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Looking for any input on 30ft single engine cat

Any 30ft cats out there being built with single screw.Looking at buying one with out power. Would like to build one with a single big hp inboard. No full center pod lake style cats thanks.

Simple answer.........NO.
The largest single engine cats I've seen are 27-28 and have a center pod. Don't even think you could get the drive deep enough without a center pod.

what kind of drive would you need for 27-28 cat with a single and 800hp?

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A 30 foot cat would be too big for a single outboard motor, so I'm assuming you mean a single I/O?

If we're talking about I/O power, on a single application the motor would have to sit on the tunnel and would be very tall. The deck would have to made so tall that it will not make sense.

Predator has a 30 foot widebody cat, I would recommend two LSx motors placed in each sponson with IMCO -2 silver drives with integrated steering right on the drive itself

All you need are two 525HP LSx marine motors

The LS525HP EFI (dressed) with SS headers, plumbed ready for install but no driveline/drive is $25K each
The LS650HP EFI (dressed) with SS headers, plumbed ready for install but no driveline/drive is $31K each

carbureted LS570HP no exhaust LS3 6.2L motor $15K

IMCO drive is around $18K each

Arneson drive kit would work great

The XR drives with Sport Master Shorty would work as well

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Originally Posted by Wobble (Post 4569886)

what kind of drive would you need for 27-28 cat with a single and 800hp?

A lot of guys on the west coast are running XRs with that HP. They rarely surface them and they last decently well

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Originally Posted by noli (Post 4569913)

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All you need are two 550HP LSx marine motors

Each motor (dressed) with exhaust but no driveline/drive is $15K each

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Does someone sell these fully dressed for a I/O config? Other then the 575.

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Originally Posted by JRider (Post 4569932)

A lot of guys on the west coast are running XRs with that HP. They rarely surface them and they last decently well

Thanks, a friend was considering the warlock in the classifieds, bravo drive and supercharged. The one I knew that was around here(24-25) ate bravos pretty regularly, but he would run out into Galveston Bay where it can get choppy in a hurry.

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Originally Posted by Wildman_grafix (Post 4569936)

Does someone sell these fully dressed for a I/O config? Other then the 575.

Yes

...and I just sent you a PM. He's in Tennessee. Good guy to talk to.

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DCB does a single 29
Eliminator does a single 28
Nordic does a single 28

all the above have a center pod and I agree with comment earlier, don't see how the boat would work right without a center pod.

Quote:

Originally Posted by noli (Post 4569913)

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A 30 foot cat would be too big for a single outboard motor, so I'm assuming you mean a single I/O?

If we're talking about I/O power, on a single application the motor would have to sit on the tunnel and would be very tall. The deck would have to made so tall that it will not make sense.

Predator has a 30 foot widebody cat, I would recommend two LSx motors placed in each sponson with IMCO -2 silver drives with integrated steering right on the drive itself

All you need are two 525HP LSx marine motors

The LS525HP EFI (dressed) with SS headers, plumbed ready for install but no driveline/drive is $25K each
The LS650HP EFI (dressed) with SS headers, plumbed ready for install but no driveline/drive is $31K each

carbureted LS570HP no exhaust LS3 6.2L motor $15K

IMCO drive is around $18K each

Arneson drive kit for this HP/torque is around $28K each

The XR drives with Sport Master Shorty would work as well

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I didn't know I was so expensive.. Guess I need to start collecting more now. :)