SO WHAT DID YOU DO WITH OR ON YOUR C-DORY TODAY??
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Roger, KIRO radio reported two accidents N-bound, north of SR-2 but those traffic volumes were higher than normal. I can only assume that was due to the fact that it was the first day >60F in how many months...eight? :roll: Combined that w/ the tulip festival in Mt Vernon and...if I had been off I would've done the same thing you did; dunk the boat and enjoy the Sound.
starcrafttom
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we drove to la Conner for dinner with warren and Lori last night at 6pm and the traffic was still a mess. As we drove by the veggie stand half way between la Conner and Conway, we counted 87 people in line for ice cream. just crazy Seattle tourist.
localboy":279ddxcn said:
Carol and I went south for the afternoon and as we saw the LONG LONG LINES OF TRAFFIC heading north, I said, "Sure glad we are not trying to head north on I-5 like all those poor souls". We had a quick and easy drive to Seattle, found parking on the street for a minimal (for Seattle) amount and went to Seattle Center. Carol had never been up in the Space Needle, so up we went and had a great view of everything from Mt. Baker to Mt. Rainier. Lots of boats on Lake Union, but over half of them were sitting still, they must be trying to conserve fuel. Didn't see any C-Dorys in either Elliott Bay or Lake Union. Completed the evening with a great lobster and shrimp dinner on our way home.
Although, we were not out on the water, I did enjoy the gorgeous SUNNY :hot day....it beat the heck out of mowing the yard which would have been the alternative.... :shock:
Caryn and I took our first little day trip from our new digs at Shilshole Bay Marina to Poulsbo today. What a glorious day!! The sun was warm, the winds were non-existent and the water was flat. You couldn't have asked for a better Sunday afternoon. Maybe, just maybe, spring has sprung in the great Northwest! 
starcrafttom
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down to the end of work on the boat. yesterday was cleaning and getting tools out of the boats. finishing a few small details ( drain for sink, repair head window, etc...) Clean out the hold, go thru shrimp and halibut gear, take off downrigger mount and install pot puller mount. reweight pots and rerig floats, etc... help susan with yard work etc... long weekend and realy long day. and I still have ten things to do to the boat that I forgot about already.
Cleaned her up after yesterdays shrimping trip. The boat/Suzuki ran perfectly. I still had over 3/4 of a tank left and she started like it was yesterday...not last November, when water last ran under her. I swear by the blue Sta-bil as I did nothing special except fill her w/ the proper storage ratio.
The new transducer worked flawlessly too. No more dropping a crab pot w/ 100' of line into 120' of water :x ...don't ask. :roll:
I also installed a new single-lever galley faucet w/ a pull out spayer. I've always hated the factory-supplied faucet. If your hands are wet or soapy you can't turn the water off/on; the knobs are a bad design and too smooth. So it's gone.
Now all we need is the weather to cooperate....
The new transducer worked flawlessly too. No more dropping a crab pot w/ 100' of line into 120' of water :x ...don't ask. :roll:
I also installed a new single-lever galley faucet w/ a pull out spayer. I've always hated the factory-supplied faucet. If your hands are wet or soapy you can't turn the water off/on; the knobs are a bad design and too smooth. So it's gone.
Now all we need is the weather to cooperate....
Captains Cat
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I haven't done much myself. It's garden season here, veggies/flowers, etc, etc. Much outside work but little time for boats.
However, our local marina has replaced the anchor roller with a pivoting type, installed a sewage macerator pump and a three way valve, moved both the fishbox and bilge pump overboards up 15" (they were at the waterline with the cockpit drains), replaced my small transom access hatches with the largest that would fit, replaced the stbd bilge pump, did a full bottom job and it's now sitting on blocks ready for me to bring back to our lift/boathouse for the season.
Oh, and they also fixed the trim/tilt reservoirs that I screwed up with the hard rubber wedges last fall when I powered both engines down with them in place... :cry
Next week, we'll bring it home, I hope. Then I get to put in our new bimini with 1" SS tubing in place of the 3/4" aluminum.
Can't wait to get it back, the creek looks empty in front (actually behind) our house!
