Szolack’s New Skater 40 SS Tested—And Sold

October 24, 2015, 9:29 am

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Cold fall weather in Douglas, Mich., yesterday didn’t stop noted performance boat enthusiast Ron Szolack and Randy Sweers of Fastboats Marine Group from braving the elements to hit Lake Michigan for a test run of the new Skater Powerboats 40 SS catamaran ordered by Szolack. Twin Mercury Racing 1350 engines power the cat.

Szolack said he had Skater build the 40-footer “on spec.” A Fastboats client joined Szolack and Sweers in Douglas for the cat’s first sea trial. (Szolack keeps a couple of his boats at Hidden Harbor—also the headquarters for Fastboats Marine Group—near his second home on Pompano Beach, Fla.)

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Advantage Sees Uptick in 34 Party Cat Sales

October 26, 2015, 9:54 am

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To say things have been slow at Advantage Boats in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., the last several years would be an understatement. Fortunately for the West Coast custom boat builder, the company’s X-Flight models have kept the doors open.

Advantage Boats recently delivered this fully loaded 34 Party Cat with twin 1,025-hp engines.

Mercury Verado 400R-Powered 32’ Doug Wright Reaches 124 MPH

October 29, 2015, 5:07 pm

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Supreme Marine owner and founder Troy Hannon said he’s been inundated with texts, phone calls and Facebook messages from folks who want to know how fast the new canopied 32-foot Doug Wright catamaran he recently finished rigging is running.

Supreme Marine is planning to deliver the first new 32-foot Doug Wright catamaran powered by twin Mercury Racing Verado 400R engines to its owner on Saturday. Photos courtesy Jonathan Perque/Bullet Motorsports

Abraham Excited About New MTI-V 42, Ready for Key West

November 2, 2015, 8:03 am

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There are a few reasons Tom Abraham, who is well known in the performance boat community for owning some of the coolest Cigarette Racing Team models throughout the past two decades, decided to pull the trigger on a new MTI-V 42 powered by quad Mercury Marine Verado 350 engines.

Powered by four Mercury Verado 350 engines, Tom Abraham's new MTI-V 42 is registered for next week's Key West Poker Run.

Active Thunder Getting Savage in Key West Poker Run Village

November 4, 2015, 8:42 am

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Visitors to the Florida Powerboat Club’s Key West Poker Run Village will find the first 29’ Savage sportboat—featured in an August Boating magazine video review—from Active Thunder Boats when it opens on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. Powered by a pair of 300-hp Mercury Marine Verado outboard engines, the closed-bow 29-footer was completed by the Pompano Beach, Fla.-based boat builder in July.

Look for this outboard-powered Active Thunder 29-footer at the Florida Powerboat Club's Key West Poker Run village next week. Photo courtesy/copyright Active Thunder/Speedonthewater.com

Doller Offshore Sells First Sunsation 32 CCX

November 4, 2015, 9:59 am

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Rather than deliver its first 32 CCX to Captain’s Choice Boats in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., as planned following this week's Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Sunsation Boats will be handing over the 32-foot center console powered by twin Mercury Marine Verado 350 engines to a new customer from New Jersey.

The first 32 CCX from Sunsation Boats was sold before making its debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show tomorrow.

New Outerlimits SL 50 Hits 144 MPH in Testing, Heads to Key West

November 7, 2015, 8:14 am

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As this article goes live, Canadian Dave Scotto is almost three hours into hauling his brand-new, all-carbon-fiber Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats SL 50 V-bottom powered by twin power-adjustable Mercury Racing 1350/1550 engines from the boat builder’s headquarters in Bristol, R.I., to Miami for the Florida Powerboat Club’s upcoming Key West Poker Run. In testing earlier this week, the stand-up cockpit, half-cabin 50-footer reached 144 mph with the engines in 1350 mode, according to Dan Kleitz of Outerlimits.

