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Are they all 2-3 seaters or did they make a "pleasure" version? Sorry for the ignorance I honestly have heard of them but that's about it lol
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I am rebuilding an American Offshore which is the same boat, Chris Craft sold one set of the molds to them after they stopped building them. the boat ran 108-110 with iron headed 509's that were around 600 hp with bravo drives. always hated the bravo's as they dont tend to live long on cats. currently re-rigging the boat with #5 speedmasters and 565 engines that should make close to 800 hp so she should run up to around 130 but the owner just wants to be able to cruise at 100 which is pretty comfortable in these boats.
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Originally Posted by BBYSTWY
(Post 4869323)
Are they all 2-3 seaters or did they make a "pleasure" version? Sorry for the ignorance I honestly have heard of them but that's about it lol
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Originally Posted by BBYSTWY
(Post 4869315)
I agree 100% and had planned on the course but my understanding is you have to provide your own boat for the course? Wouldn't that mean buying the boat first lol? Maybe I was mistaken but that's how I read it on the website?
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Originally Posted by Wildman_grafix
(Post 4869280)
Wow talk about a jump, what did insurance say and cost?
Here is one that yes I like the paint and build a set of motors so know what you have. https://www.offshoreonly.com/classif...at-o83117.html |
Originally Posted by compedgemarine
(Post 4869322)
here are a couple others. My dad was VP of Chris Craft at the time and was one of the ones that pushed for the Chris Cat project. got to run a bunch of them back in the day. I was one of the few that was allowed to run them at the dealer meetings as you could not turn the dealers loose on the their own. one of the best rough water boats I have been in unless you step up to over 40'.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...6f178ccef7.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...494f068ae8.jpg |
So this is an interesting video....running in a Chris Cat in a poker run....doesn't appear to be that choppy other than boat wakes and it looks like a very wet rough ride...am I missing something? Was he not going fast enough to be up and out of the water? I was expecting smooth and dry plus a what looks like way smaller vee bottom walks him....not understanding what's happening here lol |
they do have a true tunnel and fairly deep....DCB and eliminators have the center pod.
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Originally Posted by BBYSTWY
(Post 4869368)
https://youtu.be/KU1NrQpEBgs
So this is an interesting video....running in a Chris Cat in a poker run....doesn't appear to be that choppy other than boat wakes and it looks like a very wet rough ride...am I missing something? Was he not going fast enough to be up and out of the water? I was expecting smooth and dry plus a what looks like way smaller vee bottom walks him....not understanding what's happening here lol |
Spectre 36
Originally Posted by BBYSTWY
(Post 4869298)
Is a 36 spectre a true cat like you were saying or do they have the pod too?
No pod. |
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