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Hi----- check these people out, they have been hauling boats for many years, and are located in Ca. Boat Movers 1-800-660-8132------Good luck----Rich

Hi Byrdman & Marc----when are you going to be creating a sign up sheet for the gathering? Are these the finalized dates?, so I can re-schedule my traveling time from New England to Florida by way of California.-------Thanks for any info--------Rich

What part of Ca. is the boat located? I can give you a list of several that do moving and storage if you give me the general area and if it is close to me I will check them out for you. I know that all the rates have increased over last year, I shipped a 1949 Mercury to Michigan from Ca. in a...

Hi Brandon---- before I started drilling any holes, I would want to check with the dealer that sold me the boat or even with the factory. If you bought the boat from Les at E.Q. Harbor Services on Whidbey Island this would be my 1st contact. Rich

Hi Brandon---- my used 16' cruiser boat came with down riggers already mounted, since the boat was orginally owned by Ben Toland (the builder) I can only assume that alot of forethought was considered with the exact mounting position. I have never used the down riggers, and the boat is presently...

Update, I just heard from Bob and apparently Charlie and he are working together to get a good assortment of pictures for viewing of the Chesapeake gathering and the cruise to St. Michaels. ---------Rich

Hello to All--- We finally made it back to Ca. after the Chesapeake, we continued on to the Husdon River Valley and Lake Champlain in Vt. Some great cruising areas especially the islands. We left the motorhome and boat in storage in Burlington, Vt. and will retrive this Sept. Hopefully Barbara...

Hi Nick--- what kind of mileage are you expecting to get while towing with this new vehicle? I may consider one for myself with an Alalskan Camper instead of my motorhome. Rich

Byrdman-- boat looks great, if it dosen't polish out to your expectations look into re-gel-coating instead of painting, I have done both and have been a lot happier with the gel-coat process, especially if you are going to keep the boat for any lenght of time. See you in Maryland-----Rich

Hello All----For those who are interested, the Fiberglass canal boats(Penichettes) that look like a cross between a C-Dory and a Fisher can be found at www.locaboat.com There is also a good article with lots of pictures concerning a Penichette cruise on the Canal du Midi. -------Rich

Hi Roger-- good luck with your transaction, you also may need a survey depending on the policies of your insurance company. A good source is SAMS (not Sams Club), at www.marinesurveyors.org/ They have several listings for surveyors in your general area and actually quite a few for Washington...

Hello all-- Mid May, June, or Sept, to mid Oct. are probably the best times to be on the canals, less traffic, and these are USUALLY the months of the best weather, it can get very warm in July and Aug. especially on steel barges and these barges don't really get a whole lot of air circulation...

Roger-- Yes, you have the right formula for the canals, sounds good to me and maybe even a stop at a few B&B's along the way. Rick how does that sound to Carol and you? Who is going to start the sign up sheet? Rich

Hello All--- for those who are interested, the two following sites give a real good overview about canal cruising in France on the Canal du Nivernais, and about what to expect and what not to expect. http://the-hamiltons.tripod.com/France1/...

Count us in, any time is good just remember, the sooner the better, we are not getting any younger. We should go while "all the women are still strong and the men are still good looking." Best to figure at least a two week time period, with about 7-8 days on the canal. See...

I forgot to mention that the English Narrow Boats are located in Le Somail, France at www.minervoiscruisers.com Rich

Hi All- when we were there a few years ago the Penichettes(made out of fiberglass) were based out of Joigny (south of Paris) they actually have three different styles, price at the time was $750-$900 U.S. per week. We went to Vermenton, further south and chartered from an English company called...

WOW!! looks like both the Lopez and the Chesapeake gatherings will be well attended. Hard to believe over 70 boats at both events. Just a few years ago any gathering was lucky to attract 5 or 6 C-Dories, very interesting to see how this group has developed in the past five years, I believe...

Hi- I have been running a 50 hp Evinrude and an 8 hp Evinrude on my 16' cruiser and feel this is probably as close as you can get to the best setup, I sure wouldn't want any less hp. The economy is great, You can still pull a water skier & I can still run and keep up with the 22's all day long...

Hello All--The Rideau Canal sounds great, but I think I will trailer to some point north of Kingston. I assume we are talking Kingston to Ottawa for about a week? Probably right after Labor Day? Rich