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I wanted to mention my boat does have Permatrims on the engines but I did not include them in the LOA. In the trimmed up position, they wouldn't make a difference anyway. Rob

Funny, I happen to have 1 engine up and one engine down right now. Down 31'6" Up 32'10"

Thanks for the recommendations all. I had a conversation with an Interlux rep this morning. He recommended UltraKote, which is a hard paint and better for trailering. It's also listed as a single season paint so would need to be coated every year. Then it sounds like I'd get to deal with hard...

Long term. I will just take it out of the water to trailer to the fishing grounds and take home for occasional maintenance.

I'm going to get a slip for my TomCat in the next 6 months or so but will still be trailering the boat on occasion. Does anyone have any recommendations? I'll be DIY'ing this project after I figure out how to jack up a catamaran... Rob

Without a doubt....Sablefish.

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Yes sir. My fuel burn figures I posted in the charts above reflect fuel burn totals for both engines based on the factory installed 2009 era Yamaha digital gauges.

I wanted to lower my planing speed as much as possible. I operate almost entirely in the ocean in the PNW and conditions aren't always favorable for using the TomCat's legs. I knew at the end of last year, I was either going for new stern lifting props, or Permatrims, or both. After several...

Permatrim before and after

Update on my decision. I actually ordered the Bosch 2.5 gallon heater and received it. I decided it wasn't worth installing for my use case for the few pounds it would save. What I did do though was change up some of the plumbing on the original water heater I reinstalled. I added an intake...

Bob, Did you put the Bosch in the same place as the old water heater? I found some space just forward of the Starboard fuel tank next to the shower sump that might work. It's going to be a challenge getting it in there, but out of the way. Rob

Thanks for that. I was considering putting it outboard of the Wallace stove, drilling holes through the outside of the boat and mounting it internally obviously, but holes penetrating the house wall. I'm concerned the material there isn't structurally sufficient to support about 25 lbs...

You guys are great. Thank you for all the great tips. I think I'll take a mix of the ideas provided. We have a house that is 120 years old and is heated by a boiler. We don't often lose power where I live in the PNW, but I can't have those pipes freezing. I've been toying with the idea of...

Thanks for the response GC John. I appreciate the words of wisdom and experience. I will take your advice. I already have those things anyways so that'll be cheap and easy. I'm considering a small onboard water maker and was thinking with full fuel and an endless supply of freshwater, the...

Hello Brats, I'm reaching out to see if anyone has converted their electric water heater from 120 volts alternation current to 12 volts DC? I see some vanlife people have done this for more self contained camping. Anyway, I see some 12 volt heating elements that would fit my water heater. I'm...

WOT every once in a while is solid advice. Engines are nothing more than air pumps that use a pretty dirty fuel to spin them. By running them up to max RPM for a short while, the engine is able to blow out a lot of the deposits that can affect performance, as well as get hot enough to burn off...

Yes, the reason I mentioned it, is because of the velocity of water coming into the bait tank via the thru hull water pick up. My bait tank pump was turned off, I had several BLOCKS, not bags of ice in the bait well, we motored out 1.5 hours and the ice was gone. Flat out gone. The boat was new...

Take it back and get the Scotty. Small, light, powerful albeit a bit slower than the commercial one but the Scotty plugs into a downrigger mount. Customer service is top notch. I've pulled up large shrimp pots offshore in 600' with 900' of line plus anchors. No problems.

I bet it's the bait well pickup. Mine blasts water into the bait well at speed but nothing static. Probably has a leaky line. It's on the port side sponson. If your boat is on a trailer, put some speed tape over the pickup.