hogie roll

Regardless of where it’s made, the hump shape deck/sheer looks all wrong to me. There are way better looking cats on the market.

precisiondetails

that is simply your opinion. Just like you couldn’t pay me to drive what you have for your cars.

Nate5.0

Never said it was anything but that. Don't twist my words into something they arnt.


I have had my fill of American cars and put in 15 years in the service depts at the dealers of them.....i am good never owning one to daily drive ever again. As a tow pig...sure though.. again, my opinion.

Monaco20

Never heard of any 34 American Cat reaching 135 mph with 2x450 hp, maybe thats the reason for buying it 🚤🚤🚤😂😂😂 this boat are actually almost 36..

hogie roll

The fountain already did years ago with chipped 400Rs.

Cash Bar

I think it was 133 and the hull was a 32'. IIRC

Monaco20

Verfied speed? I have seen 125 ish from the Fountain cat... But of course I could have missed it 😉😉
Than again a lot of very high unofficial speed result out there 😉😉

Smarty

I agree with the unofficial speed claims you mentioned.

Line the Cats up, American made and Victory or any other brand Noli, (he seems to have alot of knowledge on OSO about Cats in size range)can suggest and have a real shootout like Powerboat Magazine used to do. Line up the USA built brands such as the Fountain, Skater, MTI, Mystic, Doug Wright with the Victory boat (am I missing anyone all of comparable length, with stock 450's not chipped/tuned/nitrous or any other non-warranty upgrades/power-adders) and have a three mile or so drag race and a radar verified top speed. See which boat accelerates the fastest, and has the best big number (top mph).

Make it interesting and have a "Cash Days" on water, with a $20,000 +/- buy in, winner take all. That would interest me, and clear up any doubt. I would find that very interesting. Then run the same boats in sloppy not dead flat water with two or three independent drivers who can provide insight what boats are a pleasure and less than sh*t your pants experience to drive at 125 mph + on any given weekend boating conditions. Flat water race on Barnegat Bay and rough water test in the Atlantic Ocean off of Pt. Pleasant, NJ or Sarasota Bay for the flat water and the Gulf of Mexico for the potentially sloppy water.

I like the 135 mph speed of the Victory boat, no doubt, but I would venture to guess (nothing to support my guess), but I really would be stunned if one if not all of the American brands above wouldn't be faster in a shoot-out, same day, same water, same ambient temperature. But that is an assumption.

Let's get this Cash Days on water organized, it is doable.

hogie roll

The shootout

Matt Trulio

Speed On The Water digital magazine did this two years ago with Mercury Racing 400R outboard-powered cats from almost every builder during Super Cat Fest 2018. The story ran in the September/October issue. We used three test drivers—Grant Bruggemann, Bob Teague and Shaun Torrente. We recorded top speeds and much, much more. Perhaps in 2021 we can pull it together, again with technical support from Mercury Racing, and all the key builders with 450R-powered cats. It is doable, as you say, but not quite as easy as it looks. One word to start with? Insurance.