21 liberator/250xs vs 2100 pulsare/250xs

[knarloid]

I have had a few great trips out with a good friend in his 21' cat (Alan from Power Marine, Ireland). He builds from the old Skater 21 moulds.

Have to say that having been a v-bottom fan all my life, I really got the urge to consider a cat when I have the money next.
The feeling as it glides over the water on a near flat lake at 95mph, or through chop is fantastic. I know there's hardly any space under the deck, but the cockpit space is great.

I even got SWMBO out for a spin in the same boat with Alan last October before we left Ireland for the US (in the hope she'd let me have Alan build me one in the next few years).....she was.....















....TERRIFIED!

 

[claupie]

BTW, i never seen one w/ski pole(21 lib). Any one uses them for water sports as well ?

 

[WILDMAN]

I just ordered a new 21 Liberator last week for a customer in Australia. It will be set up with a ski pylon.

 

[claupie]

Will it have a custom paint job? Post pics .
Thanks.

 

[WILDMAN]

Yes it will be custom painted. It will come in as an all white boat.

 

[88Mate]

I've waterskied behind some cats (not any Liberators). The wake is almost non existant at 36mph, so that's no problem at all. For me I pull hard enough in the turns to move the back of the boat around. For recreational fun they are definately skiable.

 

[JUPITER PULSARE]

Having owned both cats and v-bottoms, they both have different fun factors. In the cats you learn to "fly" the boat. At warp speeds there is a fine line of finding just the right trim and jackplate settings. The cats are more stable and user friendly...almost anyone can drive one relatively fast. On the other hand...there's no other feeling as cool as balancing a V-bottom at warp speeds on the pad. It takes seat time and experience to get it right...and not everyone is able to do it. The cats are great in surface chop and float across it smoothly while the v-bottoms get beat up but in larger swells and big chop I'll take a v-bottom over a cat all day long. You can slug through the swells and big chop with the v-bottom and stay dry but you gonna have a hard time in the cat and get soaked...just my 2 cents worth...

 

[claupie]

Yes it will be custom painted. It will come in as an all white boat.

Randy,started on this boat yet ??

 

[WILDMAN]

I won't have it for a while. It has to be picked up in Texas and brought here.