Leisure Cat 9000 Kingfisher Review
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
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Designing and building a boat that will suit every anglers needs is nigh on impossible.
But for those who pursue their passion in unprotected waters there are a few non-negotiables like ride comfort, deck space, stability and storage. The LeisureCat 9000 Kingfisher delivers in all those areas. But when it comes to deciding on the layout and features the guys at LeisureCat provide the owner with an array of options so they can customise the boat to suit their personal requirements.
BoatAdvice Managing Editor, Steve Lague, took this big cat for a test off the WA coast and while the weather conditions were not exactly testing there is was enough chop on the water to provide a good indication of its blue-water credentials.
But even before we took the boat out on the water it was hard not to be impressed by the size of the cockpit area, and the set-up of this boat. As I said earlier, deck space is an important component of any fishing boat and the self-draining back deck on the 9000 Kingfisher is huge. On this boat the owner has made a Gamex game chair the central component. He has also added this large live bait tank that sits under the settee lounge under the hardtop roof. And when he does hook onto something big there is plenty of room for his catch. How is this for a kill tank, and there is another one on the other side. The tubs also lift out, which makes getting your catch off the boat an easy, no-mess, operation, to expose a massive storage area that will swallow a heap of gear, even craypots.
Sitting here at the helm you have an uninterrupted view ahead thanks to the one-piece glass windscreen. All of the controls are well placed, all the switches are easy to get to and this massive 16-inch Garmin multi-function display provides all the information you need. And the skipper seats has a bolster so you can drive either sitting down or standing up.
The massive hardtop, windscreen and sliding windows protect you and your crew, protection from the elements. The settee on the port side provides seating for passengers and there is a massive grab rail hanging from the hardtop for those who prefer to stand.
The LeisureCat 9000 Kingfisher we are testing today has been fitted with twin 250hp Suzuki four-stroke outboards, you can opt for a diesel stern drive configuration.
While this might be a big cat that is nearly 30ft long and over 12ft wide and weighs a hefty 4500kg it drives like a trailer boat and I don’t mean that as a negative. I was really surprised at how responsive it was to any input on the throttles and with a top speed of 42 knots it is going to get you where you want to be very quickly.
This is a great boat that will suit any serious offshore fisherman. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
one piece windscreen nice
wish more manufactureres would put the effort in to do that as well....
Awesome looking boat 👌 maybe next year buy one 🤞
How does it compare to the Sailfish 3200?
where did that bait board come from??? You still need a insulated box for the fish. That box will be really heavy with melted ice in it.
what is this beauty's price??$$??
That big station is far beyond anything that's available here in the states please post where that can be ordered from and if it can be purchased in the United States I would like to know
Can you build the center console in carbon kevlar? Can you put four engines on the transom? How about two transom doors for egress on the dock? How wide is the tunnel?
Hook it up to the Rav 4 ?
Lmfao😂😂
Hi, so I'm a VERY avid boater. My best friend sell big boats. I've heard they handle well BUT how are they when your sideways in big swells. Do they grab and flip over? It's the one question I need answered. Thanks
OMG, where do you people get this crap from. 1 or 2 of the early cats may have flipped over, so they all do it, but if you check it out, most boats would have the same conditions. The late model cats are fantastic.
@@Renegade040 Need a video of your great Cat broad side in big seas my friend.Most boats might flip ya but because of the sharp pontoons I need to see what happens. I've never seen it.
@@gladheateher4now I'm a skipper of our rescue boat and we had a cat for years and it was great, never felt unsafe. Been on many other rescue cats and all the groups love them. All boats can roll over in a bad situation, just check this out. Bad location and bad skipper.czcams.com/video/6dXrLkzuwBc/video.html
@@gladheateher4now well you ask for it, a little shitty quality video, but check out the first rescue, I thought I've done some tough ones, check out the one later the yellow cat in some pretty hairy big seas.czcams.com/video/0CtedRYVF9U/video.html
@@Renegade040 Hi, well there it is. Ya I know all boats can go over. It was more the large pontoons grabbing the whitecaps on the top and slidding. You for sure can't beat a big cat. So of All the cats you have been in whose on top for performance? Thanks for the VIDS wow. I'm in BC Canada so you know.
Nice boat 9meters 500 horse power 🤔🤔 way under powered I reckon when the 233 formula runs 500 or more
Obviously you now nothing about cats
Rule 1 with cats avoid side swell zig zag works
Paul McCarragher thanks,,,was always curious whether they would grab and flip over
Wrong, I been in lots of late model cats, no problem with side swells.
I just don't like the idea of sleeping next to a toilet....
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