Tom- still shopping? Still considering cats?

A virtually new dealer demo of one of these is for sale at $95,000.
Two big Honda 4 strokes on the back. (they might let you buy just the
boat for less and you could put 2-strokes on instead). Looks like a
heck of a buy, at least to me. But you'd have to tow it home from
Seattle.

http://www.worldcat.com/boats/cabin_...70HT/index.php

On Feb 22, 5:47*pm, Chuck Gould wrote:
Tom- still shopping? Still considering cats?

A virtually new dealer demo of one of these is for sale at $95,000.
Two big Honda 4 strokes on the back. (they might let you buy just the
boat for less and you could put 2-strokes on instead). Looks like a
heck of a buy, at least to me. But you'd have to tow it home from
Seattle.

http://www.worldcat.com/boats/cabin_...70HT/index.php

Says on the site they have dealers all over the East Coast.. Nice
looking boats..

On Feb 22, 5:54*pm, wrote:
On Feb 22, 5:47*pm, Chuck Gould wrote:

Tom- still shopping? Still considering cats?

A virtually new dealer demo of one of these is for sale at $95,000.
Two big Honda 4 strokes on the back. (they might let you buy just the
boat for less and you could put 2-strokes on instead). Looks like a
heck of a buy, at least to me. But you'd have to tow it home from
Seattle.

http://www.worldcat.com/boats/cabin_...70HT/index.php

Says on the site they have dealers all over the East Coast.. Nice
looking boats..

But what would be the advantage of a cat over a single vee?

A virtually new dealer demo of one of these is for sale at
$95,000.

I'm not trying to be smart here, but why would someone spend 95,000 on
one of those? Although I've never ridden in one, it looks to me these
boats would not be able to corner at high speed. Only my opinion, but
I'd rather have a Cuddy with out the walk around.
Boat Show near here tommorrow, mayber I'll see one there.

On Feb 23, 8:15�am, "Eat Me, Trolls" wrote:
A virtually new dealer demo of one of these is for sale at
$95,000.

I'm not trying to be smart here, but why would someone spend 95,000 on
one of those? Although I've never ridden in one, it looks to me these
boats would not be able to corner at high speed. Only my opinion, but
I'd rather have a Cuddy with out the walk around.
Boat Show near here tommorrow, mayber I'll see one there.

I've never been on a boat that will "corner" at all. :-) (just
kidding)

People who boat in conditions where there is a lot of short, steep,
chop are appropriately enamored with catamarans. Head seas that would
cause the average monohull to lift and slam over every crest and
create a wet, uncomfortable ride can be negotiated far more easily
with a cat.
It's probaby the strongest selling point of the concept.

I don't know about outboard configurations, but in inboard or outdrive
boats where there is an engine in each hull the generally greater
distance between the two props substantially improves the close
quarter (slow speed) turning capabilities.

Chuck Gould wrote:
Tom- still shopping? Still considering cats?

A virtually new dealer demo of one of these is for sale at $95,000.
Two big Honda 4 strokes on the back. (they might let you buy just the
boat for less and you could put 2-strokes on instead). Looks like a
heck of a buy, at least to me. But you'd have to tow it home from
Seattle.

http://www.worldcat.com/boats/cabin_...70HT/index.php


Not much of a boat for a serious fisherman...web page sez it has 35
square feet of cockpit space, which is skimpy for a 27' "fishing" boat.
My 25' Parker had about 90 square feet of cockpit space, plenty of room
for several fishermen.

Gene Kearns wrote:
On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:59:17 -0500, HK penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|Chuck Gould wrote:
| Tom- still shopping? Still considering cats?
|
| A virtually new dealer demo of one of these is for sale at $95,000.
| Two big Honda 4 strokes on the back. (they might let you buy just the
| boat for less and you could put 2-strokes on instead). Looks like a
| heck of a buy, at least to me. But you'd have to tow it home from
| Seattle.
|
| http://www.worldcat.com/boats/cabin_...70HT/index.php
|
|
|Not much of a boat for a serious fisherman...web page sez it has 35
|square feet of cockpit space, which is skimpy for a 27' "fishing" boat.
|My 25' Parker had about 90 square feet of cockpit space, plenty of room
|for several fishermen.

Their 32 footer has as much cockpit space as my 23 footer..... suppose
it really has a 74" cockpit depth?



I saw those measurements, too. So...you mount a boarding ladder inside
the cockpit so you can reach over the gunnels to grab your fish?

I'll say one thing about those slabsiders...when your twin ETECs crap
out, just angle the side of the boat into the wide and sail home.

On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:47:32 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

Tom- still shopping? Still considering cats?

A virtually new dealer demo of one of these is for sale at $95,000.
Two big Honda 4 strokes on the back. (they might let you buy just the
boat for less and you could put 2-strokes on instead). Looks like a
heck of a buy, at least to me. But you'd have to tow it home from
Seattle.

http://www.worldcat.com/boats/cabin_...70HT/index.php

Sorry - missed this first time around.

I'm still looking. It would appear that I'm going to have to
compromise at some point because of engine selections - the boats I'm
most interested in all seem to be powered the same and dealers are
very reluctant to change engines out.

Can't blame them - I understand that they are in a tight squeeze on
inventories and left overs resulting in not taking on additional
inventory.

With respect to the cats, I still have my concerns about them, but at
this point in the search, I would certainly not turn one down if it's
a deal like this - and this is a good deal.

Is the demo boat set up similar to the one in the photos?

I'd just like to see one of these " cats " at about 40 knots ( or any
speed above 28 knots) , turn hard either way....that would be
interesting.

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:45:15 -0800 (PST), "Eat Me, Trolls"
wrote:



I'd just like to see one of these " cats " at about 40 knots ( or any
speed above 28 knots) , turn hard either way....that would be
interesting.

They are fairly stable at speed and in turns - I've had rides on
several cats that have run that fast and they handle as well as any
other boat in their weight and size class.

My concern with cats is the beam stability in heavy seas. In my
experience, which I will admit was a tad extreme, the boat listed at
what I would consider an uncomfortable angle which I attributed to the
twin hulls. In my own opinion, it was considerably more extreme than
a similar size/weight mono-hull.

Having said that, it was an extreme situation and if I had my
druthers, I wouldn't have been in that situation to begin with so that
point may be somewhat moot.