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Yep, First trip down the Mississippi. Main motor failed due to fuel problems. Kicker with separate tank was started and we were out of the way of an oncoming barge tow. Could not have changed the fuel filter and re-primed the main motor in time. I an I am pretty sure the barge could not...

Bob, I have found that the 750 watt cooking power microwaves trip my Eu1000. One has to search to find an old school 600w cooking power microwave. The bonus is that it has analog controls, I have also found that inexpensive digital control boards don't last long in a marine environment...

Gourd squash will keep for months, Spaghetti squash, butternut squash, etc. Sliced thin, It cooks quickly, Even after cut open will keep for weeks. Yellow squash will keep for a week or more, zucchini for a several weeks. Store in a well ventilated mesh bag in a dry area out of the sun

My wife got tough on me and insisted that I vacuum the house. Fortunately I could not get the vacuum to run. https://videos.files.wordpress.com/Xblf ... er_dvd.mp4

If any of you guys see "Carpy" in the pacific NW, Bruce's son is Kyle. Bruce had been around boats a long time before coming into the C-Dory fold. He was a master carpenter and had restored classic wooden runabouts in the past. You can see his skills in the above photos. "Carpy" had the...

I just got off of the phone with Joyce. She asked me to let the C-Brat's know that Bruce passed last night after loosing the battle with cancer. She wanted to express to all how much the C-Dory community meant to her and Bruce and the fond memories she and Bruce had of good time at the...

I used 12 gage wire from the charging circuit at the trailer connector. At first charged the boat batteries through a cigarette lighter plug near the helm. After I later installed a trolling motor, I was able to shorten the charging wire by connecting through the trolling motor plug located on...

We are planning lunch at Grafton on Sunday

Thanks for the offer, but a lot of us trailered in, so we have ground transportation for supplies. We will be on a day trip in the boats down to the Arch most of the day Saturday, Should be back by 4 or 5 PM Saturday afternoon, Join us at the Alton marina after that if you can. Sunday we are...

Hey Mods. Having a great time and the Brats are taking a lot of photos. Can we get a Mississippi River 2015 photo album started? Thanks, Tex and Sharon on "Bixby's Cub"

Les, Sea star, Hydraulic system?

Use the Active Capt interactive guidebook map. zoom in to Alton till you can see the marina. Place the pointer on the marina the lat-lon appears in the upper left of the map

Just in case it is not clear, Lurkers and wanna bees are welcome at the Mississippi River gathering the weekend after Labor day at the Alton Illinois marina. Boat not required. I think this is the norm at all gatherings, although some gatherings are accessible only by boat. C-Brats love to...

Yep, weather happens. We left Watergate marina in St. Paul in 2007 the first week in July on our first trip down the Big River with typical summer attire and just about froze. Highs in the 70's during the day and down into the 40"s at night. Every place we stopped folks said, "should have...

Chuck, Don't worry about finding shuttle to the airport. We have you covered on a ride to the airport.

I bought a front opening window for my 22 at Motion windows. http://www.motionwindows.com/marine-windows/ Expensive but not quite as much as diamond sea glaze and is a US company. The company was very easy to work with and the window is comparable to the Sea Glaze windows, Fit was good...

We will be grilling dockside on Friday night, so I think that pie and ice cream will be a fitting dessert for that meal.

Since a few in this group are a little cranky, I will bring something for them to crank on. Home made vanilla ice cream should go well with pie. Don't forget your swim suits, In addition to the pool and hot tubs at Alton, The marina at Grafton on Sunday also has a pool.

Best of luck, Hope to see you in 2016.

Sorry to hear that Bruce. You should load up Monte and Joyce, leave the boat at home and come over in the car at least for a day.