TomCat 255 PilotHouse
Overview
Our new fuel efficient all weather Tomcat 255 features Diamond Sea Glaze windows and doors like you find on the ocean going yachts!
Whether you are cruising, fishing or diving with over 45 Square feet of cockpit space there is room to roam.
The Tomcat 255 rides and corners smoothly without any roll. It tracks straight at all speeds and runs flat and dry.
Widely spaced twin engines provide maneuverability around the dock and peace of mind when out on the water.
The railings are all made of the highest grade 316 stainless steel and are oversized for extra strength and safety!
Four foot insulated fish boxes with macerators provide plenty of room for the days catch. They also serve well as additional cockpit storage.
The Tomcat 255 rides and corners smoothly without any roll. It tracks straight at all speeds and runs flat and dry.
Twin engines provide maneuverability around the dock and peace of mind when out on the water.
A spacious all weather pilothouse with an enclosed head and shower, make the Tomcat 255 a very smart trailerable.
All boats come with a standard 5 year hull warranty.
Features
Employing a modified "V" asymmetrical shaped bottom with broad hard chines on it’s pontoons. The design of the TomCat 255 hull does away with the tendency to lean outward in hard turns and the wallow feeling that some cats exhibit at speed. Other advantages to this design include a reduced bow wake and a reduction in the amount of spray ejected out of the tunnel (sneezing) when driving into large waves. You always have a flat, stable, dry ride with the TomCat 255.
Quick and nimble with the stability and ride of a much larger vessel. The TomCat 255 lifts up on plane quickly with very little change in attitude. On step the hull runs clean and dry with its limited bow spray being deflected by hard chines that run all the way forward. In a turn, wash along the sides is deflected by a step in the hull a few inches above the water line. The TomCat 255 runs dry, even in a very hard turn. Stability as one might expect is superb. Even in hard turns at 30+ Knots the boat cuts a clean flat turn with no feeling of slip or complaint from the hull or props.
The spacious all weather cabin provides a Queen size plus berth in the bow, (84"X64"). A dinette on the port side with a convertible forward facing seat, that makes into a roomy single berth. A full featured galley complete with hot and cold water and two burner stove. An enclosed head is located on the starboard side just aft of the galley with a Marine head and hot and cold shower. The cabin provides seating for four with 360 degree visibility out the windows at all speeds.
The aft deck boasts over 45 square feet of cockpit space and is self bailing. It has a pair of four foot insulated fish boxes with macerator pumps. The fuel tanks are located in each pontoon and can be accessed or removed through hatches under the interior cabinetry.
Specifications/Equipment
Test Results
Test done by Boattest.com for TomCat 255
| Test Power: 2 x 150-hp Honda 4-strokes (outboard) | ||||||||
| RPM | GPH | MPH | MPG | NMPH | NMPG | Range | NM Range | dBa |
| 1000 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 5.58 | 5.83 | 4.86 | 754 | 655 | 64 |
| 1500 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 3.50 | 6.44 | 3.04 | 473 | 411 | 64 |
| 2000 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 2.95 | 7.48 | 2.56 | 398 | 346 | 66 |
| 2500 | 4.8 | 11.9 | 2.48 | 10.4 | 2.16 | 335 | 291 | 67 |
| 3000 | 6.4 | 20.5 | 3.20 | 17.8 | 2.78 | 431 | 375 | 76 |
| 3500 | 9.6 | 26.5 | 2.76 | 23.1 | 2.40 | 373 | 324 | 77 |
| 4000 | 13.1 | 31.0 | 2.37 | 27.0 | 2.06 | 319 | 278 | 81 |
| 4500 | 14.7 | 35.4 | 2.41 | 30.8 | 2.09 | 325 | 283 | 83 |
| 5000 | 20.4 | 40.0 | 1.96 | 35.0 | 1.70 | 264 | 230 | 84 |
| 5500 | 21.6 | 43.9 | 2.03 | 38.2 | 1.77 | 274 | 239 | 87 |
| 6000 | 30.5 | 47.3 | 1.55 | 41.2 | 1.35 | 209 | 182 | 88 |
Speeds measured with Stalker ProSports radar gun. Fuel consumption (gallons per hour) measured with Floscan digital fuel-flow meter on gas inboards, sterndrives, and outboards, TechMate electronic scan tool on gas EFI inboards, Caterpillar digital fuel-flow meter on diesel engines, or permanently installed fuel-monitoring equipment. Range is based on 90% of published fuel capacity. Sound levels determined using Radio Shack digital decibel meter on A scale. 68 dBa is the level of normal conversation.
Test Conditions
| Test Power: 2 x 150-hp Honda 4-strokes (outboard) | |
| Time To Plane | 4.6 sec. |
| 0 to 30 | 10.2 sec. |
| Test Power | 2 x 150-hp Honda 4-strokes (outboard) |
| Transmission | Outboard |
| Ratio | 2.14 : 1 |
| Props | 15 1/4 x 19 Solas Lexor 3-blade SS |
| Load | 3 persons, 1/2 fuel, no water, min. gear |
| Climate | 79 deg., 65% humid.; wind: 5-10 knots; seas: minimal chop |
