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Old 04-09-2012, 02:14 AM
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Floating bricks. There have been a couple at LOTO over the years. They need huge power to move them at decents speeds.
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Old 04-09-2012, 08:01 AM
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Sounds like it belongs in a museum with fake rigging.
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Old 04-09-2012, 08:10 AM
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As my dad has told me before, (and was probably repeated somewhere here in this thread), that boat takes to worst attributes of a vee bottom and the worst attributes of a cat and combines them.
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Old 04-09-2012, 08:54 AM
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I also beleive he built them because after he sold one of his boat compines he wasnot allowed to build a vee bottom for a certain amount of time. As most people know he should have just waited out the time these boats our big and slow.
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There is one still in use down in Key West.

Pigs. Worst cat ever.
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Old 04-09-2012, 09:48 AM
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Sankanother1.. still interested?? lol
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Old 04-09-2012, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by iamjoe
From what I remember these boats were real turds. If you look at T2x's post about great moments in Cat history thread, he says that it was the worst Cat ever built. I think the major issue was that the tunnel wasn't wide enough to pack air for lift
It looks like a turd. I was thinking the boat must be heavy as hell and thought the tunnel looked narrow. Not to mention it would cost a fortune to restore it.

I wouldn't take the boat if someone was paying me. lol.
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Old 04-09-2012, 12:31 PM
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That boat is now $11,500 and is around the corner from my house. He also have a 40' fountain without power as well also for $11,500.
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Old 04-09-2012, 12:53 PM
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There is one at Loto that goes by my house seems like 20 minutes after you hear the roar it gingerly crawls by ROARING.
But with like 20 people on board so it has its good point, if ya hang with a crowd
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Old 04-09-2012, 01:33 PM
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i saw this boat with no power or drives with the trailer for about 7-8 grand on CL months ago in the tristate area then somehow is made it to FL.
it is a heavy boat but sea worthy.
the 27's where heavy to,but rare.
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