B-Atlas Boat Guide · CDRY-25-TC
C-Dory TomCat 255 Power Catamaran
From 2005
The C-Dory TomCat 255 is a trailerable power catamaran with twin outboards, an enclosed pilothouse and cruising accommodations. Its 25-foot hull length contrasts with an overall rigged footprint near 30 feet, which likely contributed to legacy “30 TomCat” naming confusion.
- LOA
- 25′ 5″ / 7.75 m
- LWL
- 28′ / 8.53 m
- Beam
- 8′ 6″ / 2.59 m
- Draft
- 1′ 6″ / 0.46 m
- Hull behaviour
- Planing
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Propulsion
- Outboard
- Engine configuration
- Twin outboards; combined rating up to 350 hp
- Displacement cruise
- Unknown
- Faster / planing cruise
- 26.9 kn · 13.10 US gal/h / 49.59 L/h · 2.06 nm/US gal / 1.84 L/nm
- Boat family
- Power Catamaran
- Construction
- Fiberglass
Best for
- Owners prioritizing simple, trailerable pilothouse cruising or fishing
- Couples or small crews operating on inland and coastal waters
- Buyers who value shallow draft and outboard service access
Trade-offs
- Light hulls can have a lively ride when conditions and speed are poorly matched
- Compact cabin and side-deck arrangements limit interior volume
- Outboard-powered layouts trade inboard protection for serviceability and shallow draft
Known concerns
- No model-specific concern has been promoted to B-Atlas’s evidence threshold. This does not mean the model has no age-, condition- or hull-specific risks.
Inspection focus
- Verify exact model, year and hull identity because C-Dory reused related hulls and names over a long production history
- Inspect cored hull/deck areas around penetrations and previous hardware installations
- Inspect transom or outboard bracket structure and engine mounting
- Verify fuel-system, steering and electrical updates on older examples
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B-Atlas preserves uncertainty: missing information remains unknown rather than being treated as a negative. Specifications and guidance describe the model record; individual boats can differ by year, equipment, refit and condition.