help decide...
#11
Registered
It honestly all comes down to how much money you are willing to spend. Insurance as mentioned before, for someone who hasnt owned a cat, could be double or triple. I had a 35 Motion cat and on rough days in the sound was not so fun. On the calm days it was great and alot of fun. I wouldnt buy another cat unless it was 40+ft for rough water even at that a 40 is small.
#12
JC Performance Engines
Gold Member
bigger Vs... just thoughs...
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o41544-en.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o42947-en.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o41544-en.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o42947-en.html
#13
Registered User
Gold Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2009
Location: NYC
Posts: 157
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
stormrider: the activator looks interesting but the drives, aren't they a bit weak for the power on them? The 37 outer limits is a bit gaudy for my taste and doesn't offer much protection from the elements.
#14
Registered User
Gold Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2009
Location: NYC
Posts: 157
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
It honestly all comes down to how much money you are willing to spend. Insurance as mentioned before, for someone who hasnt owned a cat, could be double or triple. I had a 35 Motion cat and on rough days in the sound was not so fun. On the calm days it was great and alot of fun. I wouldnt buy another cat unless it was 40+ft for rough water even at that a 40 is small.
#18
Registered
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 706
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rbarna- you looking for 'creature comforts' like usable cabin, etc, or is just reliability/good speed the big concern?
If you arent looking to get to insane about overnighting, and its more of a water taxi type thing, then a bigger CC with twin/tripples sounds about right. In that 30+ range many have small usable cuddy cabins....intrepid, deep impact, regulator...I looked at a bunch of them before I bought mine and all had some good products. If you want the bigger/slightly more usable cabin, etc, then you might want to look at a hustler/cigarette type boat....tons of them out there for sale right now, and twin 525's would make either run decent and be pretty reliable
A 44+ sized cat would be sweet, but just wondering if you would get the engine reliability you want, as I assume you would need some pretty hefty HP to make it run right
I wonder if you couldnt convert your Y2k to a twin outboard set up. Fill in the sterdrive hole, take off the swim platform, modify the back a little....sounds like a good project for Rick
If you arent looking to get to insane about overnighting, and its more of a water taxi type thing, then a bigger CC with twin/tripples sounds about right. In that 30+ range many have small usable cuddy cabins....intrepid, deep impact, regulator...I looked at a bunch of them before I bought mine and all had some good products. If you want the bigger/slightly more usable cabin, etc, then you might want to look at a hustler/cigarette type boat....tons of them out there for sale right now, and twin 525's would make either run decent and be pretty reliable
A 44+ sized cat would be sweet, but just wondering if you would get the engine reliability you want, as I assume you would need some pretty hefty HP to make it run right
I wonder if you couldnt convert your Y2k to a twin outboard set up. Fill in the sterdrive hole, take off the swim platform, modify the back a little....sounds like a good project for Rick
#19
Registered
I would go with a bigger boat,I had a Y2K the one that Dave built from MGD was a lot of fun and as I here still running great, miss that boat. But I bought a 39 Nor-Tech and its a big diffrence in the rough stuff. Take a look at the Nor-Tech and Statement builds some BadAzz boats they have some nice CC
that are being built.
that are being built.
Last edited by boating37; 12-04-2011 at 08:12 PM.
#20
Registered User
Gold Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2009
Location: NYC
Posts: 157
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
No creature comforts at all. It's a point to point travel thing.
The Y2K feels awful small when LI Sound isn't flat.... I think I need to be >38' on the V and >42' on the Cat.
The Y2K feels awful small when LI Sound isn't flat.... I think I need to be >38' on the V and >42' on the Cat.