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Dave’s Custom Boats Cat Slated for Display at Shootout
Posted on August 24th 2010 - Matt Trulio
Regardless of what you think of “West Coast custom” catamarans, no company builds them better than Dave’s Custom Boats in El Cajon, Calif. DCB’s workmanship ...

Outerlimits SV-52 Quad Diesel: A Closer Look
Posted on August 23rd 2010 - Matt Trulio
Last week I caught up with Mike Fiore of Outerlimits on the Bristol, R.I., custom V-bottom and catamaran builder’s in-house engine program. Near the end ...

Sunsation Will Be Represented at Shootout
Posted on August 19th 2010 - Matt Trulio
While the fastest catamarans and V-bottoms rightly get top billing at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout—it is after all a top-speed event—the fastest entries ...

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. ...

Vintage PWC Racing Action
Posted on August 10th 2010 - Jeff Hemmel
Vintage PWC racing action from the 1993-1994 RIVA Racing Team.

Opponents Line Up Against Ethanol Increase In Fuel
Posted on August 9th 2010 - Jeff Hemmel
A collection of far-flung groups, including the American Watercraft Association, PWIA, and BoatU.S., have come together under the banner FollowTheScience.org to oppose the pending increase ...