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Restoration of Brad Smith-Owned Sportboat Nears Completion
This 1987 Liberator pickle-fork hull sportboat once owned by engine builder Brad Smith should be back on the water this season. Jeremy Strup and Ryan Branch of Joplin, Mo., planned to have the...
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Potter On Performance: Upgrading the Mercury Racing 500 EFI
One of the most popular engines Mercury Racing ever built was the 500 EFI. This engine has been used in a wide variety of vessels from family sportboats to multi-engine poker run boats—and even...
View ArticleFitting Day For New STIHL Raceboat, Noble ‘Absolutely Thrilled’
Although the new STIHL team Skater 388 catamaran is still several weeks from having its rigging completed at Grant’s Signature Racing in Bradenton, Fla., the new offshore raceboat project reached a...
View ArticlePotter On Performance: No Strain, Big Pain
People often ask me if their boats need sea strainers. They usually follow up with “My boat was not equipped with one from the manufacturer.” One of the first things I ask is: Do you boat in waters...
View ArticleNew Model Project Update: Phoenix 32 Catamaran Approaching Mold Production
Chris Schoenbohm, president of Smart Marine in Orlando, Fla., said that his crew is putting the finishing touches on the plug for the bottom of the Phoenix 32 catamaran and that they are about a week...
View ArticlePotter On Performance: Time to Supercharge?
We’re often asked, “How much power can I get out of my engine”? To best answer this query, we first need to ask a few questions of our own, starting with: 1. What brand and model of boat do you have?2....
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Cigarette 20 Restoration: Sugar for A Bride
Right now, Raffaella Curitti is smiling. Here’s why: She’s reading about her wedding present, a vintage 20-foot Cigarette built in 1974 and restored to better-than-original condition. That’s right,...
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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...
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