New boat time! (cat)

[Flex]

Hello,
Well its time for me to buy a new boat.

Im in the market for a 5.2 Kevlacat or similar . So if anyone has a decent deal going or knows of someone wanting to sell quick let me know as I have some cash and ready to go!. As usual not many to choose from at the moment.

I also have a question about the noosacat 520. I have my eye on one atm which seems like a good deal, but it comes without pods. Anyone here driven one without the pods?I have read they are flighty and hate a beam sea? I was contemplating sticking pods on myself afterwards. But the issue is the motor wells encroach into the deck spare. So id have to get a fair bit of glass work done to remove them. Has anyone had or know of someone who's done something similar?

Lastly there is a very nice sharkcat for sale I have my eye on. But the owner swears it weighs 2.9 tonnes on the trailer.This has put me off a bit. Its hard to find exact weight for these?. I'd be towing with a 3l Nissan navara. Anyonetown a similar size cat with these? or a patrol?

[rosco1974]

i recon that 07 model 1900 kc for 65k is an a great buy.if my 2400 kevacat sells and this is still for sale this is the first boat I will be looking at...what size shark cat is it your keen on,

[Flex]

i recon that 07 model 1900 kc for 65k is an a great buy.if my 2400 kevacat sells and this is still for sale this is the first boat I will be looking at...what size shark cat is it your keen on,

Im looking at a 5.65 sportsman. one on boat point with twin 115 etecs and pods. Very nice looking boat. I was very keen on it except im worried about towing it with my Navara.

[Short Fuse]

Flex.

My old 500 Sportsman Shark Cat weighed 1.84 tonnes with a full load (180 litres) of fuel. It had larger aluminium pods than standard and had 2007 model 70hp Suzukis. At the time of weighing I had all the gear I would take for an overnight fishing trip. My hull was manufactured in 1989. What year of manufacture is the cat you are looking at. The older ones are a fair bit heavier than my old boat.

Cheers

Jeff

[Flex]

thanks for the info guys much appreciated.

http://www.boatpoint.com.au/boats-fo...Ridx=12&eapi=2

above is the link to the sharkcat im looking at. Besides weight the age concerns me aswell. Its 25y old makes you wonder how good the transom is? Id still prefer a kevlacat, but that sharkcat ticks a lot of boxes.

[Noelm]

Pretty rare boat the Sharkcat with pods, very good performer, I wouldn't be too worried about the transom, but like all second hand boats, get it checked out properly, they are asking top dollar for it (in my opinion) but then... They are not common and very few come up for sale. Without upsetting all the 5.2 KC owners, that old cat will eat them for performance, but the level of fit out and finish puts the KC in front, but st a premium price too.

[Flex]

Pretty rare boat the Sharkcat with pods, very good performer, I wouldn't be too worried about the transom, but like all second hand boats, get it checked out properly, they are asking top dollar for it (in my opinion) but then... They are not common and very few come up for sale. Without upsetting all the 5.2 KC owners, that old cat will eat them for performance, but the level of fit out and finish puts the KC in front, but st a premium price too.

thanks Noelm. how much would you say this thing weighs? how do you go towing your CC cat?

[Noelm]

they are not great to tow, but its not the weight, more the shape, kind of like towing an Elephant on a skate boat, weight is a bit of a guess, but my "guess" is around 2-2.5T ready to go in the water, it is a bit hard to compare the 5.2 and an older Sharkcat, they both have features that set them well apart (in my opinion) the KC has got good fit out and finish, and trolls into a steep chop better, but the old 18' Sharkcat has got performance to burn (especially the later ones) but their extras are sparse at best, and they are pretty low in the bow trolling into chop, nothing that's going to bite you, but can be inconvenient at times, they are also a lot cheaper, though hard to find a good original one these days. Back to the towing, I would be happy towing my current one on the highway at around 90K, but the old 20' I had towed like a dream, and it felt stable and secure at any speed, no idea why, but there was some differences, the old boat had 13" wheels and tandem slipper springs, this boat (the CC) has got 600X9 wheels and rocker, load sharing springs, but the wheels are a long way apart, so I don't know if that's the problem.

[Noelm]

Just had a look at the add, seems like the current owner is towing it with a ute of some kind.

[Tinspo]

If your not scared of etecs and weight it a concern this might be of interest..

http://www.boatpoint.com.au/boats-fo...&Ridx=5&eapi=2

should go for closer to 40 and weight around 1.6

[John Buoy]

Mate of mine is selling his KC 5.2 he has done plenty work on this.
http://www.boatpoint.com.au/boats-fo...&Ridx=0&eapi=2

Regds Frank

[rexaway123]

they towing with ford ranger which is kind of same as Navara power and size wise unless u have a very old one.

it will tow very simply

I tow my 2300 noosacat which is much bigger and heavier with a ranger easily and very stable

[Captain Seaweed]

ranger 3.5T tow...Navara....3T or just under

[Flex]

Thanks guys for the info! very much appreciated.
Thanks for the links too.

My navara struggled to tow my 21f striper over 90km/h. I believe this was a windage issue more than weight though. I'd imagine a cat would have more windage though compared to a mono.

Maybe I need to buy a new car aswell.

In terms of trailers, Anyone have experience in alloy v steel trailers? much of a weight saving? I have the ability to knock up a alloy trailer fairly easily.

[Noelm]

You will save weight of course, but not sure it would be enough to worry about building a new trailer unless the old one was shabby and was close to replacement anyway.