100-Mph Chaparral Update: First On-Water Tests Promising
With a single unfinished bucket seat bolted behind the helm station in the gutted-for-renovation interior of his 1986 Chaparral Villain project sportboat (see related story below), Chris Uzzolina of...
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Skater 28 Made New—A Family Affair
When the Lake Cumberland Poker Run in Kentucky kicks off this coming weekend, a freshly restored 1997 Skater 28 catamaran with twin 300-hp Mercury OptiMax direct-injection two-stroke outboards will be...
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Project: A New 'Over Time' American Offshore
One of my highlights from Super Cat Fest, the Lake of the Ozarks, Mo., event I wrote about in last week’s OffshoreOnly.com column, was getting a chance to sit down and talk with Justin Wagner of Waves...
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Project Allison: From One Best Friend to Another
With exceptions of course, restoring a pre-owned boat costs less than buying a new one. But budget—or the lack of it—isn't the only reason to give an old boat new life. Sometimes, the restored boat...
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Rare Unleashed Cigarette Gets a Facelift
In February, Michigan performance boaters Kevin Kaczan and Kristy Vandenplas purchased their 2003 Cigarette Racing 36 Gladiator—one of only three produced by the legendary Miami company with a canopy....
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Gentry Turbo Eagle: A Classic Project Begins
In offshore racing lore, it'd be difficult to find many boats more notable than the first 46-foot Scarab V-bottom built by company founder Larry Smith. Why? Because it's the famed triple-engine...
View ArticleSOS Venezuela ‘Going Bigger’ For SBI Nationals
In Super Boat International's Stock class so far this season, it's been a dogfight primarily between two 32-foot Doug Wright catamarans, SOS Venezuela and The Hulk/Redline. Heading into the upcoming...
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Gentry Turbo Eagle Project Update: New Bulkheads and Transom
Following the installation of a new transom earlier this month, the crew at Team Archer Marine in Costa Mesa, Calif., finished bonding and installing the bulkheads late last week in the famed Gentry...
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Aero-Marine Quarter Canopy Design Showcased on Mariani Streamliner Bonneville...
In less than two weeks, Carmen Bélanger-Martin, president of Aero-Marine and its sister company AM Hot Rod Glass, will be joined by Troy Trepanier of Rad Rides by Troy as they display his newest...
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Broken Arrow Apache Update: Interior Installation In Progress
Three significant tasks remain in the restoration of Broken Arrow, a vintage 47-foot Apache V-bottom, before its planned debut at the 2015 Miami International Boat Show in February. First, the...
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42 MTI Receives Waves and Wheels Interior Makeover
Although there was some refinement of his boat's stereo system in the process, Jeff Howell didn't bring his 42-foot Marine Technology Inc. catamaran to Waves and Wheels in Osage Beach, Mo., for its...
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Restoration Continues On Brad Smith’s Vintage Sportboat
As planned by Jeremy Strup and other friends of noted engine builder Brad Smith, who died in late 2013 during a high-speed boating accident, the restoration of Smith's 20-foot-long, 1987 Liberator...
View ArticleCheckmate 43’ Punisher Shooting for Century Mark in 2015
Although his one-of-a-kind 43-foot Checkmate dubbed Punisher is in storage for the winter, Bill Reiffer of Grand Rapids, Mich., believes the stepped V-bottom, which was purchased for him by his wife,...
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Overhaul Begins for Outerlimits 47 GTX Remote Access
For Louisiana performance boater Nate Michel, his dream boat is on its way to becoming a reality. Michel, who lives in Saint Amant, La., purchased his 2003 Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats 47 GTX 13...
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XXX: The Next Chapter
Yesterday I wrote a story on Nate Michel, a Louisiana performance boater who purchased an Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats 47 GTX a year ago and is in the middle of updating the 12-year-old 47-footer to...
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Full House at Team Archer Marine with Lucas Oil, Gentry Turbo Eagle and More
Not only does Dan MacNamara and the crew at Team Archer Marine in Costa Mesa, Calif., have a couple of classic Scarab restoration projects going on at the moment, they have additional work on their...
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Revitalized 38' Cigarette Gunning for Miami Boat Show Poker Run
Last month the talented crew at Waves and Wheels in Missouri wrapped up a serious upgrade to a 2002 Cigarette Racing Team 38 Top Gun, which is powered by twin Mercury Racing 500EFI engines. Now the...
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Truly One of a Kind: Repowering the 42 Colledgewood
Late last year I happened upon one of the most interesting projects I've ever seen at Teague Custom Marine. And trust me, after many visits to the Valencia, Calif., company over the last decade, I've...
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Ruffled Feathers Skater Undergoing Transformation at Chief
After almost a decade of racing offshore—with a world championship to show for it, too—Miami's Frank Areces is switching gears and preparing to hit the poker run scene. Areces, who purchased a 2002...
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Project Update: Visual Imagination Laying Down DCB M35 Paint Job
The first painted DCB Performance Boats M35 Widebody catamaran is nearing completion according to Brad Kloepfer, the good friend of the boat's new owner—JP O'Donoghue of Lake Havasu City, Ariz....
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