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Have you towed this at nighway speeds? IF so was there any flex or potential issues with the unsupported panel foreward (I understand your good analysis of the back overhand, but the forces on these panels at 60 or 70 mph are a bit different than when even in 20 knots of breeze and 2 foot...

Nicely done!

I don't believe that you can get a counter rotating outboard motor in these sizes less than 100 HP. But certinaly there are several ways to put in shifter and throttles. I like the additional fiberglass piece, instead of thru the bulkhed. It gives a "cleaner" installation with the second...

Do you have a rubber or gasket shop near where you live. Pensacola has a rubber and gasket shop. We take the old seal in to them and in about 10 minutes they have made a new one. The price was considerably more, depending on what material, and how long it took.

In my 22 which had a RayMarine Auto pilot, we had the heading sensor under the pilot's seat, and made sure that there was no changing ferrous material in the drawers below the pilot heading sensor.

I am concerned about the Atlas 120A because of the open verible tuning coil and contacts, proper motor function. That sort of thing and salt water, even fresh water, can be a major issue with corrosion and failure to properly tune. One other trick I used on the Tom Cat (and the cal 46 where...

Back to ChrisD's Post. With the 1500 Watt induction burner, you will be pushing the 100 amp hour LiFePO4 battery. I would double up to 200 amp hour LiFePO4 battery, then you will have enough. Do you have a monitor? I would put in something like the 700 Victron to the 712 monitor. You want a...

Congratulations. It appears that you bought an very good boat. Probably better for your purposes better than 90% of the C Dorys out there. Blockage can also be picked up some sea weed/grass, ran in mud, etc. The several times would be average or better. The skegs can easily be...

Ex sailor, overlapped with deep V runabout for over 20 years. Yes, the boat handles much differently than either sail or Deep V, or inboard twin screw sundeck motor yacht, than single screw trawler etc. It is much more suspeptable to the wind. Currents can be an issue, and although there are...

You might be surprised how well a larger dog will do on a SUPB. Our 80# Labrador Retriever did fine on my standard Wind Surfer. She even learned to switch sides as I tacked the board. She also body surfed with me, as well as rode in the dinghy for even multiple hour trips.

See this one for sale in Nashville Tn. area.

I can only address the scratches on the dark blue stripe. Those are easily filled and painted to match the rest of the blue. They are probably related to a mooring post rugging or even fenders with wet sand. Does not look real good, but does not affect the quality of the rest of the boat. I...

I have used ham radio aboard boats for over 40 years. The areas were from The S. Pacific, New Zealand/ Australia, the Med, the Baltic, the entire Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, to the Maine Canadian border, and from the top of the World Highway (via RV, but same rig and antennas) in...

The earlier models had either no floor in the cockpit (you walked on the inside layer of the bottom of the boat laminate (often we put "Dri Deck" grating or shop grade foam under foot pads on top of the hull. Then there were several years which had a two piece flood, which was leve, and raised...

He wrote this about his decision to buy a Tom Cat: Here is a link to the article George Sass wrote for Soundings Magazine. He is a World class photographer: Here is a link to his photographs I would not have any hesitation buying a boat owned by George Sass. I had the pleasure of meeting...