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Originally Posted by 4bus (Post 3779216)

To make a statement that an armature is safer in a cat is insane. Wrong trim on a cat means going over or driving the nose to the bottom of the lake in most cases. More people are spinning out v hulls than cats simply cause there are more v hulls out there, a lot more. Btw turn too fast in a cat and they usually flip over like a car :D

This . I have known guy's who have welded for years but yet they can not weld . I have known guy's that can run an underground mining machine yet they can not operate one . Unfortunately there are many that can not read what a machine is telling them because they simply do not have the skills needed . Can these skills be learned you asked ? Some of it can , some of it comes with experience but some people just do not have the God given talent or feel to truly operate anything at a high performance level . When i bought my cat i sought out the guy's that had many years of experience flying this hull type to teach me . From there i went on experimenting to find all the known and unknown edges of my particular cat so as not to be caught off guard when water conditions or traffic dictated a particular maneuver . In the right water conditions i can pin your head to your shoulder or powerslide a turn , neither are recommended but yes i can do it and have many times . You either have a feel for machinery or you do not . What does this have to do with this thread , beats me . the deep

^^^ i love it hahaha

Hellbent, so thats coool :eekdrop:

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Originally Posted by GeeterB (Post 3779213)

I am always curious about this debate...I have a 25 checkmate and would love to have a 28-30 ft skater with eggbeaters....As far as speed for the hull differences...it seems like a lot of the v hull fast boats spin out..not trying to drum up a fight there are way too many people who know more than me here, just thinking if i really want to get to 90mph plus, i should get a cat due to they seem to react better to speed than stepped vhulls...how do cats turn as opposed to stepped v hulls? just askin, not trying to start a debate

they turn differently but both can spin out, if you do it going slow its fun, at high speed big problem. I have had two boats that would spin out, a Donzi 22zx and the Eliminator 28 Daytona, I spun them both on purpose around 30 mph no big deal and you can feel it happening. I never tried with either one at speed but you could feel the Daytona start to rotate if you were turning to sharply, just back off the turn a little and you were fine. Also trim had a lot to do with it with the cat the more trimmed in it was the further forward the point of rotation was, basically the edge of the inside sponson was the pivot point.

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Originally Posted by TBAG (Post 3779328)

What's an armature?

The rotating innards of an electric motor . :lolhit:

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Originally Posted by TBAG (Post 3779328)

What's an armature?

iPhone auto correct of me saying amature. Yes I am so addicted to arguing on this forum that I do it during the day from my phone :/

I've been waiting for the pillow fight. Lol. It must be getting cold up yonder. Armature! LOl!! Innards. Still laughing!
I had a 26' Thouroughbred (Velocity) pad bottom with twin 260s', 80+ mph. A drivers boat. Now I have a 25' Talon same 260s' 105+ mph cat. The Talon will turn at 60 and through you out in the process if your not paying attention. Two completely diffrent animals. I would quote Garys (twin o/b sonic) comparison. They both are fun to drive and experience at near their limits.

Want to guess which one was...

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Originally Posted by bulletbob (Post 3779435)

Two completely diffrent animals. I would quote Garys (twin o/b sonic) comparison. They both are fun to drive and experience at near their limits.

more fun to drive :whistle:

This one at a 100?

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...ixs/meatrr.jpg

This one at a 100?

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...orspixs/51.jpg

Or this one at 45 w/a half empty cooler and several hotties along for the fun ? :helmet:

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...nicwheelie.jpg

Actually, this one kinda gives it away. Foot on the floor, into a head wind playin w/trim buttons to stay entertained. Kinda like ridin a jet ski you had to do something stupid to have fun.

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/l...xs/meatrr2.jpg

Way different than a real cat of course but you get the idea.