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Project: Return Of A Turbine-Powered Legend
Even among supposedly mature and evolved adults, “Farts Monster” is a giggler of a name for a powerboat—at least until you translate it from Norwegian to English, where it becomes “Speed Demon.” But a...
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Project: Donzi 38 ZR Comp Restoration Complete
Among the kindest and most generous people you’ll ever meet in the high-performance powerboating world, New Jersey’s Thomas Anselmi purchased his 2003-built Donzi Marine 38 ZRC dream boat in 2007....
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Boating Boys Of Summer
In addition to Dale Rayzor himself, there’s a long list of folks—mostly family and friends—who can’t wait for his Skater Powerboats 30 Prototype catamaran restoration and repower project to be...
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Skater 30 Prototype Project Moves One Step Closer With Outboards Installed
With a target of getting his unique Skater Powerboats 30 Prototype catamaran with new Mercury Racing Verado 400R outboard engines on the water by the end of June, Dale Rayzor of Discovery Bay, Calif.,...
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The Art Of Design Takes American Flag Paint Job To Next Level On 38-Foot Formula
It’s kind of hard to believe that someone who has been in the game as long as Dean Loucks can continue to produce mind-blowing paintjobs on powerboats, among other things, but Loucks and the team at...
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Skater 30 Prototype Project Hits the Water, Next Stop Super Cat Fest
There’s no one more excited than Dale Rayzor about his unique Skater Powerboats 30 Prototype catamaran hitting the water for an initial shakedown cruise earlier today in Douglas, Mich. But there are a...
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IMCO Dual-Shaft Lower Unit Proves Stout In Cigarette Application
The Chicago-based owner of a 2001 Cigarette Racing Team 38’ Top Gun Lip-Ship Edition, Mike Lopez freely admits to throttling his boat aggressively, especially on his home waters of Lake Michigan....
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Boat Customs Converting Contreras’ 38-Foot Skater From Race To Pleasure Boat
Just because the racing days seem to be behind him, Ray Contreras isn’t ready to give up the thrill of running his 38-foot Skater Powerboats catamaran, which he drove competitively for more than a...
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Black Thunder 43 Owner Ecstatic With Maryland Offshore Conversion
After a couple of seasons running his new-to-him 1997 43-foot Black Thunder Offshore V-bottom, Virginia performance boater Brian Borga decided it was time to upgrade the boat, which was powered by twin...
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Dean’s Personal Project
Roughly one year ago, I caught up with Dean Loucks, the visionary behind The Art Of Design in Elkhart, Ind., and he filled me in on several projects he was working on, such as a new Skater Powerboats...
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Cigarette 31’ Bullet Project: Restoring The Restored
Imagine coming home after a long shift as a process operator at your local uranium enrichment plant. Tired from your day on the job, you stroll to your workshop and boat-storage garage to admire your...
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Repowered Turbine Mystic Cat Ready For First Sea Trial
A turbine engine-powered, canopied C5000 Mystic Powerboats catamaran built in 2010 should be back on the water this week. That’s the word from John Cosker, the owner and founder of the DeLand, Fla.,...
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Inside The World’s Fastest Formula 400SS
In the automobile and powerboat worlds, a “sleeper” is a vehicle or vessel that’s sneaky fast—something that lulls you to sleep until it blows right by you. And that’s exactly what Robert Winoski of...
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One Cool 292: BRP Gives 29-Foot Formula A Stunning Makeover
It took the better part of a few winters, but Dan Stordahl appears to be quite happy with the Formula Boats 292 FAS3Tech sportboat he refurbished after buying the 29-foot twin-engine V-bottom from his...
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The Ultimate Project Boat
For the record, as a longtime reporter covering the high-performance powerboat market I believe you have to be a little nuts—maybe even more than a little—to own a turbine engine-powered boat. When I...
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An Apache Dream Project
Anyone who pays attention to what I write about on OffshoreOnly.com and Speedonthewater.com knows that I’ve done a lot of stories with Justin Wagner of Waves and Wheels throughout the years. To be...
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Project: The Unlimited Rewards Of Unlimited Patience
In a Fort Myers Offshore fleet stacked with performance center consoles and a few go-fast catamarans, Bill Foresnki’s 2008 Cigarette Racing Team 39 Top Gun Unlimited sportboat stands out. That’s not...
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Project: Nor-Tech Catamaran Topping 120 MPH With Quad Verado 400R Outboards
Participants in last week’s Florida Powerboat Club Miami Boat Show Poker Run got an up-close and personal look at something unique during the event—a 36-foot Nor-Tech catamaran powered by four Mercury...
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Creating The New Tilt: Boat Customs Makes Over 40-Foot Skater
If you know dedicated performance boater Ed Tirakian of Michigan, chances are you know his boat Tilt. Although which Tilt you know is the next question, as Tirakian has owned several go-fast catamarans...
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Welcome Back, Tommy Bahama
Back in the heyday of APBA Offshore, LLC—call it the early 2000s—no Super Cat-class raceboat was more popular with offshore racing fans than Tommy Bahama, a 44-foot MTI catamaran built in 2001,...
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