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11-12-2007, 08:11 PM
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Le Cat
Country: France
Location: Paris
Occupation: Computer Sales
Boat name: Le Cat
Boat make: Argo Cat 18
Engines: Mercury 2.4EFI
Cruising area: Paris
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Paris
Posts: 753
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Argo Cat in Paris Part III
After a 3rd year with Argo, i got enough seat time to drive the cat at 80ish kph & be confortable with it. The next step was to buy another recent yammie 90 & work on the setup to go 100ish OR buy an XR2 in the UK & keep it fairly standard & hope for 120. I chose the latter.
But 10 days ago this baby came up & last Sunday I figured since I wanted to be the fastest boat around I had to buy it & I did.
Thanks for any advice from the V6 Merc guys.
Cheers Phil
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12-12-2007, 08:36 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Coventry (but from Lee on Solent)
Occupation: Sales Director
Interests: My Boat of course
Boat make: Extreme 21
Engines: Merc V8
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Coventry (but from Lee on Solent)
Posts: 587
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Is that a bridgeport 2.4 or a older 150 XR2??
Either way should make your Argo FAF!
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12-12-2007, 09:55 AM
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Registered User
Boat make: Phantom 23
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,693
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gotta be a 2.4 efi b/p
looks nice n clean
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12-12-2007, 12:39 PM
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Le Cat
Country: France
Location: Paris
Occupation: Computer Sales
Boat name: Le Cat
Boat make: Argo Cat 18
Engines: Mercury 2.4EFI
Cruising area: Paris
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Paris
Posts: 753
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Yep 2.4EFI 240hp it should fly, hope the transom holds up 
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13-12-2007, 07:21 AM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Kent
Occupation: Train Engineer
Interests: Refit/Re-engine Woody's P18 and helping with D2S.
Boat name: Fugazi II / D2S
Boat make: Phantom 18 / Planatec 41'
Engines: 1xMercury XR2 / 2x 8.1ltr Chevys
Cruising area: Kent/Hampshire/Dorset Coasts
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Kent
Posts: 411
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Hope your Life Insurance is up to date!!!!! LOL.
Remember, Del managed to put it over backwards with the Yam 90 on the back!!
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13-12-2007, 08:11 PM
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Le Cat
Country: France
Location: Paris
Occupation: Computer Sales
Boat name: Le Cat
Boat make: Argo Cat 18
Engines: Mercury 2.4EFI
Cruising area: Paris
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Paris
Posts: 753
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SP I'll be careful. I had already added 20kgs of sand up front with the 90. With the 240 I'll be adding another 20 & advancing the drivers seat 15-20cm. I'll also give up on the hydraulic lift as I'm currently 5-6 cm above the sponsons not to mention the 14 cm of setback.
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13-12-2007, 08:34 PM
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Boat make: Phantom 23
Join Date: Mar 2006
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so your abit of a looney then 
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13-12-2007, 08:43 PM
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Registered User
Location: GOLDEN MILE
Boat name: LILY THE PINK AND TERMINATOR 11
Boat make: PHANTOM 21 AND 20
Engines: 2.5 EFI X 2
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: GOLDEN MILE
Posts: 2,475
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Guy up here tried a 2.5 efi on one, shit hisself and went back to a 90 yam.
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13-12-2007, 08:45 PM
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Registered User
Location: West Coast of Norway
Occupation: naval architect
Interests: surface piercing props, stepped hulls, air entrapment hulls
Boat name: none
Boat make: PetterTintorera
Engines: Yamaha 90
Cruising area: West Coast of Norway
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West Coast of Norway
Posts: 888
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Some good photos of an argocat here:
http://www.pvn-racing.com/bilder_3b.htm
And video:
http://www.pvn-racing.com/films.html
Good luck with the XR2...
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13-12-2007, 08:49 PM
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Registered User
Location: West Coast of Norway
Occupation: naval architect
Interests: surface piercing props, stepped hulls, air entrapment hulls
Boat name: none
Boat make: PetterTintorera
Engines: Yamaha 90
Cruising area: West Coast of Norway
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West Coast of Norway
Posts: 888
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Argo cat with 150 hp XR2:
http://www.finn.no/finn/boat/object?...29&pos=2&tot=2
Has been basterdized though…
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13-12-2007, 08:56 PM
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Registered User
Boat make: Phantom 23
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,693
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they look well lively!!
what sorta speed from a yam 90?
whats that orange boat in the link to the vids
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13-12-2007, 09:21 PM
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Registered User
Location: West Coast of Norway
Occupation: naval architect
Interests: surface piercing props, stepped hulls, air entrapment hulls
Boat name: none
Boat make: PetterTintorera
Engines: Yamaha 90
Cruising area: West Coast of Norway
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West Coast of Norway
Posts: 888
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The orange 3C boat is twister...
I dont know how fast this boat is but the old UIM speed record with argo in 3B is 72.3 knots...
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14-12-2007, 12:43 AM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Kent
Occupation: Train Engineer
Interests: Refit/Re-engine Woody's P18 and helping with D2S.
Boat name: Fugazi II / D2S
Boat make: Phantom 18 / Planatec 41'
Engines: 1xMercury XR2 / 2x 8.1ltr Chevys
Cruising area: Kent/Hampshire/Dorset Coasts
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Kent
Posts: 411
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scand
The orange 3C boat is twister...
I dont know how fast this boat is but the old UIM speed record with argo in 3B is 72.3 knots...
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I remember Pete Little & Dave Arthur took Del's Argo to Windermere for records week.
Don't remember what speed they got though.
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14-12-2007, 09:20 AM
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Registered User
Country: united Kingdom
Location: kent
Occupation: Broker
Interests: Powerboat Racing and F1
Boat name: Fugazi II
Boat make: Phantom 18
Engines: Mercury 150
Cruising area: AYC
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: kent
Posts: 283
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SplitPin
I remember Pete Little & Dave Arthur took Del's Argo to Windermere for records week.
Don't remember what speed they got though.
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well that was very informative was n't it
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14-12-2007, 01:53 PM
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Registered User
Location: poole dorset
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: poole dorset
Posts: 868
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Pete Wilson,from Guernsey, Averaged 83mph with his argo 90 yamaha rig. His average was faster than Pete Little in 3c batboat!!!!!!
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14-12-2007, 07:44 PM
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Le Cat
Country: France
Location: Paris
Occupation: Computer Sales
Boat name: Le Cat
Boat make: Argo Cat 18
Engines: Mercury 2.4EFI
Cruising area: Paris
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Paris
Posts: 753
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Well top speed isn't everything especially if takes 1 km to get there , I also want kickass acceleration. Will be looking for some 4 blade props soon, are the Yam Drags a good compromise (river use only) ?
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14-12-2007, 08:02 PM
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Registered User
Location: GOLDEN MILE
Boat name: LILY THE PINK AND TERMINATOR 11
Boat make: PHANTOM 21 AND 20
Engines: 2.5 EFI X 2
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: GOLDEN MILE
Posts: 2,475
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I use a 24 and 26 yam drag props on river and sea, awesome acceleration and top end, only downside is some steering torque.
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14-12-2007, 08:50 PM
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Registered User
Boat make: Phantom 23
Join Date: Mar 2006
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weve got a blueprinted 26" yam drag prop and its absolutely fkin awesome!!!!!!!!!!
acceleration is breath taking!
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18-12-2007, 12:53 PM
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Registered User
Country: Sweden
Location: Norrbyn
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Norrbyn
Posts: 6
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My Argo 19 with a Merc 3.0 225 topspeed 74 knots.
Michael
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