Originally Posted by LAriverratt

the older ones do have the pod to my knowledge...I have not been in a DCB M37R or any other dcb for that matter... i have seen a few videos of you running your cats cash LOL. excellent running attitude! ..were the M37R's the first true tunnel or did they build a few 44's first??? can't remember, but a true deep tunnel is the best rough water style cat is it not?

Originally Posted by Bullhead

Do you have a pic of your new 42?

Originally Posted by Skater30

I pay less for insurance on my 36/700 inboard cat than you do for your 36/450 outboard cat Joe - declared value and liability limits are probably very comparable. You can't really compare insuring a 170mph inboard cat to a 135mph outboard cat. Insurance costs on mild powered (600-700hp) inboard cats that are similar speeds to the 450 outboard cats are going to be comparable - that is my experience at least. The insurance costs really skyrocket when you start going over 150mph (my 30 was almost uninsurable when it had 800 Sterlings in it and ran 150++). I agree that fuel, maintenance and repair costs are higher on even a light-powered inboard cat, so that better ride is definitely coming at a cost. However, you can buy a used inboard cat for a lot less than a used 400 or 450 outboard cat, so the $100k+ you save on the purchase will go a long way on paying for those higher costs. As for losing your boat to downtime, unless you own spare gearcases for the 400 or 450 rigs, you'll be down as much or more than you will with an inboard cat (assuming it has #6 drives). I can't name a guy with a 400 or 450 rig that hasn't broken multiple propshafts and/or gearcases. In the past 5-6 years (since the 400 and 450 outboard cats have exploded in popularity), there have been numerous more outboard cat accidents than inboard cat accidents (both pleasure and race), so which one is safer has already been proven.

Originally Posted by BBYSTWY

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This would be the ultimate for me but that's a lot of boat and hardware to maintain and think it's a little too much to use as a regular everyday pleasure boat.

Originally Posted by JPEROG

I have 2 400Rs, and 5 450s. Never broke a prop shaft yet but I run pretty easy from what I am told. They have around 1400 hours combined. **Note**-none of my boats have fixed jackplates so I don't come on plane with the same X dimension that run with.


Joe