Making a 36" Cat
 

Hey
Because i have looked and i can't find any nice looking 34-36 " Cats out there, I thought i would make my own. Right now I have alot of things taken care of, and i have already made a scale 36" drawing. I have some questions thoguh. How big are the rear steps on the back of the Drifter L cats, because it does not look so great with the huge steps. and where should i put the hull steps and how many? I will post pics of the drawing later. Also for some ideas for the Designing, Could someone give me the link to those dutch plans for a cat on Xtremercboats, Like e-mail them to me at [email protected]. I think I will use Corel Draw to Create the plans on the comp, and does anyone have a tutorial for making plans on Corel Draw Graphics Suite X3?
Thanks so much
Dan

RE: Making a 36" Cat
 

there should be two steps...

on my drifter, they are about 7 4/5" long from the transom of one step to the transom of another....

also, just something else to help you out, the best CoG for a drifter L is about 210mm from the transom (not the overhanging area, but from the transom of the last step, where the struts should be...

RE: Making a 36" Cat
 

why 2 step? why not 1 or 3 or 4
every boat is different you cant compare two boats that are totally different. The drifter L is a bad handling hull so i would not copy that. it is very lose int he turns and wobbles quite a bit.
build your own. your boat boat doesn't need steps. not all boats do.

RE: Making a 36" Cat
 

you might also want to make this boat wider...like taylor said, they are lose in the turns, they are really only good for straits...i think giving the sponsons a sharper angle will also make it sink into the water a bit more giving it better grip...the riding surface of the sponsons on my drifter is almost flat...

RE: Making a 36" Cat
 

yes But Alex having a wider hull is very very good that is why my scat cat will ride past a drifter in every corner and most strights because of this. The sharp angle on any boat is there to let the water ride off with out and turbulence and to hold it tight in the corner. Like you said your ride pad is flat on your drifter. this is the same on the drifter L ( you have the XL ???) it makes skip. If they were a little bit deeper and on a slight angle to the out side it would be the difference of night and day.

RE: Making a 36" Cat
 

i have the Drifter L....

RE: Making a 36" Cat
 

Ok, Thanks.
Ill look on the internet and now i am debateing if i should spend the xtra mony and make my own cat instead of making a rigger. Could someone tell me what kind of boat is more fun to drive? I will most likely be taking this boat to Iowa and running it on the mossuri river (usually less than 6 inch chop) so ya. i think i may spend the xtra monie.
thanks
Dan

RE: Making a 36" Cat
 

on that chop...a cat or vee is what youll probably want.

RE: Making a 36" Cat
 

If you can find one the Toysport Jolly Cat is a fine hull. Light, strong and about the dimetions you are looking for. The MARITIMO UIM and Supet Cat M-1 are also nice and about the size.

RE: Making a 36" Cat
 

the maritimo is not a good hull for chop thats for sure. trust me.

RE: Making a 36" Cat
 

ok thanks, i have been getting quite good information on rum runners. Does anyone know what is a good, affordable CAD program so i can make plans? Currently i am drawing them up, on a huge 1.5x1.5 sheet of paper.
Thanks
Dan

RE: Making a 36" Cat
 

if you are making one boat then don't worry about doing a cad . it is so much more time consuming.
Do it on paper and then cut it out on wood that way. easy and simple well and you can make it to what you want.