09/29 - 10/01 - Sequim Bay, WA

Sea Wolf, thanks. The boat seems to have stood up to it pretty well. You can't even see a mark on the bow where it knocked down the upright that holds the winch. The transom is what concerns me, I don't know if there is hidden delamination inside or hard it would be to find it. find it.
 
Milehog-

Sounds like a job for the factory guys. They'd probably know best how to look for damage and certainly be the best to repair it! Joe.
 
Milehog-

I'm not saying the Sportcraft or any other dealer couldn't handle it, just that my first inclination would be to use the factory if you're anywhere near them.

Joe.
 
I'm a lot closer to Sportcraft than the factory & they seem to have a good reputation. I just wanna be able to make a good decision on getting the rig fixed.
 
Milehog – I am sorry you are not going to be able to make it. I was looking forward to meeting you. I will relay the message to the group in Sequim when I arrive Saturday morning.

That Centralia – Chehalis stretch of freeway is the most accident prone stretch on I-5, in the state of Washington. It usually has a major accident a couple of times a week with backups of 5 to 20 miles.
 
Milehog,

Wow...really sorry to hear about that as well and I am super glad to hear everyone is OK. That's the most important part!!!

Hope all goes well with the boat repairs and we'll look forward to meeting you in the future.

Best wishes to you and your family!

John Frazey
 
oldgrowth, thank's for passing along my regrets to the group.
Yeah, that is a bad area for traffic. We were the 3rd accident in as many hours!
 
Also unable to make it, went to fire her up in the driveway this AM so she was warmed up to launch & it appears I either have a clog or toasted water pump - overheat light coming on & no water coming out with the hose hooked up. Dropped her off at the shop & they won't be able to get to it until next week.
 
Got a call from the Sequim gang earlier tonight...man, I wish I was there. They passed the phone around, I had pleasant chats with several of the attendees...sounds like a great time is being had by all.

I'll toss a little teaser out there...a C-Brat first was experienced at this gathering, and it's a doozy. A great story that I won't spoil...I'll let one of the attendees spill the beans, and hopefully they'll post some pictures of this very unique experience... :mrgreen:
 
Would this happen to be that particular "first" (A CD14)?? Or had Lyle brought her by as Scorpio before? Oh, yes...one day she will be MINE!

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Da Nag":3miu7e13 said:
I'll toss a little teaser out there...a C-Brat first was experienced at this gathering, and it's a doozy. A great story that I won't spoil...I'll let one of the attendees spill the beans, and hopefully they'll post some pictures of this very unique experience... :mrgreen:
 
TyBoo and crew made it home safely. Another successful trip...

And a great one it was. Sequim is kind of a special one for me. It's the only one we have never missed. It's also where we were when we found our CD25. Very nice weekend.

Da Nag is right - it was a doozy of a first. And it wasn't Pat's dream yacht making it either, since this was the second Sequim CBGT for that particular boat. First time for Mr. E, though. He and his wife are great additions to the fleet, and it was neat to meet them finally. Same with the others we met for the first time and the old friends as well. What a great bunch of folks!

Oh yeah, back to the "event". I'm sure somebody will have a comment or two. I'll give them a chance. For a couple additional teasers: Reverend Dave and Rear-Reverend Jim notwithstanding, it was the first time a genuine man of the cloth has been on my boat, even if he was just passing through. Probably the first time the whole dockful at a CBGT bowed their heads in prayer, too.
 
Well, here's the story. Even with a few of the boats out cruising, the Sequim Bay dock was full of C-Dorys when a large sailboat swings by with an oddly-dressed skipper looking rather distressed. On the second pass, one of the crew asked if they could raft alongside briefly so they could pick up a bride. Why sure - who wouldn't let 'em? So they tied up to the TyBoo and we allowed some folks to cross over from the dock to the sailboat. Then came a couple of young ladies dressed up very nice, although not exactly in sailing attire. We helped them through, as well. Their plan was to motor out into the bay for a wedding ceremony. However - probably because they were so taken by the friendly bunch on the dock - they decided to step up onto the bow of their boat and have the ceremony right there with all of us as honored guests. We all stood, clapped and bowed our heads as directed by the Pastor, and these two delightful young folks began their new lives right there at our little gathering. Now isn't that something? One part with which I was not too comfortable was when the bride came onto the dock after the ceremony and asked all the unmarried ladies to form a line for the bouquet toss. The uncomfortable part was the fact that the only three single girls there were my grandaughters! Tiffany caught the flowers, and she is now grounded until she is 27. Other than that, the entire happening was a real treat for us, and I feel certain it made a special moment for the young couple even more memorable. We gave them the web directions to the site, so they will be checking in one of these days.
 
Wanted to extend my appreciation to all you friendly folks. I enjoyed meeting all of you . . . let's see how well I can remember names; Larry, 2 Cathy's (most likely both spelled with a C :-) Joe, Dusty, Fred and some others I forgot.

Sorry I didn't get to say hi to oldgrowth, Dave. and thank him for his wisdom. A special thanks to Fred for the ride on his 16 angler, what a treat. Great bunch of people. I can't wait to pick up my boat the last week in October . . . hey, I'm already looking forward to the 22 or 25 and I don't even have the first one yet.

Regards to all, Carl[/img]
 
Wow! Sounds like another very special C-Brat event. Funny how things unexpected seem to materialize at these gatherings!

That 14 looks great, but pretty small. Bet Mr. Ed REALLY gets the "Cute" comments!

The photo looks like you were caught between wanting to be serious and trying not to laugh!

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Patty's face is a dead giveaway that there's something else going on. ???

Sounds like Mike is going to be a stern 'no funny business around here" parent to the girls:

"Tiffany caught the flowers and she's now grounded until she's 27."

Nice try, Mike but I don't think you've got enough hair left to be tearing it out over worry for another 15 years!

Glad you all had a great time, and wish I could have been there!

Joe.
 
Thanks to all at the Sequim gathering!! It was so fun to finally meet a bunch of you that I've been following on the brats web page for many months.
Ruth and Joe sure are extra special people, they even made sure that I didn't run into the dock upon arrival.
After having this much fun at a brat gathering I don't think we will miss too many in the future.
The pot luck and bon fire were sure a high light of the trip, the food and company could not have been better....even with Pat's snoring in the back ground. He did look well rested this morning when he and Patty stopped by the dock on their way home.
Hope to see everyone at the Seattle Boat Show in January.
 
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