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Don, we chose to go with the Suzuki 140 because of its lightness and that it has a timing chain vs. a belt. At only 2 litre displacement, think of it as being in the 115 hp class motor except at higher rpm where it has good acceleration when using a 19 inch prop. The link below helps you choose...

Not yet. The Port doesn't take group reservations for 2025 until after January 1st. Colleen and I will make an announcement for the event as soon as we get confirmation. Looking forward to seeing the crew again on Dock Holiday. Gary

Oh wow! Colby you are right. The second Thursday of May for 2025 is May 8. The FHCBGT will be May 8 to May 11. Thanks for catching my error.

In my latest E-mail with Julie at NMI, she says, "I am happy to do things for the C- Brats and I have really come to enjoy doing the calendar." She is excited to make a calendar for us next year and thinks it will be an "epic 2026 C-Brats Calendar!" Colleen's and my thought is, if we want this...

EOH brakes we’re a $1400 option when we bought our new trailer. A lot of money for us at the time but glad to have them now. With experience on surge brakes, EOH is the way to go! Gary

Colby, you have such nice photos in your travels and with the boat/boats on the trailer. What a shame that we cannot see one or a couple of them in a C-Dory/C-Brats calendar for next year. I don't know what to do. It takes much time and effort for one person to gather the photos and make a...

Hi Dave and thanks. You are right. I was actually born in Washington State. Washington State does not have an income tax, which is nice and people can travel here and avoid tax on general sales items. The State of Oregon has been trying for years to have a sales tax but the voters keep shooting...

Good choice. The motor bracket looks good and it adds value to the boat. Removal would involve time and expense with a color match and gel coat work. It is definitely a good option to keep on your boat.

So sorry to hear about all of this taxation with the initial purchase or annual ownership of a C-Dory boat. In Oregon, upon the purchase of a boat or automobile, there is no tax of any kind nor any kind of taxation after ownership. Not the reason why we moved here but thought I should make...

JohnnyRambles, Surprised that nobody has gotten back to you sooner. Permatrims on your motors would be a great addition to get a better lift on your transom upon acceleration. I hope others will chime in but this addition will be cost effective for your needs. With our boat, we still do not...

I worked hard to justify not having auto pilot on our boat. Put it in a couple of years ago and so glad that we did. If we ever get another boat, I will justify the expense for another AP. Colleen especially loves it. When we fish for salmon off the west coast of Oregon, Colleen is the Captain...

That’s our boat (DayBreak)! My wife made that. Fabric is a canvas material. We have another like it for more storage on the bulkhead in front of the passenger seat which is also in our photo album.

Thanks for your understanding Colby. I was looking forward to seeing a couple of your photos in the calendar. We advertised with the formal request early enough. Don’t know why there wasn’t more interest.

Sorry guys, but Julie from NMI has notified us that she doesn’t have enough photo entries to make a 2025 C-Brats calendar. Thank you for those that have taken the time to enter some wonderful photos for a calendar but we needed more entries. Hopefully we can try again next year for 2026. We can...

It doesn’t matter if a person is male or female, what matters is who is more capable. In our case, Colleen is more capable and does a better job to secure the boat to the dock and handling the anchor and rode. She comes from a sailing background and so I defer much of the work to her in these...

Someday, when the boat is sold, I have a 'captains logbook' for DayBreak that shows every day that the boat has been operational on the water. We (Colleen and I) have quite a few daily entries so far. I make a note on the current page to show any scheduled maintenance performed. This will be...

We use our 2-person inflatable kayak when cruising. When on a mooring buoy or on anchor, it gets us to shore and to sightsee. http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?full ... _photo.php

RDiemidio, welcome to the group at C-Brats and we hope you have a great time at the gathering. Also, congratulations on the purchase of your new 2024 C-Dory 23 Venture. We look forward to seeing many photos of your travels and adventure with your new purchase. Contact the administrators of this...

Not all half ton trucks are the same. Hope Colby chimes in with his heavier duty and higher capacity options on his F150. He tows his CD 25 all over the country with it.

Thanks for the clarification on the tunnel height. From my reading on past C-Brats posts, it seems like an increased tunnel height would be good to lessen the effect of 3 ft. pounding swells in the open ocean. I guess that has not happened and so the current design must be good on tunnel of the...