Twin Vee 19 Classic: Go Where you Wanna Go If you’re looking for a seaworthy and reasonably priced (two words that don’t typically mix in boat-speak) platform seemingly purpose-built for exploring the Chesapeake Bay, then the Twin Vee 19 Classic should be near the top of your list of boats to investigate. Built by Twin Vee Catamarans out of Fort Pierce, FL, this small center-console provides an amazing amount of stability and performance in a utilitarian package that you can simply hose off and put away at the end of the day. PropTalk has used a Twin Vee 19 Classic out of Chesapeake Boating Club over the last two boating seasons, and we’ve found her to be an ideal light-tackle angling and crabbing platform that can deal with snotty Bay conditions when she has to. Her low freeboard (around 20 inches amidships) makes her ideal for casting to fish or picking up crabtrap floats, while her ample beam (92 inches) with limited side decks provides an expansive deck area for storing coolers and crabbing and fishing gear. While you might think that the base powerplant seems a bit underwhelming, the Twin Vee 19’s performance is far from it. Top end with the base 90-horsepower Suzuki four-stroke outboard is around 28 knots, with a comfortable cruise in the 20- to 22-knot range. Expect to enjoy great fuel economy—we’ve taken the Twin Vee two hours round trip from Annapolis to Eastern Bay where we enjoyed three hours of crabbing and fishing, using only 12 gallons of fuel from the 36-gallon, under-console fuel tank. Specifications:

Length Overall (LOA): 19’ Beam: 7’ 6” Draft: 9” (motor up) Dry Weight (Without Engine): 1195 pounds Fuel: 36 gallons Maximum Horsepower: 140 horsepower MSRP: Base: $20,052 with 90-horsepower Suzuki four-stroke outboard, center-console, fuel tank, and seating options

Tideline 19: Nothing to Sneeze At You might not identify the Tideline 19 center-console as a power catamaran if you first view her from the side, but a peek toward her forward quarter soon reveals this coastal fishing machine’s twin hulls. Built in Wilson, NC, by Tideline Boats, perhaps the Tideline 19’s most notable feature is an ample amount of Carolina flare forward, giving her the look of a Carolina sportfish from the side. And from the bow, while she’s obviously a catamaran, Tideline has gracefully shaped this design to eliminate some of the “boxiness” found in many catamaran hulls. Super-sharp entries on both hulls allow the Tideline to cut efficiently through a stiff chop, while the shape of her hull tunnel reduces the pesky tendency of catamaran boats to “sneeze,” a phenomenon where chop spray is forced forward between the two hulls and then blown onto the boat’s occupants by the apparent wind. Inside the Tideline 19 are dual rear casting decks with fold-down seatbacks, a livewell, forward storage lockers and a casting platform, and a snag-free deck that features pop-up cleats and deck fixtures. Standard power is a Suzuki DF150TX four-stroke outboard with a stainless steel, four-blade propeller. This setup pushes the Tideline’s 2600-pound composite hull to 36 knots on the top end, with a 19.5-knot cruise where she burns just 5.9 gallons per hour. This gives the Tideline an impressive cruising range of 230 miles. Specifications: Length Overall (LOA): 19’ Beam: 8’ 4” Draft: 12” (motor up) Dry Weight (Without Engine): 2600 pounds Fuel: 48 gallons Maximum Horsepower: 150 horsepower MSRP: Base: $38,999 with 150-horsepower Yamaha or Suzuki four-stroke outboard