If you’re running on Lake St. Clair or the St. Clair River this Memorial Day weekend in Michigan, there’s a reasonable chance you could spy a new Performance Powerboats P 360 catamaran in the mix. The sultry 36-footer, which is powered by twin Mercury Racing 450R outboard engines, is the property of Jeff Rambow, who […]
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Of the three best-known Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats SC 46 catamaran currently boiling the waters, two of them—Burton and Yvette Kirsten’s Jet and Jason and Laurie Moe’s Hurry Up—have full canopies. Only the third, Jeremy and Kristie Tschida’s Topless, has an open cockpit and that cat was converted from its original canopied form. New deck tooling […]
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With more than 250 members of the Marine Technology Inc. family on hand to celebrate the Wentzville, Mo., company’s 25th anniversary this evening at Camden on the Lake Resort in Lake Ozark, Mo., MTI founder Randy Scism announced that the manufacturer is developing a new 48-foot inboard-powered catamaran. The MTI team announced it is building […]
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Although they didn’t get a chance to boat while visiting Lake of the Ozarks in Central Missouri for the first time last week, Southern California performance boaters Jerry and Andrea Olsen have a return trip planned for late June to get out on the popular Midwest waterway. That’s because the couple that calls Arizona’s Lake […]
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For the three days following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, New York City Police Department officer John Fallia, who lived in Long Island at the time, never left the rubble of the fallen World Trade Center towers. Before exiting the department in 2005 he had been promoted to captain, but he wanted to work […]
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The Newport International Boat Show presented by BankNewport has just announced that it is accepting applications for the 2023 Newport for New Products (NFNP) Awards Program. In its 17th year and in partnership with three leading national marine publications, Cruising World, Sailing World and Yachting magazines, the NFNP program is a highlight of the marine industry featuring […]
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The newest addition to the Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats line, the SC 37 catamaran has been a hit with longtime supporters of the brand such Vinnie Diorio and Jeremy Tschida. The Mercury Racing 450R outboard engine-powered, all carbon-fiber 37-footer was introduced in August 2021, and hull No. 7 is headed for Canadian Benji Mastronardi, the younger […]
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In the heyday of sterndrive-engine-powered V-bottom go-fast boats, South Florida based Active Thunder Boats was a significant builder of models from 22 to 37 feet long. The 37-footer became the company’s most prized creation, and while the 22-footer remained in the line Active Thunder owner and founder Patrick Haughey was focusing on “the bigger stuff.” […]
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Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) has reported results for the first quarter of 2023. “Our businesses had a strong start to the year, as continued operational strength, benefits from outstanding new products, and prudent cost management in a challenging macro-economic environment resulted in sales, margin, and EPS performance that exceeded expectations for the quarter,” said Brunswick […]
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Marine electronics manufacturer Raymarine has launched several new products, which include the Axiom 2 Pro and Axiom 2 XL family of multifunction chartplotter displays, as well as a new suite of sonar products and an advanced marine camera system. Axiom 2 Pro is the most powerful all-in-one Axiom system ever developed by Raymarine with a […]
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An exceptional year for timeless automobiles, 1964 saw the introduction of the Porsche 911, the Aston Martin DB5 Vantage, the Chevrolet Chevelle SS454, the Ferrari 500 Superfast and the Pontiac LeMans GTO according to the popular Supercars.net website. And Craig Barrie, the classic-car-loving leader of Donzi Marine, remembers them all. Celebrating a classic model from […]
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The first tilt trailer from CTS Custom Trailers, which recently added marine industry trailer-business veterans Ronnie Moran and Jon Smiley to its team, will debut at the 25th annual Desert Storm Poker Run, April 19-22, in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. The new product from the Muscatine, Iowa, company will carry and MTI 390X catamaran owned […]
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With most creations coming out of DCB Performance Boats sporting outboard engines on their transoms, stern-drive engine builds are fewer and farther between from the El Cajon, Calif., company. But they still happen in fine style, as witnessed by yesterday’s delivery of a new M35 Widebody catamaran to owners Matt and Erin Dearing in Lake […]
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As sportfishing continuously develops, so must the requisite terminal tackle. That’s the driving thought behind Mustad ’s upcoming introductions, which expand the company’s AlphaPoint tech into a wider hook selection and see the launch of the all-new Demon Link terminal tackle range. While recent years have seen Mustad broaden its offerings to include fishing rods, […]
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Craig Barrie, the marine industry veteran charged with revitalizing the once-coveted Donzi Marine powerboat line, has an unmatched historical grasp of the brand. But far from stuck in the past, Barrie’s goal with Donzi has been to bring it into the modern era without losing its long-held mystique and cachet. To be sure, it’s a […]
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Yamaha announced that Andrew Cullen has been named the new Director of Marine Connectivity. In his new role, Cullen is responsible for all facets of creating and supporting the Connected Boat experience to dealers, consumers and OEMs. Created in 2022, the Yamaha Marine Connectivity Division focuses on planning, building and executing Yamaha’s strategy and vision […]
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By the time you read this, Adam Seraphine, Mike Barnes, Rusty Williams and the rest of the crew currently kicking back at Fish and Company at the Lake of the Ozarks likely will be back at Performance Boat Center headquarters in Osage Beach, Mo. Seraphine, who lives full-time in Minnesota, has been at the lake […]
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In the early to mid-2000s, the heydays of Factory 1- and Factory 2-class offshore racing powerboat racing, Kryptonite hulls were among the most coveted in the category. Two factors fueled the demand for the open-cockpit, 29-foot V-bottoms. First, they were fast on for the power in the Factory 1 ranks, which was a single Mercury […]
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In true late-pre-season fashion, Grant’s Signature Racing is loaded with offshore raceboat rigging and repair projects. But there are still plenty of high-performance pleasure-boat jobs moving through the in Bradenton, Fla., shop, not the least of which is a new 36-foot Doug Wright Powerboats catamaran Grant Bruggemann and his crew are building out for Ricky […]
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Due to overwhelming response and understanding of the busyness of the industry, Boating Industry has extended the deadline for accepting submissions for its 2023 Top Products. The submission form will close Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 5 p.m. CST. Any product that has been introduced or significantly updated since Jan. 1, 2022, is eligible. Many of you have […]
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