Originally Posted by dayton1

All I have to say is the nortech factory is phenomenal and the people there are great! Especially Trond who took time out of his busy Friday for me. Randy over at fastboats also seems to be a nice fella to deal with. Now, decisions, decisions, decisions.

Originally Posted by Cavanti53

Hey Dayton, did you buy a Nortech Cat?
I hope it works out for you.

Early Christmas present for yourself. :-)

Originally Posted by dayton1

Not officially. But I hope to have a deal done by next week if everything goes right!

Originally Posted by n20michael

If your deal doesn't work out, there is a 2005 Supercat (36) on EBay for 175K, it's in NJ.

Originally Posted by Cavanti53

Awesome! I am excited for you. I always wanted and still want a Cat. I like the Nortech also because of the amenities.

I will look forwad to seeing pics of your new Nortech.

Congrats!

Originally Posted by orthobam

if you are new to this game like i am, let me give you some real world numbers.

Boat price - doesn't matter that much in the long run
insurance - $12,000
new lift - $30,000
minor upgrades (throttles with trim, widen seats, touch up paint) $7,000
engines freshened - $23,000
fuel $4.50-$9/ gallon. Not hard to burn 400 gallons a weekend.

So this was a bit of an eye opener to me. I have owned an airplane and i think this might end up costing more to own.

Would i do it all over again? - absolutely!!

Originally Posted by dayton1

I am talking of 4300, the name is cat' astrophe.

Originally Posted by dayton1

I appreciate that Cavanti. I will be sure to show the pics to all for all the help everyone gave. This forum is truly a great find.