Ive been in cats at 100+ and lost drives. Theyve always gone straight. Every situation and scenario is different. Keep that in mind.

2 different boats. Pics courtesy of RDP

I have owned a lot of cats including a 39 MTI canopy boat. I have lost props, locked up drives and locked up engines with ZERO issues other than you slow down. I lost a Number 6 drive in the MTI at 150 mph and simply slowed down.

this is one of my huge peaves. . . never (NEVER) be in a canopy boat and not belted in. And i know this will be unpopular but i also believe you should have some sort of head protection on (ask me how i know) especially if you will be pushing it. Even if its just some kind of light duty bike helmet or something, anything. When a boat starts false keeling and gets out of control your extremities (this includes your head) can hyper-extend those few inches to the canopy pretty fast and you will have no time or ability to react . . . (again . . . ask me how i know)


Ive also blown an engine in both a Supercat as well as a Superstock cat full throttle in turns and both times the boat just walked out of the turn a bit and we slowed outside the course (oddly both times were at the OPA nationals in Cambridge MD . . . in the same turn lol)

turning in or turning out?

bingo . . . makes a HUGE difference on your ability to recover, not necessarily blowing an engine but more so when a cat is pushed to the edge of its control.

30 Skater w outboards out
36 Spectre in
Same result. Every situation is different. A blanket "cats flip if one engine dies" statement is ridiculous.

out

Engine quit under load. Nothing anyone could do. Fact. Had jackets and belted in