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Old 05-07-2010, 06:19 PM
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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?
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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.
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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!
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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?
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.
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This is a great forum, I really appreciate the commentary.
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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?
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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.
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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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