When the opportunity arose to own Tomcat, an iconic 2001 Skater Powerboats 46-foot catamaran that was restored and repowered in 2013 with twin Mercury Racing 1350 engines and M8 drives, Todd Fountain of Newport, Mich., couldn’t resist. A self-proclaimed “V-bottom guy”—Fountain has owned several Cigarette Racing Team models and currently has a triple-engine Statement Marine 380 SUV center console—wouldn’t have considered the 46-footer a few years back.
Powered by twin Mercury Racing 1350 engines, the Tomcat Skater shown running at Skaterfest 2015 will return to the Michigan event this year, according to its new owner Todd Fountain. Photo by Jay Nichols/Naples Image