deep v vs cat
 

New here. I have a deep v lavey craft love the boat , But I have this cazy inch to get a 25' or 26' daytona. I love the way they look. Is it worth getting a cat. Or stay with the deep V. Thanks

For 0-100 speed it's hard to beat a cat. I like bolsters and the ride of a vee. Cabin goes to vee. I love my Scarab but a friend had a 10 year old Skater 26" with 300's. It was a blast but in rough water mine would eat him up. Answer is make enough money to have one of each.:cool:

Skater never made a 26. Maybe a 24? If your going to get a cat get a real tunnel, not an eliminater.

If your boating on a lake, get a eliminator. Out in the ocean get a skater. Best cat for the money on the lake is eliminator, best cat in the rough is skater.

check with insurance BEFORE you do anything- since you never had a cat before, you may not be able to get insurance. IF you can, it will be very expensive.

How about 28, I'm pretty sure it wasn't a 24. Top end was around 115.

Horse feathers.......

I don't care what "lake" you are referring to...a Skater is a better all around boat...rough water and calm...than anything Eliminator ever dreamed of.

It's a California thing:D:D

T2x

Key word was MONEY. If your boating on a normal lake than you will love the ride of a eliminator, If you go to the ocean than you better step up in money and size and get a skater.

Unless you don't want wackers in a sub 30 boat, need the "cabin" space, aren't racing anyone in the rough, and have a limited budget. West Coast cats can definitely fit the bill as the better all around "family" boat.:drink:

If you're looking for best performance in any water, than Skater it is.

But, as Semper Fi said, you better check around on insurance as it can be shocking.:eek:

(I've been quoted $2900 a year for a 26 Daytona with a HO, and 6 month layup!!!!:mad:)

I was quoted $7000 for a Mares cat or OE vs $700 for the BT.:eek:

100% Agreed. Insurance may kill that itch for a CAT. ;)

So to sum it all up........

Cats are faster and handle better.

Vees have better cabins and cost less to insure. They are also less costly to insure, and the insurance costs less. Finally, most insurance premiums are lower on vee bottoms.

Is that clear?

Personally, I drive a boat...not an insurance bill.

T2x

The insurance isn't as different as you may think. It's largely based on top speed, the cats are usually faster making the insurance more, if you have a vee with the same top speed it's not that much less to insure. When the speed goes over 100mph there is a huge jump in premium, most vees don't break 100.

That being said, having both a cat and a vee, I preffer the cat hands down.

Why is the insurance for cats higher? Presumably because claims are higher. Why is that, are cats more likely to flip over? Crash into something? Get stolen? Sorry if my questions are basic, I am still working on buying my first boat, I am trying to understand how it works.

Taz- it also depends on if you ever owned a cat before. Some companies will not insure you no matter how much experiience you have if you never had one. Taking Tres Martins class may help.

Cats are faster and can be more dangerous. I would say that it probably takes more skill to drive a cat than a similiar V bottom.

Very simply, the insurance company loss rates are higher for cats, even for ones with the same speed as V's. Since they use air to lift the hull out of the water at high speed, that same air can go too far, and flip the boat. When it flips, you often have deaths, which are extremely expensive for the insurance companies.

Michael

Don't irritate him, he'll just get more cranki'er:drink:
Dad go lay down:evilb:

skaters are big bucks get 80 mph V-hull just as much fun not to many places to do a 100 mph anyway