thats cool I need to find one to put a wet bike 90hp jet drive and motor in so it looks like a i/o.:ernaehrung004:

Is that a 1963? I have one! Mine has a 25hp though..... have fun with it they are great boats!!!

Hoffman 45 SST. Fast little boat but I beed a shoe horn to get in and out.

Not mine, friends, beautiful "Fun Cat"

I want one!!

Think those cables are long enough!

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my brothers boat.


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my 10.5 cat.

Cool boats !:cool:

I took the boat out again today. I got it running right now that I fixed the broken fuel and bleeder lines. I could only hold it open for about 10 seconds before the overheat horn would go off. It has a Torquemaster case with only side water intakes. The shaft is 4.5" below the bottom, but for some reason, it sucks air when I get up to speed. I only expected to be able to run about 60 before it got out of control. I discovered that if I keep the nose in the water a bit, it's not to bad to drive. Now for the biggest surprise.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...n/100_1864.jpg

I was by myself, so no way to video it. I hope to next time. I was very surprised that the boat could be driven at those speeds. If the boat had a pad, I'm sure it would really scream. I told the wife about it. She asked if I had a death wish! I just said "NO" but it sure was fun! Here's some more pics from today.

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Wildman,

You may find the boat will run better getting the foot out of the water. You will feel a little more top heaviness, but she should feel a whole lot better without dragging the whole lower below the surface.

It made a huge difference on my boat:

http://sharkeyimages.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p737545674.jpg

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