Recent content by kevin ware

Bob: Your are right, inboard engines in cats can be lost down there in a narrow dark hole of a canyon, and very difficult to access. But not in this case. One of the reasons why we bought the Aspen 32 vs the 28 had to do with engine access and noise. In the 32 the engine is a turbo charged...

Earlier this year we sold the TomCat we had owned for the past 8 years and replaced it with an Aspen 32 catamaran (actually a "proa"). On announcing that on the website several readers asked that given we were such long time TC owners, we provide some description of the differences, and what we...

Joe Regrets. First caller bought it for asking price, plus 2 backup offers. KW

Thomas: Thank you for the nice comments about our Tom Cat. We have thoroughly enjoyed owning the boat plus mixing it up with other C Dory owners over the past 9 years, and so it took us some time about deciding to sell. But since initially buying the TC, our grandchildren have grown both in...

2006 Tom Cat for sale. Blue trim. Very clean. Honda 150s with 450 hours. Full canvas. Bottom paint. Maint. records. Kept in heated hangar. Located LaConner, Wa. $89,500. with trailer.

Our family lived in pre-Castro Cuba through most of my youth, and I am quite familiar with the place. A year or so ago I flew my own airplane into Havana from Marathon with a group of other pilots, then traveled around the area is bit via bus. What I found was Havana is in a decrepit state...

If you are planning a 3 - 4 day cruise in the winter months in the NW, I would go to the San Juan Islands. Because of the Olympic rain shadow the weather there is about as good as it gets anywhere from Washington to N. California, particularly if there is a high pressure system in the...

Pat/Patty Have been following your exploits. Not sure which was the most challenging, towing the boat back and forth to Florida, or the loop. Be good to see you again. Kevin and Kari Mount Vernon, WA

Kari and I intend to go. See you there. Kevin W. Tom Cat 25.5

I have owned a Sea Sport 24, and sold it because the ride and pounding in choppy conditions was simply not acceptable to my wife, who is absolutely immune to seasickness, and has literally crossed oceans with me in small vessels. We replaced the Sea Sport with a Tom Cat after giving one a good...

Kari and I would be interested in attending. Kevin Ware Tom Cat 25.5

We will be leaving LaConner on Wed 7/12 for Powell River. Probably go through customs at Pender Harbor, then run NW on the Vancouver Island side until getting near Comox. Might spend the night somewhere enroute, and arrive on PR on Thurs. PM. Does anyone have a favored crossing place to BC...

We will probably go in our TC 25.5. If anyone wants to buddy boat, we would leave La Conner late AM on Wed 7/12 and plan to arrive on 7/13 or 14 depending upon weather. Kevin Ware El Gato Thomas

Has anyone covered the rough fiberglass ceiling onn a Tom Cat 25.5 with some form of headliner? If so what did you do and how did you attach it? FYI I was up at the factory in Bellingham a couple of months ago and noted on their new TC model that a fabric material with teak 1 1/2 inch boards...

I see you have had plenty of knowledgeable input on the hydraulic system, but no comment yet on the starboard listing problem. Here is some on both. Our 2006 TC also leaked hydraulic steering fluid initially, but the problem stopped on its own when we used the system more often. We suspect the...