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I do not know how to post our C-Brat gathering for Hontoon Island on the home page as we have done on the old website. It would also be nice to have a sign up and photo album. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks 😊

There are a limited amount of slips. I’ve made our reservation and would recommend making yours soon if you plan on attending. Hope to see you there. Tom

Most C- Brats launch at Ed Stone park located at HWY 44 near DeLand Florida. Lots of good parking and a protected launch area. We encourage everyone to park as far away from the ramps as possible. It’s a short trip up river (south) to Hontoon Island state park. I will be launching on Monday...

Here are a few photos I took this weekend at Hontoon. The first one shows the docks. The second photo shows the pavilion that is available. We then have the diagram of the slips with numbers. They only had one copy of the diagram so ignore the notes. This does give everyone an idea of the...

Joyce and I are having a nice cruise and GREAT weather this weekend on the St. John’s. We visited Hontoon and were able to meet with some of the members of the concession that is managing the campground, store and boat docks. I feel they are diligently working to improve conditions at the park...

Announcement. After 3 years of no camping on the island I am happy to announce that we will be able to make reservations at the park The last years have been a little challenging for our gathering however we always had a great time. C-Brats are always ready to be part of the adventure. Joyce and...

Here is what I used and am still using 2 years later. The bolts that came with the risers were a little long so I made spacers. The risers are not cheap but I tow the boat long distances at highway speeds with no worries. I like the fact that I can move them easily if I decide to obtain...

I’m sitting on the C-Otter this chilly morning in Canada toasty warm with our Webasto diesel heater. If you plan on boating in colder weather this is the way to go. Colby turned me on to this a couple years ago. Warm is good!

Hi Dale We are presently at Peterborough Ontario heading slowly towards Georgian Bay. We will look for you on Nebo as we travel on…. We only plan out a couple days ahead. You’ll have a great time boating the north channel. We hope to do it and more of Georgian Bay another year. I’ll work on...

Decadence is the best product we’ve ever found. Our is 10 years old and it still looks like new not cheap but always looks good. We fish a lot on our boat and it never gets stained. We like the dark gray.

Just a few thoughts about C-Brat gatherings. The biggest problem is finding a marina that can accommodate all the attendees. We’ve been challenged even at Hontoon Island because of hurricane damage but we’ve been able to make it work so far. We did have a C-Brat gathering at Isle Royal some...

After action reports for our 12th annual Hontoon C-Brat event. First of all thank you to all that attended this event. 12 years ago I would have never guessed it would still be going strong. 22 boats this year plus a few other C-Brats that attended without their boats. Of course the gathering is...

Definitely go with a horizontal windlass as the area that stores your anchor rode is not very deep. A lewmar 700 is what you will find on most C-Dory 22s and 25s. The pro fish is nice but the basic one works well also.

Showers are open at Hontoon Island State Park. Channel 72 will be the C-Dory channel. Everyone be prepared to help others with the slips. They are mostly short but work well for C-Dorys. Tom

Showers are open at Hontoon Island State Park. Channel 72 will be the C-Dory channel. Everyone be prepared to help others with the slips. They are mostly short but work well for C-Dorys. Tom

We have a fair number of new C-Brats who will be at the gathering that have not anchored a lot. So I’ve decided to talk Wednesday about anchoring basics. I always love to spend the night on the “hook”. It’s always cool to wake up to manatees snorting next to the C-Otter. Looking back at my...

Just a reminder that the camp store is not open. Please be sure to provision your boat before hand. Temperatures can vary from about 30 degrees to 90 degrees in March so bring layers for comfort. Rain gear can also come in handy. If you have name tags be sure to bring them. If you don’t have...

I love the C-Brats motto. No rules……just be nice. Looking forward to seeing all my nice C-Brat friends at Hontoon. A couple of updates… For those that are staying at Lake Beresford Yacht Club dogs are welcome on leashes. We have 3 boats planning to stay there so far and a couple launching...

Tentative schedule for Hontoon Tuesday morning arrivals….meet and greet. Signup for volunteer duty. Tuesday afternoon presentation by Grant Wilson about lithium batteries. You will not want to miss this. Wednesday 8:30 am bring items to the pavilion for the silent auction. Auction...