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Nautiduck
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Initially Posted - 10/08/2006 : 21:09:49

Well, the Admiral (Pat) and I are back from Manchester Iowa where we picked up our "new" 2000 C250 WK. Thanks to all the great advice I got from this forum the 2,000 miles of towing back to Eugene, Oregon was all smooth sailing. Well, OK, the Admiral was tightly gripping the door handle during some strong cross-winds in Nebraska.

We took 4 1/2 days to make the trip. The Yukon was at the edge of its towing capacity but rose to the occasion and did a great job.

The boat is now parked at the club since our lake is drained until March. I'll spend the winter dreaming up projects.

Thanks again everyone! Randy

We cannot direct the winds but we can adjust our sails.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 10/09/2006 : 06:39:10

Congrats Randy,
The door handle grip loosens with wear!

You'll save a lot of dreaming just reading the forum.

Things you may have already thought of (or read)

Furler supports
Storage units
Cabin step seats (does yours have the wooden or plastic treads?)
LED lights.
Splitting the V-Berth cover
Hooks - Hooks everywhere!
Water pump
Washdown
GPS
VHF
A/C (do you really need that up there?)
Additional Battery
Curtains
Storeage
D-Shackle for port side Baby stay
12v outlets
Storeage
Flag halyard
Ice box
Shore power

that should get you going, and you can find all of them searching the forum.
What date is the water deep enough and till when? (Why do they drain the lake?)

Again, Congrats...
Paul.

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cat1951
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Response Posted - 10/09/2006 : 08:34:32

I can guarantee that you won't need the whole winter to dream up projects. We bought our "new to us" C-25 in March of this year. I completed this years projects about 3 weeks ago, but the list grows faster than I can do the projects. Most of them aren't necessary, just trying to put our own personality into her.

Now...where is that list?

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 10/09/2006 : 14:11:34

Paul, they drain the lake for flood control. It is an Army Corps of Engineers lake. It will be at full pool again by about March 1st.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 10/09/2006 : 18:28:58

I guess draining it 'will' prevent it flooding :)
So if they are worried about high water elsewhere, is there chance you can sail elsewhere too?

paul.

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 10/09/2006 : 19:27:21

Paul, the next closest water is the Columbia River. We got the bigger boat so we can go cruise in the San Juans and will do that starting next spring. Does this forum ever organize group cruises?

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kevinmac
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Response Posted - 10/10/2006 : 14:06:32

The fleet up here in Portland has been organizing informal group cruises in the San Juans each year. I will get you a contact, I have a horrible mental block on the name of our fleet captain each year. Gary, if you are reading this, please help my clueless self...

Please make sure and let me know when you plan to go, and I will do the same for you. I got a trailerable boat for the same reason. I am a wimp sailor, and my wife is still getting used to it all, so going together might not work for you, but we might be able to meet somewhere up there...

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delliottg
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Response Posted - 10/10/2006 : 15:10:29

Rita & I are in for a group trip to the San Juans. We're about 90 minutes from Anacortes and the Cap Sante sling launch.

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kevinmac
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Response Posted - 10/11/2006 : 11:16:14

Nautiduck, it looks like we ARE organizing a San Juans trip... :-) :-)

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 10/11/2006 : 21:43:25

The Admiral and I are definitely up for a San Juans cruise in the spring. We'd love to go with some other sailors and, of course, C250 sailors are the best.

Randy

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