Stability of Cats
 

Have V hull boat now and currently thinking of moving to a cat. How do 30 ft cats handle 2-4 chop and stability at 80-90mph. Dad's buddy had 19' pickle fork he flipped a few years ago. I assume the handling characteristics are different?

i was a vee boat guy since highschool then rode in my first cat. i went out and got a 25daytona asap and refuse to own another vee. take the time to learn how to drive it and you will be very very happy. im now in a 30' cat and the ride is like no vee in bigger water (asside from mnfg issues) so my advice is take the plunge and you wont be sorry.
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Cool, thanks for reply.

I went from a 382 Formula to a 30 Motion and love the way the car rides. I will never own another Vee. The cat is just more fun to drive. 2 to 4's in a 30 cat is SOOOOOOO much fun!

Once you go cat you never go back!

The AO3100 was designed and built to race in offshore waters, so 2-4 seas will not upset that cat at those speeds. Cats are much more stable than Vs at any speed.

A 19' picklefork has very shallow sponsons and is very light compared to a catamaran. You don't want to drive one fast in heavy chop which is probably what he did. Those little boats work best in 6"-1' chop.

Take a ride in a 3100, you'll be glad you did. :)

This is a great forum, I really appreciate the commentary.

I've always had vee's also, what's the difference in how you drive the two? Are the harder to run than vee's?

If you can get into the 36ft range you'd be much more impressed w/ the cat ride. I'll never forget Daytona 2000 and watching the Factory 3 Cats w equal power(500 efi's) smoke the V's w/ the same power.

I have a 30 foot Chris Craft Chris Cat and love it. The boat is very stable, does not chine walk, and handles 2-4 great. The 19 ft pickle fork designs are great but in such a short boat anyting over 60-70 mph is asking for trouble.

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