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Island Cat (Tomcat 255) was sitting in the yard as I drove down to Nags Head to check on the property post Irene. On my way back today I was prepared to take pictures, but alas the boat was gone. She is a beautiful and well outfitted boat! :thup

You can safely navigate to the Interstate 95 bridge in Richmond. Most don't go past the 'big rock". You can't miss it. East of Jordan Point takes you to Jamestown. A nice trip is from there is on the Chickahominy River. There is a full service Marina with store, transient slips, pump out, hotel...

I am sad to see Loran go for another reason. I spent most of my career as a television station chief engineer where the adage "time is money" is an absolute. In most situations; when there is trouble, you 'band aid' it and then fix it properly after hours. Quite by chance I discovered that Coast...

I have driven in Boston, New York, Washington DC, Atlanta, and Orlando.....and all points in between. New York has alot of yelling, gesturing, and slow city traffic. To and from New Jersey in rush hour is like DC ..bumper to bumper and moving at a snail's pace. In the city the guys trying to...

Man that site looks great! Kudos! I noticed that the Venture 29 and the center console are not listed. Dropped or just not listed yet? Also; the fuel consumption specs for the Venture 26 seem too good to be true.

It is noteworthy that the Venture 26 is made with NO wood coring at all but high density foam instead. I seem to remember that someone (maybe Dr Bob?) stated that the 26 is built at the Skagit Orca plant. It will be interesting to follow the Venture 26 over time to see how it holds up relative...

Interesting...the above Alaskan Pilot may be fitted with either i/o or twin ob power. With an 8'6" beam and a dry weight of 6350 lbs (less engine(s)?) it is trailerable but I bet it is tall. With a deadrise of 22 degrees it is no dory hull though.

Not so much of a disparity if one uses the the SeaSport Alaskan Pilot 2600, at 26.2' LOA :mrgreen: http://www.seasportboats.com/alaskanpilot.html (Looks like the same boat as your 33 w/o the pulpit)

Try these sites: http://www.dismalswamp.com/ http://www.cruisersnet.net/index.php?categoryid=101 http://www.cruisersnet.net/index.php

If I missed this discussion, please delete this topic...but I just noticed on the C-Dory site that the Venture 26 listed as having a High Density Foam Core..unlike any other C-Dory (excluding the Skagit Orca line), which have balsa composite core. :?:

Take a look at the specs for either TomCat in stock. "number of engines 1" "height 25' " ....

(paraphrased from one seen at BOC site) "Sunday morning; Better to be in my boat thinking about God, than in church thinking about my boat" maybe the best I have seen: "Most of my money I spent on boats and women. The rest I squandered" :mrgreen:

Wow...for that price you are now into the range of the Albins. I went on the new "cruiser" version of the 28TE at a boat how just a few days ago. Impressive. There is nothing out there that, imo, is comparable with either a TC-255 or any of the CDory models. However the size and price of the 29...

Well, that certainly IS a Cape Cruiser; but it is NOT a "one only" ; and although a "Toland" boat, it is NOT manufactured by C-Dory. The story behind the legal battle is in a thread elsewhere on this forum. In case anyone missed this, Three Rivers Marine has a comparison set...

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I and my family are never in a boat without a pfd on. I swam competitively in high school and college. I put myself through college as a pool and beach (North Beach Service, Va Bch) lifeguard as well as a swim coach and instructor ( WSI, AI). Look no matter how good a swimmer you are, or what...

There is a school of thought that says it is better to have a the balance toward heavy stern...in following seas, especially with a flat bottom boat. :smilep

For insurance purposes, weight is the most important factor. That is, the boat should still float (won't sink :wink: ) when swamped. The Coast guard likes title 33(imagine that!): http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422 ... 183.53.htm A good explanation is here...

I cut my boating "teeth" on a 15' Wagemaker Wolverine with a 40 hp white Merc. This wooden runabout had a reasonably sharp bow entry tapering to a flat bottom. It had no splash well, scuppers, or bilge pump save for a plastic bucket with which to bail...hehe of course it didn't have a bilge...

And remember, the hp maximums are largely based on weight. For those of you who want to plane a TC on one engine, possibly; the E Tek 200s (2.6 version) weigh less than the Honda 150s. Also the Suzuki 175 is the same block and weight as the 150. :roll: Of course there ARE insurance and...