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Hi All, Thanks for the input. I added water to my anchor locker, but my hulls are still dry, and the water is still in the locker. They look well sealed. My rubrail is broken loose on both sides, if water can get to my hulls from there, I suspect that might be the issue, I will also check the...

Hi, I have a 2006 Tomcat, bought is 3 years ago, and I always get a small amount of water, seems mostly fresh, but could have some salt water mixed in, in the front portion of my hulls. This has been happening for three years and I have no idea how is gets in. Have you ever experienced this on...

Hi, I have a 2006 Tomcat and I combined my tanks the way it showed in the diagram. I did a quick job and my combining valve was not always easy to find so I redid it. This time I used just two T valves and mounted them on the fuel filters so I could reach them. With just two valves when you run...

It is my understanding that the USCG does not permit gas vents on the sides of boats anymore. I suspect the new type of gas filler port has a built in vent under the cap. I have used one in the past and had problems with gas flying up in my face when adding gas from a five gallon can with...

Chris, My boat was the 5th one made after they changed the style in 2006. My bracket was 30 inches long, from front to back and it had no strakes. After they made about 12-15 boats they shortened the brackets and at some point added the strakes. I had to remove my bracket and buy a new one...

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the story. Colby, I drove down the Cassiar with truck only and back the ALCAN with boat in tow. The Cassiar had some dips which I would have had to slow down quite a bit for had I had a boat attached. The only inspections I had were for zebra mussels and some other...

I bought my first Tomcat a year and a half ago in Norfolk Virginia, but I never wrote about my trip. Now I am. After looking for boats for four years I decided on a C-Dory Tomcat. I live in Anchorage Alaska, and there were not many for sale close by so I broadened my search to the what we...

Thanks for your concern Kushtaka, maybe I was not clear. I did not take the bolts out I just loosened them a 1/4" or so then applied pressure to see if the bracket was loose or would come loose. At that time I was not aware I was dealing with 5200. I made another post on how we got the bracket...

Hi All, Well I (we) got the bracket off my Tomcat. It was not easy and it was not pretty, but it is off. I tried Anti Bond 2015 from West Marine, that was all they had at the time and they said it worked. It did not help as far as I could tell. I could not find DeBond or Un-Hesive, which others...

I did explore that possibility. There is a guy here in Anchorage who can do that. However, as I calculated the new brackets are shorter (24' rather than 30') deeper, to provide more floatation at rest and they angle in on the sides. It would be prohibitively expense to make all the changes to be...

Thanks much for the quick and comprehensive replies. They are very helpful. I will try this today and let you know how it worked. Dave

Hi, I am the guy who has a 30' bracket and was getting salt water in my motors so I ordered a new bracket. Now I am in the process of removing my bracket from my 2006 Tomcat. I loosened all 38 bolts holding it on, I still have my Suzuki 175s on there to help loosen the bracket, but it is stuck...

Oh, I forgot, there are now some pictures of the bracket on my page. Dave

Thanks for the information on who makes them now. I talked to Dwayne at PDR he sounds like a good guy. I bit the bullet and ordered a new bracket. I just don't want salt water on my new motors. Thanks again everyone. I do appreciate it. Regarding getting up on step, with the new 175hp Suzukis...

Again, I am impressed with the amount of knowledge you are willing to share. Thank you so much. Having your input helps me deal with the problem. My take home message is that there are a few options. 1. Do nothing and live with it (not good). 2. Try extending the hull with trim tabs or...

Hi, I have the 5th or 12th (I forget) 255 Tomcat built in 2006. My bracket (which I keep calling a swim step) is 30" from front to back, it also is a 90 degree angle from the sides of it from the transom and it has no (what I call flanges at the bottom corners). I looked at another Tomcat in...

Hi, Well I have tried the 175 HP Suzukis on Loki after having the 135 Hondas. I am still trying different props, but WOW what a difference. I did a heavily loaded 500 mile trip with props that were too small, 15 1/4 X 19 three bladed SS. I could easily over rev. But still quite a difference. I...

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