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Last year, at about this time, Penny and I joined C-Brats under the name Vamoose. See posts above. This year with the purchase of our C-Dory, we joined C-Brats again, under the new boat’s name – Wanderer. I’d like to hear the details from anyone who has installed an HF antenna on board a...

Casey, Did you sell your motorhome? If you had a small motorhome, like my 26 foot Born Free, would you still want a F350 under a truck camper? Regards,

Thanks to each of you for the input. :arrow: starcrafttom Before I bought a trailer, I looked into shipping Wanderer to the Florida Keys- about 1300 miles from Annapolis MD. The cost was $2600 – one way. If the cost is proportional, you could likely buy a boat here, use it and sell it and...

Which is it? No one is reading this? Might be difficult to answer this one? No one has ever carried more than 40 gal. of fuel on a C-Dory 22? I’ve never carried jerry-jugs of gas on a boat unless they were above the deck. Do you deem it unsafe to secure them in the cockpit? If you come...

Charlie, Good to hear from you. I commented on our trip down on this post: http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=1196&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15 My daughter Susan and I drove to Key West yesterday and took the “Fast Cat” for the day trip to the Dry Tortugas. She is a structural...

Wanderer is now in her winter berth about a mile from our condo in the Florida Keys. My daughters and a grandson take her out for a photo op. Hitch up your C-Dory and come down for a cruise. The waters sparkle and the breeze keeps the no-seeums out of some beautiful anchorages this time...

Thanks to all of you for your suggestions. The 4WD 5.3L V8 2001 Tahoe did a fine job of towing Wanderer from Annapolis MD to Marathon FL. With visits to family along the way, we towed about 1500 miles. Before we left, I adjusted the tongue weight to 250 pounds, added air bags inside the rear...

:arrow: Sea Wolf Thanks for the response. This morning I hauled the boat to the Load Rite dealer everyone says is the ‘man’. My trailer is a tandem. Starting with a tongue weight of 300 pounds, he drove the rig on the highway and observed the sway, returned, changed the tongue weight to 240...

Does anyone tow long distances with the short Tahoe? If so, are the results satisfactory? Mine is a 2001 5.3L V8 with the factory installed hitch rated for 5000 lbs and 500 lbs tongue weight. My new CD22 Cruiser has the 90 HP Honda with two Group 31 AGM batteries under the splash well. For...

We took delivery of a new C-Dory 22 Cruiser last Thursday and have named her Wanderer, in honor of her expectations. The Head Nerd was kind enough to change our user name from “George and Penny” to Wanderer. This also changed all previous posts. Tomorrow or Tuesday we haul Wanderer to her...

Tyboo or Da Nag, Last winter(5 Feb. 04), in Florida, we decided to investigate buying a C-Dory. I registered as Vamoose – the name of our sailboat. When we decided to buy a C-Dory, I wanted to log in here in Annapolis but didn’t remember the password; so, I registered the User Name “George...

:arrow: Tom on Otter, Yes, the weight of chain in the bow was mentioned as a plus by the dealer. Sounds like a “false positive” to me. I could not see a windlass in your photos. Are you using chain without a windlass? As I mentioned in an earlier post, I think a snubber attached to a...

:arrow: Casey, I'd love to get together while you're in the area. We live in Annapolis, MD. Give me a call at home 410 263-2349. May even be able to talk you into a ride in the rain. Took delivery of boat today. Used the laptop on the cushion in the V-berth. It was a little too far away...

Casey, I think I have the same system you described on my sailboat. I do know it is the Raymarine integrated system and that it uses C Map NT cards. It is nice to have all the information at the helm and echoed at the chart table. However, I found that I seldom used the cartography...

Michael, After determining that such a small boat does not need a windlass and that if I had one I would still need to be on the bow to operate it properly; we still ordered one installed. Being a belt and suspenders type, I also ordered the hawse pipe with a temporary plug in it. I like to...

Hi all, Thanks for the great response. I have read them all at least two times. What a resource this site is. You folks make it so. :thup :thup Several of you have mentioned the good advice given here. You are right. The suggestions are very useful. I very much appreciate the time...

:arrow: Charlie, I thought I’d try without the tongue extension and see how it goes. I looked under the front of the RV to see what frame was available to attach the hitch. It didn’t look promising to my untrained eye but will take it to a welder/hitch shop for a quote. :arrow: Mr...

Mark, On 16 September, we expect to take delivery of our C-Dory 22 Cruiser and a Load Rite tandem trailer with bunks. After a week or two, exploring from the dealer’s marina, I will tow the boat home and attempt a launch at our long and narrow community ramp. My tow vehicle will be a 26 foot...

2nd Byte, Nice photos in your album, #12 shows a motor home. Do you launch and retrieve the CD with it? If so, I'd like to discuss your experience doing so. George

Roger, I did look at your album. You installation looks good. The image you embedded in your last post does not show. Thanks for the details. That is what I'm looking for. George