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Now that winter has come to the Great Lakes, I've been thinking that Cuba might make a great destination for a cruise next winter. Of course, that kind of thinking might be easier for me, a Canadian resident and citizen, than it could be for many of you. Do any C-Brats have experience cruising...

Beauty certainly is in the eye of the beholder. I, for one, find the look of the TomCat 255 downright frumpy while the TomCat 24 looks sleek and attrractive. There is now question the TC 255 has a better interior, but it also costs more and is larger and heavier. On looks alone, we dismissed...

WHERE do you pour the antifreeze so it reaches the bilge? --Georgs

Funny you should mention that, Bob, as I was just showing the Admiral some photos of cruising in the Bahamas, and we were talking about Cuba a few weeks back. I'll try a hair dryer on the water hoses this weekend. We haul out Friday. --Georgs

I'm aiming to complete winterizing my TomCat 24 as the first snow starts to fly on Lake Ontario. 1) What's the best way to pull off water hoses that have not been removed in six years? Is brute strength the only answer or is there some secret technique? 2) After winterizing the head, I have...

What's the procedure for re-priming a Wallas? --Georgs

It will be a few days, Bob, before I can check in the real world what you're suggesting but can you please clarify the "in reverse" part? You're approaching a dock on an angle in your twin-engine TomCat, aiming to dock port to. Transmission is in neutral as you coast in. Are you suggesting...

Hmmm . . . I guess there is no consistency in the C-Dory family. On my TomCat, the head flushes with seawater while the galley and washdown are fed from the freshwater tank. --Georgs

Thanks very much, everyone, for recommendations about trucks. They will be useful down the pike. My question was merely about weight of the TomCat. I'm surprised that only Bob Austin--That figures, doesn't it?--has actually weighed his TomCat. As he reported: "Mine is on an aluminum trailer...

So we understand which is why we have the weeks of September 22 and 29 pencilled in. We'll be back you toward the end of August to see if we can firm up a rendezvous. --Georgs

Are you likely to be around in the latter part of September? We're thinking of spending a couple weeks on the water then at your end of the lake. --Georgs

Have any TomCat 24 or TomCat 255 owners weighed their boat and trailer? I'm starting to think truck and would love to know what our boats weigh in the real world. --Georgs

The informative thread on odors related to the head prompts me to ask: What is the best treatment for keeping the freshwater tank tasting and smelling sweet? We were shocked the other day at the foul smell that came from the faucet when we hadn't used the boat for only five days. --Georgs

Thanks, Joe and Pat! So, the buttons across the top of the message form cannot be used to automate the process--even though this is the 21st century? :( --Georgs

I've looked through the archives but I don't see a clear answer anywhere. When I write the Nordic Tugs site and want Nordic Tugs site to be a hot link, what do I do? When I highlight the words Nordic Tugs site and click on URL, I get Nordic Tugs site Where the heck do I stick the...

Little information is available at the Nordic Tugs site: http://www.nordictugs.com/26_specs.cfm?showNav=models The 26-footer was the model that started the whole Nordic Tugs phenom: Fast boats that look like slow work boats that women love. --Georgs

Hmm . . . two resident boats and one sometime visitor . . . slim pickings for a rendezvous later in the season. Maybe we'll run across the lake to Golden Hill State Park one weekend to see if we can find Little Mac. --Georgs

Are we the only C-Dory monohull or catamaran on Lake Ontario? --Georgs

Today, they are quoting $639 for the 1000W unit and $869 for the 2000W model. Sounds like they have very good prices. --Georgs