Fiore On Outerlimits Engine Program: “Pleased With Our Progress”
Posted on August 19th 2010 - Matt Trulio
In October 2009, Outerlimits started its own in-house engine program. The project included buying a dynamometer and building a testing cell to house it, acquiring ...
Whipple Offers Kits for Mercury Racing Engines
Posted on August 17th 2010 - Matt Trulio
When it comes to engine upgrades, most notably supercharger kits, I lean toward the conservative side. First—and this should be obvious—anyone who upgrades an engine ...
JBS and Nauti-Marine to Go Head to Head at Shootout
Posted on August 13th 2010 - Matt Trulio
This year’s Lake of the Ozarks Shootout August 28-29 is looking to be a battle of the 50-foot Mystics, at least when it comes to ...
Skater Shootout Purse: “For the Boat Owners.”
Posted on August 12th 2010 - Matt Trulio
Caught up with Peter Hledin, the owner of Douglas Marine, which builds Skater catamarans in Douglas, Mich. Hledin remains one of my favorite people in ...
Extreme Boating Series Coming to Boats.com
Posted on August 11th 2010 - Matt Trulio
Anything “extreme” makes for good copy and even better video. And across the boating spectrum, there’s plenty of stuff that qualifies as extreme—even in sailing. ...
Mercury Racing 1350 Engines in Production
Posted on August 9th 2010 - Matt Trulio
Had a nice chat with Fred Kiekhaefer, the president of Mercury Racing, over the weekend. Kiekhaefer told me that construction of the first “production” pair ...
Nor-Tech Going for Big Number at Shootout
Posted on August 5th 2010 - Matt Trulio
Caught up with Terry Sobo, the director of sales and marketing for Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boats in Cape Coral, Fla. Sobo told me he’d just finished ...
Cosker on Mystic Delamination: I Don’t Expect to See Any Other Issues.
Posted on August 4th 2010 - Matt Trulio
With the recent delamination problems experienced by JBS, a 50-foot-long Mystic turbine-powered catamaran owned by Jeff Stevenson, speculation on Mystic delamination issues has run rampant. ...
Sterling 1,700-hp Engine Coming
Posted on August 3rd 2010 - Matt Trulio
Dynamometer testing on Sterling’s new twin-turbocharged 1,700-hp engine should start this week, according to Mike D’Anniballe, the principal of the Milford, Mich., engine company. The ...
Phenomenon Out for Shootout
Posted on August 2nd 2010 - Matt Trulio
Fans of Copeland’s Phenomenon, the 56-foot-long catamaran powered by four 3,000-hp turbine engines will have to wait a little longer to catch the boat in ...