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Fast Cat ? 4 Steve
Hey Steve. How fast was your Fastcat, and what motor did you have on it?
Bob La Londe www.YumaBassMan.com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Fast Cat ? 4 Steve
"Bob La Londe" wrote in message .. . Hey Steve. How fast was your Fastcat, and what motor did you have on it? Bob La Londe www.YumaBassMan.com Hi Bob, With all of my fishing tackle, no water in the livewells and about 15 gallons of fuel on board, running by myself, I hit 86.4 mph. With a full load of fuel (55 gallons), me (approx. 200 lbs.) and someone else roughly my size, I was able to easily run 78 mph. I rarely got a chance to do any kind of speed testing with two on board because most people would see the speedometer and start to freak out, even though it didn't feel any different above 80 mph than it did at 50 mph. I am confident that the speed was pretty close to accurate as it was from the Mercury SmartCraft gauges which speed came from an onboard GPS unit. What really impressed me was how fast I was able to run in rough water. I was running a 2006 Mercury 250 XS Pro, turning a 26 pitch Trophy Plus prop and a Detweiller hydraulic jackplate. -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
Fast Cat ? 4 Steve
"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message
... "Bob La Londe" wrote in message .. . Hey Steve. How fast was your Fastcat, and what motor did you have on it? Bob La Londe www.YumaBassMan.com Hi Bob, With all of my fishing tackle, no water in the livewells and about 15 gallons of fuel on board, running by myself, I hit 86.4 mph. With a full load of fuel (55 gallons), me (approx. 200 lbs.) and someone else roughly my size, I was able to easily run 78 mph. I rarely got a chance to do any kind of speed testing with two on board because most people would see the speedometer and start to freak out, even though it didn't feel any different above 80 mph than it did at 50 mph. I am confident that the speed was pretty close to accurate as it was from the Mercury SmartCraft gauges which speed came from an onboard GPS unit. What really impressed me was how fast I was able to run in rough water. I was running a 2006 Mercury 250 XS Pro, turning a 26 pitch Trophy Plus prop and a Detweiller hydraulic jackplate. -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com Thanks Steve. In one of the forums I read somebody was saying something about it running 85+ with a 300 HPDI. Now I know that's not the same as a Oti Pro XS, but still it sounded like they were being conservative to me from what I remembered about your comments in the past. Bob La Londe www.YumaBassMan.com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
Fast Cat ? 4 Steve
"Bob La Londe" wrote in message SNIP Thanks Steve. In one of the forums I read somebody was saying something about it running 85+ with a 300 HPDI. Now I know that's not the same as a Oti Pro XS, but still it sounded like they were being conservative to me from what I remembered about your comments in the past. I might have seen the same forum. It sounded a tad low to me as well, but I did ride in a Yamaha powered FastCat when I was down in Miami. I realize that this motor was brand new and the computer probably wasn't letting the motor turn loose, but it sure didn't seem to run like the Merc powered Cats. I think some of it has to do with Yamaha's lower unit design. A lot will depend upon the prop that's on the motor as well. A 300 powered Cat should easily be running in the 90 mph+ range, and this one probably could providing the driver knew what he was doing. In order to hit 86.4 mph, I had to experiment not only with my trim settings, but with the jackplate height as well. Plus, if he lives down south, he's probably not getting all 300 hp out of the motor. Hot, humid air isn't what these high performance motors like. I noticed that on days when it was really hot and humid, I couldn't get the speed out of my boat that I could when it was cooler and dryer. Then too, you have to have the right water conditions as well. Most people love to run fast on days when the lake is nice and calm. That's the worst condition to try for max. speed. Flat water puts too much drag on the hull, whereas if you have a nice 12" chop, the boat will be skipping on the wave tips and you only have air under the hull, hence little drag/friction from the water. But you knew most of this.... -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
Fast Cat ? 4 Steve
"Da Chief" wrote in message ... Steve, have you got any photos of your boat? Actually, the local newspaper did a feature article on the boat and I, so I have dozens of photos. However, this one is readily accessible. http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com/phot...=25&fullsize=1 -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
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