waterboy222
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Thats kinda what I was thinking? Even some of the 28 Skaters have centerpods that were built with triples in mind.
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Thats kinda what I was thinking? Even some of the 28 Skaters have centerpods that were built with triples in mind.
waterboy222
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Offshoredrillin
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heck for that money check out a brand new redline.
jem motorsports
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i currently own a 36 cobra that i want to sell they were good boats for the money i was around from the inception of the company and raced the 25 v and rode in the 30 cat the boat your looking at may be the old great adventure boat they are solid riding boats but dont have the speed of the new hulls
bulletbob
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I love my center pod Talon. It isn't an offshore boat but eats up what my 50,000 acre lake throws at it. It has twin mod 260s. 105 anytime with two and 100 gallons of fuel. I wasn't keen on a center pod boat until I drove one. My partner has a 21 Skater with twins and another with a 28 and one 32A. The 21 is dangerous with that much power and weight on the transom. The 28 is boring. It will eat anything. The 32 is huge with the same cockpit as the 28. My 25 has twice the usable space (stabbin cabin) than the 28 and 32. I like the Skaters,but on my lake prefer the Talon. It will turn on a dime with no roll at any speed. to each his own. for the money I would have bought the 37 Talon with outboards. Good luck on your hunt Waterboy.
T2x
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I know I'm gonna regret this........
That hull has no relationship to the Talon....it is a Shadow "pop"...sort of. (cut down "reworked" bottom, tunnel, etc) When the builder first came out with it he proudly said to me "Look what we did with your hull!".... I smiled....and walked away muttering.
I tested a longer (stretched to 35-36'?) CC/fishing version for TV at the Miami boat show one year and it bow steered so bad I warned the builder to pull it from the test.
Some guys had luck racing them, but were never dominant....others just seemed to be "there" at the races and made up the also ran category. IMHO this is not the cat to buy.
Buy a Skater. In today's economy there are very good buys even for the #1 Cat in the world.
T2x
That hull has no relationship to the Talon....it is a Shadow "pop"...sort of. (cut down "reworked" bottom, tunnel, etc) When the builder first came out with it he proudly said to me "Look what we did with your hull!".... I smiled....and walked away muttering.
I tested a longer (stretched to 35-36'?) CC/fishing version for TV at the Miami boat show one year and it bow steered so bad I warned the builder to pull it from the test.
Some guys had luck racing them, but were never dominant....others just seemed to be "there" at the races and made up the also ran category. IMHO this is not the cat to buy.
Buy a Skater. In today's economy there are very good buys even for the #1 Cat in the world.
T2x
Warlock28SXT
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Yes, do share, what are the dangers????????
waterboy222
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The talon was more than double the price of this one though.. Same as a redline. Even a used one with a single o/b is more than what this one is asking. Plus the engines are brand new.. i did love that Talon though. If I wasnt tryin to build a house this fall, I would be in that price range.
waterboy222
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The talon bowsteered or the Cobra? Im a little lost. If I could find a 28 or 30 skater with brand new o/b's on it for under $50k, Id be all over it but no matter how good the market is for buyers, there still isnt a huge amount of clean used 28's out there. You either get a revamped one that is BIG money or one that is pullin double duty as frog breeding sancturay in someones back yard..
T2x
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The Cobra bowsteered
Ratickle
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This is the most reasonbly priced Skater I currently know of.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/1333431509.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/1333431509.html
waterboy222
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THat is a great boat for the price, but a 24' on my lake is a death wish. If it flys anything like the 28 does, it wouldnt be the boat for me. Sure, for a weekday afternoon itd be great but we see some pretty good size water here! Ive highly considered a 24 and just been talked out of it by the pro's too many times..
Steve 1
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There were a bunch of those Ill-mannered Suction cups in Kuwait by the time I got there ,whatever they did it "De-Shadowed" the thing Major league Here is a video of one BTW it should have been Named “Sedated” around 3:27 you can see it Dragging it’s forefoot along like a plow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7NB6A3Cudo
I know nothing about under-30' boats, but I know lots of larger center-pod boats that have bitten their owners pretty hard. Again, I won't name names, but several of the older West-coast built one's are literally uninsureable. Most are OK in the 80-90 mph range with mild power. But everyone wants to go faster.
There's a very good reason Skaters pull the $$ they do. There's a gigantic difference between buying something that has the best price and buying something that represents the greatest value. In a mid-sized cat, it's tough to beat a Skater on value.
There's a very good reason Skaters pull the $$ they do. There's a gigantic difference between buying something that has the best price and buying something that represents the greatest value. In a mid-sized cat, it's tough to beat a Skater on value.
waterboy222
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are barrel rolls from the center pod?
T2x
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In some cases..... yes. Anything that blocks the tunnel, forces the rear end up, or buries the bow(s) can cause a barrel roll. To be brutally frank, even some of the West Coast cats without center pods where (are) so devoid of proper bow lift that they are a broach away from a barrel roll 90% of the time.
T2x
smokeybandit
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No reason the 24 should be a death wish unless you are on one of the Great Lakes. On a small lake with chop the boat should handle fine. It's when you get into rollers that it gets into trouble. I owned 2 24's and the pleasure version ate up SandY Hook bay in NJ. Water there is comparable to a small lake. The only time i got in trouble with the race boat was on Lake Michigan in 2-4 foot rollers. But that was pushing really hard in race conditions.
Buy a Skater. They are worth the extra dough.
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