PhillyDees
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Are lap cats good enough to run with the newer hulls? If not why?
I ran this hull back in the 90's and had mixed results. First off the turn fin was an attempt to compensate for not enough angle on the sponsons.It is also a bit short compared to newer designs,it just doesn't have enough out front to fly the boat without blowing over. It does make a good play boat but won't compete with the newer hulls.However it did handle rough water well as I recall. I agree with the others about the Leecrafts because I have 2 of them now and they run very well.But what about the boat is so bad not enough weight or not tunneled right? I see what you are saying about the leecraft the are nice but no ever races these boats?
This boats are fast. Did you have it trimmed down to not blow over. If so what fuel % was you running? I think that it could be tammed but it just takes alot of R&D to figure it all out but I am gojng to be racing next season for sure and with this hull or another I will be fast. I may ot win but I will be fast.my lap cat 2 was fine up to 42-43mph, anything over that and it would dosomething like stuff or blow over. my opinion the boat is not designed to heat race over 40mph. you will have more fun with the leecraft. i even tried the lap cat 3 with the redhead and it ran slightly better but it stuffed once and cracked the hull
Well I have a Nemesis right now which is not playing ball... Trying to sort out a new pair of sponsons for it now, but I also have a LC II sitting here which can be seriously modified. Have moulded the deck of the boat with the intention of playing with the aerodynamics of the deck - moving the lift backwards and enclosing the cockpit. I agree it is probably now too short for my mod 7.5 (Rossi/Lawless) but was really looking at is as a rough water 3.5 (Mac/Lawless) boat. Obviously I can make whatever changes on this hull I want so maybe increasing the angle of the sponsons is also on the cards?Bout the same till it hits 45mph or so, then you are in the retreive boat. Just a guess, never done it. Wasted enough time on my old lap cat...
~James
I tried changing the angle to 17* for the first 8 to 10 inches and decresing the tunnel depth and adding recovery pads.This made it much better in the turns and a whole lot more predictable.It was an excellent rough water boat but it still couldn't handle the higher speeds. Good luck with whatever you do,and post some pics.Well I have a Nemesis right now which is not playing ball... Trying to sort out a new pair of sponsons for it now, but I also have a LC II sitting here which can be seriously modified. Have moulded the deck of the boat with the intention of playing with the aerodynamics of the deck - moving the lift backwards and enclosing the cockpit. I agree it is probably now too short for my mod 7.5 (Rossi/Lawless) but was really looking at is as a rough water 3.5 (Mac/Lawless) boat. Obviously I can make whatever changes on this hull I want so maybe increasing the angle of the sponsons is also on the cards?Bout the same till it hits 45mph or so, then you are in the retreive boat. Just a guess, never done it. Wasted enough time on my old lap cat...
~James
I do like the stepped sponson idea on this boat
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Yeah am working on that too....Craig, get the updated sponsons. Mine was doing the EXACT same thing until I put on the new sponsons. I never got it to make more than a lap and it would spin out. Wrked with Mike on it for a while, and finally got it going good with the right sponsons. Its an awesome boat when you get it right.
~James
Yeah am working on that too....Craig, get the updated sponsons. Mine was doing the EXACT same thing until I put on the new sponsons. I never got it to make more than a lap and it would spin out. Wrked with Mike on it for a while, and finally got it going good with the right sponsons. Its an awesome boat when you get it right.
~James
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