View Poll Results: What would you feel safer in at 120 MPH
Deep V - i.e. (Outerlimits,Cig Maximus,Fountain)
119
37.78%
Cat - i.e (Skater, MTI,Spectre,Nor Tech)
196
62.22%
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Whats Safer at 120 - V or Cat
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Hey Lapse, not to jump off topic here but I was thinking about a trip to the salt flats this year. Perhaps you might be interested in grudge match with my 4 wheeler vs your 2 wheeler?
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well
I havnt heard any mention of stuffing .. Granted the conditions are usually harsh but ive seen far more cats stuff than vee's.. And before canopies , stuffing a boat at speed was a deadly occurence..
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Originally posted by Lapse of Reason
I agree with everything said here but how many cats have blown over.
Now let me ask this, in the hands of the average boater, one guy doing the driving and throttling his boat can go 110 mph, water is always changing what boat is safer 37 Outerlimits or 36 Skater?
I agree with everything said here but how many cats have blown over.
Now let me ask this, in the hands of the average boater, one guy doing the driving and throttling his boat can go 110 mph, water is always changing what boat is safer 37 Outerlimits or 36 Skater?
Bottom line: To run these speeds one needs to KNOW THE BOAT and HAVE EXPERIENCE IN DRIVING IN DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. It is foolish to jump into an UNKNOWN BOAT OR DESIGN and push it to the limits. People get hurt that way.
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Originally posted by Lapse of Reason
I agree with everything said here but how many cats have blown over.
Now let me ask this, in the hands of the average boater, one guy doing the driving and throttling his boat can go 110 mph, water is always changing what boat is safer 37 Outerlimits or 36 Skater?
I agree with everything said here but how many cats have blown over.
Now let me ask this, in the hands of the average boater, one guy doing the driving and throttling his boat can go 110 mph, water is always changing what boat is safer 37 Outerlimits or 36 Skater?
Again this is my opinon - the average boater. Not the words of a true professional.
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Originally posted by Lapse of Reason
What an all out top speed run?
What an all out top speed run?
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Originally posted by KiloKat
No, not saying that. But the original question had to do with 120 mph. Although not impossible at that speed, very unlikely unless the boat is trimmed extremely loose and heading into a strong wind.
No, not saying that. But the original question had to do with 120 mph. Although not impossible at that speed, very unlikely unless the boat is trimmed extremely loose and heading into a strong wind.
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Put another way, I've personally been driving boats for 21 years. I have several thousand hours of driving and/or throttling experience. About 40%-45% at speeds of more than 65mph. But, only about 100 hours has been at speeds of 100mph or greater and only about 10-12 of that in catamarans at 100mph or greater. I would thus consider myself inexperienced in high speed catamarans and would approach any driving opportunities in cats at high speed with caution.
It just makes sense to learn first and then gradually push the boat and oneself to ever greater levels of challenge in my opinion.
miller
P.S. And, listen to people with more experience. Luckily I have had the ability to pick the brains of many, many people who are smarter (but then again everyone is) and more experienced than I. It helps to limit the mistakes I have had to make on my own.
It just makes sense to learn first and then gradually push the boat and oneself to ever greater levels of challenge in my opinion.
miller
P.S. And, listen to people with more experience. Luckily I have had the ability to pick the brains of many, many people who are smarter (but then again everyone is) and more experienced than I. It helps to limit the mistakes I have had to make on my own.