Tom Cat 255
A couple of weeks ago I posted a review on the Tom Cat 255.
One of the issues was performance in a moderate chop and swell (Chop 2-3 feet and swell 4 to 5 feet, with long peroid). Today I recieved a response from VP of Marketing of the builder of the Tom Cat 255:
"We ended up putting 20 hours on the Tomcat at the Maimi Boat show. Overall I was very impressed with the boat. I found it to be quite nice in 1 to 2 feet of chop and 1 to 3 feet swells. It did not excell in the larger swells, but this is not how we are marketing the boat. The Glacier Bay would be better suited as far as hull design for those that want to RUN IN THE OCEAN....I do feel that is is a great gulf coast boat."
Wow--they are marketing the boat for conditions to not exceed 1-3 foot chop and 1-3 foot swells. I love the layout, but this is almost a deal killer for me.
Regards to all--from S. Calif, where the sun is finally shining for the first of many days I have been out here!
Bob Austin
Can you provide us a link to your review?
Thnx.
-Greg
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Subject: [PCW] Tom Cat 255
A couple of weeks ago I posted a review on the Tom Cat 255.
One of the issues was performance in a moderate chop and swell (Chop 2-3
feet and swell 4 to 5 feet, with long peroid). Today I recieved a response
from VP of Marketing of the builder of the Tom Cat 255:
"We ended up putting 20 hours on the Tomcat at the Maimi Boat show.
Overall I was very impressed with the boat. I found it to be quite nice in
1 to 2 feet of chop and 1 to 3 feet swells. It did not excell in the larger
swells, but this is not how we are marketing the boat. The Glacier Bay
would be better suited as far as hull design for those that want to RUN IN
THE OCEAN....I do feel that is is a great gulf coast boat."
Wow--they are marketing the boat for conditions to not exceed 1-3 foot
chop and 1-3 foot swells. I love the layout, but this is almost a deal
killer for me.
Regards to all--from S. Calif, where the sun is finally shining for the
first of many days I have been out here!
Bob Austin
Power-Catamaran Mailing List
I think this is the one. Bob, correct me if I'm wrong.
http://lists.samurai.com/pipermail/power-catamaran/2006-March/000986.html
Greg Schoenberg dene@ipns.com wrote: Can you provide us a link to your review?
Thnx.
-Greg
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Subject: [PCW] Tom Cat 255
A couple of weeks ago I posted a review on the Tom Cat 255.
One of the issues was performance in a moderate chop and swell (Chop 2-3
feet and swell 4 to 5 feet, with long peroid). Today I recieved a response
from VP of Marketing of the builder of the Tom Cat 255:
"We ended up putting 20 hours on the Tomcat at the Maimi Boat show.
Overall I was very impressed with the boat. I found it to be quite nice in
1 to 2 feet of chop and 1 to 3 feet swells. It did not excell in the larger
swells, but this is not how we are marketing the boat. The Glacier Bay
would be better suited as far as hull design for those that want to RUN IN
THE OCEAN....I do feel that is is a great gulf coast boat."
Wow--they are marketing the boat for conditions to not exceed 1-3 foot
chop and 1-3 foot swells. I love the layout, but this is almost a deal
killer for me.
Regards to all--from S. Calif, where the sun is finally shining for the
first of many days I have been out here!
Bob Austin
Power-Catamaran Mailing List
Power-Catamaran Mailing List
Bob Austin wrote:
A couple of weeks ago I posted a review on the Tom Cat 255.
One of the issues was performance in a moderate chop and swell (Chop
2-3 feet and swell 4 to 5 feet, with long peroid). Today I recieved
a response from VP of Marketing of the builder of the Tom Cat 255:
"We ended up putting 20 hours on the Tomcat at the Maimi Boat show.
Overall I was very impressed with the boat. I found it to be quite
nice in 1 to 2 feet of chop and 1 to 3 feet swells. It did not
excell in the larger swells, but this is not how we are marketing
the boat. The Glacier Bay would be better suited as far as hull
design for those that want to RUN IN THE OCEAN....I do feel that is
is a great gulf coast boat."
Wow--they are marketing the boat for conditions to not exceed 1-3
foot chop and 1-3 foot swells. I love the layout, but this is
almost a deal killer for me.
But you have to admire the marketing veep at TomCat for his honesty
and frankness.
I looked again what you wrote earlier:
Now the ride--the conditions were about 12 to 14 knots out of Marina
Del Rey. The chop was 1 to 2 feet, with 4 to 5 foot swells--at
fairly short interval. The boat was noisy, but handled the chop
well. There was some pounding. I kept the speed down to 18 to 22
knots----into the waves, the boat tended to become airborn--and the
owner had not taken it up much faster in those type of conditions.
Across wave the ride was excellent. Down wave, the boat tracked
very well, but there was some surfing.
Just how bad was the ride--for a 25-foot boat in those conditions?
Down swell it was OK, and across waves it was excellent. That sounds
pretty good to me.
Now, heading into waves at 18-22 knots, the TomCat tended to become
airborne. Are there any 25-foot power cats (or monohulls) that would
not become airborne, now and then, in such conditions?
I'm not aiming to be argumentative, just hoping to put this into
perspective. I personally am interested in a trailerable cruiser,
thus, this matter is of importance.
--Georgs
Georgs Kolesnikovs
Power Catamaran World
http://www.powercatamaranworld.com