I will post for sale in the accessories thread, the two old bowmar access hatches, the old non pivoting anchor roller and those rubber wedges (If you're not stupid, they work fine)
Charlie
However, our local marina has replaced the anchor roller with a pivoting type, installed a sewage macerator pump and a three way valve, moved both the fishbox and bilge pump overboards up 15" (they were at the waterline with the cockpit drains), replaced my small transom access hatches with the largest that would fit, replaced the stbd bilge pump, did a full bottom job and it's now sitting on blocks ready for me to bring back to our lift/boathouse for the season.
Oh, and they also fixed the trim/tilt reservoirs that I screwed up with the hard rubber wedges last fall when I powered both engines down with them in place... :cry
Next week, we'll bring it home, I hope. Then I get to put in our new bimini with 1" SS tubing in place of the 3/4" aluminum.
Can't wait to get it back, the creek looks empty in front (actually behind) our house!
I will post for sale in the accessories thread, the two old bowmar access hatches, the old non pivoting anchor roller and those rubber wedges (If you're not stupid, they work fine)
Charlie
starcrafttom
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well after six month of working on the boat I finally got to use it. We launched Saturday at noon and headed north to a spot on the north shore of camano island. We dropped are shrimp pots at 2pm and sat down to relax when I spied Kingfisher II coming up the sound. I hailed them of 16 and Merv (grumpy ) and crew came over. He informed me that shrimping ended at 3pm, it was 3:10 when he stopped by. Now I have been shrimping for a number of years and did not know that it ended at 3pm. I have always been off the water before that so it has never been a issue. there is not a time issue in the San Juan's or area 6 where I do most of my shrimping. any how we pulled are pots as quickly as possible and ended up with only 20 shrimp. Another guy stopped by and offered us another 20 of his shrimp as he was over his limit and did not want to go back to the ramp with them.
After we got all our gear stowed we headed up to La Conner and tied up next to my folks boat and spent the first night of the boating season on the boat.
as for all the updates. Susan loves the galley and has already filled it up. "create storage and they will fill it" . She love the new sink faucet with removable spray wand. we lit the new alcohol stove but did not cook on it yet. the new view window for the gas gages works and looks great. the new back wall looks great and sealed well.
The trim taps work too well. I was worried that 12x12 tabs would not be enough tab to lift the aft end but it does not take much trim at all to lift the end of the boat. In fact its a little weird. unlike a v hull, even the small shallow v of the our old 22, the trim tabs do more then just tilt the boat from side to side. the flat bottom of the 27 acts more like a piece of ply wood on a ball. as the aft port end comes up the forward starboard end goes down and this causes some strange bow steer to port. My 22 would just tilt to starboard evenly the length of the boat. this is very different if I use to much tab. the new tie rod between the main and kicker also worked very well and I no longer have to connect and disconnect the kicker every time I raise and lower it.
All in all every thing worked great this weekend for our shake down cruise. we ran back from la Conner at 7pm in a 2 to 3 feet swell and landed at Everett at 9pm just after dark. We did not see a single boat on the way back. See you all next week.
After we got all our gear stowed we headed up to La Conner and tied up next to my folks boat and spent the first night of the boating season on the boat.
as for all the updates. Susan loves the galley and has already filled it up. "create storage and they will fill it" . She love the new sink faucet with removable spray wand. we lit the new alcohol stove but did not cook on it yet. the new view window for the gas gages works and looks great. the new back wall looks great and sealed well.
The trim taps work too well. I was worried that 12x12 tabs would not be enough tab to lift the aft end but it does not take much trim at all to lift the end of the boat. In fact its a little weird. unlike a v hull, even the small shallow v of the our old 22, the trim tabs do more then just tilt the boat from side to side. the flat bottom of the 27 acts more like a piece of ply wood on a ball. as the aft port end comes up the forward starboard end goes down and this causes some strange bow steer to port. My 22 would just tilt to starboard evenly the length of the boat. this is very different if I use to much tab. the new tie rod between the main and kicker also worked very well and I no longer have to connect and disconnect the kicker every time I raise and lower it.
