Fish hard. Cruise easy. Bring the whole family.

The 2019 Tidewater 2200 Carolina Bay is the kind of boat that makes it easy to say yes to whatever the day brings. With the shallow-water capability, open casting space and fishing features serious anglers appreciate, it’s ready for an early run to your favorite fishing spot. But with comfortable seating, plenty of room to move around, and the versatility of a 22-foot bay boat, it’s just as well suited for cruising the Intracoastal, pulling up to a waterfront restaurant, spending the afternoon at the sandbar, or enjoying a relaxed day on the water with family and friends.

Powered by a Yamaha 250 VMAX SHO, this Tidewater offers strong performance without giving up the practical layout and easy handling that make these boats so popular. The combination of fishing capability, family comfort, trailerability and all-around versatility makes the 2200 Carolina Bay a boat you can use for far more than one purpose.

Whether the plan is fishing at sunrise, cruising by midday, or gathering the family for an evening on the water, this Tidewater is ready for all of it.

The Tidewater 2200 Carolina Bay is a very desirable 22-foot bay boat because it sits in a nice middle ground between a shallow-water fishing boat and a boat capable of handling larger coastal water. It provides a substantial casting platform, good storage, livewells, family seating and the higher bow/flared hull design Tidewater is known for.

Yamaha’s performance testing for the 2200 Carolina Bay lists the boat at 22’4”, 8’6” beam, about 2,400 pounds dry, 56 gallons of fuel and a maximum rating of 250 HP. 

• Builder: Tidewater Boats

• Model: 2200 Carolina Bay

• Year: 2019

• Type: Center Console / Bay Boat

• Hull Material: Fiberglass / composite construction

• Length Overall: 22' 4"

• Length on Deck: 22' 4"

• Beam: 8' 6"

• Approximate Draft: 9"

• Dry Weight — No Motor: 2,400 lbs.

• Deadrise at Transom: 15°

• Cockpit Depth — Aft: 18.5"

• Midship Depth: 18.5"

• Fuel Capacity: 56 gallons

• Maximum Horsepower: 250 HP

• Passenger Capacity: 9 persons

• Maximum Persons Weight: 1,350 lbs.

• Single Yamaha 250 VMAX SHO four-stroke outboard

• Approximately 162 engine hours

• Hydraulic steering

• Stainless-steel propeller

• Power trim and tilt

• Trim tabs appear to be installed

That engine/hour information comes from the photos we reviewed of your actual boat rather than generic model specifications.

• Hand-laid fiberglass hull

• Wood-free construction

• Foam flotation

• Fiberglass stringer system

• Vinylester barrier coat

• Self-bailing cockpit

• Automatic bilge pump

• Aluminum backing plates

• Stainless-steel thru-hulls

• Stainless-steel hardware

• Stainless-steel rub rail

• Stainless-steel steering wheel with knob

• Pull-up cleats

• Navigation lights

• Horn

• Forward casting deck

• Rear casting deck

• Anchor storage

• Fiberglass hatches

• Lockable electrical compartment

Tidewater lists these among the 2200 Carolina Bay's standard features.

• 30-gallon aerated livewell with thru-hull pickup

• 12-gallon aerated livewell with thru-hull pickup

• LED-lighted livewell

• Fish box

• Recessed rod holders

• Vertical rod holders

• Stainless-steel rod holders

• Lockable storage for up to 8 rods

• Approximately 7-foot rod storage

• In-floor cast-net storage

• Trolling-motor plug

• Trolling Motor

• Large forward and aft fishing/casting areas

Tidewater specifically describes the 2200 Carolina Bay as having large casting areas, in-floor cast-net storage, fold-up jump seats and 7-foot rod storage.

• Center console

• Plexiglass windscreen

• Yamaha gauge/instrument panel

• Drink holders

• Forward console seat

• Helm seating / leaning-post arrangement

• Flip-up rear jump seats

• Under-deck storage

• Cockpit courtesy lighting

• Fiberglass hardtop / T-top

• T-top electronics/storage area

• Leaning-post helm seating

• Rod storage at helm/leaning post

• Swim platform

• Boarding ladder

• Hydraulic steering

• Stainless-steel propeller

• Tandem-axle aluminum trailer

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