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Inside SOTW Mag: Adding Power & Reliability
I don’t remember the exact year, but in the 1970s my dad took me to the Boston Boat Show and the Michelob Light offshore race boat was on display. As I recall, it was a 38-foot Scarab and it was...
View ArticleNew Model Project Update: Phoenix 32 Cat Ready For Production
Smart Marine president Chris Schoenbohm is expecting two major milestones any day. He and his wife Ada are expecting the arrival of their third son, Braden, and his company Smart Marine in Orlando,...
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Project: American Offshore Catamaran Gets New Life
With its paintwork completed, this 1993-built American Offshore catamaran is ready for interior installation and rigging. What began as a simple restoration project took a left turn toward disaster,...
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Pegged F29 DCB Becomes Still Pegged with Dramatic Overhaul
For Mark and Shirl Noack of Discovery Bay, Calif., the decision to purchase one of the best-known models to ever leave the DCB Performance Boats facility in El Cajon, Calif., was an easy one. Northern...
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New-Model Project Update: First 32 Phoenix In The Mold
The running plug for the new 32 Phoenix catamaran is almost complete. Smart Marine president Chris Schoenbohm’s plans to make a bold statement in the outboard-powered performance catamaran world just...
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Robertson Rigging 42 Fountain with Mercury Racing 1350s
Powerboat racing legend and longtime self-described “Fountain man” Ben Robertson and his crew at BAR Marine Group in Jacksonboro, S.C., are in the process of installing a pair of Mercury Racing 1350...
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Project: Engine Refreshment and More in Outerlimits SL 39
A staple on the New Jersey go-fast powerboat scene, Anthony Sauta’s 39-footer arrived at Potter Performance Engines with more than 300 hours on its Mercury Racing mills. Photo courtesy/copyright Tim...
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Project Say When: Introducing Clay Kehrer’s Ultra-Modern 40 Skater
Inspired by his favorite character, Doc Holliday, in one of his favorite movies, “Tombstone,” Texas native Clay Kehrer ultimately chose to name his new boat Say When. There’s a little double meaning,...
View ArticleImagination Still Unleashed In Cigarette 36 Gladiator
Kevin and Kristy Kaczan might want to change the name of their one-of-a-kind Cigarette 36 Gladiator from Unleashed to Unfinished. The likeable couple from Traverse City, Mich., can’t seem to leave the...
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Project: Outerlimits 39 GTX Gets ‘Clean Slate’ Makeover
While the paintjob on this 39-foot Outerlimits could be the most basic Stephen Miles will ever execute, both Miles and his client are delighted with the results. Photos courtesy/copyright Stephen...
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Kennedy Eager to Show Off ‘New’ 28 Skater at Shootout
Roughly six months ago, Iowa performance boater Tom Kennedy replaced his 1989 24-foot Skater Powerboats catamaran with a 2000 28-footer from Douglas Marine, the Douglas, Mich.-based boat builder behind...
View ArticleRepowered 42-foot Fountain Hits 135 MPH With More Left
Though the project took longer than expected, a 42-foot Fountain V-bottom repowered with new twin Mercury Racing 1350 engines and a new CMI exhaust system reached 135 mph in testing today—and there’s...
View ArticleProject Update: Smart Marine Shooting For Clearwater Debut of Phoenix 32 Cat
Smart Marine president Chris Schoenbohm is still hoping to have the first Phoenix 32 catamaran at the Super Boat International National Championship race in Clearwater Beach, Fla., at the end of...
View ArticleVerado 400R Outboard-Powered Skater 32 Up To 111 MPH
In late 2015, Grant Bruggemann of Grant’s Signature Racing in Bradenton, Fla., repowered a 2009 Skater 32 catamaran with Mercury Racing Verado 400R outboard engines for Matt Rice, the owner of the...
View ArticleOuterlimits SC 46 Catamaran Repower Project Complete, Headed To Shootout
With the installation of two new Mercury Racing 1350 engines by Gordon Performance in McHenry, Ill., the story of a well-known SC 46 catamaran built by Outerlimits Powerboats in Bristol, R.I., appears...
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Repower Project Follow-Up: Donzi 38 ZFX Gains 17 MPH with Verado 400R Outboards
In January, I wrote about the repower/restoration of a Donzi 38 ZFX center console that Dave Govatos at MDG Performance Marine in Edgewater, Md., was working on. Part of the project was swapping out...
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Alvarez Reunites with Shootout-Winning Eliminator 25 Daytona
On Wednesday morning, Brendan Alvarez boarded a plane from his new location in Sarasota to Los Angeles. By mid-day, he was at the Eliminator Boats factory in Mira Loma, Calif., dropping off an old...
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Repower Project: Triple Verado 400Rs to Breathe New Life Into 38-Foot Donzi
Mercury Racing’s Verado 400R outboard engines continues to gain popularity for re-power projects, this time at MDG Performance in Edgewater, Md., where company owner Dave Govatos is replacing triple...
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On To Its Next Mission: Tom Cat Skater Finds New Home
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...
View ArticlePotter On Performance: Flush Your Engines—Not Your Money
I have been asked many times what single maintenance issue has caused the most problems for our customers at Potter Performance Engines. That's an easy one—lack of proper flushing is the single biggest...
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