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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...

See for-sale section for TomCat 24 for sale near Toronto new listing. Somewhat sad to say . . . --Georgs

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...

Wow! I host several forums for trawler yachts-- http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/fo ... intro.html --that altogether have some 5,000 subscribers, but you guys on C-Brats are awesome! Thank you, John, Greg, Bob and so many others for being spot-on the topic with your advice. At this point...

Thanks, Bob, always good to hear your words of advice! I did spend many hours at the Toronto boat show at the Garmin and Furuno booths. I went to the show expecting that my Garmin choice would be confirmed, only to have my head turned right around by Furuno. It's such a toss-up between the...

Thanks, Greg! How challenging was the installation? Would you recommend that someone like me, with limited aptitude for things mechanical or electronic, hire a professional? --Georgs

Dave, I'm up in Canada, thus, not familiar with dealing with U.S. discounters like Defender. As Tim pointed out, The GPS Store is advertising an even lower price for the Furuno TZT9. Here's the range of pricing, all in US$: MSRP $3,695 Best price I can find in Canada is US$3,178, from a Furuno...

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- ...

I know exactly how you feel, Tim! Enjoyed watching your videos. Brought back memories of me kicking around the Channel islands some years ago when I lived in Newport Beach and sailed a Flicka. Thanks for reinforcing the thought in my mind about getting the lightest inflatable I can find. That...

Bob and others-- Just when I've settled on the Suzuki DF 2.5 to power the inflatable dinghy, along come you guys with all this talk about the Torqeedo. Other than it's twice the costs of the 2.5-hp Suzuki, the Torqeedo Travel 1003 S looks like all I would need...

What's the best way to fasten the dinghy so it won't blow off the cabin top at, say, 25 knots? --Georgs

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'...

Now, that is way cool!