SO WHAT DID YOU DO WITH OR ON YOUR C-DORY TODAY??
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srbaum
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Joan drove the boat from dock at home to the ramp and even drove OSPREY onto the trailer by herself.
I know that does not sound like a big deal, but with 40+ years of marriage under our belts plus 5 years of dating before that, we have always been out in a boat, but she has never been comfortable running a boat alone, much less putting the boat on a trailer, aside from helping tug at lines on a dock, or driving the boat when I was with her.
This is huge!!! The confidence will help us as we are now retired and want to trailer the boat to different places.
I know that does not sound like a big deal, but with 40+ years of marriage under our belts plus 5 years of dating before that, we have always been out in a boat, but she has never been comfortable running a boat alone, much less putting the boat on a trailer, aside from helping tug at lines on a dock, or driving the boat when I was with her.
This is huge!!! The confidence will help us as we are now retired and want to trailer the boat to different places.
Captains Cat
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Finally got Captain's Choice II in the water today and on the lift. The ETEC runs great, if a little noisy. Have yet to install another radio and other stuff but at least it's whew we can use it and not just look at it!
Charlie
Charlie
slowtrot":noxupxn7 said:
I ran across the scales with SleepyC a few days ago. Twin Yamaha 40's. Fuel at half, and only a couple of gallons in the water tank. No fishing gear but with some food supplies. 4250 on a Pacific trailer, galvanized with tandem axles.
Harvey
SleepyC :moon
hardee":38mgi3s3 said:
I really like how easy Oregon and Washington make it to use their public scales (perhaps some other states do as well, but WA and OR are the two I've experienced). It allowed me to easily keep tabs on both my tow vehicle and the boat/trailer in various states of load (which, btw, C-Dory 22 on tandem trailer, fairly empty of boat fluids, but toting quite a bit of gear, including tubs of dive gear and tools that were just along for the road part of the trip, 80 hp and 8 hp engines, was around 4650#).
Made some sawdust IN the boat. Removed the Icom radio and replaced it with the SH GX2150 I bought last winter. Then I re-mounted the Icom next to the new SH. Just have to wire everything up. SH will now be the primary VHF for obvious reasons. I also installed the second antenna, ran the wire thru the radar arch/into the cabin and soldered on a new connector.
We just got the boat back today from the canvas shop. We had quite a list of wants and I think we got them all. We wanted a basically permanent and very weatherproof top (rollup sides/back) with headroom plus a ladder like cargo rack for a dinghy with room underneath for a radar dome. I can't promise I won't do some modifications to the rack but its a good start for sure. It came out boxier than I wished but we really decided to trade some sleekness for headroom and roominess. The cockpit on the 19 is not huge, so we wanted to make the most of it and get the top edge of the side openings high enough to allow for basic (our level) fishing and easier entry/exit.
We really stressed weather-tightness and he sure wasn't shy with snaps and fasteners for the rubberized sealing edges! The Windows have a slight tint and we make them as big as possible. I started working in the cockpit adding pad, carpet, cooler seats and a custom two way table I built over the winter. Pics of that stuff soon.
We really stressed weather-tightness and he sure wasn't shy with snaps and fasteners for the rubberized sealing edges! The Windows have a slight tint and we make them as big as possible. I started working in the cockpit adding pad, carpet, cooler seats and a custom two way table I built over the winter. Pics of that stuff soon.
Beautiful job of mods. You're right, they didn't spare the snaps. From the looks of the solid bulkhead door I'm guessing that was Ruth and Joe's R-Matey back when they were young (heh, heh). You're lucky to have that boat. Now enjoy it .Aurelia":asgsjmb3 said:We just got the boat back today from the canvas shop.
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Ultralock PVC garage flooring installed in cockpit. Nice quality stuff. Will try this for a season to see if 3/8 " thick is enough.
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dotnmarty thanks, but I got my son to help me figure it out.
smart kids nowadays
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dotnmarty thanks, but I got my son to help me figure it out.
smart kids nowadaysdotnmarty":nuwxnvcq said:Beautiful job of mods. You're right, they didn't spare the snaps. From the looks of the solid bulkhead door I'm guessing that was Ruth and Joe's R-Matey back when they were young (heh, heh). You're lucky to have that boat. Now enjoy it .Aurelia":nuwxnvcq said:We just got the boat back today from the canvas shop.
