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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...

First, Welcome aboard! Beautiful photos; you have an artist's eye. Tell us about what I believe is a "BOTE LONO AERO" Do you use it as a Kayak, skiff/dinghy, stand up paddle board--or all? How well does it work taking the dog ashore? How about in rough weather? Do you have electric or gas...

My tool kit is very similar to what robhwa carries on his boat. I also carry a 20' long piece of #10 marine grade wire, with alligator clips on both ends. Sometimes this is very handy in both diagnosing and a tempory repair to an electrical circuit. I also carry several quarts extra engine...

In the Past a dealer in the NE installed 50 to 100 feet of chain on all of the boats they sold, with the thought that the extra weight in the bow was beneficial. My position is that you don't want the bow too far down, because it can cause "bow steering", when going down waves, wind. I have...

Their attempt is over, less than half way around. The second boat: "Bandit" is still going, and is waiting better weather before tackling Lake Erie. The problem is that this boat apparently was beefed up to start with, it was carrying a 160 gallon gas tank, it was loaded with food and gear...

The "L" brackets were "zinc" or "Cadmium" coated stardard from the factory. This boat most likely has been in a high salt environment all of its life. I have approached these problems, but removing the "L" brackets, and putting a coupld of inches of fiberglass tabbing. I use mat which is...

It is hard to know what the real extent of damage is, but you shoud be doing moisture readings on the bottom of the hull (hoping the boat is on a trailer), on the transom, and the cockpit floor. The area under the tanks which are now 21+ year also has a history of rot, and if the tank has been...

The Transit would be fine for a 22, but on the light side for a 25. I towed my second 25 with a 1/2 ton GMC Yukon XL, but it was marginal. I went to a Ford 250, 4x, crew cab, heavy duty tow package , Diesel for the second 25, and it was night and dday on the handling. Here is what Ford says...

You can setup the tongue weight. There are many ways to determine what it is, including a hitch which has a scale built in. I usually did it with bathroom scales, and confirmed when I weighcd the boat on a commercial CAT scale. The rear axle of the tow vehicle with and with out trailer...

My son pulls his 25 with a Toyota Trundra, V8. A 3/4 ton truck does a bit better, with higher capacity. You should not exceed the vehice's weight + payload in the equation.

There is no "better" outboard motor these days. They all have some minor issues, and Corrosion has been one in the Yahamas. I have run Mercs, Yahamas, Suzukis (number of there equal to all of the other brands) and Hondas in the last few years. Each needs regular maintance, flush with fresh...