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Captain Matt, remind me. You did a shoot-thru yes? How is that working out for you? Charlie? Which way did you go? Do we know of any other TomCats with shoot-thrus? --- mike

Thanks Dr. Bob. That is helpful. I have to say, though, that I am not crazy about drilling a 3" hole through the hull, I alternatively talk myself into it, then talk myself out of it again. At this moment, I'm in the mindset to do it. But tomorrow, I might talk myself out of it again...

Hi Dr. Bob. I must be missing something. So are you saying 5200 the block to the hull and drill through both to mount the transducer? Then tighten down the nut onto the block? --- mike

Hi Roger. Good question. Navigation. Our idea of fishing is perusing the menu at our favorite restaurant. :) --- mike

This was the vent that Brian mentioned (well, I think he called it a vent). I was planning on mounting them in the floor of the boxes so that water can drain into the bilge. So, I think you are in sync there. :) But the problem is that this defeats the point of a self-bailing cockpit a bit...

Karl, I also wanted to chime in on the warranty issue. For me, the reputation of the builder and my relationship with the dealer are more important than the extra 5 years you were hoping for on the warranty. The Triton folks have a great reputation and they know how to build boats (they used...

Darn! No one ever takes me up on that deal. :) Great; I hope it makes things a little easier for you. Still, I think we need more access down there. If I have time before the boat has to go into winter storage, I am going to go with the Beckson plates fore and aft in each of those Damn Leaky...

Nope - I do mean thru hull. We are indeed drilling. I just don't have to like it, that's all. :) It will probably be the AirMar B164, but I have to figure out the tilt. Any thoughts on this one? --- mike

I don't know fellas, my head is pretty big. :) Of course it doesn't help that the TomCats are designed to repel all attempts by their owners to accessing the bilge. Charlie, you'll loan me your long-armed monkey, right? I'll let you hold on to one of my kids as collateral. (...and may God...

Hello to all. I am going with a thru-hull transducer (not a shoot-thru), and I seem to remember there is a some place in one (or both?) bilges that is solid glass. Would one of you TomCat owners please point me in the right direction? --- mike

Thanks all for the replies. There is some great information here. I am still looking around for a fixture I like. Failing that, I will go with one of the replacement options mentioned above. --- mike

Sorry, I was not clear. I meant that I am not looking for replacement bulbs for the existing fixtures, but rather new LED fixtures and bulbs. --- mike...

Hello to all. Have any of you found any truly bright replacement LED cabin lights? I am not looking for replacement fixtures, not LED bulbs to fit the existing fixtures. Dual color (red LED) would be ideal. Any ideas? --- mike

Oh, I think we have gotten the full story. Scott @ Triton has been fairly open about what happened with regard to SeaSport. It was likely a very smart business decision in a deeply troubled economy. Triton owns the C-Dory molds and is not selling them or auctioning them off. And clearly...

Doggonit, I wish I had the money to purchase the molds for the Pacific 3200. I was seriously planning on that being my next boat. I don't suppose the Triton folks would be allowed to bid on the Seasport molds, but it would be great if they could pick them up. Everything I have heard about...

Good Dog. Time to get him a steak! :) --- mike

Hello Dr. Bob! It's good to see you around the board again. :) I defiantly agree on the chartplotter. This laptop is not for navigation. It's for the Admiral to use for business purposes while we are out on the boat. The hard part is finding a good reasonably non-intrusive solution, that...

All the miners are out. Go Chile! :) --- mike

Warren, I am talking about both, but mainly those that are attached to cleats. Tivo, thanks for posting the link to Art's album. Those are the exact same line holders I was planning, and he put them behind the opened door. So, they must work just fine. --- mike

Ok, I know this is a minor thing, but does anyone have any recommendations for dock line hangers? I am looking for a solution to hang three lines each port and starboard. I was going to mount a few of these on the rear cabin wall on each side of the door, but then it occurred to me that there...