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On our TomCat, we installed a SensaTank RV100 for our fresh water tank monitor. The detectors are mounted on the exterior of the front of the tank and the tank monitor display is mounted under the helm switches were it is convenient to see and easy to install. The monitor handles several other...

My fuses are located in the electrical panel behind the steering wheel. These auto style fuses are easy to see and easy to replace. Mine are marked as to their purpose. Sorry I can't get to the boat tonight to figure which fuse handles the pump circuit.

We have completed our cruise the length up and back on the St Johns River, from industrial Jacksonville to Lake Monroe. The wide northern river is lined with homes and commercial establishments that continue until Little Lake George. The relatively natural sections from Buffaloe Bluffs RR...

We cruised up the Hontoon as far as we could go, a distance of about 7 miles. The first mile or two was occupied by fishermen and houseboats, then we had the river to ourselves. The banks are covered by old growth cypress which in turn are draped with spanish moss. Altogether a very scenic...

The shores are covered with houses and the river is covered with crab trap markers. Lake George is 10 miles long and 5 miles wide and 7 feet deep. Easy crossing in chop. Anchored in Morrison Creek, an oxbow of the old river in perfect solitude, except for the wildlife. There are many oxbows...

Traveling up the ICW was a real pleasure today with little traffic. This was the first time that we have cruised our TomCat in almost perfectly smooth waters. Always before we were contending with the slap of the chop on the hulls. Now all we heard was the low hum of the E-tecs. Today was the...

Thanks for the heads up on the Crawfish Festival. We will be in St Augustine all weekend at the Municipal Marina, if it is not to rough. The Scandvik plumbing fixtures in our TomCat terminate in a thread size that appears to be "English Standard" The factory screwed the hose adapters with...

The E-Tec two cycles are about 50 lbs lighter than the Honda 150s. The big selling point is the reduced maintainence and the long warranty. On the ICW we have had to contend with the 6 ft+ wakes by large fast motoryachts. We were airborn on our first attempts to pass. Now these yachts...

We have owned our new TomCat a little less than a year and have cruised only a dozen nights and about 60 hours on the engines. Last week we began our first serious cruise from our west coast Florida home to the St Johns river. The round trip distance is about 1000 miles. We departed Punta...

Our TomCat lives on a boat lift. When we are not using her for an extended period, we put on a complete cover. A local canvas shop made the cover in two pieces out of Sunbreller. A pole which rests on the foredeck elevates the canvas on the bow to provide good drainage. The cover extends...

Our one month old TomCat is leaking at the starboard maceserator. The fish box fills in heavy rain. The hose connection at the box or at the pump or the pump itself is leaking and filling the bilge. The dealer plans to take the boat to his shop make the necessary repairs after he consults...

Steve, I have the I Command Guages. Had to add a speedometer guage to get depth from the system. Did not need all the speedo stuff, but did need depth in the shallow waters of Florida.

Of course, the E-Tec is a two stoke engine and has no oil to change.

On sea trials on our month old TomCat, the Evinrude Etec 150s had 3X15 1/2X15 counterotating props. We hit 46 mph with a relatively light boat. After filling the tanks, installing air conditioning, and all the other stuff for cruising, the max speed dropped of to 38 mph with the max rpm at...

Thanks Roy for your detailed information on your new TC. We also have found this site to be a big factor in our decision to get a TC. We took delivery on our TC Friday and are still working through the complex electrical installation. Will post comments and pictures when we get organized.

We get delivery on our new boat tomorrow so I know the feeling. After 20+ years of cruising in SW Florida, we have not found any successful deterent for no sees. Some of the chemicals will kill them, but only after several hours after they have sampled you. Some friends have had success with...

Thanks for the pictures. Like you, I have found this forum a wonderful source for ideas. We take delivery of our new boat tomorrow. Will probably not start the mods til Saturday.

I do not plan to run the TomCat on a single engine as a regular operation. The not running engine was tilted up. In the event of engine failure or propeller damage, it is good to know that I can get home on one engine even though that engine will work very hard. The air conditioning unit...

Spent the day with my dealer trying different propellors on the Evinrude 150 E-Tec on my yet to be delivered TC255. The boat was light with only three people, 60 gallons of fuel, and full add ons such as air conditioning, inverter and golf cart batteries. Waters were with a light chop and only...

My new yet to be delivered TC255 has the water tank on the port side under the co-pilot seat.