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Or any power catamaran? Hoping to get some opinions from anyone who has experience running a cat. I recently trialed a World Cat 280 DC-X, and I wasn't off-put by any of the typical shortcomings of a cat hull that everyone talks about (flat steering, bow steer, etc.).
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Feb 20, 2024 · The haters and naysayers are mainly people who have never been in a Falcon 22’ as it is light-years ahead of any center console catamaran in it’s size. It is ridiculously comfortable, turns flat or like a monohull, is SUPER DRY, and rides better than most of the conventional 26’ to 28’ power catamarans built in the same price range.
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I have had mono hull boats all of my life. Walk arounds, center consoles and a express cabin cruiser. So that experience Is plentiful for monohulls, what I don't know anything about is catamaran power boats. What I am looking for, Is what are the pro's and con's of the cat boats? I have been looking at the World Cat 270 EC model.
The Hull Truth - Boating and Fishing Forum - Reviews of Falcon 22 ...
Jun 3, 2022 · A 26 ft anything is typically going to ride better than a 22 ft anything assuming they are even moderately well engineered/designed hulls. My question about the Falcon 22 is that since the hull design is 16 years old (Corsair 2200), I wonder what changes M&M would make if they were designing a small 22 ft offshore focused cat today.
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Dec 14, 2020 · The Freeman 42LR’s fish-fighting cockpit area in the back, rivals that of a 50 foot Sportfisherman inboard boat or a small dance floor. There are 64 rodholders on this boat, and of course, I never carry 64 rods and reels, but there are copious amounts of holders to move rods in order to get them out of the way.
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Apr 15, 2014 · With a forty year history and over 75,000 satisfied customers, Livingston catamarans are light boats designed to take a little bit of power and turn it into a whole lot of speed. With a simple deck layout that emphasizes load capacity and storage, a Livingston is a perfect fishing dinghy or second boat.
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Feb 5, 2015 · Oldie but a goody Sounds like (middle grounds) you are wanting to go farther offshore and expand your offshore range past 30 miles.
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I also have a single engine outboard cat.Power is a 225 Mercury.The real problem with single engined cats is that they were designed and tried before current prop technology was around.My original factory prop was a Mach 4 blade 17" pitch 14" diameter.Performance was lacking,lots of cavitation,26% prop slip and a top end of about 30 mph.After repropping per Ken2's recommendation to a Mirage ...
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May 25, 2024 · It's now time in the cat building industry for these companies to stop using mono-hull designs top & bottom and start concentrating on reducing weights and concentrate on getting the real room and best ride characteristics of hull tested performance and effeciences so that the 28 -36 ft. Sizes can run at 35-40 knots in moderate seas and still ...