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John: Where exactly are the photos of the vinyl decking on 'Destiny'? I cant find them on the CBrats site. Provide a link if you are able. Thanks, KW

Has anyone covered the cabin floor of their Tom Cat or other C Dory with either fake or real teak and holly flooring? The orginial fiberglass floor seems aesthetically lacking to most owners, as a result many are covered with some form of carpeting. Traditional wood teak and holly is quite...

Jeff: We purchased our TC 6 years ago with auto pilot already installed, and at the time I thought it a bit superfluous, even though the seller, an old sail boat guy, assured me otherwise. But he was right, and I changed my mind within a month of ownership. Actually, we found to our surprise...

I live in Mount Vernon and have used Master Marine for service on and off for 12 years...and still do. Previously for a Sea Sport with Yamahas, currently for a Tom Cat with Hondas. The reason for the 'on and off' is because in my experience that is the nature of the service they provide...

Our Tom Cat 25.5 came with 4 12 volt wet cell battery, all mounted in the stern, (one for each Honda 150, and two for the house), plus a switching system that allowed them to be separated, or combined. We had several problems with this. 1. In the stern the outboard batteries were difficult...

Over the past year, the silver paint on the lower cowlings on my 2006 Honda 150 outboards has begun peeling off. It seems this is a known problem with Honda outboards, and the only solution is to repaint the involved portion of the engine. Has anyone in the group had this problem with their...

Rob from Nevada: If you are towing your boat up from Nevada with the intention of spending time in the SJI, you should: 1. Launch somewhere between LaConner, Anacortes, and Bellingham. All three are on the edge of the SJI, and on the east side of Puget Sound, which saves you an expensive boat...

We own your same set up. A 2006 Tom Cat 25.5with bottom paint and Honda 150s having about 400 hours total time. I have charted the speeds at different fuel burns and found them to be consistently lower by 3 - 4 knots than shown in the sales literature, so suspect the factory was a bit...

BLI 8/21 23. Kari and I on El Gato Tomas will be there. Kevin Ware Tom Cat 25.5

Lady Smith. A Great place to visit. PLease place our name on the list. Kari and I on El Gato Tomas will be there. Should anyone want to buddy boat. We will leave from LaConner probably on 7/23, cross over through the San Juans, enter Canada at Bedwell on S. Pender, then run northwest on...

Great idea. Have been there many times, and always look forward to going back. Will run down from LaConner on the day before. You arranging for dock space? Thanks, Kevin W. CD Tom Cat 25.5 El Gato Tomas

Just a great place to visit, and well described already by other members. My biases are: Launch in Blaine or Anacortes rather than trailering up Vancouver Island. There are a lot of nautical places to visit enroute, and getting around by boat is why you have the thing. The weather can be a...

I have an EZ loader for my Tom Cat. Bought the trailer separate from the boat 5 years ago. It had been used for salt water launches by previous owner, with iffy fresh water wash offs. Found oil sealed wheel bearings OK, but surge system disc brakes thoroughly corroded and locking up, just...

A 3 day trailer haul down and back from Mount Vernon, Washington got us more than familiar with the menu at Pilot Truck Stops, and location of overnight suitable Walmarts than we ever wanted to be. But, no real problem mechanically, ether way. The Lake itself was just great. Reminded us of in...

Kanaloa: From the sounds of things, you are burning about 11 gph to do 20 knots in a Tom Cat 25.5 with Honda 150s. A trifle slow perhaps, but pretty close to 'normal'. Depending on circumstances, that is very similar to what I have obtained with an identical Tom Cat over the past 5 years, and...

Has anyone had a problem with a a slight but persistent odor of raw gasoline in the cabin of a Tom Cat? Ours has had this problem for some time, and we have yet to figure it out. We initially thought it was residual from the dinghy outboard stored in the head, but stopping that practice did...

Is anyone from the Seattle area towing a boat to Lake Powell this September? We are considering towing ours via Boise, SLC then down to Page, leaving around 9/15. Two rigs would be better than one, should there be some issue on the road. Kevin Ware el Gato Thomas Tom Cat 25.5

Roger: Thanks for the diagram. Did you install the valves after or before the fuel filter for each engine? I can think of an arguement for doing it either way. On mounting a Permatrim system. We used to have that system on our Sea Sport and really needed it to keep the boat from listing...

Has anyone installed a fuel control panel in a Tom Cat? We find ours typically lists to starboard most of the time as the galley, water tank and a number of other items on that side make it heavier. One solution would be to burn down the starboard tank first, but to do that one would need a...

Has anyone installed a fuel control panel in a Tom Cat? We find ours typically lists to starboard most of the time as the galley, water tank and a number of other items on that side make it heavier. One solution would be to burn down the starboard tank first, but to do that one would need a...