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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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Repower Project: Triple Verado 400Rs to Breathe New Life Into 38-Foot Donzi
Mercury Racing’s Verado 400R outboard engines continues to gain popularity for re-power projects, this time at MDG Performance in Edgewater, Md., where company owner Dave Govatos is replacing triple...
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On To Its Next Mission: Tom Cat Skater Finds New Home
When the opportunity arose to own Tomcat, an iconic 2001 Skater Powerboats 46-foot catamaran that was restored and repowered in 2013 with twin Mercury Racing 1350 engines and M8 drives, Todd Fountain...
View ArticlePotter On Performance: Flush Your Engines—Not Your Money
I have been asked many times what single maintenance issue has caused the most problems for our customers at Potter Performance Engines. That's an easy one—lack of proper flushing is the single biggest...
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Going With Grant’s: 32 Skater Update
Rob Lockyer has owned a variety of performance boats. He’s used them in and around his home waters of Southampton, England, near Boston—his second residence thanks to the location of his business,...
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New Model Project Update: Safety Paramount In Phoenix 32 Cockpit Concept
Schoenbohm created a cockpit design in which safety for the occupants is the top priority (click image to enlarge). Courtesy/copyright Smart Marine Service. In addition to the Variable Speed 11/10...
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Potter On Performance: Upgrading the Mercury Racing 500 EFI
One of the most popular engines Mercury Racing ever built was the 500 EFI. This engine has been used in a wide variety of vessels from family sportboats to multi-engine poker run boats—and even...
View ArticleFitting Day For New STIHL Raceboat, Noble ‘Absolutely Thrilled’
Although the new STIHL team Skater 388 catamaran is still several weeks from having its rigging completed at Grant’s Signature Racing in Bradenton, Fla., the new offshore raceboat project reached a...
View ArticlePotter On Performance: No Strain, Big Pain
People often ask me if their boats need sea strainers. They usually follow up with “My boat was not equipped with one from the manufacturer.” One of the first things I ask is: Do you boat in waters...
View ArticleNew Model Project Update: Phoenix 32 Catamaran Approaching Mold Production
Chris Schoenbohm, president of Smart Marine in Orlando, Fla., said that his crew is putting the finishing touches on the plug for the bottom of the Phoenix 32 catamaran and that they are about a week...
View ArticlePotter On Performance: Time to Supercharge?
We’re often asked, “How much power can I get out of my engine”? To best answer this query, we first need to ask a few questions of our own, starting with: 1. What brand and model of boat do you have?2....
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