Featured Boat: 2008 Skater 40SS Catamaran

Featured Boat: 2008 Skater 40SS Catamaran

Offered exclusively by Maryland Offshore Marine Performance Center of Ijamsville, Md., this well-known 2008 model-year cut-down Skater 40SS catamaran is powered by Mercury Racing 1100 engines with Arneson ASD-8 surface drives.

The rudder-steered cat’s quad-cam four-valve turbocharged engines have 80 operating hours, according to the listing, Mounted on custom SCS drop-boxes, the drives were recently refreshed with new custom shafts, bearings and seals.

Top speed is in the mid-140-mph range. According to Maryland Offshore’s Andrew Imof and Mitch Kramer, the boat handles “on rails” and exhibits no mid-range hop or porpoising.

The 40-footer’s dash also has been upgraded with twin Garmin 8612 GPS unit and Mercury Marine VesselView monitors.

Asking price is $589,000. A flat aluminum trailer is included

For more information, contact Andrew Imof or Mitch Kramer at Maryland Offshore, 301-294-5936.

Photos by Pete Boden and Jeff Helmkamp copyright speedonthewater.com.

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