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Hello Fellow C-Brats, It’s been a long while since I have been around these parts. It has been a very, very busy few years. So busy, in fact that I have decided to sell my one-of-a-kind TomCat. :( You can learn more about it at http://TomCatforSale.com but here are some highlights: 2 Honda...

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

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

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...

Sta-Bil Blue... PRI-G... Heet... B12 Chemtool... SeaFoam... BG 44K... Huh? So I was reading through this interesting thread which is about Fuel Winterization, and I was taken with all the various additives that other Brats put this their fuel tanks. And from there, I searched and found...

Charlie's thread, which is essentially about gaining more access into the TomCat's bilge, got me back on to my one pet peeve with the TomCat. As some of you may have noticed, I never miss an opportunity to grumble about those damn leaky fish boxes. In the past I have threatened to remove...

Hello All. I am looking for a nice-looking solution to support a laptop over at the Admiral's seat. Ideally it would be something that could be folded down out of the way when the laptop was stowed away in it's carry bag. I have looked at Ram mounts, and they seem a bit unattractive. Maybe...

Hello fellow TomCat owners. Might any of you know the model number of the windlass that comes installed on our boats? I think it is manufactured by Lewmar. --- mike

Hi to all. I have noticed in pictures of other TomCats that there is some sort of flexible molding that covers the gap below the forward windows, at the back of the "dash". I am not sure how describe it. Here is a picture of mine: Then take a look at this picture of Seven Please: Is...

Fellow electronics buffs, please check this out Now I am no expert in antennas. So someone please tell me how does this work without 1) negatively affecting the polar pattern of both radiators, and 2) without messing up the cell amp or the VHF radio. And yet, it's Digital, and they know...

Hello to all. Has anyone ever heard of an all-round light that wraps around a pole, instead of mounting at the top of a pole? I am looking for such a thing. --- mike

Hello to all. My TomCat is not here at the moment, but I need to work out a placement issue. Does anyone know the length of the cabin? --- mike

Hello to all. I know this is a long shot but who knows, maybe one of you has come across something like this. I am looking for a white plastic rectangular vent cover to go over a 7" x 5" hole. Hopefully one where louvers would point downward when looking at the cover with the long axis held...

Hello everyone. I am pondering moving from fuses to DC breakers for my wipers, refrigerator, lights, 12V accessory sockets, macerators, and pumps (except bilge). Anyone have any concerns about this? --- mike

Fellow TomCatters.... Back when I bought the TomCat, I remember one of you telling me to check behind the helm for hydraulic fluid. I did, and at the time I remember thinking that the angled area below the pump felt a just little greasy in one area, and the floor of that hidden space below...

Hello to all. I was just looking at the TomCat wiring diagram, and I noticed that it shows a bilge alarm. But I don't think my boat has it. Or if it does, I have never seen it. Do any of you TomCat Owners have this installed? --- mike

Hello to all. Fellow TomCat owners, do you ever have seawater splash through the forward window? I ask because I am planning some electrical work below there, which obviously can't get wet. If it is only a problem in heavy seas, I can close the window of course. But if it happens even in...

As we approach putting the Accelerando in its slip, I am beginning to ponder lines, fenders and docking aids. And so I have a some questions: For the midships (well roughly) fender, I assume you tie it to the vertical handrail, yes? If so, I assume you use a chafe guard on that line, yes...

Hello to all... I want to replace the stock wheel for one with an integrated "maneuvering knob". I know there are several stainless steel wheels out there with knobs, but I think that holding on to a stainless steel wheel will get uncomfortable after a while, and maybe slippery when the...

Hello everyone. Does anyone know what the Sunbrella color is for the blue cushions in the TomCat? --- mike