Cat v Mono - with a twist

[snelly1971]

Hey Mick Kev has no experience with cats so he doesnt know what he's missing out on

Ha...thats the problem with you`s cat owners...you are just too one eyed....I will agree...cats are probably the best riding boats...but they do have there down falls as well...as do most boats...nothing is perfect...except maybe a tri hull...

Mick

[Dean1]

Ha...thats the problem with you`s cat owners...you are just too one eyed....I will agree...cats are probably the best riding boats...but they do have there down falls as well...as do most boats...nothing is perfect...except maybe a tri hull...

Mick

Mick i reckon your trihull would ride good mate, much better than any mono thats 4 sure, i have heard some good reports bout the trihulls, they are good if you dont push em 2 hard where as a cat is the opposite. I love how the faster i go the better it rides, good stuff

[nautilus]

Has anyone ever been in a Noosacat 2700? what did you think?

[snelly1971]

Has anyone ever been in a Noosacat 2700? what did you think?

There is one down here that is used as an Ab Boat...I had the luck to work with them last year for a few trips....They are the best riding cat i have ever been in....Bloody awesome machines..

Mick

[DJ77]

i only have a 4m cat but after what i have seen in this 1 i would only have a mono hull that is 1and 1/2 times as long as the cat i could get

[spizzy]

hi nautilas

Yes mate I have been in a noosacat 2700. My mate uses one as a charter boat in Sydney and its ride is awesome. He runs 150 opties on it and it cruises at 28knts comfortably and always is one of the first boat out to the grounds and back again fishing wide off sydney. Nice soft ride, but you also pay for what you get.

[vertico]

what about the stability of a deep V's cylinder boat like stabi craft or ocean cylinder, Ive been in a 7m coastal cat and nothing compares to that so far and ive been quite a few different breeds but you just gotta drive them to the conditions. Cats usually go better when you are going fast but watch out you might have an upside down boat hehe i love the stability of the stabi craft cant go past it.

[rat_catcher]

Yes mate I have been in a noosacat 2700. My mate uses one as a charter boat in Sydney and its ride is awesome. He runs 150 opties on it and it cruises at 28knts comfortably and always is one of the first boat out to the grounds and back again fishing wide off sydney. Nice soft ride, but you also pay for what you get.

What about the Noosacat 2300 with 2 x 200hp Verados??? What do you reckon that would go like?

[julian1]

What about the Noosacat 2300 with 2 x 200hp Verados??? What do you reckon that would go like?

like a cut cat !!!! nice power to weight ratio, most liely would need 4 bladers to help with the engine weight even though they are the small block Verado's

[Dean1]

Hey Julian your'e new ride looks horn

[julian1]

Hey Julian your'e new ride looks horn

thanks Deano, but that is a sistership pic. i should have mine by the end of November. - can't wait

the old girl was sold and towed away yesterday, but she now lives only 1.5hrs away so i will still get to see her now and then

[rat_catcher]

Hey Julian your'e new ride looks horn

Julian - Tell me more about your new boat. It looks like a Noosacat. Which model and what engines?

I am still tossing up what to do on my boating situation, whether to bring a Glacier Bay back from the US or buy something local and am definitely interested in the Noosacats.

[Noelm]

Noosa Cat and Glacier Bay are two very different boats, and almost not comparable as such, for me I guess I would lean towards the Noosa over the Glacier, for a couple of reasons maybe.

[rat_catcher]

Noosa Cat and Glacier Bay are two very different boats, and almost not comparable as such, for me I guess I would lean towards the Noosa over the Glacier, for a couple of reasons maybe.

I realize they are different animals in a number of ways but even so I am still tossing around ideas.

GB - Heavier, slower, thirstier but bigger and probably rides a little smooter. Plus I can also have one landed in Aus at a significant cost savings over the NC. BUT > 2.5m beam.

NC - I think would be lighter and faster as well as more fuel efficient, but is also smaller and more expensive than the GB.

Am I on the right track?

[julian1]

Go the Noosacat, 2300 or 2700