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After over ten years of great trips around the Northwest I have sadly decided to sell my Tomcat this spring. After seeing her at the 2010 Seattle Boat Show, I purchased her from Master Marine in April 2010. At the show there were Suzuki 150hp engines fitted but I decided to have the 175's...

We are planning a trip later this month north into Canada and down the gravel road from Hope into Ross Lake in the North Cascades. Have any C-Brats made this trip with a C-Dory?

Hello everyone, We have been absent from the Forums for a while but just wanted to make a quick report on our annual trip to BC. One of the highlights of the trip was a visit with Andy, one of the owners of Mink Island. We really enjoyed the salt water wood fired hot tub and the great...

Wondering if anyone can help with contacting a John Mastory in the SBYC. Thanks,

Hi all, After 5 kids and 26 years we're finally empty nesters! The last youngster just headed off to Reed College in Portland. Ann and I are headed north from Bellingham next Saturday for a couple of weeks and we're wondering if any of the Brats will be up that way cruising. We will spend some...

Does anyone know about any availability of decragard or a similar product? I would ideally like to match the interior of the Tomcat for a few modifications in 1/2" or 3/4" material. Thanks

Ann and I are going to be in Anchorage for a wedding and we have a free day on Saturday, Aug 27th. What are the Brat's recommendations for a day trip from there? I could be happy fishing but we would like to see some wildlife. Thanks

It looks like the salmon might finally be coming in from the ocean. Creel checks at Sekiu are in a big upswing. The following photos were taken of Orcas fishing off San Juan Island. Photo credit to Capt Jim, http://www.mayaswhalewatch.biz/

Roger on the "SENSEI" asked about my propane locker so I thought I would post about how I built the system. Please ask if I missed some important point. After reading all the information on-line about propane storage, I knew I needed a proper storage locker. I measured carefully and decided...

Since I'm getting tired of waiting for the Coho to arrive in the Strait and Puget Sound, I'm thinking of trying Westport. Reports are very good and many boats are getting tuna and limits of salmon. I don't have downriggers yet but I believe the tuna fishery is top-water and I know the Cohos are...

Has anyone put a kicker on a Tomcat? I have a 6hp Suzuki and I was thinking of using it as a kicker and also a motor for the dinghy but I wonder how it would fit between the twins.

After installing a new radar, there seems to be some kind of false images aft that are pretty much always there. I assume this is caused by the post for the anchor light or the GPS receiver but I'm not sure if I just need to raise the GPS or if the 1" diameter post will still cause a problem...

I was going to install fuel tank vent surge valves a couple of days ago and as I took hold of the rubber lines, they felt very stiff, too stiff for hoses a couple of years old. I purchased some new 5/8" fuel hose and when I removed the original hoses today to install the valves, I was very...

Today Bill from Glendinning spent about four hours on our Tomcat and figured out that the sync function on the electronic motor controls was not working because the tachometer outputs from the motors were never hooked up to the Glendinning system. My guess is that this was never done when the...

Does anyone have a source for coaming boxes? I noticed that there is quite a bit of room for larger boxes in the Tomcat in both length and width. The space available is about 53X18"

I searched the site but didn't find a description of this particular problem. I first noticed that when filling up the Tomcat, that fuel would start squirting out the vents before the nozzle auto-shutoff and before the fuel got to the top of the filler. Now, after using a few gallons of fuel...

Does anyone know a source for plywood that would match that used in the interior cabinet doors etc. of our 2009 Tomcat? It appears to be 3/4" faced on both sides with a melamine or something like. I want to make some drawers and would like to use a similar material. I assume it would be marine...

I'm making a decision on insurance for the Tomcat today and wonder if anyone has recommendations. These are the companies I have quotes from: Chubb Boat Insurance Agency New Hampshire Insurance Ace Recreational Marine Insurance ACE American Ins Co Thanks for the help.

What are thoughts on putting a propane tank or tanks in the forward starboard storage locker in a Tomcat. I assume it could be ported down into the hull for venting and hoses could be run aft into the kitchen area. I'm also planning to install a Propex water heater.

Been thinking about a davit system for the top of a Tomcat. I want to be able to easily put a hard shell like a Water Tender 9.4 upside down on the top. I may start with a Yakima rack or build from scratch with 1" stainless. The davit will essentially hold a rope or small cable out from the top...