tom&shan
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On the second to the last day of the year, 2006, Tom and Shan launched their "new" C-Dory, a 16' Angler.
We purchased the boat back in October and have spent ($$) time and money getting it seaworthy. The steering cable was split open on the back and that was the first thing to be replaced. After several trips to Seattle Marine to get the right cable - i.e. the C-Dory online manual has the wrong cable listed for the 16' Angler, a new cable was in place. PFD's were purchased, a horn, and other miscellaneous items. Then a week long side trip to Ballard to have the engine tuned up, our first attempt at starting it up, bleached thick smoke, and no water out of the pee hole.
Now it looked like we were ready to go.
We trailered down to Sandpoint to launch on the shores of Lake Washington. No crowds, so plenty of time to practice backing up the trailer. Down in the water, roll the boat off into the water. Unloading the boat I learned that the ramp was deeper than I thought, as my rubber wading boots filled with water. Damp and squishy, I sloshed back to the car to move it into the trailer lot. Shan tied the boat up at the dock to wait for my return.
Now we were ready to head out into the water. We jump into the boat, turn the key, errr... errrrrr.... errrrr.... eck.....ek....k...dead. Ahhh, the battery was dead. Now what. We sat on the boat for a bit, well, at least it floats. So, back to the car, back down, load the boat up. We get the boat on the trailer, but its a little cock-eyed, the starboard side is sitting on the fender. Back and forth, roll it off, try again. Then another truck pulls up hauling a Boston Whaler. They ask, hows the water. Other than the quart of two in my boots... "We didnt go out - dead battery." Oh yeah, one of the guys comes over, jumps in our boat and fiddles with the connection, try now, yep dead. Yells to his buddy, we bring that extra battery. He jumps back in with the extra battery, connects us up. "Try now." Up she fires away. "Just return to us here when your done. If we miss you here's my card." They then jump into their whaler and off they go. I get in the car and move it back to the trailer lot and head back to the boat.
Shan's going to drive she's the expert. We back out, the boat is not responding too well. Maybe she's not that good of a driver. I dont know whats going on, Shan mumbles under her breath. We get the boat turned around and head out into the open. Shan makes a sharp turn to starboard, and the boat quickly heads to port. "You connected the steering cable in wrong !!!!", she yells at me. Opps.
So, we did spend about an hour tooling around Lake Washington, made it back to the ramp, got the boat loaded on, and back to home. I spent last weekend re-doing the steering cable, feed it in the wrong hole originally, went and got a new battery, so, cant wait to head out again.
Photos posted in our album.
We purchased the boat back in October and have spent ($$) time and money getting it seaworthy. The steering cable was split open on the back and that was the first thing to be replaced. After several trips to Seattle Marine to get the right cable - i.e. the C-Dory online manual has the wrong cable listed for the 16' Angler, a new cable was in place. PFD's were purchased, a horn, and other miscellaneous items. Then a week long side trip to Ballard to have the engine tuned up, our first attempt at starting it up, bleached thick smoke, and no water out of the pee hole.
Now it looked like we were ready to go.
We trailered down to Sandpoint to launch on the shores of Lake Washington. No crowds, so plenty of time to practice backing up the trailer. Down in the water, roll the boat off into the water. Unloading the boat I learned that the ramp was deeper than I thought, as my rubber wading boots filled with water. Damp and squishy, I sloshed back to the car to move it into the trailer lot. Shan tied the boat up at the dock to wait for my return.
Now we were ready to head out into the water. We jump into the boat, turn the key, errr... errrrrr.... errrrr.... eck.....ek....k...dead. Ahhh, the battery was dead. Now what. We sat on the boat for a bit, well, at least it floats. So, back to the car, back down, load the boat up. We get the boat on the trailer, but its a little cock-eyed, the starboard side is sitting on the fender. Back and forth, roll it off, try again. Then another truck pulls up hauling a Boston Whaler. They ask, hows the water. Other than the quart of two in my boots... "We didnt go out - dead battery." Oh yeah, one of the guys comes over, jumps in our boat and fiddles with the connection, try now, yep dead. Yells to his buddy, we bring that extra battery. He jumps back in with the extra battery, connects us up. "Try now." Up she fires away. "Just return to us here when your done. If we miss you here's my card." They then jump into their whaler and off they go. I get in the car and move it back to the trailer lot and head back to the boat.
Shan's going to drive she's the expert. We back out, the boat is not responding too well. Maybe she's not that good of a driver. I dont know whats going on, Shan mumbles under her breath. We get the boat turned around and head out into the open. Shan makes a sharp turn to starboard, and the boat quickly heads to port. "You connected the steering cable in wrong !!!!", she yells at me. Opps.
So, we did spend about an hour tooling around Lake Washington, made it back to the ramp, got the boat loaded on, and back to home. I spent last weekend re-doing the steering cable, feed it in the wrong hole originally, went and got a new battery, so, cant wait to head out again.
Photos posted in our album.
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