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

rob bauerle":15e49vnd said:
I've had my c dory for two months but just took it out today. It was great. Very stable, fun boat. Thanks C-brats
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Rob,

Congratulations on the trip. They sure work better with "water added" :smile

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
Yeah it was fun. A whole lot more fun than it would be without hydraulic steering. I knew you would like that upgrade! And nope, no fish.
 
I did nothing with my boat but Don on My Heaven asked me out for a afternoon of fishing. We left twin bridges at 2 and ened up at deep water bay on orcas with in 15 minutes we had a fish on. Took 20 mintues to get it to the boat. Nice 25? lbs king. Three nice deep runs and lots of head shakes. when don sends me pics I will post one.

While I was there we got a visit from Warren and Lori. I hope they got a fish. We also saw a angler and a 22 while on the way end but could not make out the names.
 
I did a modification on my trailer. I had the roller bow stop cut off and a "V" shaped 2' wide stop lined with TREX welded on in it's place. This gives a much better target when coming onto my trailer at hull speed in 3-4' chop surf landing.
I know it sounds nuts to come onto a trailer at that speed but it works well and takes some "balls" to not pull back on the throttle. If you pullback the boat wallows, you lose way and usually miss the trailer or slide sideways into it. Keeping your speed up allows directional control.
My wife always "grades" my landings 1-10 with 10 being perfect. Usually 8 or above with lots of 10's.
 
OK, the two step ladder on the swim step was too short, and we broke off too many flagstaffs using it to pull ourselves up! So here is our solution.

A new stainless handle, this guy bolts on from the back side.

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New 4 step ladder and the new handle will make it easy to get on the swim step after swimming or from the kayaks.

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Had to install an inspection port in order to get to the back side of where the handle is installed, I just love taking a 4.5" hole saw to fiberglass - NOT! David did the same thing and installed his inspection port vertically, maybe better but this worked just fine!

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We are going to like this a LOT at Lake Powell!
 
Good mod, Pat. :thup The two-step ladder the factory used was less than ideal. We use a line with a loop tied around the stainless handrail - a 4 step ladder will be a much better solution.
 
This reminds me of a fishing guide in the eastern sierras. He takes fly fisherman to lakes and they use float tubes to fish. He started out from shore but later wanted to get his clients away from the crowds. So he would transport them by boat to a far shore with not road access and then they would get in there tubs and wade in. Well he keep seeing spots he and his clients wanted to fish but with no shore access or a long paddle out from shore. He tried swim steps and ladder but crawling out of a round tube, very popular at the time, and on to a boat is a pain and several clients got dunked. So he solved the problem by building a pontoon boat with a lift. You get your tube and gear on and then stand on the lift and it lowers you into the water. same thing on retrieval. Worked out pretty well, but its a lot cheaper to just stay in shape.
 
Finally got over to newport to fish the yaquina river for chinook. Caught one about 25 pounds. Also caught a huge coho but had to release because it was native, but it had the ugly jaws, looked like a witch with fins. Not much pressure over there, the fishery appears to be about over.
 
It was a beautiful day in Bellingham and we were on the boat enjoying some unusually nice October weather. Didn't go anywhere just burned some gas and enjoyed the day. It's so nice to have a c-dory with a nice warm cabin!
 
Finished having Captain's Cat cleaned, waxed and detailed. It's now in my next door neighbors heated steel building until someone wants to buy it. Had to take the radome off (4 bolts and lay it and the GPS puck on a stick) on the cabin top to get it under a 12' door. No problem, no wires to disconnect. The boat/trailer is just over 37' long overall and wouldn't fit in my 34' long tall garage. Will use Thataway through the winter months, it'll remain on the lift. The price will not be as low as it was, my advantage of an early sale is gone.

Charlie
 
Worked on Crabby Lou, the CD16, today. Fixed the broken dashboard over the bulkhead that David cut out, came out pretty well, and also adjusted the frame for the camperback, as you may know from another thread, I lost a set screw, but now it is not so GD tight. I do not understand why King Marine Canvas does that. Lowered where the VHF radio is mounted, it was sort of blocking my 12 volt socket, now it doesn't interfere. Washed the cockpit and motorwell, tomorrow I will wash the outside of the boat before tucking it back into its little slot here at Birch Bay! It was really more than it sounds like now that I am reading this, and involved power tools!
 
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