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07-17-2008, 07:11 PM
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Fedoism
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Ludington, Mi.
Posts: 385
31 Awesome Cat
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AwesomeCat vs Ocean Express
I am looking at both, 31 to 33 ft. Which is built better? Faster?
I know Awesome ( formerly American Offshore) were built in
Algonac Mi., like Ocean express still is. I ride in lake Michigan ....
which is best in rough water? I love skater but I'd like a cabin area
no head, reefer etc. just a place to spend the night in.
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07-17-2008, 07:33 PM
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Driver- #517
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Lake George (its SWEET)/ Performance Marine
Posts: 8,793
32 Cobra Raceboat, 27 Avanti Raceboat 27 Kryptonite Raceboat
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OE for build quality
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07-17-2008, 07:35 PM
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Gold Member
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Mansfield, TX
Posts: 5,368
1990 28 Apache FOR SALE, 03 Sea Ray 240 sundeck
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I like the Ocean Express - I think its a bigger boat, or so it looks that way. Either way, make sure they don't have fiberglass fuel tanks.
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07-17-2008, 07:55 PM
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Fast Priorty II Nor-Tech
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Grosse Ile,Mi Kalkaska,Mi Ft Myers Beach,Fla
Posts: 467
2011 39 Nor-tech CC
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36 skater has a cabin model one in classifieds with 575, much better riding boat as well as resale, oe resale are not good you will have a problem getting insurance on them ,skater does have glass tanks may be a problem, if you have the $$$ a nortech is a great boat
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07-17-2008, 08:16 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 9,490
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Ocean Express is the Apache of cats. Not terribly fast but for sloppy water there isn't anything better. You won't break one either.
I wouldn't get too worried about fast- if it's over 90MPH, you can forget buying insurance unless you have fairly recent cat ownership experience.
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07-18-2008, 11:30 AM
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Registered
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: nokomis florida
Posts: 395
97 Ocean Express 33 Super Sport/ 04 STV Euro / 30 ft Pro Line sport fishermen-21 Shadow 300 XS-24 ft Party Barge
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TexomaPowerboater
I like the Ocean Express - I think its a bigger boat, or so it looks that way. Either way, make sure they don't have fiberglass fuel tanks.
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my 33 doesnt have fiberglass, aluminum and its for sale, has an great cabin area and insurance wasnt bad
Last edited by copiercat; 07-18-2008 at 11:44 AM.
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07-18-2008, 11:54 AM
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Cold as a Blue Dog
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Aurora Ontario
Posts: 3,910
little cat...BIG MOTOR
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Sunkin
Ocean Express is the Apache of cats. Not terribly fast but for sloppy water there isn't anything better. You won't break one either.
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I beg to differ here Chris. A friend had a 95 31 with some serious delamination problems in multiple places. The hole rear section of the tunnel came apart. The liner de bonded. One sponson delammed. The handling below 60mph was horrible as well. The boat rode on its nose and bow steered something awful at slower speeds. It would run 90 on twin 415mpi's
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07-18-2008, 11:59 AM
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MotorCity Offshore
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Livonia, MI
Posts: 2,615
25 POWERPLAY, 29' PHANTOM & 36 SKATER
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Skip the Awesome. Zero resale. Ocean Express is much better on that point.
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07-18-2008, 12:14 PM
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Fast Priorty II Nor-Tech
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Grosse Ile,Mi Kalkaska,Mi Ft Myers Beach,Fla
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2011 39 Nor-tech CC
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[QUOTE=Airpacker;2627821]I beg to differ here Chris. A friend had a 95 31 with some serious delamination problems in multiple places. The hole rear section of the tunnel came apart. The liner de bonded. One sponson delammed. The handling below 60mph was horrible as well. The boat rode on its nose and bow steered something awful at slower speeds. It would run 90 on twin 415mpi's[/QUOTE
the 33 oe is much better performer than the 31, i had a 1990 25 that ended up with delam problems ,they just don"t build them like a skater.
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07-18-2008, 12:20 PM
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Registered
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: nokomis florida
Posts: 395
97 Ocean Express 33 Super Sport/ 04 STV Euro / 30 ft Pro Line sport fishermen-21 Shadow 300 XS-24 ft Party Barge
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the 33 has a 10' ft beam where as the 31 is 8' .. gives it a whole different ride
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