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First Skaterfest: Eger Brings Freshly Painted 28 Skater from Boat Customs
Being that it is his first Skaterfest, Michigan performance boater Joe Eger isn’t too familiar with everyone attending this weekend’s fifth annual event on Michigan’s Lake St. Clair, which brings...
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Baja Marine Leader Offers Powerboat Beauty Tips
Catamaran, sportboat or high-performance center console—whether your boat is brand new or has hundreds of hours on it, applying a simple, gentle cleaning method is the key to preserving its long-term...
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Goodwin-Powered Outerlimits Upgraded with New Chartplotter, Engine Monitoring...
Pete Opperman, an optometrist from Northern Michigan who owns a 1998 37-foot Stiletto from Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats, is proud of the boat he bought four years ago—especially since he’s upgraded...
View ArticleFirst Person: Inside The Team Provocative Paint Project
Not long after I purchased my slightly used Outerlimits SL 44 V-bottom, now called Team Provocative, from the Outerlimits factory in Bristol, R.I., I began to notice some problems with the paint on its...
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Ruffled Feathers Transformation Complete, Next Stop Lake of the Ozarks
Although the project took longer than expected to complete, Miami’s Frank Areces can’t wait to show off Ruffled Feathers, his restored 2002 32-foot Douglas Marine/Skater Powerboats catamaran, at...
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Inside Out: Baja Marine Head Offers Second Round of Powerboat Cleaning Tips
No matter how impeccably they’re maintained, performance boat interiors take a beating from spray—especially of the saltwater kind—and other less predictable “elements” such as sunscreen and spilled...
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Photo Essay: Mike Fiore Tribute Truck
In memory of Outerlimits' founder Mike Fiore, Jared Horowytz put together this Ford F-350 tribute truck With the annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout concluded just two days ago, more than a few people...
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Husker-Powered MTI Goes Wild on Lake of the Ozarks
Inspired by Tiffany Wild, his better half who was motivated by the OU Want Some Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boats catamaran she had seen on Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks several years ago, Randy Wild...
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Grant's Signature Racing Completes Verado 400R Conversion on 32-Foot Skater
Although there’s still some dialing in yet to be done, Grant’s Signature Racing has completed an intriguing project—and an industry first. The famed Bradenton, Fla., rigging shop replaced the triple...
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Mungle Skater 368 Update: Hull Glass Work Ahead
With a season of top-speed shootouts in his 32-foot Gone Again Skater Powerboats catamaran behind him, Texan Kenny Mungle’s focus has shifted to his 2016 shootout ride, a pre-owned Skater 368 cat he...
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All Due Props
Thanks to propeller modifications from BBLADES, a 46-foot Black Thunder has been tamed. You don’t generally think of Black Thunder V-bottoms as “fast.” There are exceptions, of course—the 43-footer...
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Clean Power: Baja Marine Head Offers Third Round of Powerboat Cleaning Tips
Just fine for old enemies and bad restaurants, “out of sight, out of mind” should never be used to describe the engine compartment of a go-fast boat—that’s the word from Johnny Walker, the chief...
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Classic Bertram White Tornado Raceboat Unveiled at TNT
Earlier today an extensive and challenging restoration project was unveiled at TNT Custom Marine in North Miami as an experienced boater—who prefers to remain anonymous—hosted a party to celebrate the...
View ArticleProject: OptiMax 300XS Outboard-Powered Doug Wright Cat Hits 122 MPH
In March this year, we caught up with offshore racer Dan Lawrence of the The Hulk team fame on the restoration of Loan Shark, his 32-foot Doug Wright pleasure catamaran originally built for Super...
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Waves and Wheels Completes Cockpit Update on Outerlimits 46 Limited
After a full season of boating at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri—and a trip to Florida for the Florida Powerboat Club’s Key West Poker Run in November—Alex and Leslie Fruth of Illinois turned their...
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Mungle and Tomlinson Test Gone Again Team Skater 368
With a re-machined rudder (read the story) on his Skater Powerboats 368 catamaran, Gone Again top-speed shootout team owner Kenny Mungle and John Tomlinson of TNT Custom Marine—the Miami outfit that...
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Gone Again Team Skater 368 Sea Trial No. 2: 'More Work To Do'
While everyone involved in the Gone Again team’s Skater Powerboats 368 catamaran project had hoped that the second round of testing today in Miami would reveal a flawless boat ready for the 2015...
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Tomlinson Planning To Re-Test Gone Again Team Skater 368 Tomorrow
John Tomlinson (right) plans to "rebalance" Kenny Mungle's Skater 368 and test it again tomorrow. While today’s heavy rain in the Miami area would have forced Gone Again team owner Kenny Mungle to...
View ArticleSkater 368 Out For Team Gone Again
Fans of Kenny Mungle’s Gone Again team's top-speed shootout campaign will have to wait for more than the finalization of his next boat’s name—they’ll have to wait see what his next boat will be....
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Potter On Performance: Rebuild Your Engine Or Buy New?
The question has been asked of us of at Potter Performance Engines many times: “Should I rebuild my boat’s current engines or just buy new engines?” The answer? Every situation is different and can...
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