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Local gossip in the Puget Sound area is that Defiance Boats in Bremerton has completed acquisition of Arima Marine International. Hopefully this merger will allow Arima to continue. Although Arima is not necessarily direct competition to C-Dory, having choices and even limited competition tends...

You know it's a bad day when the skiff you tied up to the riprap flips and your kicker becomes an anchor. You know it's a REAL bad day when you come back to hop in your skiff and find it up on the lawn of the local hotel with everything strewn about, your kicker dribbling water out of the case...

For those of you that have visited Sitka in recent years I have some sad news. Our exceptional large and infamous local Bull Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) is no more. Known by various names, (depending on if he had just stolen your 50# King or posed for yet another amazing photo) he was a...

A Captain with a whale watching boat full of seniors is out on the Sound, when a little old lady taps him on his shoulder. She offers him a handful of almonds, which he gratefully munches up. After approximately 15 minutes, she taps him on his shoulder again and she hands him another handful...

Have you ever tried to remove something that you glued together with 3M 5200 (or Boatlife Lifecaulk)? Once this stuff dries, it is tough to remove but there is a way! I cannot claim to have originated this idea, but it works and I thought I should pass it on. Find an old flexible/thin bladed 1...

If you have not yet had the chance to be buzzed by a low flying Blue Angel, they are making apperances over Lake Washington Friday through Sunday. North side of I-90 is open pretty close to the floating bridge, best spot to wait seems to be near Leschi Park. South of I-90 bridge is closed down...

Found a solution to cruising those lakes C-Dory style that do not allow internal combustion engines. Introducing Chivita's little brother! Hull speed is only 8 knots with a ten horse golf cart battery powered motor, but it gets the job done. Since this is the kid's boat, they want to know if...

Here's a great web site about a guy building a dory that looks remarkably like a C-Dory. Isn't there some saying about imitation being the greatest form of flattery? www.egyptian.net/~raymacke/index.html

Just a quick heads up for those of you planning a boating visit to the Seattle area. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the closure of the small lock in Ballard for it's annual maintenance. Closure dates this year are March 8th (6:30 am) through March 19th (4pm). Despite what you...

Someone thought they could drop a brand new 90 horse Yamaha on their 22' cruiser without bragging about it! Red Fox will be so proud!! FYI Immacu-nada, IT IS BEAUTIFUL! I should know, it's only 5 minutes away from our place and I keep finding reasons to drive by and stare! CONGRATULATONS!