Recent content by tinbender

Help someone? Added aft steering station to Tomcat. Forward station works well ,aft station steers really hard . Also Garmin autopilot in the mix. Pretty long hoses at autopilot. SeaStar is saying combination of many things creating problem. Long lines to autopilot , should eliminate...

I have seen somewhere on the site photos of a boat that had fabric pouches attached in the berth area on the hull and bulkhead in most of the area, but I can't seem to find the photos again. Anyone remember where they are posted? My search has not worked. Thanks

I had been planning on the copper pipe in the head area. I looked through I think all your photos. Do you have a photo of the piping you put there? Was it enough ,or too much? It may get done a little later on,I have so many changes going on now. Great idea about the computer fans, that...

The heater is a Planar Binar 5S diesel. It is actually a prestart engine heater no limit operation time to heat hot water for starting diesel engines. We are routing that hot water to "bus type heaters" for heat, and eventually will tie that in as a hotwater heater heat /exchange.

I have my Tomcat back after over a year waiting at a friends top shop. He had constant life threatening issues and just finally told me he couldn't physically do the job. He does excellent affordable work, but just couldn't do it anymore.I just couldn't wait any longer ,and have an appointment...

Thanks Tyboo that pretty well spells it all out. We need to meet sometime!

I am not sure when it gets really busy at Cathlamet ,as it is quite a ways up river from me, and the fishing regulations are constantly shifting for that fishery. But to avoid the buoy 10 fishery on the lower river , it needs to be prior to August. Maybe someone that fishes near Cathlamet can...

If you aren't aware, that is right in the middle of the buoy 10 salmon fishing on the lower Columbia. Good if you are a fisherman and want to fish. Not so good if you want to avoid massive amounts of boats.

I am new to the C dory group. Wife and I bought a Tomcat about a year ago. Waiting on our Camper Top and hope to have the boat back some day. Anyway we own docks downriver from Cathlamet on Deep River and could host maybe or a day cruise fro Cathlamet ? Depending on timing.

When we went to Edmonton about a month ago ,All American citizens were allowed to return to the US via any method and did not require Covid tests to do so . Car , Sea, Air .

You might want to check, my wife and I drove to Edmonton and back about 4 weeks ago had to have a negative Covid test to enter Canada, but nothing was required on our return to US.

I have a Tomcat, and am considering adding a Planar diesel water heater. My thinking is hydronic heat in head, under berth , switching my tank type hot water heater into one that has heat exchanger inside it like used with inboard engines. Running the water from the Planar through the tank...

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Well sooner or later I will try the kicker between the mains. Had already planned on ladder on one side or the other of the main engines for boarding. Was hoping someone had already done it. I am a hands on guy , and have built 8 aluminum boats. One of them , I had what I thought was a...

I just purchased a Tomcat. Couple of questions, Does anyone have a manual on the boats ? Factory was not able to come up with one. Mine is a 2006 model. Also , has anyone ever actually installed a kicker motor between the twins and used it to cruise and fish at low speeds? Several...