Dave Scotto: “It’s a beautiful boat, man. Now we’re just excited to go do the Key West Poker Run." Photos courtesy/copyright Outerlimits/Speedonthewater.com

Mercury Racing Unveils X-Cat Outboard In Key West

November 12, 2015, 11:00 am

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While the buzz and chatter about the XCAT Racing version of the Mercury Racing Verado 400R have been more or less constant since the popular four-stroke outboard was introduced at the 2015 Miami International Boat Show in February, the public got its first look at the new engine moments ago in the Florida Powerboat Club’s Key West Poker Run Village. Dubbed the Mercury Racing ROS—shorthand for Race Offshore—the supercharged outboard will see its official racing debut Nov. 19 during the 2015 XCAT World Series in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to a press release from the Fond du Lac, Wis., marine engine company, the XCAT series partnered with Mercury Racing in the development of the 2.6L engine that will “replace the existing fleet of Mercury Racing 2-stroke 2.5L EFI race outboards.”

Mercury Racing announced its new ROS outboard engine during the Key West Poker Run on Thursday.

“We are very excited to launch our new Race Offshore competition outboard," said Erik Christiansen, Mercury Racing's general manager, in the release. "The venerable 2.5 EFI 2-stroke Mercury’s have been a mainstay for many years and is still a solid product. The ROS builds on that foundation while using the four stroke technology today's market demands.”

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The Ultimate Statement: Campbell’s 38’ SUV Center of Attention

November 24, 2015, 3:37 pm

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No offense to other Statement Marine owners, but the new 38’ SUV delivered to Houston performance boater Jeff Campbell in time for the Florida Powerboat Club Key West Poker Run is the coolest one I’ve seen. The fact that there are four Mercury Racing Verado 400R engines powering the 38-foot center console was most definitely impressive, but I was more wowed by the details—inside and out.

Jeff Campbell of Texas drove his new 38' SUV from Statement in the Key West Poker Run. Photos courtesy Florida Powerboat Club

Nevada Family Thankful for New Advantage 29 X-Flight

November 26, 2015, 6:00 am

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Although Gary Casteel and his family won’t be at home for Thanksgiving today, they have plenty to be thankful for as they’re currently enjoying a couple of extra days in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., after spending the last few days on the lake running around in their new Advantage Boats 29 X-Flight.

Powered by an 825-hp Teague Custom Marine engine, Advantage's latest 29 X-Flight was recently delivered to a customer from Nevada.

Deep Impact to Debut New-Look 399 Models in Miami

December 2, 2015, 2:00 am

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Designed to be impressive, luxurious and purposeful, the 399 Sport and 399 Cabin models that Deep Impact Custom Boats is planning to debut in February at the Miami International Boat Show have company representatives beyond excited.

Deep Impact will show off its new 399 Sport at next year's Miami International Boat Show.

Fountain Building Quad Verado 400R-Powered Center Console

December 3, 2015, 7:14 am

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Ordered during the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in late October, the first Mercury Racing Verado 400R outboard engine-powered Fountain 38-foot center console reportedly is under construction. According to Johnny Walker of Baja Marine—the Washington, N.C., parent company of the Baja, Donzi and Fountain powerboat brands—the quad Verado 400R 38-footer is one of three Fountain center consoles that were ordered during the annual South Florida show. Each of the other angling-oriented models will be powered by triple 350-hp Verado outboards from Mercury Marine.

Sneak Peek: Doug Wright Designs Finishing Up 28-Foot Catamaran Plug

December 3, 2015, 9:56 am

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Earlier this week, photographer Pete Boden stopped by the Doug Wright Designs shop in Melbourne, Fla., to catch up on a couple of ongoing projects including a new 32-footer that will be rigged at Grant’s Signature Racing and repairs on the 2015 Stock-class world championship-winning Talbot Excavating raceboat. While walking through the shop, Boden spied a deck plug for a new 28-foot catamaran taking final shape on the company’s CNC machine and he snapped a picture of it on his smart phone. Once finished, the deck plug will sent to Texas-based Fat Cat Boats. (The hull plug has already been completed and delivered.)

