V-bottom...or Cat ?
08-07-2011, 08:02 PM
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have you driven a cat in loto's rough water? we were running over 130mph last year on a saturday afternoon in front of the lodge no problem in my cat , could'nt of ran that in my vees.
08-07-2011, 08:29 PM
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Umm hate to be an @ss but I am pretty sure they are just split vee hulls not a cat, a sail boat is a cat... am I wrong because if you look at a cat it just appears to be a vee hull with the center guts cut out
08-07-2011, 08:42 PM
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I have both, the cat is a lot more fun to drive on inland lakes over boat chop
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08-08-2011, 01:06 PM
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With equal sized boats, the cat will run better hands down.
In the scope video, the cat was trimmed too high and it looked like the guy didn't know how to run the boat. Can't run a cat like you run a v. I've seen v guys get out of cats because they run tha boat like a v. Two different animals.
Look at teague kicking butt with a 368 skater (35 foot boat) with 525's in the Bimini run, outrunning much bigger v's with bigger power.
In the scope video, the cat was trimmed too high and it looked like the guy didn't know how to run the boat. Can't run a cat like you run a v. I've seen v guys get out of cats because they run tha boat like a v. Two different animals.
Look at teague kicking butt with a 368 skater (35 foot boat) with 525's in the Bimini run, outrunning much bigger v's with bigger power.
08-08-2011, 02:46 PM
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With equal sized boats, the cat will run better hands down.
In the scope video, the cat was trimmed too high and it looked like the guy didn't know how to run the boat. Can't run a cat like you run a v. I've seen v guys get out of cats because they run tha boat like a v. Two different animals.
Look at teague kicking butt with a 368 skater (35 foot boat) with 525's in the Bimini run, outrunning much bigger v's with bigger power.
In the scope video, the cat was trimmed too high and it looked like the guy didn't know how to run the boat. Can't run a cat like you run a v. I've seen v guys get out of cats because they run tha boat like a v. Two different animals.
Look at teague kicking butt with a 368 skater (35 foot boat) with 525's in the Bimini run, outrunning much bigger v's with bigger power.
08-08-2011, 02:49 PM
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I have owned both and IMHO when its rough and the waves are stacked like in a lake the V bottom is a way better ride. If your in a swell the cat can ride just as good but the key is to get the cat to land straight. Two sponsons landing at different times is an eary feeling.
08-08-2011, 02:54 PM
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I ran a "V" at LOTO for six years before going to a Cat and there is no comparison in the ride. The Cat's more comfortable and will take most of the rough stuff that we see on a Saturday afternoon just fine. Running conservatively between 60-70 which is below when it packs air it's still better.... If your going to be in a Cat I'd say anyone of the larger 36'+ ones will be the best overall ride... just my $0.02
08-08-2011, 03:04 PM
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In 3-4's a 23 foot cat will destroy a 32 foot V easily. If it's a stepped V things change. Just talking about personal experience here. Ok so the step bottom was 35 Fountain, but It wouldn't stood a chance against a say 28 Skater even in 5-6's depending on the "nut behind the wheel" of course also.
So with similar size I'd say in ANY weather a cat will top a V bottom even a stepped one plus the ride is also smoother.
And remember Step bottoms or cats you run them "nose down" compared to a straight V.
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