Adam, i have been on a friends 26 cc cat a few times, handles the lake erie washing machine well, but it was very unnerving the way it leaned outside in a turn.
The orange Talon is a friend of mines and is the reason I bought mine. Great boats for up to 3 footers, but is basically a lake boat. They also will turn flat at speed with the center pod.
We're thinking we're probably going to go with a V bottom CC. We can't seem to find anything in a cat big enough for Lake Erie for our under $10K budget.