Each Tideline Boat is built to order and sold directly from the factory. Lead times typically vary from 6-12 months from the date the order is placed.
Tideline fishing catamarans combine the performance, function, and fishability of the newest, high-end offshore fishing cats on the market today with the classic lines and aesthetics of traditional, custom built, sportfishing boats. The North Carolina coast is home to some of the roughest sea conditions on the planet and as a result, the boat building industry in this area is known for producing some of the toughest, most seaworthy boats in the world.
Though the quality and toughness of Tideline Boats are second to none, it’s the comfort of the ride in less-than-ideal conditions that truly sets Tidelines apart from other boats in their size class. The ride is exceptional, but don’t take our word for it. Experience the difference for yourself!
A true hybrid, the Tideline 235 can do anything a bay boat can do but is more offshore capable than any bay boat on the market today. Some people have 2 boats, one boat for offshore and one boat for inshore…And then some people just have a 235 Hybrid.
Tideline 365 Offshore combines the aesthetics, beauty, and lines of a custom built offshore sportfishing boat with the superior performance, sea worthiness, speed, and fuel efficiency of the top offshore catamarans on the market today.
1. The primary advantage of a stepped hull is that when the boat is going over 35 MPH or so, its going to be more fuel efficient than a similar weighted, similar powered, non-stepped hull. The stepped hull is also going to have a faster top end speed. The con’s with a stepped hull is that you’re going to be constantly fighting the throttle as you go over waves, particularly in rough seas. In calm seas, it’s not as big of an issue. In bigger seas, stepped hulls don’t plane as easily and require faster speeds in order to get on plane. If the seas are big enough to where you can’t run 30+ MPH in the ocean, the stepped hull is going to be quirky and have a difficult time staying on plane.
2. There is absolutely no bow steer in any sea conditions or at any sea angle on our boats. This can be a problem for a lot of the other big cats. Our boat is very user friendly with no handling quirks whatsoever. Our boat rides the same and handles the same at 18 mph as it does at 60 mph. The stepped hull cats are going to ride differently at 18mph vs 35mph vs 60mph and the trim angles will need to be adjusted for different speeds.
3. For the two reasons mentioned above, you can put our boat on autopilot in virtually any sea state and the boat is going to ride like a dream. This is not the case with all other big cat hulls.
4. Lastly, with non-stepped hulls, you can mount the transducers at the very back of the boat whereas with the stepped hulls, the transducers are typically mounted in front of the step. The transducers mounted as far back as possible will read bottom at speed and in different sea states / rough sea states better than a transducer that is mounted forward.
As we are located in North Carolina and we sell our boats directly to the customer, and not through dealers, a lot of people wonder how we would a handle warranty claim if one were to arise. If a customer has a warranty related issue, Tideline and the customer will typically agree upon a 3rd party service provider located in that customer’s area who is capable of doing the work, and then Tideline will cover the cost of the repair. If it’s a significant issue, which we hope never happens but has happened on a couple of occasions, then we’ll bring the boat back to our facility for the repairs. We do whatever it takes to make sure any issues are handled in such a way that the customer is more than satisfied.
You can’t put a dollar amount on your reputation and being a relatively small company as we are, we do whatever it takes to make sure that our reputation is solid and that our customers are happy. In today’s world, one bad internet review can tank business and we operate with that in mind. I think you can talk to any of our existing customers, and they’ll tell you that we truly care about our customers and the products we sell.
– George Stronach, President of Tideline Boats
