Boat compatability - Cat versus Monohull.

[IWyk]

Eish! Glad I am a mono man. Surf in most pics looks small to average, some chop in the back but nothing huge.

Would be interesting to get some info in what caused this behavior from the cats in picture.

 

[Scomberomorus]

thika wrote:

Scombe,



You will see, all different boats, all normal(ish) sea conditions, the different skippers not doing anything stupid, neither are they "caught out". Nevertheless all of them were surprised by that small sideways smack. The behaviour of the boat in each pic was unexpected.

If you can make these deductions from the photos, then you are seeing things!! I know the guys from one of the boats in your pictures and they were caught out (by their own admission) due to their own stupidity - nothing to do with boat behaiviour. Go figure.


@ocean junkie
I see you are a mono fan and on centre console mono’s storage space in the nose is always going to be limited due to the tapered hull design when compared to the square front of a cat. The range of mono hulls on the market has become limited, particularly in the size range you are looking at, as the popularity of cats has increased.

The 23ft Gunya Gunya hull is another option - nothing fancy like the Benguela, but it’s a good solid boat that is reasonably priced, but may be a bit bigger than what you want. As far as the Swift goes, if you are running long distances in a choppy sea you may just regret it.

The overwhelming popularity of cats amongst off shore angling enthusiast speaks for itself - I doubt that 80-90% of the people building / buying / using boats are wrong.

Check out the Seacat ad in the latest Ski Boat mag. They claim it is South Africa’s most popular ski boat and judging by the number of Seacats on the water I tend to agree.

The genuine mono fanatics will always be just that, and if you fall in to this group go with your heart. Should you consider a cat and need any info let me know. I have fished off most cats in the 16 – 24ft range, and also on a few of the bigger ones.

 

[Cam Mundy]

I spend a lot of time on Mono's and I enjoy them immensely but I would still fish a cat for South African conditions Mono's make sense from about 28ft upwards that's when you gain the advantages of ride, speed and sea handling and still have the space for a great fishing boat. below that cats rule they are more stable at rest and drift, have a softer ride offer more deck space and they don't fall over when you beach them.

 

[Guest]

As mentioned in previous thread, I have had 3 Cats in past. Now have the Citation 700 CC. I could not be happier. The only issue for me is the beach handling with push pole, motors are close together, and Cat motors are far apart so when the hull gets pushed sideways in shallow water by sidewash, you have no room and pole can knock off your gearbox. However, when timed well, we eventually got it right. Below some pics of last trip, and few days sea was upside down, the hull performed like a dream and very stable. If you want to spend slightly more, and have vehicle to match, take the Citation for a test drive.

 

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[thika]

I say again:

BEAUTIFUL BOAT Eran! 🙀

 

[benniejordaan]

Cam Mundy wrote:

I spend a lot of time on Mono's and I enjoy them immensely but I would still fish a cat for South African conditions Mono's make sense from about 28ft upwards that's when you gain the advantages of ride, speed and sea handling and still have the space for a great fishing boat. below that cats rule they are more stable at rest and drift, have a softer ride offer more deck space and they don't fall over when you beach them.

Agree with this 100%.

 

[benniejordaan]

Oh, and Cam Mundy does fishing of boats for a living.