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It was a great 20 year run, 2005 -2025! The San Juans, the Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound, Princess Louisa, and the Great Loop! We sold Daydream to Adam Lucke from Shoreline today! Pat and Patty signing off and boatless in Birch Bay![

Just got home from AZ yesterday.On March 6 I fell and broke my hip. I spent about a month between hospital and a crappy rehab center in Chandler. Capt. Jim Bathurst visited me 2x in rehab, and Sleepy C Harvey visited me in my fifth wheel in Casa Grande, very grateful to both! Glad we had...

Here is an email we received from El Fiero yesterday: "After living a full life, Bill passed away late afternoon on New Year’s Day. We were all together sharing our love which Bill and I have shared for the last 65 years. We will all miss him greatly." Bill and El were a great inspiration to...

Happy New Year to all our C-Brat friends!

After reading about Hurricane Idalia, I called both Dr. Bob in Pensacola and Marc Grove in Apalachicola. The hurricane was way east of Dr. Bob. Although it slammed Steinhatchee, Cedar Key, and Tarpon Springs, three of our favorite spots on our 2017 Great Loop, the hurricane spared Apalachicola...

On the off-chance that I will be sufficiently recovered to go to to the FH gathering, we pulled Daydream out of the garage yesterday and discovered the Fulton tongue jack on the King Saltwater trailer was toast. Looking to replace it and would appreciate some guidance on specs. I will measure...

My friend Capt. Richard Rodrigues writes the Bitter End Blog on Facebook. He is a professional maritime trainer and also a Tow Boat U.S. captain out of Anacortes. If you do Facebook, this is one blog that is always interesting and worth subscribing to! This is a copy and paste of his post from...

My Facebook friends already know, but here it is again. Baxter Barrett Anderson May 4, 2006, to March 2, 2023. Rest in peace, little buddy. He was a Good Boy.

Patty here. We are upset. We have had Progressive since 2003. Premiums go up, we get it. Last year was a hefty increase. This year we are being charge $100 more. The reason is, based on our (stellar) credit report, we do not have any revolving loans or payments except one credit card. We...

There is a 2018 Great Harbour TT35 listed for sale for $235,000 by a couple who just finished Looping on her. Look at the specs: LOA: 35'8" - LWL : 34' 1" - Beam : 10'4" - Draft: 18" - Dry Weight: 7,000 lbs. Fuel: 128 gallons - Water: 50 gallons - Power: Twin 60 hp...

I saw this article last month in our local paper, The Northern Light. The article I think meant to say "switching to a no fault system" rather than "switching to a fault system." It basically says that if a U.S. driver it involved in a collision in B.C with an at-fault B.C. driver, the U.S...

i would like to replace the two water lines that used to be hot and cold leaving the water heater all the way around to the faucets on the sink with a single new water line, cold only of course, that would then tee to each side of the faucet. Actually, I removed the water heater and ran the hose...

If C-Dory would re-create this boat but with a big outboard instead of the diesel inboard, it would be a killer at Boat Shows! Does anyone know where this boat is now and who owns it? Sorry for the low resolution, I grabbed the image off the random images on the entry page and re-scaled it...

Here is what I THINK my lithium battery install might look like. I know I need the lithium battery and a DC to DC charger., but not what else I might need. I want to use three charging sources: the Suzuki alternator through the Voltage Sensing Relay so it can charge both the FLA starting...

We had a great presentation last night at Squalicum Yacht Club on lithium batteries on boats. With the prices dropping, I think this MIGHT just be the next improvement on Daydream. With the freezer running all night, the two flooded cell house batteries routinely drop close to the 50% discharge...

OK, all the stuff for my heavy duty side load guides for my trailer has arrived from Pacific Trailers, but I have to provide the boards and carpet them. I think I need some kind of heavier duty carpet material than cheapo outdoor carpet. What is it called and where should I get it? Thanks!

Patty had a phone call from El Fiero today, Bill is doing great in his care facility. We plan to stop in Lakewood, CO, to pay a visit on our way going to or coming back from AZ. Like the Energizer Bunny, El keeps "Going and going!" For "new" C-Brats (everything is of course relative, we are...

We thought we would put Daydream in the Blaine Marina for the season last May, and we just pulled her out two days ago. We thought it would be really convenient not to have to launch and retrieve at the boat ramp every time, but it didn't turn out how we had hoped. Our slip was way too narrow...

The last time out in Daydream a couple of days ago we turned on the (2005) Raymarine C-80 as we were about to leave the Blaine Marina. The display was only showing horizontal lines. We were only going around to Birch Bay to retrieve our crab pots but it was kind of distressing because we had a...

Sixteen years ago, we sold our CD 22 Daydream. Fast forward from then to last week! The day before we were leaving Decatur for Sucia, a kayaker paddled up and hailed us "Daydream? Pat and Patty?" It turned out to be Kas, one of the two women who purchased the CD 22 Daydream sixteen years ago...