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Does anyone have experience, good or bad, with the ACDelco 1250W Digital Generator sold by West Marine. As we begin our first full season on our TomCat 24, I'm looking at small generators to provide an alternate source of power on board and to enable me to charge depleted batteries when not...

The performance and appearance of the TomCat attracted us to the original 24 several years before the 255 was introduced. You can find more info on the TomCat 24 on our site below as well as a link to the original factory site. There is no question the 255 is an improvement on the 24 as has...

Can someone please tell me if any recreational powerboat on our planet would be comfortable in 8-foot seas closely spaced? --Georgs

Do you have a photo available? --Georgs

Where do TomCat 24 owners mount a flag at the stern of their boats? --Georgs

Marc-- If you can hold on until summer, we're planning to cruise our TomCat to Ottawa for Canada Day celebrations. --Georgs

There are at least a half-dozen weblogs and sites featuring Great Loop cruises in small boats, ie, under 30 feet LOA. I've started a directory of such sites under the title Cruising in Small Boats on the TomCat 24 weblog I've launched. The list includes well-known sites like Halcyon Days but...

When experienced C-Brats provide advice and suggestions in this thread, I'd request they address two points of interest. Is the advice the same for a TomCat as a monohulled C-Dory? Are the standard cleats on the boats from the factory strong enough to handle the load of a sea anchor? And a...

Thanks to one and all for comments and advice. I've been persuaded to go looking for the appropriate anti-freeze, as it may be more effective and certainly is cheaper. --Georgs

Ed Devlin, from whom I purchased my TomCat 24, said that he winterized the water system aboard the boat--There is no water heater--by pouring 40 ounces of vodka into the tank and briefly activating the galley foot pump and the freshwater washdown pump. This approach worked well for him for four...

I thought of that but as I have no experience with canvas work of this type, I wasn't sure about paying to reinvent the wheel here when it already has been done elsewhere. Lake Ontario certainly isn't Lake Shasta. The sun is shining today but temps are barely into the 40s. Most other boats...

Would King Canvas also be the recommended source for canvas work for a TomCat 24? Any TomCat 24 owners have other recommendations? --Georgs

Let me rephrase that: My understanding is that C-Dory built 74 24-foot TomCats between 1998 and 2003. I gather that the switch to the TomCat 255 and the standard C-Dory look with interior improvements has worked out well for the TomCat brand and the factory. How many 255s have been launched to...

Good evening! My understanding is that C-Dory built 74 24-foot TomCats between 1998 and 2003. I gather that the switch to the standard C-Dory look with interior improvements has worked out well for the TomCat brand and the factory. How many 255s have been launched to date, what, in two or...

Thanks for the welcome, Pat! When I was just starting to research the TomCat, I do recall how helpful you were with emails full of information and enthusiasm. If I recall correctly, only a hurricane kept me from visiting you in Alabama. I see you've now moved on to Rosborough. Great boats! I...

Norlene and I remember the visit with you very well, and are still thankful for the opportunity to see a CD22. And you're right, we were off to Long Island next to see Goose, the boat we eventually purchased. Ed Devlin, her owner, was kind enough to let us take a close look, even though he...

Being located where we are, we figure we won't need to worry about a truck until we're done with cruising Lake Ontario, Georgian Bay, the North Channel, Lake Superior, the Trent-Severn and Rideau, Thousand Islands, the St. Lawrence . . . --Georgs

Thank you, one and all, for your welcoming words, and thank you, Bob Austin, for the introduction. The TomCat is my first outboard-powered boat so I'm sure to have a string of questions as we spend time aboard At Last. --Georgs

Greetings! After three years of watching and waiting for the right boat at the right price, we finally own a TomCat 24. We purchased Goose from Ed Devlin on Long Island. Interestingly, Goose was the first TomCat we ever saw up close, about three years ago. We're based on the Canadian side of...