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After 28 years Catman is going to be moving on from his trusty, loyal, well cared for, and well traveled 1989 16 Angler "Bambina". One of the original Brats (i.e. Brat # 9), well liked by all, and the likely instigator of the 1st ever C-Brats Get Together which occurred in Langley, WA...

2008 C-Dory 23 Venture (Blue trim) powered by a Yamaha 115 Four Stroke w/383 hours and Yamaha T8 High Thrust kicker - $52,000 (Quilcene, WA) Great condition with fairly current electronics, trailer, and loaded with options! Cabin provides over 6'4" of headroom and is a great shelter to...

A late Merry Christmas present to all the C-Brats! A free download of Waggoner's 2014 Cruising Guide...... this was a posting on the TugNuts site from back on December 18th. The original TugNut's post is at .... http://www.tugnuts.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4481 ...this will...

We yanked our boat out of Port Ludlow marina this past Thursday night to beat this weekend's nasty weather since our "fair weather boating season" moorage was paid up only till the end of September. NOAA currently has Gail Warnings and Storm Watch in effect for the weekend in Admiralty Inlet w/...

We spent the weekend at Shilshole Marina for my wife's B-Day actually heading over Thursday evening for an extra long weekend.... we went out to Ray's Boathouse and other nearby restaurants, and walked over to some areas of Ballard along Lake Union, all of which was real new to us so we had an...

Hopefully you guys with more fishing/crabbing expertise (I have zero fishing knowledge and very little crabbing experience) can chip in and answer this question. Our boat has 2 Fish-On flush mounts (one on the port side and one on the starboard side) which we have used in the past for...

Hello. We are going to be in the Pompano Beach, Florida area in mid to later March (regrettably, without the boat) and would appreciate any suggestions as to things to see and do, good restaurants, etc. in the area from any C-Brats who have familiarity with the area. We have never been to...

Does anybody have a current status on the dock at Washington's Doe Island Marine State Park? I found a blurb on the web at http://www.stateparks.com/doe_island_marine.html implying the dock may no longer be functional as of Aug. 30th, 2010. We are heading out for some local cruising during the...

We have a new full Camperback and wonder how most folks tend to use them. Does everyone tend to have ALL panels up all the time? I have seen numerous photos on the website of folks with just the bimini (top) portion up. Do those of you who have camperbacks predominantly use just the back or...

Bad news to any of us who use the BIS Portal website. According to the website, they lost the ability to provide both wind and temperature forecasting due to the loss of their data source and absence of any funding to replace it. See their website at...

Although not C-Dory related, this 28,000 mile adventure involves a basic crew of three - periodically augmented by primarily educators and scientists - sailing all the way around North and South America. Starting in Seattle, Washington they sailed a 64-foot steel boat clockwise around the...

Regrettably, the summer - and prime boating season - is all to rapidly dwindling away. Not to be too much of a downer (if I have not already struck enough of a negative tone), but I am wondering about "winter storage" of our boat. We kept our boat outside in the driveway last winter covered...

Being a bit of a newbie to boating, any suggestions for a cruise destination for the upcoming 3-day 4th of July weekend? What do other Puget Sound area brats do for the 4th? Is it a wise weekend to stay home and avoid the huge crowds or would a quick trip up to the San Juans or perhaps towards...

Another electrical neophyte issue.....Anchor Light not working. I would have taken a digital photograph but the below diagram seems to illustrate the wiring of this toggle switch better. We have a 2008 23' Venture. For some reason the anchor light is not working.... quite likely because there...

I will hold off on mentioning any names to insure nobody gets in trouble, but I am being told by an insider that Fluid Marine has apparently been acquired by Sea Sport boats out of Bellingham. Hope this turns out to be a good thing for C-Dorydom! Take care, Dan

I am afraid I am electrically challenged. At home, I can change an incandescent light bulb w/ no problem but fluorescents are a bit of a challenge. All I am really sure of when it comes to dealing w/ electricity is when you turn the switch on if the light does not come on there is a problem...

We obviously have a small leak in one of the tubes in our Zodiak. To try to find the leak, I tried spraying it w/ water hoping to see some bubbles. No luck. I then tried a bit of water w/ some dish detergent in it to try to amplify the bubbles.... still no luck. I brought it down to the...

Saw somewhere (or heard) that Gasoline prices are expected to hit $4.00 per gallon by Spring. With that in mind, I was wondering if anybody has heard of Gas being siphoned / stolen from boats? With perhaps 50-60 gallons gas capacity (depending on boat) onboard, and the cost of filling those...

The main reason I am writing this post is to just say hello and introduce ourselves. Based on comments of neighbors - one who formerly owned a 22' Angler - I started looking at the C-Dory's. After silently lurking on this website for perhaps six months we finally made the decision. We...