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Heads-up for those on the trail. I have a house and dock that's not being used right on the east side of the Okeechobee Lock in Florida. Shore power and water are turned on at the dock. Wife already bought another home upstate, and I'm just here getting this house ready for sale. My boat and...

I noticed the stainless screws used in the window frames are a different composition than the stainless used in the door frames and grab handles. All were exposed to the same conditions in this spot, but only the window screws show pitting and green corrosion.

Hello Brats, long time no-C. My apologies for not contributing in awhile. With close family losses both young and old, life for us has been a blurry mess, put on pause since my last post in 2020. "Man makes plans, God laughs", as grandma would've say. Anyway, I recently got back in the saddle...

I've noticed in some TC owners' photos there is a bow cleat mounted directly behind the windlass. Ours doesn't look like it has enough free deck space behind the windlass before the angled transition. Looking around I've seen other bow cleats placed where I circled below. Any advise for best...

Hello c-brats. It's been almost a year since my grandmother passed last holidays, and our c-dory project got pushed to the back burner. Our tomcat is currently sitting in our drive waiting on me to get back to her. Between the tannin stains, the Florida sun, and the orange streaks from the...

Took a break from the electrical to handle more pressing matters. Cupholders! No more will the sink be the only safe haven for small objects, phones and bottles. The missus preferred black nylon over the white and stainless options, so I found a set of 4 on Amazon for less than the cost of the...

I've seen photos here and there, but haven't found any discussions yet on installing/making roof racks for the C-Dory. The simplest idea I had so far was to install a couple of 12" grab handles on the edge of the roof to act as a kayak stop and attachment point for retaining straps. I'd love...

We passed a young couple in their Tomcat on the south fork of the St. Lucie yesterday. We didn't see a name on the boat, but from a distance she looked beautiful. :love We gave a honk and a wave. Hopefully we'll be able to meet up with other local C-Dory owners, especially any TC255s. If any...

We ordered an in-hull transducer as backup to be able to read depth at higher speeds than our transom mount, but both units lose bottom around 12 kts/14 mph. Both transducers, Garmin GT51M-TM and GT15M-IH, are mounted on/in the starboard sponson, and to a sonar neophyte like myself, seem to work...

I'm heading down to the boat today for some electrical troubleshooting and battery/electronic/wire planning. I found the 2008 schematic uploaded to the docs (Thanks, Captains Cat), but was wondering if there are any newer diagrams floating around?

Just listed yesterday. https://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/boa/d/ ... 63563.html Please!!! Somebody buy this before I do! I grew up watching NASA launches out of the window as a kid and the 24 Tomcat just brings back so much space shuttle nostalgia for me that I can Almost justify it to my wife...

We just got back from a fantastic day with Geof and Kevin from Three Rivers Marine. After admiring the beautiful custom canvas install (utilizing Dr. Bob's advice), we got a full and very detailed explanation of the boat and systems from stem to stern, and Kevin was an amazingly patient and...

Meeting with some dock/boat lift people to get quotes, and had some questions for Tomcat owners. We're planning to run a 4' wide dock along 60' of our canal seawall, and install a 4 post lift at one end with a canopy. What is the best placement and spacing for the lift pilings for a TC 255? I...

Need some help deciding on fixed and handheld VHF radios. I was originally keeping everything in the Garmin family, but on sage advice I'm going with a radio company for the radio. Some of the Icom and Standard Horizon models have current rebates, so that might be a nice timing bonus. FIXED...

I've searched and looked over the mfg website to no avail. Does anyone know the difference between the two models?

Was going over my electronics list versus all the advice from Bob and John and noticed some changes on the Garmin site this morning. The site is slowly changing as I refresh, so it may take some time for them to get the full descriptions and prices up. I saw a VHF 215i and 315i, and an AIS-800...

Where would the best placement be for a large multi-function transducer, GT51 and the panoptix PS21 on the back of a TC 255? I like Dr. Bob's transom saver, but I'm also reading several articles on "transducer saving" too. There are several adjustable aluminum brackets that clamp onto the...

Three Rivers Marine has a canvas guy on site that does all their C-dory's. We're having him make us a full camper back with screens and roll up windows. We've already discussed zippers at the roofline for easy boarding from the dock. Are there any other tips for the support structure...

We're considering both new and used Tomcat options. If we decide on the new boat I'll have to pick everything from scratch starting with electronics. Sticking with the Garmin family for ease of learning, what kind of shopping list am I looking at for an all-around cruising/fishing/diving set-up...

So I've been looking at a 2006 Tomcat near me in Florida, 2015 rebuilt engines low (140) hours, all new electronics in 2015, asking $75k. Boat looks a little rough, used for USCG aux, not the typical family C-Dory cruiser. Based on my visual of the boat we came to a compromise offer of about...