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Our beloved TomCat At Last! is on her way to a new home in Anchorage, Alaska. She leaves us with many wonderful memories from our 12 years together. —Georgs Georgs Kolesnikovs Boatless, and kayakless, too, as my folding kayak was stolen during our holiday in Newfoundland TomCat Tales...

Anyone have experience shipping a C-Dory or TomCat to Alaska from the Great Lakes? Trailering seems like the less expensive way to go but shipping such a long distance seems so darn convenient. Your experience and advice would be much appreciated. --Georgs

On my 2002 TomCat 24, I have a Flojet 4325 series pump for freshwater washdown in the cockpit and a Whale Babyfoot pump in the galley. Both pumps sound like they are pumping but, alas, neither actually delivers any water. Worked fine for years. Suddenly, no more water. Looking for advice on...

I've developed a leak in the port hull of my TomCat 24. About a third-bucket of water collects in the forward section in about an hour after being drained. I don't recall hitting anything. The leak started two seasons ago with less than a cup of water in the bilge. It doesn't smell like it's...

Greetings! My search for the best way to upgrade electronics on At Last! for a cruise Down East has brought me to two finalists: Furuno TZT9 http://www.furunousa.com/products/produ ... oduct=TZT9 MSRP US$3,695 Defender US$2,885 Garmin GPSMAP 7610 https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-the- ...

If I plan to acquire an inflatable for use as a dinghy, do I have any choice but carrying the boat on the cabin top? I'm looking at West Marine PRU-3 (L 8'6" W 5'1" 53 pounds) or similar Saturn or Brig, quite likely powered by a Suzuki DF 2.5 (30 pounds). The cabin top on the TomCat 24 is 6'...

Here are links to the radars cited by members in the thread “Is broadband radar the way to go?” Garmin 18 xHD (mentioned twice) https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-the-water/radar/gmr-18-xhd-radome/prod86235.html Lowrance Broadband 3G (mentioned twice)...

I haven't owned a boat equipped with radar since 1989 so consider myself a newbie. Thinking of taking the TomCat, in a year or two, into cruising areas where fog is a factor. After a few days of poking around here and on other forums, 4G Broadband Radar by Lowrance/Simrad seems to be worthy of...

Yikes! I took the winter cover off my TomCat 24 to discover styrofoam bits in the bilge. It's difficult to see but it seems the flotation placed amidships in the bilge has been attacked by a small rodent, chewing the plastic covering to get at the styrofoam. The bits that I could reach filled...

Ahoy, C-Brats! Despite my best efforts, the telltale stream on my starboard Yamaha 100 is peeing at about 75% at all engine speeds. I only have six more boating weekends this season before the TomCat goes up on the hard and can be fully inspected. Am I at risk of damaging the Yamaha if I...

Ahoy, C-Brats! I have a Wallas 125DU on my TomCat 24. It was worked well for five years but now that cool weather has come to Lake Ontario, of course it won't start. It appears to be starting as normal but after a few minutes the red light starts to flash. No warmth at all in the ceramic...

Just before we launched our TomCat 24 the other day for another season, I discovered the port Yamaha 100 would not start. No ignition buzz, no engine instruments, no tilt power, no nothing. Clearly, an electrical failure somewhere as the batteries are freshly charged. Tomorrow, we start a...

Caution: Memory Failing! Several years ago, I saw a photo in the albums of a Ford truck with a camper towing a TomCat 24. Can anyone say which album I saw it in? I want to send the photo to Santa. --Georgs

All hands-- As some of you may know, I host TrawlerCrawler.net (as well as Trawlers & Trawlering) and its sister email forums. At TrawlerCrawler.net, I'd like to develop a comprehensive directory of power cruising blogs. Here's a chance to wave the C-Dory flag. If you have a personal boat site...

Ahoy! I'm curious what the experience of C-Dory monohull and multihull owners in the 24-25-foot range are. We recently cruised 540 miles, with some distance run at 22-24 mph and lots of slow sightseeing. Average speed was 12 mph. Our fuel burn was 6.1 gallons per hour or 1.97 miles per U.S...

Anyone else on Canada's big river this week? We're in Crysler Park Marina near Morrisburg, Ontario, getting ready to take in the fall fair at Upper Canada Village. http://www.cryslerparkmarina.com/ http://www.uppercanadavillage.com/ We're about halfway between Kingston and Montreal, undecided...

Crapola! I inadvertently deleted all the incoming PMs in my mailbox--before I had a chance to reply to them. If you're expecting a response from me, please refresh my memory with a brief PM. --Georgs

Any C-Brats cruising between Kingston, Montreal, Ottawa and Kingston in September? We're planning to run down the St. Lawrence River to Montreal from Lake Ontario, then go up the Ottawa River to Ottawa, returning to Lake Ontario via the Rideau Canal Waterway. --Georgs

We're trying to make a decision about which gas grill to purchase. We're read much of what has been posted in the past. Does anyone have experience with both the Magma grills AND the Cobb? The Cobb, with its apparent ability to grill, roast, smoke and fry, looks most interesting. If you've...

All hands-- I've always been impressed with the informative contribution Jeff Siegel has made over the years to discussions on C-Brats as well as the trawler lists I host. Last summer, I purchased ActiveCaptain Mobile to see what he was up to--and was impressed. What a great navigation tool...