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Colorado River Locks, Brazosport, TX

Just back from a long trip (Port Richey, FL)

On our way to Florida- have to cross the flooded Mississippi by road...

Top Cat kicking its heels...

Alok: proud half-owner #2 (The starboard half - the side with the helm!)

Charlie: Proud half-owner #1(The port half...)

The first launch (Appalachicola, FL)

Carrabelle, FL - Here's looking at you!

Caladesi Island State Park Marina, FL

Freeport, TX (I wish the wind was blowing the other way!)

Top Cat in Rockport, TX (Bound for Port Isabel)

A small window unit A/C in the front window; a 2000 watt Honda generator; a pigtail that has a household 3-prong plug that plugs into the generator and a 30 amp receptacle at the other end into which the 30-amp shore power cord plugs in. A full tank of gas in the generator (about 1.1 gallons)...

Walmart has inexpensive large gray-colored plastic containers with a lid. My Walmart A/C fits right in; I use a bungee cord to secure the lid while under way. Keeps the salt water out. With the A/C in the box, there is enough room along the sides of the container to put anything you need to use...

We are back after a great trip. First of all, thank you Dr. Bob for your help and hospitality, and thank you Marie for the meatloaf, the squash casserole and the pineapple upside-down cake with ice cream! I would also like to thank the rest of the C-Brats who gave all those useful tips. Just...

We will be launching the Tomcat near Tarpon springs next week and proceeding down the coast towards Fort Myers. Any suggestions about marinas, anchoring spots, cautions, places to see (off-shore and on-shore) and places to eat will be greatly appreciated!

This discussion has been held more than once. The consensus was that the factory figures are a gross underestimate. There are no newer, validated figures available. As Dr. Bob has noted, the Tomcat underwent a major design change about 6 years ago. The current hull and cabin configuration has...

The Tomcat is a very fine boat In fact, there's nothing nicer afloat But I'd like to put a pox On that d__m fish box Or fill it with gas for the four-stroke... :D

Most people who do the loop avoid the Mississippi- they use the Ten-Tom (Tennessee-Tombigbee) waterway instead. From what I have read, it has less commercial traffic and is prettier. I don't know about the fuel situation on the Ten-Tom. About the Tomcat going 319 miles + 32 miles on one fuel...

At 6 lbs/gallon, that would be an extra 336 lbs at the stern when the tanks are full. Add the weight of the tanks, and it would be like carrying two extra people on the boat. With the standard tanks, even a fully loaded Tomcat has a range of 240 miles with a 10% reserve (at 1.8 miles/gallon)...