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It sounds like many people are coming to Powell with portable freezers this year. We are going to "rough it" with our existing Norcold frig (and solar panels) and a cooler and the generator. We are going to try the rock salt and ice method of packing described by several people here (double...

We think we'll be hitting NYC towards the end of July and then will cruise the Hudson and probably the Erie Canal. It would be great if others would join us. If you are interested, let us know! Mary and Rob McClain Freedom www.freedomonthegreatloop.blogspot.com

I'm not as spry as Rob and had trouble getting myself out of the boat even though our Venture 23 has a nice step on it... I found I couldn't jump from the step onto the side (gunnel?) very easily. While on the NC Loop Gathering we saw the nice folding teak steps Neal (Delfin) had added to his...

I know there is some connection or "geneology" between C-Dorys and Ranger Tugs; but what is it exactly? We're attending a Tug Nuts Gathering in the Chesapeake this weekend and I'm sure I'll be asked. I know that Andrew from Ranger Tugs used to work at the C-Dory plant; not sure if that's the...

Just watched them lift the boat in from dry dock.first C-DORY we've seen since Isle of Palms...

We plan to cruise the Chesapeake in late May and possibly the Hudson in June or July... maybe even do the Erie Canal. Not being from these areas, we're hoping to rely on C-Brats for information. It would be really awesome if someone organized a gathering that we could join. We're looking...

We had to decide between a kayak and folding bikes for our trip East and chose folding bikes. I've always wanted to have an e-bike and so, this time, I made my case and won. We chose www.velomini.com and purchased their 3 speed e-bike which is the smallest form factor and lightest e-bike we...

I have a Galaxy S4 from Verizon that is supposedly global ready... I switched my service to global and paid extra for both phone service and data. We were in Italy. I was able to get it to work ONCE on the whole trip... Later I was told by a good friend who works for Google that Google...

Hi, I posted in the topic about the NC loop cruise but I thought I'd post a general question also. If everything goes as planned, we will be starting to cruise from Charleston SC (or nearby...suggestions?) in early May and were wondering how long it would take to go to St Elizabeth NC. How...

We anchored out on Lake Mead for several hours yesterday and kept hearing a donkey... suddenly 7 (presumably wild donkeys) wandered down to the shore! No sight of the Dall Sheep we saw a few years ago while camping here. We posted a few pictures.... oh, and, of course, a pciture of Hoover...

I know I read that someone simply took off their 2 rung ladder and replaced it with a 3 rung ladder and it actually fit on the swim step with the same mounting hardware, holes etc. I can't find the post... and our cape cruiser may have a different ladder to begin with. Both of us agree that...

Hi everyone, today we were at Lake Mead in 102-108 degree weather. I really want an air conditioner! (but Rob says he doesn't think one will fit in the cape cruiser window which is basically square.. I don't know if it is the same as a C-22). Anyway, "its a dry heat"... do you think these DC...

Hi, I've been reading a lot about these Android apps here on C-Brats (and also the Ipad apps) for navigation. We have both a Raymarine c-70 with depth sounder and chart plotter) on the new boat. (We also have a handheld Garmin GPS for the car...which I'm not sure can be used for boating.. but...

We own a home in Las Vegas and will be moving there as our principal residence by summer. Ideally, we'd like to register the boat in Nevada and completely keep it off the California radar. Its not a matter of sales tax differences, but we see no reason to register it in California in June, and...

Any of these seem like "red flag" issues? One of the boats has rust on the exit drain hole from the sink. What would cause that?? One of the boats has a broken bunker on the trailer... I guess the wood platform just broke... Is that a big deal to fix? One of the boats has the silver plastic...

We're considering a 23 Venture and plan to bring it to Nevada, CA, and Washington... The bottom paint is 3 coats of pettit bottom paint and then a coat of Unepoxy, which is copper based. Is this kind of bottom paint an issue anywhere on the West Coast ports, or on Western Lakes? Are there...

I notice that many of the C-22 listings do not specifically say hydrolic steering. Is it important to be looking for that? How can we tell if it has it or not? (Did they start during certain years with putting this type of steering on?) Thanks

Hi again. I've been reading about the differences between a 22 CD Cruiser and the 23' Venture. According to the C Dory website, the cabin is totally lined with some kind of marine insulated vinyl (I assume like we had on our Hunter sailboat). But, when I look at pictures for 2012 Ventures...

Hi, I was looking at Tortuga's photos and was intrigued about how to do seating over the engine well, or even on top of the lazerettes. On our sailboat we had these raised seats in the back (with rails for back support) that were fun to sit on if the weather was nice. And on Tortuga's he has...

Just reading about bunk vs roller trailer and I thought I'd post this hint. We've always had bunk trailers and when we trailered a 23ft water ballast Santana sailboat... it was a lot harder to winch it up (probably the C-Dory is even harder).... Anyway, someone told us to squiggle a little...