I finally got a ride on a Tomcat 255. Basically the ride is similar to the Tomcat 24. However the room and layout of the boat are vastly better. I noted that one poster didn't like the looks of the 255--there is a great deal of functionality behind those looks. For example the sloping windshield of the 24 is a real heat sink--the 255 has the windshield shaded. The 255 has a real stand up head and wet shower--big enough for my 6'2" 200 lb frame. There is plenty of room for a microwave, and the boat I was on had both a water heater and water maker! The bunk is easier to get into on the 255, and the seating for passangers are better. With the hull/outboard bracket--this is closer to a 28 foot boat, but still trailerable at 8'6" Beam. Not a light weight--and will be close to 10,000 lbs on a trailer--the owner of the boat I was on, was using a 450 Ford pickup diesel. Now the ride--the conditions were about 12 to 14 knots out of Marina Del Rey. The chop was 1 to 2 feet, with 4 to 5 foot swells--at fairly short interval. The boat was noisy, but handled the chop well. There was some pounding. I kept the speed down to 18 to 22 knots----into the waves, the boat tended to become airborn--and the owner had not taken it up much faster in those type of conditions. Across wave the ride was excellent. Down wave, the boat tracked very well, but there was some surfing. The boat was hard to hold at 4200 RPM (twin HOnda 150's with 14.5 x 17" props). As the boat got to 4200, it was definately on a plane, and there was a real hump between 16 and 20 knots. The owner claimed best economy at about 22 knots and 4200 RPM, but that would have been too fast (for my back) in those conditions....In comparison with the Glacier Bay 2690 (different sea conditions)-I felt that the Glacier Bay definately had a better ride. There is no question that the C Dory Tomcat is a planing boat--and acts differently than the Glacier Bay. The ergonomics of the helm are fair. I found the hydraulic steering way too stiff. The boat had a slave shifter at the pilot house station, and it was also a bit stiff, but not easy to keep the hand on. (I like to use one hand on the throttle and one on the wheel under this type of conidtions....) This boat also had 300 lb diving compressor built in the aft of the cockpit--so there is some excess weight. I like the Glacier Bay's ride much better, but the interior of the Tom Cat 255---almost perfect for a truely trailerable boat! I am happy to answer any specific questions. Bob Austin