Recent content by Granath

John..PM sent.

Thanks all. I was leaning towards the gas for some of its advantages, knowing that I will just have to live with lower fuel economy. Not planning on towing alot, so it sounds like the gas will fit the bill. If I go this route with the Tomcat, will definitely post the scaled weight of Boat and...

Hi all, Looking for feedback if anyone has towed a Tomcat with one of the newer 3/4 ton GMC 6.6l gas or Ford 7.2l gas motors. On paper it seems these motors should handle the weight of the Tomcat. I'm in the initial process of penciling out the cost of initial ownership and tow vehicle. I...

Gary, I used progressive with no issues. Did you buy the original marinaut by any chance?

When the motor is vertical the oil level is right at the high mark. When I put the motor on the boat braket it shows below the low mark because of the angle of the bracket. So I moved the tilt up two notches to make the motor level, but then when I place it on the dingy (achilles LSI 230) the...

Congratulations on the boat, Les does an amazing job. We will be up in the Gulf Islands the third week of July, I'll keep my eye open for another Marinaut.

Les, Congratulations on the agreement with Nordic Tugs. Seems like a natural course in adding another chapter to the Marinaut History. Chapter one was building the mold and original boat, chapter two was EQ Marine building ten boats, and now chapter three is making this wonderful boat...

We put in a product called Deckadence. I have been very happy with the product and I believe there was another member here who put it in their 22. It is not on the cheap side, but it is comfortable on the feet and keeps the dogs from sliding around.

We put the EV-200 in our boat and the E97. I do remember that Les was going to go with the EV-100, but then had to use the 200. Might have been pump size. You might give him a call or send an email. Our use has been limited over the winter, but so far it has been great.

Thanks again everyone for the comments. Our boat took seven months from the time I wrote the deposit check to picking her up. At the time I ordered the boat, Les was finishing up one boat and there was one or two in front of us. We have been enjoying the boat this winter, mainly just on the...

Thanks for all the comments. The venture trailer was just used to take the boat up to get the canvas installed, mine wasn't in yet. The Honda 2.3 does just spin around for reverse. In the next couple of weeks I will be testing out the kicker. It is a bit of a reach when the kicker is lowered...

My wife and I picked up our Marinaut this weekend from Les. Thought I would share a few pictures of the boat. We are very excited to begin this new adventure in our lives and meet some of the people on this site.

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