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Peer pressure, Take her to C-Brat gatherings, and stay in a luxury hotel nearby. But spend most of the time with the C-Brats. After she hangs out with the C-Brat wives for a couple of days she will be hooked. Sharon and I started cruising on a 31' houseboat and after a couple of days at Lake...

Very capable ships, I was lucky enough to catch a ride on the Iwo Jima on her delivery voyage from Pascagoula to Pensacola

Pat, go eat at Fast Eddie's. And tell the Alton Folks that we will be there next year

In that particular incident, some potential looters thought it would be nice to have a boat to haul the booty and fired a shot in the direction of the rescue boat thinking the guys in the boat would leave the boat and retreat. The return fire sent the looters scrambling for cover. After that...

For a little more insight, here is a post plucked from a local hunting and fishing forum: When my brother called me Sunday morning at 5am saying he needed me and my boat to go help a friend I would have never guessed we'd spend 3 days straight in the boat and truck and a little time back at his...

We are OK from the flooding. My workshop, barns and our property flooded. The water did not get in our house.  Our home was an Island for a few days. It rained pretty much continually for 4 days. I registered 28" in my rain gauge before it fell over due to soggy soil.  My guess is over 30" here...

Brent and Dixie, Sharon and I look forward to seeing you guys. We have the meat part taken care of. If you want to bring an appetizer, veggie or dessert, feel free to do so. One of the 2 evenings we will have home made pies and hand cranked ice cream.

Things are shaping up to for a great gathering. I recently took delivery on a new ice cream freezer that has a beefier gearbox and 50% more capacity than the old one. Looks like we may need the extra ice cream. Tex and Sharon on Bixby's Cub

Twice. I/O offshore fishing boat blew a cooling hose, came in from the Gulf of Mexico on a 15 hp kicker. Slow going but we trolled in and landed 2 king mackerel on the way in. Second time was on our houseboat trip down the Mississippi in 07. Main motor died with Tug and barges a mile or 2 out...

I have that Merc 60/40 jet motor on a 16' flat bottom aluminum boat with a small tunnel. You are going to love it. Up on plane mine will run on inches of water. Get the aftermarket intake fins that mount on each side of the foot.

Hello Gary, In our 22 C-Dory, I still carry a copy of the Heartland Boating magazine with your story about C-Dory's and Bill and El. You interviewed me for part of the article. Please join us at the Midwest Mississippi River Gathering the weekend after Labor Day at the Clinton marina on the...

Desitin also is a great sunblock for your nose, ears and face if you are going to be in direct sunlight all day

We have all heard the old saying that "hours spent fishing are not deducted from your allotted time on earth" I therefore assume that "hours spent trolling are not deducted from your motors useful lifespan"

The 2017 Mississippi River Gathering as always will be the weekend after Labor Day, This year that will be September 7-10th at Clinton, Iowa. We are planning another another great gathering. Stay tuned for more details but Save the Dates. Tex and Sharon on "Bixby's Cub" Ken and Pat on...

No contest, you will not regret a 22.

I agree with you John, The advantage of a C-Dory on a trailer is that one can do an even bigger "loop". For instance, Lake Powell is on my Loop.

Just talked to Ken. He is working his magic with the folks at the Clinton Iowa marina on the Mississippi River for 2017. Details in the coming months. But you do not have to wait to mark your calendar. As always the Mississippi River gathering will be the weekend following Labor day weekend...

Hello Paul Smith, Hopefully, in the near future we can welcome you to the Texas C-Dory owners club. We are in Cypress, NW of Houston. Drop by anytime, it is just a 3 1/2 hour drive. We are retired and usually available. You would be welcome to climb aboard and spend as much time looking the...

Most heating elements are available in a wide power range and it is pretty easy to change them out. You could drop down to a 1000w element and your EU 2000 will purr like a kitten. The water would still get just as hot, it would just take longer.

Richard Morrison asked me to let the C-Brats know that Judy passed peacefully earlier this week. Rich and Judy started running the rivers almost 20 years ago on pontoon boats with Pat and Ken Fry. After a few wet and windy nights they discovered C-Dory's and the C-Brats, first on a 22 Cruiser...