02-21-2010, 12:42 AM
welcome...boy do we have allot in common!
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as you can see, I made a solid deck on mine that was 4' by 5' aluminum with carpet for the glare.
I thought and still think, the CC is one of the best pontoon on the water. Low profile and fast.
Now, the Outlaw X5. Okay, I like that it is bladderless. Lighter and heavy duty cover.
I have the older X5 frame (same as on the Skykomish) with the removeable foot pegs.
You do need to be off the water to turn the frame around, in fact you can run two frames on one Outlaw toon.
Optional heavy duty back platform for the GAS motor and Dave has run a 25 hp on it[
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Comparison - the Outlaw has bigger diameter toon so you are higher. When the wind comes up, I know your Cardiac wants to turn in the wind (easy to correct, but it still wants to turn)
This one piece toon doesn't. It tracks straight no matter what.
I had the Navigator II (discontinued now) before which was a frameless 9'er. It convinced me of how true these track.
On the Cardiac a Minn Kota 30 short shank is fine, with the Outlaw you nee the bigger longer shank motor.
The cardiac does fly through the water with NO resistance, but the Outlaw can have resistance if the water is choppy. I noticed water hitting the connect of the two.
Rowing or Kicking I felt the outlaw excelled, but the CC did better with a motor (meaning it can use a smaller motor)
I like the fact I need to just place the frame on the toons and cinch a couple of straps compared to the lining the pontoons up and making sure they are secure.
Hope this helps
FG
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as you can see, I made a solid deck on mine that was 4' by 5' aluminum with carpet for the glare.
I thought and still think, the CC is one of the best pontoon on the water. Low profile and fast.
Now, the Outlaw X5. Okay, I like that it is bladderless. Lighter and heavy duty cover.
I have the older X5 frame (same as on the Skykomish) with the removeable foot pegs.
You do need to be off the water to turn the frame around, in fact you can run two frames on one Outlaw toon.
Optional heavy duty back platform for the GAS motor and Dave has run a 25 hp on it[
]Comparison - the Outlaw has bigger diameter toon so you are higher. When the wind comes up, I know your Cardiac wants to turn in the wind (easy to correct, but it still wants to turn)
This one piece toon doesn't. It tracks straight no matter what.
I had the Navigator II (discontinued now) before which was a frameless 9'er. It convinced me of how true these track.
On the Cardiac a Minn Kota 30 short shank is fine, with the Outlaw you nee the bigger longer shank motor.
The cardiac does fly through the water with NO resistance, but the Outlaw can have resistance if the water is choppy. I noticed water hitting the connect of the two.
Rowing or Kicking I felt the outlaw excelled, but the CC did better with a motor (meaning it can use a smaller motor)
I like the fact I need to just place the frame on the toons and cinch a couple of straps compared to the lining the pontoons up and making sure they are secure.
Hope this helps
FG
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