SAC on the 25th. Colby
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    2026 Hontoon Island Gathering. March 3,4,5. DeLand Florida on St. John’s river.

    Looks like a great turnout. I recognize some of them folk! :-) I'm there in spirit with you all. Rosanne is having a great time and staying busy in El Salvador. (She's with a medical mission group "Helping Hands".) I get a Whats App message from her nightly. Took her and two friends to the...
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    Trailering

    As someone said, it depends on the height of your boat on the trailer. On my 22, I did use two plastic sleeves made to fit over the tilt and trim pistons, and towed with the outboard trimmed up. But nothing between the motor and the trailer. My 25 sits high enough, that unless I'm going over a...
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    2026 Delta and Bay Extravaganza Sign Up!

    Just some fond memories I have of the trip in 2023. Looking forward to seeing all and doing it again.
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    2026 Delta and Bay Extravaganza Sign Up!

    Hi John. As the days go by quickly, when will you be coming out with the costs and other specifics for this event. I seem to remember sign up for food as well. Sitting here inside, on a windy and cold day, thinking about summer cruising. That and I'm lookng at a few weeks away from home in...
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    Hydraulic to EoH?

    Just wondering, while here on the subject of brakes. Since several of us with EOH disc brakes have experienced issues with the cheaper calipers, with the rubber boots around the caliper sliding pins disentigrating, and this is for those of us that trailer long mileage, have folks with surge...
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    Hydraulic to EoH?

    What brakes do you currently have? Surge hydraulic? All electric? Drums or disc? Stainless steel? If it's a newer trailer, I'll assume you have surge disc. As Bob and Tom said, it's not that hard to change over to EOH. It's the cost of the actuator, around $1000, and a controller if your...
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    Garmin AC/PC Adapter

    I have an old Garmin Ac/Pc Adapter, p/n 010-10276-00. Says it's for a GPSMAP 2006 / 2006C. I forget what I used it for, but it wasn't a 2006, so it must work for other stuff as well. Anyone that wants it, can have it. Just let me know and be ready to put the cost of shipping in the Tip Jar...
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    C Dory 22’ Trailer Recommendations

    My 22 came with an EZ-Loader tandem aluminum trailer. Bunks, not rollers. It was a great trailer. I replaced the old trailer my 25 came with, with a Load Rite. Again, tandem axle aluminum. It works well also. My 22 came with surge drum brakes and I replaced them with straight electric drum...
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    Fell Marine, Man Overboard Device Update

    HI Steve, To my knowledge, only the first FOB started, ie the skippers, kills the outboard. And a passenger can restart the boat after a few seconds, so they can come rescue you. The other Fob's that are started after the first one, will only set off a warning horn, but the motor will not...
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    Fell Marine, Man Overboard Device Update

    Hey Harvey. Better late than never. lol. I've had my Fell MOB+ installed now for a season. For the most part I like it. However, occasionally I'll have an issue where the device kills the outboard when I don't want it too. I've got both my main and kicker hooked up through it. Seems like...
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    2026 Hontoon Island Gathering. March 3,4,5. DeLand Florida on St. John’s river.

    John, at 7mph, our boats are starting to plow. I would suggest no more than 5mph maximum for slow speed minimum wake. (1200-1300 rpm). And for no wake, down to about 3-4 mph. (1000rpm).
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    CD-25 Cruiser ENDEAVOR Salvage Sale

    Ah, that makes sense now. Thanks for the drawing. I'd be very tempted to buy this cover from you, but I'm not sure about putting the eyebolt in there. If you get another buyer, take their money and run. lol. If you don't get it sold before or during Hontoon, let me know. I've been thinking...
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    CD-25 Cruiser ENDEAVOR Salvage Sale

    Thanks for those photos Dale. I have never used the Snad snaps before. Is the adhesive on them really that strong? I don't think I'd have any issue running a line around my roof mounted radar (it's towards the bow), and then either around my bow mounted search light, or rig up something to go...
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