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The fluid was so bad I decided to rebuild both helms

I love the smell of 5606 in the morning

I'm not having a boat built but did have a conversation with the factory lately. I asked them to increase the sponson height on the new TomCat's to fix a lot of the issues on the boat, namely the lack of draining in the "self draining" cockpit. He (Greg Little) said the new cockpit floor was...

Scan Marine, yes, the guy I talked to that night at the boat show works there. I happened to meet him when there were very few people at the show so we nerded out on Wallace maintenance for a solid hour. He also said the biggest mistake people make is to run kerosene in their stoves. Not only...

I had the same issue. Talked to a technician who works on them last year at the boat show. He said C-Dory really cheaped out on the installation. He said the stove requires a loop in the exhaust pipe and C-Dory was known to have not done that. I installed the proper pipe last year but sadly...

I believe that even though my boat has two helms, it's got he liquid tie bar and should be series.

Simrad steering

Brats, I'm getting ready to install an autopilot on my 2009 TomCat. It's got twin manual Seastar helms, twin 150's with 8.3 cubic inch rams. I was getting ready to order the parts I thought I needed but it became clear I didn't know enough about my system to know what to order. I thought I...

PNW mini slam in the ocean

I can answer the weight part. I have a 75 lb trolling motor and an 80 pound life raft on the bow of my boat. I would say the weight actually helps handling, planing and keeping the cockpit scuppers slightly drier.

Trailering on the TomCat is done with the engines in the down position due to height of skegs above ground. There is no need for a transom saver. The load is as shear as it's going to get, not tension.

I think you'll really like that engine choice. I have an old 2 stroke 25 horse mercury on mine and it absolutely rips. I use it to tow kids around the lake. Everyone including myself are always surprised at how powerful that setup is.

25 HP Mercury 2 stroke

Mounted a Viking Rescyou Coastal 6. I chose this location for a few reasons. It's the furthest location from my 4 lithium batteries It will help keep the scuppers a little higher At 77 lbs plus the stainless mount, it should help balance out my 96" 70LB electric bow mounted trolling motor...

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