All in all every thing worked great this weekend for our shake down cruise. we ran back from la Conner at 7pm in a 2 to 3 feet swell and landed at Everett at 9pm just after dark. We did not see a single boat on the way back. See you all next week.
Stuck in B'ham today and missed the Friday Harbor CBGT in Friday Harbor. Thus, I decided to switch out the electric tongue jack and the electric winch for manual versions. A 1/2 hour job tuned into a 2 hour job due to my lack of appropriate tools. A trip to Lowes solved the issue. I no longer have to rely on an electric power source to place the boat on the trailer!
starcrafttom
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and the projects just keep on coming. At the Friday harbor gathering we noticed that water was dripping off one of the bow rail bolts. well I took the rail off this week and found that not only where they all loose but the core around all the bolts where wet. I drilled out all the holes and back filled with epoxy. Then re drilled and bolted it down. I used locking nuts and larger washers then what came out. I hope that the epoxy stops the spread of the water in the deck core.
After that i added a pin in the tilting anchor pulpit. I wanted to lock it in place when raising the anchor. this required drill a 3/8 hole in 4 layers of 1/4 stainless. I hate drilling stainless. you have to go slow and be careful of the heat. my titanium 3/8 bit bit the dust and I had to run out to get a cobalt one and even that took some time to drill out the hole.
Now I am starting to install a flow meter. I pulled the Honda speed gage that was not working. it was operated off a water pick up tube that does not exist. Well the speed gage is bigger then the fuel gage so now I have to make a plate to cover up the the hole and then drill the right size for the fuel flow meter. Its always something.
After that i added a pin in the tilting anchor pulpit. I wanted to lock it in place when raising the anchor. this required drill a 3/8 hole in 4 layers of 1/4 stainless. I hate drilling stainless. you have to go slow and be careful of the heat. my titanium 3/8 bit bit the dust and I had to run out to get a cobalt one and even that took some time to drill out the hole.
Now I am starting to install a flow meter. I pulled the Honda speed gage that was not working. it was operated off a water pick up tube that does not exist. Well the speed gage is bigger then the fuel gage so now I have to make a plate to cover up the the hole and then drill the right size for the fuel flow meter. Its always something.
Alyssa Jean
New member
I removed the helm, steering rack and pinion, and cable today on the 16. The new hydraulic kit should arrive in a few days.
Finally got our grandson down to the boat. Didn't have time to go out but it was nice to see him poke around the cabin. Then I replaced the carpet on the bunks of our trailer. Since we have a tomcat it required about 70' of carpet on six separate bunks...and that doesn't count the carpet for the bunks guiding the tunnel since it did not need to be replaced.
Jack in Alaska
New member
Took the HIGH TIDE, 1st mate and friends from Fairbanks out halibut fishing today in the Cook Inlet. Wind to 25 knots, seas to 5'. Not fun. Boat pitching/bucking and anchor dragging in 105' of water.
After 2 hrs. anchored in that and a dozen cod (no halibut) we decided to bag the whole thing. We trolled for salmon for 5 hrs. before that episode. Apparently the salmon are gone after a great season.
Will try again tomorrow BUT only if the water is flat. Trying to fill friends freezer with halibut when the weather is marginal is hard to do.
After 2 hrs. anchored in that and a dozen cod (no halibut) we decided to bag the whole thing. We trolled for salmon for 5 hrs. before that episode. Apparently the salmon are gone after a great season.
Will try again tomorrow BUT only if the water is flat. Trying to fill friends freezer with halibut when the weather is marginal is hard to do.
Alyssa Jean
New member
Installed the new hydraulic steering. Very easy install. Takes two to bleed the lines. Love the smooth helm action now. The only thing I would adjust would be some sort of bracket the allows the hellm to be positioned at a slight up angle like the old one was. The helm bulkhead is vertical and so is the new helm. Not a real problem, just a little different.
Anna Leigh":2ml4fh1n said:
David-
Can you just make two V shaped blocks and put one on the front of the bulkhead and the other one inverted on the back, then drill a big hole through them both at an angle and wind up with a titled mounting surface? (Just a thought/idea).
Joe. :teeth :thup