Greg, we never imagined that the 19 would look so good. She is absolutely stunning. :thup :thup
Ruth and Joe
R-MATEY
Joe's had several projects going on, among them was replacing the steering unit, some fiberglass repairs and mainly rewiring which has been very interesting.
Over the years wiring has been added and removed. Some wires didn't go anywhere. A 2006 survey was included with the CDory when Roger obtained this boat a short time ago. The survey stated that the inside and outside stern cabin lights did not work. It appears that whoever installed the canvas drilled right through the inside wiring when they were installing the exterior snaps. Got that fixed and now both stern lights work. Getting close to being done with the wiring. WHEW! We purchased a really neat flat LED interior cabin light from Marine Beam in South Carolina. Have obtained marine LED's from them before and really like their service.
Today's project was to remove one of the fuel tanks. It was really gross! Yuk! But how often is a fuel tank removed in a twenty year period? Wonder what's going to show up when he pulls out the other one?
We aren't expecting to be finished with this project in time for Friday Harbor. But we'll be there, with or without our boat.
Ruth and Joe
R-MATEY
Over the years wiring has been added and removed. Some wires didn't go anywhere. A 2006 survey was included with the CDory when Roger obtained this boat a short time ago. The survey stated that the inside and outside stern cabin lights did not work. It appears that whoever installed the canvas drilled right through the inside wiring when they were installing the exterior snaps. Got that fixed and now both stern lights work. Getting close to being done with the wiring. WHEW! We purchased a really neat flat LED interior cabin light from Marine Beam in South Carolina. Have obtained marine LED's from them before and really like their service.
Today's project was to remove one of the fuel tanks. It was really gross! Yuk! But how often is a fuel tank removed in a twenty year period? Wonder what's going to show up when he pulls out the other one?
We aren't expecting to be finished with this project in time for Friday Harbor. But we'll be there, with or without our boat.
Ruth and Joe
R-MATEY
Neat wiring job.
Its been over a year since I have done anything on "Thisaway", mostly because of my back problems. --We have three projects on tap. First is installing the Wallas stove, I purchased from Sunbeam a year and a half ago. That is almost done--cutouts, wiring and thru hull were done this week--and I still have to put fiberglass lagging over the exhaust pipe--had to buy 50 foot length--so if any C Brat wants the remainder, it is yours for the cost of postage. This is 2" wide, fiberglass woven insulation made of car headers.
The second project was the anchoring system--I have two "tutorials" done on that. The first was doing the Yale Cordage Brait 4 plait to chain back splice. The second was installing the Lewmar 700 windlass. The windlass is physically completed, installed, and the wiring is run, but I still have to mount the contactor, the breaker and the up and down panel switch.
The third project is next, and that is installing the radar--along with that will be most likely changing the riding/navigation light to the tube which is on the 24" radar pedestal, to be above the radar dome, as well as modifying the boat cover. Unfortunately the guy who does my canvas work has retired, so it is going to be a DIY project.
Feels great to be able to work on the boat again--in prep for the fog on Lake Superior in June…!
Its been over a year since I have done anything on "Thisaway", mostly because of my back problems. --We have three projects on tap. First is installing the Wallas stove, I purchased from Sunbeam a year and a half ago. That is almost done--cutouts, wiring and thru hull were done this week--and I still have to put fiberglass lagging over the exhaust pipe--had to buy 50 foot length--so if any C Brat wants the remainder, it is yours for the cost of postage. This is 2" wide, fiberglass woven insulation made of car headers.
The second project was the anchoring system--I have two "tutorials" done on that. The first was doing the Yale Cordage Brait 4 plait to chain back splice. The second was installing the Lewmar 700 windlass. The windlass is physically completed, installed, and the wiring is run, but I still have to mount the contactor, the breaker and the up and down panel switch.
The third project is next, and that is installing the radar--along with that will be most likely changing the riding/navigation light to the tube which is on the 24" radar pedestal, to be above the radar dome, as well as modifying the boat cover. Unfortunately the guy who does my canvas work has retired, so it is going to be a DIY project.
Feels great to be able to work on the boat again--in prep for the fog on Lake Superior in June…!