American Offshore 3100 w/ twin 850s

if a AO is 20k whats a new 28-39 ob cat with 300-500s on them?

I have a Spectre 30 with 300X’s that I am going to sell. It is a2002 boat, engines and trailer. That boat need’s nothing and has been meticulous maintained. I am selling it due to some health issues and getting a little too old.😖 If anyone is interested give me a call at (219) 670-0082 or send a message. The boat is at LOTO.
Thanks, Al

Holy crap for real?? 20K for insurance :eek:

Some of the problem is the seller’s ad claimed a 140mph top speed. The specialty insurance companies that will insure fast cats are sophisticated in boating and read the ads. In fairness the seller told me he only paid 8K a year in insurance. I think it’s a much smaller field of companies willing to write new policies on these boats and pricing has gone way up. I paid 2K a year on a 100mph AO 2600 just five years ago.

The older boats are going to be a problem to insure for many, lack of cat experience and ownership also attributes to high premiums. My current 36 DW with 450s is around 8K with a value of around 500K. Then you need an umbrella policy above and beyond to cover yourself for liability.

Joe

Trick Powerboats 23 Widebody
 

162,500K with twin Mercury 300R's. $127,242 with a single 300R.

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I do like this, but its too short for big lake use and too tight in the cockpit for rear passengers. 28-30 feet, comfortable seating for 6 (maybe three rows of two with a center isle?) with a big open cockpit. Love the down low seating and the windshield, and its a slick looking boat. I could really get behind something like that for 200k ish.

Starting to look at Cats again and the search feature dredged up this old thread. Wifey finally accepted the fact that the cat ride is better where we normally run.

Top of the list is an MTI 390X but I'd give a consideration to Doug Wright because they are right in my back yard.

How does the DW compare to the MTI in build quality and features?

Tae this comment as you want, because I'm not 100% experienced in every detail of both boats. This is word of mouth comments from a few people in rigging and paint from a large performance boat dealer at LOTO who sells many new and used boats. I was told the DW brand needed lots of work when delivered for rigging and paint. They said the build quality was not very good and lots of work was done to them to be prepped for completion. The MTI's they said were top notch in build quality and rigging. Like I said these were comments I was told, and I have not witnessed this personally.