If you do go to a 115, go the Mercury 115 Command Thrust, perfect for that job. An incredibly fuel efficient big displacement donk and lightest in it's class! Mat.Originally Posted by Flex
Thanks for that, have had a look at his You Tube vids and has a few ideas there id like to talk to him about, do you know if he is still active on Ausfish? i have sent him a PM but no reply yet, would be interested to know how the 90 etecs went on it with fuel consumption etc.
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Yes im thinking these would be the engines for this hull it would either be 90 etecs or the 115 Mercs.
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I have a 5.2 Kevlacat with 90 zukes for sale if interested.
No sorry we bought the 2100. Wanted bunks. Cheers
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Congrats on the purchase!
Will be a hell of a difference from the 18' bar crusher.
Cheers Ric, we are happy enough with the purchase we think we done the right thing time will tell hey! ha ha But one thing I am really happy with is how easy it is to drive, We took the chance Monday just gone to head outside Moreton.
Forecast was for 10-15 and was sort of hoping the dropping wind would come a little earlier then Monday night. But to no avail she blew of the cape 20-25kts all Sunday night!
We decided we would still make the run over and out to see how it went.
What can i say from being in a mono Hull my whole life and all the talk about learning to drive cats i cant believe how easy they are to get used to, now im not saying im driving it perfect but the boat had no bad manners at all! she cut through the previous night 20kn across the bay quite well we were sitting on 20kts the whole way over and i can say the BC wouldnt be sitting there. pushed all the way outside to the 130m mark quite well now to say there was never a jar would be a lie but very few and far between and it done well sitting on 25km through the big swell and chop.
Had a fish and raced home across the bay at 50km for a quick trip home late arvo, we couldnt really fault it all day at all and has eased the nerves alot! Sure i will keep learning on how the boat handles but all the talk about having to know how to drive a cat in my eyes is a little bit put on.
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Skusto, glad you are the converted. You'll never go back now.
She won't ride like that in all conditions. Sometimes less wind and wave height at a shorter interval can really give you the shits if you want to travel in a certain direction. You'll find a lot of the time in certain sea states that both hulls hitting the water at the same time will bang a lot. It's not like the BC but you know the hull can perform better. This is where the learning comes in to get the cat walking to smooth the rode out.
Other days that would have you practicing your best squat routine in the BC you'll find yourself lying back and driving with your feet at 25-30kts.
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