Best Boat Test review in a long while

[FSH 210 Sport]

Looks like, at least for this test, Boat Test has produced the best review in a long time. Nothing beats a cat in rough seas and this 22’ World Cat shows its stuff.

World Cat 235TE (2024-)

With 120 gallons of fuel and twin 150-hp outboards pushing the sea-kindly catamaran hull, the World Cat 235TE is a credible offshore fishing machine. The hardtop and commercial-grade dive ladder are standard.

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235TE

ALL-NEW: 235TE The all-new 235TE is the Tournament Edition of our fan favorite, the 235CC Center Console. This 23-footer was designed with the ultimate fishing trip in mind. With two 60 gal fuel tanks, higher gunnels, and more cockpit and bow space, the 235TE makes reeling in your next big catch...

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Not included in the video, or the companies website which has a good build tool, is the price. Everywhere I looked with a quick search said “request a quote”. I’m going to wager a guess, the World Cat 235 TE as tested is around $175,000, without a trailer.

Consider the Yamaha 222 FSH Sport E with its digital throttles, 400 hp, great creature comforts, an included trailer for a price of $76,000. Not in the same league as the Cat in its ability to handle rougher seas, but a lot of boat for less than half the price if my guess about the WC’s price is correct. Yes, the 75 gallon fuel capacity is less than the WC’s 120 so the range is a lot less.

If anyone who has a 2024 222 FSH sport with the 1.9L engines could drop some real world mpg numbers here that would be great, as the BT of the 23 MY with the 1.8L mpg was 2.2 mpg but in conditions that were not conducive to great mpg. And, has anyone tried safing one engine and tried to use a single to get on plane?

I started this post just to share how boat test seems to have upped their game with this recent test, but couldn’t help pointing out again what a great bang for the buck the Yamaha equivalent was.

 

[zipper]

I agree how catamarans handle rough conditions. There will be some "bridge slap" in bigger waves, head on, but less rolling in beam wind conditions. It became very evident how the boat handled these conditions even side tied to the wave attenuation floating concrete dock this summer compared to two monohulls, a 42' Searay and a 40' Bavaria, tied at either end of us. These owners reported how well our cat, properly tied, rode out storms with out rolling. Their boats, imho, were tied too tightly and "sawed off" 3/4" braid more than once, with the movement of the floating dock. As they ran around fixing/adjusting lines, they both remarked how well our cat rode it out without any adjustments. We do use chaffe guards on dock lines at the chocks. Anyway, I can attest to how well they ride. Ya, I know it is a 36' sailing cat, with an 18'3" beam.