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100-mph Chaparral Project Update: Engine and Deck Complete
Work on restoring a 1986 Chaparral Villain, which began approximately six weeks ago and has been covered on speedonthewater.com (See Related Stories below) reached two major milestones late last week....
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100-mph Chaparral Project Update: Trailer Upgrade
With his hopped-up 427-cubic-inch naturally aspirated engine ready to install and hull and deck reassembly for his 1986 Chaparral Villain sportboat well underway, owner Chris Uzzolina (Read the first...
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100-mph Chaparral Update: New Stringers and Sole Installed
Progress continues on the restoration of a 1986 Chaparral Villain owned by Chris Uzzolina of Charlotte, N.C. Most recently, Lake Effects Marine in Mooresville, N.C., replaced the 23-foot sportboat's...
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Restoration Project Update: Bertram Competition 38’
A little more than two years ago, speedonthewater.com published a feature called "Restoration Project: Bertram Competition 38'". In that story, we chronicled the work Kurt Groom, the owner of the...
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Speedonthewater.com Trailer Headed to Big Cat & Shootout
After debuting the marketing trailer in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Speedonthewater.com's Jason Johnson drove the trailer to Houston to cover the Texas Outlaw Challenge (above), as well as promote the...
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Maximum Power Gain: Cigarette 42X Upgrades to 1350s
Dave Postill upgraded the Mercury Racing 850SCi engines in his six-year-old Cigarette 42X with a pair of Mercury’s turbocharged 1350 engines. Photo courtesy Florida Powerboat Club While doing research...
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100-mph Chaparral Project Update: Glasswork Complete, Interior Next
Though the timetable for Chris Uzzolina's restoration of his 1986 Chaparral Villain sportboat has expanded—he began the project in March 2013 and hoped to have it completed in time for the boating...
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Broken Arrow Apache Update: Graphics Near Completion
Currently finishing the new deck mural of a 1991 classic Apache V-bottom dubbed Broken Arrow today, noted painter Richy Rich (shown above) of Miami will begin clear-coating the deck of the 47-footer...
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Waves and Wheels Completes Cigarette 38 Top Gun Makeover
A 2001 Cigarette Racing 38 Top Gun recently received an interior and engine hatch makeover from Waves and Wheels in Missouri. Between tow rig conversions, entertainment system installations and...
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Broken Arrow Apache Update: Graphics Finished
Renowned go-fast powerboat painter Richy Rich of Miami has completed the paintwork for Broken Arrow, a vintage 47-foot Apache purchased on behalf of a client in the Middle East by Marc Jacob, a...
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100-mph Chaparral Update: Drive Installation and Rigging Underway
Chris Uzzolina's ongoing restoration of a 23-foot 1986 Chaparral Villain sportboat has moved to the drive installation and rigging stage. A BMW mechanic and longtime powerboat owner who lives in...
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Inside Speed On The Water Digital Magazine: Project Pleasure
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 You might...
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Donzi 43 ZR Receives Waves and Wheels Treatment
Last summer Dre Trudell of Overland Park, Kan., purchased a 2007 Donzi Marine 43 ZR offshore V-bottom with a pair of Teague Custom Marine 975-hp engines coupled with No. 6 drives from Mercury Racing to...
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Broken Arrow Apache Update: At Marine Performance for Rigging
The restoration of Broken Arrow, a 47-foot Apache V-bottom, has reached its next phase with the boat's arrival yesterday at Marine Performance, the Port Orange, Fla., shop of famed go-fast race and...
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All Clear: Eliminator 38 Eagle Canopy Replacement
When Colorado performance boater Jon Wright purchased the 2004 Eliminator Boats 38 Eagle last year, he knew the boat needed a little TLC. Since that is Wright's forte—he owns Diamond Marine, a private...
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40 MTI Project: To Infinity and Beyond
In this OffshoreOnly world we're immersed in, the chances of a boat story gone bad resulting in a happy ending is slim. So it's always fun to share the ones that do work out. Take Brian Shelton's first...
View Article100-mph Chaparral Project Update: Interior Progress
Although Chris Uzzolina, a longtime powerboat owner and BMW technician in Charlotte, N.C., admits with a chuckle that he may have been "a little off" in his estimated completion date of May 2013 for...
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Broken Arrow Apache Update: Rigging Nears Completion
Started more than a year ago, the restoration of Broken Arrow, a vintage 47-foot Apache V-bottom built in 1991, has reached another milestone. Engine compartment rigging for its triple 1,200-hp...
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Friends Restoring Brad Smith’s First Go-Fast Boat
For Jeremy Strup of Joplin, Mo., the upcoming restoration of a 20-foot-long 1987 Liberator picklefork-hull boat he recently purchased is more than just updating a classic river and lake hot rod. The...
View ArticleHigh Risk Reborn
Longtime fans of offshore racing will remember High Risk, a 32-foot Skater catamaran that won multiple national and world titles from 1988—the year it was built—to 2005. Then owned and campaigned by...
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