Revamped 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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The Evolution of the Original Statement
When Chris Mills of the Michigan-based Boat Customs told me about one of his latest projects a few months back, there was an extra enthusiastic inflection in his voice. Every so often a boat that comes...
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Project Completion: Metal Flake Fountain Express Cruiser On Lake Of The Ozarks
Local and visiting powerboat owners who flocked to the Lake of the Ozarks during the Memorial Day weekend had the chance to see something a little unusual on the Central Missouri waterway. That’s...
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Smallest Gone Again Skater Catamaran Makeover Complete
Never one to waste time, Rick Bowling of Alamo, Calif., has already run his repainted Gone Again Skater Powerboats 28 catamaran—the sister-ship to his canopied 37-foot Talon catamaran with Mercury...
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Brand X is for Everything
Most everyone knows Jason Ventura of Brand X Hi-Performance Marine in Pompano Beach, Fla., as the hands-on, no-nonsense pro that he is. The guy who has been at the helm, by the side and behind the...
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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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