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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20813 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2017 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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Marc said he never found a benefit for a 4 blade in the Tom Cat--We felt that the 4 blades did very well for our boat. Plus, many of the other cats find they do better with 4 blades. Better stern lift, good power out of the "hole". My (and most of the other) Caracal cats use four blades. (somewhat different reason, because it is a single engine cat, and ventilation is an issue).
I agree the dark blue is beautiful. Problem is long term maintenance of the dark blue, unless you store it out of the UV- (enclosed boat lift, boat house, or garage).
As far as the bracket--Some of the 30 foot Tom Cats (Chilkats by Black Feather Marine)- used "big foot" kickers for slow speed trolling--as I recollect 8 to 9 hp--and that was an extremely good combination. Fantastic mileage, with the really slow speed needed.
I made a Starboard bracket, and used my 3.5 hp Merc two stroke dinghy motor as a "kicker" for fun. It worked OK. Probably still with the boat--where ever it is. I would not put more than 3.5 hp on it. The bracket can take the down force, but even with fitted bolts, it is a bit sloppy. There is one other plus on the 30 foot Tom Cats, and that is the bridge deck clearance is adequate, and does not drag at low speeds as the Tom Cat 255 does.
The motors will come all of the way out of the water if the stops are properly set up for the trailering position.
I would expect a light Tom Cat (not sure what the weight of the current boats is) to be able to get 50 mph with the 175's. _________________ Bob Austin
Thataway
Thataway (Ex Seaweed) 2007 25 C Dory May 2018 to Oct. 2021
Thisaway 2006 22' CDory November 2011 to May 2018
Caracal 18 140 Suzuki 2007 to present
Thataway TomCat 255 150 Suzukis June 2006 thru August 2011
C Pelican; 1992, 22 Cruiser, 2002 thru 2006
Frequent Sea; 2003 C D 25, 2007 thru 2009
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Home port: Pensacola FL |
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BTDT
Joined: 07 Jan 2011 Posts: 322 City/Region: Grand Lake Oklahoma
State or Province: OK
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: C- Lark Wine Down
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:16 am Post subject: |
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Marc,
What are your performance numbers for the props you have tried? _________________ John & Vicki Clark
C-Lark Wine Down
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Wefings Dealer
Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2086 City/Region: Panhandle
State or Province: FL
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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Brent ,I get the big foot question now . Ill have to see what the factory that makes the hatches rates their hatches at weight wise . I have had the boat at a number of shows and many big feet have traversed the transom , no one has collapsed it yet .
Bob;
I always strive for bow lift on a catamaran as the stern is somewhat "self lifting" Powertech makes both 3 and 4 blade props with the same cupping and blade shapes .
So far with a bit too little pitch on a trial set [over redline] we hit 48 MPH . The last set of 23 Pitch [Powertech PTCs] props hit 6100 at 47ish. These are highly cupped . Next up will be a more standard 23 pitch prop.
Marc _________________ Wefings Marine Website
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gulfcoast john
Joined: 14 Dec 2012 Posts: 989 City/Region: PENSACOLA
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2010
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Cat O' Mine
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2017 8:37 pm Post subject: TC255 |
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I think it's fair to say, a beautiful and well-made premium boat (and trailer) by all accounts, and a dedicated, honest and hard-working dealer in Marc!
I agree with Bob that many Rangers and premium boats sport the 'flag blue' hull and that Florida UV can damage it, but my boat had much more than avg UV damage; the difference is how close you are to see it in cream rather than a dark color (red being worst).
I'm curious about Bob's statement that getting props out of the water is a matter of 'stops adjustment', on my Yamaha it seems more a matter of which hole the motor is mounted (the lower, the more 'bulb' will be submerged with full trailer position). I'm at the second to lowest hole (like Marc has these Suzuki 175's), and though full tilt up gets the bulb out of the water, if I use the support bracket and retract the ram to decrease ram stress (as Bob taught me to do), the bottom bulb will be submerged an inch or two. Easy to clean that little growth.
At 4 years after purchase, I'm still experimenting with props and have 4 blade 17 pitch aluminum SOLAS on 'em now, top speed of 36 MPH in Heavy Cruise mode with bimini and non-pristine bottompaint is OK with me @ 6,000 RPM. All that experimenting is half the fun and challenge of boating.
John, the Suzuki's have different gear ratios and performance parameters and are not comparable to your Hondas or my Yamahas.
Marc disagrees with me on this issue, but I think any manufacturer who builds great outboards should also build great pianos and piccolos, or at least great jet aircraft and subway cars and bowling balls ( Yamaha, Honda, Bombardier/Evinrude, Brunswick/Mercury, hee, hee).
Happy boating!
John _________________ John and Eileen Highsmith
2010 Tom Cat 255, Cat O' Mine
Yamaha F150, LXF150 |
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Wefings Dealer
Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2086 City/Region: Panhandle
State or Province: FL
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BrentB
Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 4419 City/Region: Greenwood
State or Province: IN
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:10 am Post subject: |
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LOL
The fish link goes to music link. Can you update it? _________________ Brent Barrett |
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BTDT
Joined: 07 Jan 2011 Posts: 322 City/Region: Grand Lake Oklahoma
State or Province: OK
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: C- Lark Wine Down
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: TC255 |
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gulfcoast john wrote: |
John, the Suzuki's have different gear ratios and performance parameters and are not comparable to your Hondas or my Yamahas.
John |
I was thinking more in the line of convincing my better half that 'we' need a new boat
John Clark |
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Wefings Dealer
Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2086 City/Region: Panhandle
State or Province: FL
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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SUZUKI FISH
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20813 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Matches the hull color. |
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B~C
Joined: 31 Oct 2003 Posts: 2861 City/Region: Bend
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 1999
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Blue~C
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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that is one fine looking TC.. a piece of art.
For what it's worth, the kid and have fished the Columbia for years and always scratched up a few fish. After replacing the Hondas with the newer Suzukis we've been knocking the sap out the salmon _________________ Ken
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