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Old 10-10-2005, 06:13 PM
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Has anyone gone for a ride in a Chris Cat?
no, but the AO is the exactly the same hull, and I have been in a few .....

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31 Ultimate Warlock.... Saw this not long ago when I was in that area looking at another boat... Didn't look at it too closely, but from what I saw, it looks like one hell of a deal....

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went from a 35fountain to a 31 warlock cat has a lot more cockpit space,lots faster. a ton of cabin space .
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Old 10-11-2005, 10:23 AM
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What does a warlock with 500's run top end?? Just curious.... love the look of the bow from the drivers seat..... reminds me of an older corvette!!!!
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Used to have one with 525SCs. Ran right about 100mph.
Fairly large cabin. It stayed on top of the 2-3' irregular waves at lake of the ozarks at around 75mph easily. That was the key to a good ride, keep at speed and packing air under it.
It's a heavier boat than a 31 AO, so the ride may be a little better.
Very solid, good design, and affordable. Just stay clear of SSM II boats. Drives parts are getting scarce.
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It stayed on top of the 2-3' irregular waves at lake of the ozarks at around 75mph easily. That was the key to a good ride, keep at speed and packing air under it.
Gary makes a good point; on the 2-3' chop you find on a small lake with lots of boat wake, a 30' cat rides beautifully on top because the waves are close together. The trouble with Lake Huron is the waves aren't close together. Fall in between them and you're airborne; slow down and it's worse. If I was putting a cat on Lake Huron I'd be looking for an old 39 Ocean Express. Long, wide and heavy.

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What about the Superboat? I have heard good things about that and the cabin is decent.

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Gary makes a good point; on the 2-3' chop you find on a small lake with lots of boat wake, a 30' cat rides beautifully on top because the waves are close together. The trouble with Lake Huron is the waves aren't close together. Fall in between them and you're airborne; slow down and it's worse. If I was putting a cat on Lake Huron I'd be looking for an old 39 Ocean Express. Long, wide and heavy.

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Good point on the water condition of Lake Huron. Not only OE, but there are a few 38' Awesome's around for sale. Didn't you say, long, wide and heavy? Didn't I see a 38' bare hull for sale in Shelby Township? Hmmmmm. Can you say project boat?
http://www.offshoreonly.com/esvon/page-7228.html

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Is that bottom an original design? I think I've seen it before. Apache Cat maybe?

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Good point on the water condition of Lake Huron. Not only OE, but there are a few 38' Awesome's around for sale. Didn't you say, long, wide and heavy? Didn't I see a 38' bare hull for sale in Shelby Township? Hmmmmm. Can you say project boat?
http://www.offshoreonly.com/esvon/page-7228.html
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Lake Huron???? OUCH!!!! Ran a 32 active thunder cat in the lake huron poker run some years back. That lake gets stupid big rollers north to south on it. Probably the most unpleasant boating experience of my life. Fred Kiekafer ran beside us in his 42 McManus V all morning watching us air out the active. He walked over to us at the lunch stop and said we were friggin crazy tryin to run that water in that size cat. Up until then, I thought it was a decent sized boat. After that day, I knew Fred was right.
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