Revolver Releases Details and Renderings of Upcoming Center Console

December 9, 2015, 11:03 am

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As reported earlier this year on speedonthewater.com, Italy-based Revolver Powerboats is throwing its hat into the performance-oriented center console ring with a 43-footer called the Revolver 43CC. However, information on the stepped-hull V-bottom designed by Alberto Mancini of AM Yacht Design, who also designed the Revolver 44GT, power options were minimal at that time. The builder’s media relations firm did list outboard engines from Seven Marine as power for the boat, but provided no detail beyond that.

Skater 478 V-Bottom Heading for Interior Installation this Month

December 9, 2015, 11:56 am

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If the current schedule holds, Skater Powerboats' 478 full-cabin V-bottom will be transported to Greenville, N.C., next week for installation of its cabin and cockpit interior. The work will be handled by the noted go-fast powerboat interior design-and-build team of Gary Bridges and Paul Gallup.

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Wagler Shows Off Custom Diesel Engine for 50-Foot Skater at PRI Show

December 10, 2015, 8:12 am

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In conjunction with Wagler Competition Engines, Missouri performance boat enthusiast and racer Tyson Garvin is showcasing the first of two custom diesel engines at the Performance Racing Industry show in Indianapolis starting today (Dec. 10) that will be going into his new Skater Powerboats catamaran.

Tyson Garvin's new turbocharged diesel engine (left and below) from Wagler Competition Engines is on display today through Saturday at the PRI show in Indianapolis. Photos courtesy Tyson Garvin

Sportboat To Social Platform—Unique ‘Transformer’ Model Unveiled

December 13, 2015, 8:34 am

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The Evo 43, which debuted late last month at the Naples Boat Show in Italy, is a stylish, one-of-a-kind—at least at the moment—sportboat that converts to an aquatic entertainment/social platform. Designed and built in Italy, the 43-footer is the product of a collaboration between Evo Yachts and Studio Tecnico Rivellini.

Grant’s Signature Racing to Rig First Verado 400 Outboard-Powered Open-Cockpit Doug Wright Cat

September 21, 2015, 1:30 pm

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Still working on the setup of the first Skater Powerboats catamaran with Mercury Racing Verado 400R outboard engines (read the story), Grant Bruggemann and the rest of his crew at Grant’s Signature Racing in Bradenton, Fla., are looking ahead to their next project—rigging a 32-foot open-cockpit Doug Wright cat with the same power package. Scheduled to arrive for rigging at the shop in late November, the 32-footer will be the first open-cockpit Doug Wright offering to be powered by the most powerful engines in the Verado outboard line.

Bruggemann said he hopes the cat will top out between 115 and 118 mph, but he emphasized that top speed performance is far from guaranteed.

Bruggemann (right) in front of the deck for the 32-foot open-cockpit Doug Wright catamaran he will rig with Verado 400R outboard engines.

Verado-Powered Skater 318 Catamaran Hits 114 MPH

September 22, 2015, 1:37 pm

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During its second round of testing today, the first Skater Powerboats 318 catamaran reached 114 mph. That’s the word from Tony Cutsuries, the national sales manager of the Douglas, Mich., custom high-performance powerboat company. Cutsuries was not on hand for today’s test session on Lake Winnebago but learned of the results from Mike Griffiths of Mercury Racing in Fond du Lac, Wis.

Sneak Peek: Skater 478 V-Bottom Painted

September 25, 2015, 7:25 am

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Progress on Skater Powerboats' largest V-bottom offering to date continues at the Douglas, Mich., facility. Earlier this week, most of the in-house paintwork on the 47-footer was completed. All that remains is for the V-bottom to receive its clear coat before it's transported to North Carolina for its interior installation by veteran powerboat interior designers Gary Bridges and Paul Gallup.