With help from Skater Powerboats, TNT Custom Marine and more, Gary Ballough turned a 2006 canopied raceboat into a sporty 32-foot pleasure catamaran. Photo by Pete Boden/Shoot-2-Thrill-Pix
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You might wonder how Gary Ballough, an accomplished offshore racing throttleman both in national and international stock outboard class competition, has managed to not give in to the temptation of owning a pleasure boat for so many years. Obviously he can—and does—take any of the raceboats he's owned out for joy rides, but that's not the same as owning a boat for pure recreation.
Maybe it's because Ballough hasn't had a lot of time between racing in the XCAT World Series overseas and the Super Boat International circuit stateside. Or maybe it's because the thought of hopping into a boat after weeks or months of trying to get one race ready through setup and testing doesn't sound too fun. Or the most likely explanation is that the timing hasn't been right for the Boca Raton, Fla., resident.