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For anyone considering a launch at the Port of Bellingham/Squalicum Harbor, it only allows 5 days (free) of parking for your rig and has a rinse station. You could consider parking immediately south of the parking lot in the dirt parking area (next to the U.S. Coast Guard office) for a longer...

Ken, we were only getting about 5700 rpms when new and lightly loaded with our aluminum 3 blade propeller. We were told that the boat was properly propped when we bought it. We always run our boat heavily loaded and so I went with the same prop type but 2 inches smaller. Now we can hit that...

Great work Ken and Stacie. We (Colleen and I) can't wait to meet you both soon and to see Sjohest up close at Friday Harbor.

Welcome and congrats on your new to you C-Dory and for joining C-Brats. Looked at the modifications. You have been busy and all of your work looks great. Enjoy your time on the water getting to know Miss Liberty Belle.

Thanks Bob for this mention. We have never been there but hope to someday. Colby's photos and videos are amazing! They are obviously having a great time and I am learning so much in following them with the detail of each days travel. So glad that Colby is making this available to all of us C-Brats.

Colby, I am really enjoying the daily photos and videos of your time now at Lake Powell. I am amazed at how far you are able to travel into those canyons with your boats. I will continue watching. See you soon at FH. Be safe! Thanks Patrick for..."performing boat christenings after the big...

Jay, good to hear from you. Wish for you safe travels. So jealous that you are already on the water and we (Colleen) are not. I have been looking at the extended weather forecast and it looks good for our annual gathering at FH. Hope the weather pattern holds! Enjoy your travel today on your way...

That is a great question. When we bought our new 23 Venture back in 2017, we were given the owner's manuals provided from the factory on the EZ Loader Trailer, Suzuki motors, Norcold fridge, Lewmar Windlass, Wallas etc. but no manual on the boat itself. Maybe things have changed since then, but...

Thanks Brock. Looked at the extended weather forecast for FH and it looks very favorable for our gathering now just two weeks away. Hope the winds also favor everyone in travel. Just spoke with Molly at the Port of Friday Harbor and she counted 19 folks who have made a reservation for H-Dock so...

Thanks for the invite Tom. We have been to Egmont but not the standing wave at Skookumchuck narrows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skookumchuck_Narrows We may be interested. We will need to consider the weather just prior to heading up north after the C-Brats Friday Harbor Get-Together in May...

Congratulations on your purchase. What a perfect Mother's Day celebration this could be to bring your wife up to the PNW waters and spend time with the C-Brats family and for you both to get to know your new boat better up here. Tell your wife that we are proud of you for being patient and...

We are about 3 weeks away from being able to start our annual C-Brats gathering at Friday Harbor. Upon arrival, when you can see the Port of Friday Harbor marina, please remember to call in for slip assignment. What may appear as vacant slips on H-Dock will not necessarily be the case. Many of...

I just watched the video in your photo album and saw Bill and El on the Halcyon laying hands on your Cara Na Mara. The photos are well taken and special. Thank you for having this in your photo album. Tears are forming in my eyes as I write this message. If the weather is good, come out and see...

If it's encouraging, people come to the Friday Harbor annual gathering in May each year in CD 16's. Good seamanship is the key as Bob and WCF refer to. Watch the weather and hourly noaa buoy ocean condition reports. A CD 16 is a very capable vessel and will probably handle ocean conditions...

For those who have recently signed up for the FH gathering, there are 12 vessels that plan to head up to Princess Louisa Inlet at Chatterbox Falls when the event ends on Sunday. If interested, you are welcome to join the group. Start planning now and get your C-Dory ready for this 270 mile round...

Thanks for letting us know Tom. We (C-Brats) will keep trying to have you at the event. It is Mother's Day weekend and I can see that your daughter has thought ahead to do something special for you both that weekend. Maybe next year you can make it. Bring your daughter then and I bet she will...

If you could make the Friday Harbor gathering this year, your new to you CD 18 would be quite a hit!

We are 5 1/2 weeks from our Friday Harbor gathering in the San Juans. Consider joining us in May. Click on the 'Event Signups' at the top of the header column and then send a PM to Colleen and I on DayBreak. Let us know your name(s), boat name and what days you expect to be there and we will put...

Good points so far from shad and Ed. My thinking is that most folks buy a C-Dory because it can easily be towed anywhere. We are hoping to tow ours up to Telegraph Cove, BC this fall to save boat miles on the water. Most people looking to buy a C-Dory really expect a well functioning trailer to...

Hi Ed, Congratulations on your new to you C-Dory purchase and for being a member of C-Brats. Do you think you would need to trailer your C-Dory ever for service? Also, your C-Dory will sell easier one day if you decide to sell with having a trailer for it. Things to consider, along with maybe...