The Blueprint

The 290CC Center Console successfully debuted at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show last week and was a big hit with dealers and customers. I’ve attached a photo of the completed console from the boat show, and we’ve uploaded photos of the major features of the boat on the World Cat website.

Prototype #2 is finalizing production, and our production staff is getting all systems and processes in place to be at full production by prototype #4. The 290CC is scheduled to be at most major boat shows in the coming months, so find the boat show nearest to you and hopefully we’ll see you there!

As always, you can request a factory tour and see the production of this boat and all our boats at our plant in Tarboro, NC. We continue to work through these difficult times and are confident that World Cat and the US will come out on top!

Happy Veterans Day!

The 290CC Center Console completed sea trials and final prototype build last night. She has been cleaned and is patiently awaiting shrink wrap and shipment to Florida for the Ft Lauderdale Boat Show,which begins Oct 30th. We’re still performing prop testing to verify the appropriate props and will release numbers once finalized… performance is similar to the other 290 models which can be reviewed on the World Cat website.

This boat looks awesome! The feedback we’ve received from customers, vendors, and employees has been phenomenal… this center console really turns heads, and with the completely enclosed integrated console and hardtop it’s practical in all weather. Numerous features are included; wrap-around bow setaing, marine head in the console, rod locker storage in the bow, additional rod storage mid-ship, (4) rocket launchers, (8) rod-holders, a 42-gallon livewell, over 1000 quarts of insulated boxes, and much more! You can review all the features on the 290CC Features page of our website. We surveyed numerous customers and dealers in various regions and believe this boat will exceed expectations.

Here’s a photo of the adjustable helm seat with built-in armrests, flip-up bolsters and a glove box. The dual seat attached to the forward part of the console also has a similar backrest with built-in armrests. And the drop-down seat gets out of your way when you’re ready to fish providing lots of room to move around the bow safely. We will be replacing the renderings in the 290CC Photo Gallery shortly with photos taken today and next week at the boat show.

Visit our online forum and be sure to let us know what you think!

The World Cat 290CC Center Console is prepping for sea trials this weekend! After testing she will get detailed and ready for the Ft Lauderdale Boat Show where she will be debuted at the convention center.

We think the boat turned out great, and I personally can’t wait to take her on a demo run… hopefully in some nasty weather (catamarans love nasty weather). After sea trials, and once we have cleaned and detailed her I will shoot some photos of key areas of the boat… helm, bait prep area, head in console, forward wraparound seating, and the integrated console, windshield, and hardtop.

We’d love to hear your feedback, either on this blog, on our catamaran forum, or better yet… at a boat show near you! If you need tickets to a boat show, please contact us. Stay tuned for more updates!

It’s been a busy last couple months, so I’m finally updating on our progress on the 290CC Center Console… we haven’t been standing still that’s for sure, as you’ll soon see in the next few weeks.

We’ve built the hull and have installed the stringers and bulkheads to add strength to the boat, and accommodate the deck. We are currently rigging prototype #1 and documenting the build for production.

The deck has also been built, currently we are bonding storage tubs and fishboxes to it and will be pulling deck #1 on Monday. At that point we’ll have the two biggest components of the boat completed so that we can start to push forward with finalizing the prototype.

I’ll update with some photos next week once we have a deck ready to view, it’ll give everyone a good idea of what the boat will look like… a sneak peak of the console is pictured to the right, it’s plug is getting the finishing touches before it gets detailed by Glen “Big G” Edwards (you can see Glen on the page called “the integrity of smooth” in our new brochure).

Stay tuned for lots of photos, we’re still on schedule for the Ft Lauderdale Boat Show, so get your tickets now… FYI, we will be inside the convention center this year w/ five boats!