Recent content by Hayseed

Dealer in Portland had two 2021 Merc 115s, extra long shaft with the beefier Command Thrust lower unit (same as on the 150) sitting in boxes. Perfect motors looking for a boat needing to be repowered. It was their immediate availability that tipped me into stepping up. They effectively doubled...

To answer the question of the circumstances around the theft of my Tomcat 24... The boat was in an RV storage lot about 2 miles from my house. Eight-foot fence topped with coiled razor wire. Locking gate on wheels. The thieves stole a U-Haul van before attending to my boat, used the van to ram...

I'm looking for some assistance from fellow 24' Tomcat owners. My boat was stolen in early December and was in the process of being stripped before the thieves were interrupted. They cut the entire dash out with a Sawzall (hydraulic steering, nav electronics, all gauges, switches, fuses and...

Seems dicey to me. Wouldn't be too tough, given calm conditions, to get about halfway up to Neah Bay--the two large bays on the WA coast (Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor) are short distances from each other and from the Columbia, and offer protected anchorages or marinas. But the stretch from...