Verado 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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Kicking It Old School In a Pristine Sutphen 340
Jon Arrigoni’s sportboat looks as good as it did the day it left the factory 28 years ago. Photos courtesy/copyright Courson Custom Rigging. Jon Arrigoni grew up in the coastal town of Clinton, Conn.,...
View ArticleEliminator 36 Daytona Transformed To Head-Turner
Two years ago, Tony Eyrich, a general contactor who lives in Phoenix, Ariz., with his wife, Suzie, bought a 2002 Eliminator Boats 36 Daytona catamaran. It was a boat that, Eyrich, a self-described...
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Anniversary Repower Complete For LaMortes' Skater 36
With new Mercury Racing power under the engine hatch of his 36-foot Skater catamaran, Chris LaMorte ran today (above) and yesterday on Sarasota Bay and is ready for tomorrow's Joey Gratton Memorial...
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Waves and Wheels Tackles Nor-Tech 340 Sport Rear-Facing Seat Conversion
When Illinois performance boater John Tillery started thinking about ways to improve upon his 2013 Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boats 340 Sport center console, he turned to Justin Wagner and the team at...
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Picture Perfect Profile
When both of the talented people behind some of the coolest transformation projects I’ve seen over the last several years tell me how proud they are of a project they tackled last summer, it speaks...
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Repower Sanity
Because sometimes less is a whole lot more. Photo courtesy/copyright Pete Boden/Shoot 2 Thrill Pix. In the market for a high-performance catamaran for almost 15 years, Greg Harris bought a well-known...
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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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Eliminator Goes ‘Above and Beyond’ with Revamped 25 Daytona Interior
Last fall dedicated performance boater and drag racer Brendan Alvarez—the owner of PSI Racing in Sarasota, Fla.—repurchased the Eliminator Boats 25 Daytona catamaran he bought new in 2008 and sold in...
View ArticleProject: Donzi 38 ZR Comp Being Made New
More than a familiar face in the New Jersey performance boating community, Thomas Anselmi is among the nicest and most generous folks you’ll ever meet. While he’s made his Donzi 38 ZRC (Comp) sportboat...
View ArticleRevamped By Boat Customs, Freedom Skater To Debut At Boyne Thunder
Well known as he is in the performance-boating community for his approachable good nature, Jim Lee is even better known for Freedom, the 46-foot Skater Powerboats catamaran he owned for years and ran...
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Express Cruiser Bling
If you happen to be cruising on the Lake of the Ozarks this season and spy something tall and sparkly on the horizon, chances are good it will be a 2009 Fountain 38’ Express Cruiser powered by...
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The QC4v Experience: Just What the Doctor Ordered
When it comes to boat projects, Dr. Michael Janssen, the founder of the Center for Spine and Orthopedics in Denver who is best known around offshore racing and poker run circles as “Doc,” isn't afraid...
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Shewbart Debuts Disturbing the Peace XXX Outerlimits at Tickfaw 200 Poker Run
For Texas performance boater Cass Shewbart, this year’s Tickfaw 200 Poker Run in Blood River Landing in Springfield, La., was extra special as he brought his “new” canopied Outerlimits Offshore...
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Restoration Specialists: Making Old New Again At Carter’s Powerboats
Restoring vintage high-performance V-bottoms, particularly those from Cigarette Racing Team, started long ago as a hobby for Dustin Carter and his father, Danny, in Broken Arrow, Okla. Some 18 years...
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Smallest Gone Again Catamaran Getting Makeover
With four well-known catamarans dubbed Gone Again in the high-performance world, it can be a little tricky to keep them straight. But with the exception of one, a 38-foot Skater owned by the STIHL...
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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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