TomCat 24 vs TomCat 255 sales comparison

[GxK]

Good evening!

My understanding is that C-Dory built 74 24-foot TomCats between 1998 and 2003. I gather that the switch to the standard C-Dory look with interior improvements has worked out well for the TomCat brand and the factory.

How many 255s have been launched to date, what, in two or three years?

--Georgs

 

[GxK]

Let me rephrase that:

My understanding is that C-Dory built 74 24-foot TomCats between 1998 and 2003. I gather that the switch to the TomCat 255 and the standard C-Dory look with interior improvements has worked out well for the TomCat brand and the factory.

How many 255s have been launched to date? When was the first 255 launched?

--Georgs

 

[drjohn71a]

Georgs,

There was a group of us pushing C-Dory to put the pilothouse cabin on the TC24. I was one of those. I did not communicate with any others, but assume that Dr. Bob was in that group - maybe even Brent and Dixie of Discovery too.

The TC24 was/is a great craft with it's own unique benefits over the TC255, but I had owned so many boats with swept back windshields that I did not like due to lack of room and heat gain in the hot MidWestern sun, that I did not want to buy another with that design. I also fell in love with the C-Dory pilot house cabin design in the 1980's, so wanted that look.

My hull # was 75 last November, but the numbers don't seem to follow a logical time order. I think the TC255 was introduced at the 2005 Seattle Boat Show, but some might know more about that than I. Apparently they are selling about half as many TC255's each year as the total TC24 production.

The TC24 is smaller, lighter and uses about one third less horsepower than the TC255. I think that the recent trailer improvements relieved what was probably one of the biggest problems with the TC 24. I would think one could retrofit the old TC24 trailers with the slick pads, etc..

John

 

[Sawdust]

I had one of the first TC24's built in Monroe -- absolutely loved it. A pair of Honda 90's was more than adequate power, but I surely agree with the Doc - it was like an oven under that fancy windshield. We went through some early growing pains, as all new models do, but it has always been my wife's favorite boat.

We'd still have the TC24 if not for age-related problems. At 87 it was a chore to get in and out of the head area -- certainly no fault of the boat. We all use our boats in different ways, of course. I always run with a light boat, and the 255 is definitely a much better boat for extended cruising. The early trailers were really a PITA, but after many "fixes" I think the trailer problems have vanished. I launched a 255 the other day, and the trailer was fine.

You will enjoy the TC24 - guaranteed!

Dusty