I've been in stuff that rough - it's no picnic in anything under 40'

Sorry banana you are wrong
http://books.google.com/books?id=9YF...arette&f=false
hehe just splitting hairs it was 82.9. So how is that possible? Were those boats much lighter than our cafes? Hurricane tailwind?

A race boat is going to be lighter then a full cabin pleasure boat...... thats for sure...

The race boats of 1974 were not that much lighter.

They had a CG that was well researched and the engines were staggered.

Props as compared to today were very primitive, no one ran 4 blades back then.

Now let's see, what you are referencing is an article written by Jane someone. I was looking at the race report written by John Crouse in SEARACE. I think I will stick with my number...LOL

true, I will say after being on MANY boats and Cigs, the COG is one reason why the Mistress rides like it does, now if I could stagger it.... I bet it would be bad azz..... I have told guys ;look where my bolsters are compared to most.... now I am 260 lbs and a passenger.... great COG

For my understanding, your bolsters/helm are further astern than a cafe?

Not sure, but a Cafe does not ride as flat as mine, been on a few of each.... I never need tab to keep bow down at all, not sure what way ASTERN is lol I'm dumb


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I looked at a few pictures and it seems like the Mistress and Cafe's have a similar cockpit space between the front and back seats but it looks like the Mistress has a longer engine bay.....it almost looks like there's enough room in the engine bays to stagger them. Not sure on the exact measurements but it looks like the Mistress front seats are more forward than the Cafe's.

They are forward at least a foot, that makes a difference I am sure, especially when comparing to a Bravo boat you lose a foot to the lack of trans also, my engine compartment is a little bigger then a cafe... I have almost 3 ft in front of engines...

hers pics, one is next to Skramers cafe, you can see the seat difference, boats were tied together perfect side by side.... COG is totally different..

I will tell you my ride on Skramers cafe in Lake Erie 3-5's is what sold me on Cigs, he was the one that told me the Mistress was even better ride... I would own a Cafe in a heartbeat, very good boat.

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