SO WHAT DID YOU DO WITH OR ON YOUR C-DORY TODAY??

Dave, it dawned on me I left your phone number at home about the time I hit the columbia river. It would have been great to get together. Since that is your backyard you could have given me some tips on the local sites. I did get to meet your harbor patrol. Nice bunch of guys, very informal. Turns out one of them and I have a mutual friend. Small world. We will be up again in the near future. I kept my eyes open for a building that looked like it might be your warehouse but couldn't tell for sure.
 
OK, the winter has not been real kind to us this year on the Upper Left Coast, no boating, no garage, no boat cover (but we'll see if Canvas Riggers can fix that for us real soon now), so Daydream has been in our driveway out in open, cockpit was full of coniferous needles and cones and - ugh - algae. Rain abated long enough today to hit it with Simple Green, the stiff bristled brush and lots of rinse water. Not perfect but no longer disgusting. Also took the grease gun to the hubs - grease under the caps looked good but freshened her up anyway. Finally, checked the tires, all good, lots of tread depth, no unusual wear I could see. I WOULD check the brakes like you all do, but I don't know what I am looking at / for, or what would need to be done. So it is good for a case of beer for somebody who wants to spend a nice afternoon teaching me what I need to know to make sure my brakes are in good working order...seriously. PM me!
 
Removed the old radar tower that supported the GPS and VHF antennaes as well as the anchor light and spot light.
Installed the arch that I bought at the Factory Garage Sale last month.
Next week I'll re-route all of the cabling and re-install the antennaes. The spot light will go back where the tower was, while the radar and
antennaes will go on the arch.
 
Didn't do much to the boat today, other than finish up the installation of the 7 teak faced drawers.

But for the boat, Tiffany and I completed the course to get the required Oregon Safe Boater card. She didn't have to take the test, but hung in there for old gramps. I was getting a little nervous sitting there next to Miss Honor Roll taking a written exam in room full of folks, but we both passed. Now we both get the cards, and I'm even paying the 10 bucks for Tiff.
 
TyBoo":374n8r86 said:
Didn't do much to the boat today, other than finish up the installation of the 7 teak faced drawers.

But for the boat, Tiffany and I completed the course to get the required Oregon Safe Boater card. She didn't have to take the test, but hung in there for old gramps. I was getting a little nervous sitting there next to Miss Honor Roll taking a written exam in room full of folks, but we both passed. Now we both get the cards, and I'm even paying the 10 bucks for Tiff.
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How about the younger one?

Not old enough to qualify for a license?

Never can have too many helmsmen aboard, or too many young whipper-snappers to show up grampa!

Joe.
 
Jamie didn't want to take the course. A couple more years and she'll be old enough to get interested. Tiffany didn't really want to, either, but she did it for the old guy.

There's really no license involved, just a card that says you completed the course and passed the test. The fine for me not having one is $94. The course was $25, and the CG AUX was kind enough to let me and Tiff share a book and CD so they only charged for one of us. Then another $10 each for the cards in the mail, and the state gets a good chunk from one of the guys who is, I like to think, in the top 95% who don't cause the problems they are trying to solve made by the other 5%. Such is life...
 
Spent the weekend relocating the radar and antennaes. Rerouting the wires inside the cabin. Repaired the gel coat where I removed the old tower.
Now to wash and wax the boat this week.
Will post pictures of the new arch when I get pictures taken ---- maybe next week.
 
God, I wish to hell we could say something here! Blowing, snowing, raining, gawd-awful conditions on the Upper Left Coast...almost decent here today in Birch Bay, no boat to take out...
 
TyBoo wrote "There's really no license involved, just a card that says you completed the course and passed the test. The fine for me not having one is $94." If I am from Washington fishing at John Day River near Astoria will I get fined for not having a card? What do I need to do to get a card?
 
Dee -

It was my understanding from what they said in the class (and how it looks here) that Washington has a similar requirement for an operator's card. The USCGA guys said the states had a reciprocal agreement and that the WA card would be accepted in OR and vice versa. You'll need to look into the WA regs, but in OR it is based on your age when the card is needed. The program started a few years ago, and this year it is everyone under 60 who needs one. Next year it is everyone under 70, and then the subsequent years all boaters will need one. The boat registration is dependant on having the card. There were a few WA guys in the class here, and the instrutors had the correct material for that state. The good thing is the card is good for life so we only have to do it once unless they make up some more goofy rules.
 
Couldn't pass up the almost springlike weather. Launched the Sue-C at willamette park in downtown portland. The launch parking lot was 90% full, lots of folks out. Ran down the willamette to the columbia, then up the columbia to Port of Camas/Washougal, and came back down. There must be some springers in the river as I saw a sea lion at camas. Pretty nice running, small chop. Felt good to get out and see the river again. Ran into a 19 angler, cabernet with twin 40's, at Bartletts' Landing on government island. No name. It appears I am burning about 1.7 gallons per hour at around 18 mph. It was a good opportunity to check it out.
 
Completed the install of the new arch. Posted pics of the new profile on the last page of the Fishtales album.
The gelcoat repair of the holes turned out great.
 
Roger, I like it! Funny how you don't know how good a change will turn out until you do it, take a picture, and compare it to what it used to look like. Much, much cleaner, lower windage too, just great.
 
Dropped off the Laurna Jo at Lake Union Sea Ray to have the Cockpit Drains updated.
According to all the C-Dory folks at the SBS this should be covered inder warranty since it was a bad design in the first place. We have Rich and Brett Reynolds in the loop.
Well,we shall see how the dealer and the factory do on this. You might say this is our "acid test" for Lake Union S. R.

We are trying to be optomistic, but we shall have a fulll report.
 
I drug the boat to work with me this morning :) so I could stop on the way home and fill 'er up -- we're headed back to St. Johns in the morning -- will fish for whatever's biting... sturgeon and/or salmon ---- yipppppeeeee!

Steve ran into an old friend this afternoon who just happened to be signing loan papers for a spanky new 22' C-Dory! What a great surprise!

Caty
 
Jim, I'd be really, really glad to see what the situation is on Laurna Jo and the cockpit drains. Since we have the same year, it'd be nice to see if they have a fix for it.

When we complained, last year, they put check valves in the drain line. I just took them out, because not only do they not let water in, they also don't let water out; it needs more pressure than they get from a couple inches of water in the cockpit.

Please keep us posted.

Boris

PS, I noticed this is my 177th post, and I've been doing it for 2 years. It must take a lot of determination to reach 1000.
 
Capt.Jim & Adm.Laurie, or Boris,

I have a 2003, I replaced the scupper valves within 1 week of bringing her home, put ping pong ball types in, no problems. Is that the problem?
 
Yep ,the water comes in and out with the ones we have now. the new 25's have a larger ,better scupper-drain system. We will see if they back it up.
 
Patty here. Jim, Pat and I have been talking about how best to get this done---beg Rick at the factory or what? We will be very anxious to hear how this comes out---cost, time, etc. If Sea Ray handles this well, I'll need info on towing into the place, too.
 
On the Willamette by 5:30 this morning, headed out to Frenchman's Bar on the Columbia, only to find a dredge working there -- turned back around and trolled in the Willamette for salmon until Steve got hung up on something really large and broke his salmon rod -- anchored up and probably caught close to 20 shaker sturgeon...Steve got his largest one yet -- not quite a keeper -- we have a rule that we won't keep anything under 50" anyhow cuz they're just not that meaty at 42".

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Caty
 
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