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: Interior Makeover For White Outerlimits 39 GTX Complete
Forget unicorns—if you’re searching for something truly rare and exotic, try to find a white Outerlimits. Brian Mihelis of Massachusetts has what could be the only one in the form of a 39 GTX...
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Restoration Tribute
Thanks to a group of Brad Smith’s friends, the first aquatic hot rod owned by the famed engine builder has been given new life. Stroll around almost any go-fast boating event and you’ll probably spot...
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First Impression: Factory Billet Bullet
Walking the docks yesterday at the Camden on the Lake Resort—the host venue for this weekend’s annual Super Cat Fest—in Central Missouri, Jason Johnson and I spotted Factory Billet, a 51-foot...
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Poppin’ The Limits At Lake Cumberland Poker Run
Look for a stunning—and rare—refreshed Outerlimits 44 GTX at this weekend’s poker run in Kentucky. Photo courtesy/copyright Pete Boden/Shoot 2 Thrill Pix. On Friday afternoon during the Lake of the...
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Maryland Offshore and Waves and Wheels Team Up on Stunning Outerlimits 39 GTX...
When I met Mike Bolin at the Shootout on the Strip during the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout at the end of August in Central Missouri, he was on his way to get his first in-person glimpse of the restored...
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Project: Creating the World’s Fastest 22 Donzi Classic
If running 120-mph in a single-engine 22-foot V-bottom doesn’t sound like fun to you, you’re probably not alone. Then again, you’re also not Stan Pike, a 66-year-old retired construction business owner...
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All Gain And No Pain In Skater 36 ROS Swap Out For Verado 400Rs
Grant Bruggemann of Grant’s Signature Racing and his longtime friend and client Matt Rice knew they were entering uncharted waters with the first high-performance pleasure-boat application of 400-hp...
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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