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Just seven years ago at the Lake of the Ozark Shootout in Central Missouri, DCB Performance Marine showed off its first 37R catamaran. Now working out of its second home in Phoenix, the company just began laying up the 35th hull for the outboard engine-powered…
Stephen Miles has painted far bigger—and far bigger-dollar—go-fast center consoles than the 32-foot GSX Poweboats/Glasstream model he just finished for a client who likes to keep his name out of the media. But in no small way, the Owensboro, Ky.-based artist is as pleased with…
For his first Skater catamaran, Kevin Birrell went almost as big as he could with a pre-owned 46-footer powered by 600-plus-cubic-inch, 1,200-hp engines. But despite the boat’s formidable dimensions, it lacked one significant element for the longtime Virginia resident and his family. Seating. The cat…
Based on his event-participation history during the past four months, Dennis Phillips is not shy about using his new 2026 model-year Skater Powerboats 438 catamaran. He took delivery of the 1350/1100 engine-powered 43-footer dubbed Permission Slip at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout and proceeded…
With no basis for comparison, calling a 45-foot-long, 28,000-pound center console powered by five Mercury Racing 500R outboard engines a “hot rod” would strain credibility. No argument there. The new Deep Impact 449 center console is a chip off the 499 block. Photos by Jeff…
Since he founded Angle Of Attack Marine located in Miami Beach Marina, Mystic Powerboats dealer Chris Richards had a clear vision for building a new audience for the DeLand, Fla., center-console and catamaran builder. Richards owned a Mystic M5200 center console, C4400 catamaran and a…
Deep Impact Custom Boats center console owners in Key West, Fla., for the Florida Powerboat Club event and Race World Offshore Key West World Championships won’t be “on their own,” at least when they’re on the water. For owners who need assistance during the week,…
Just eight months ago, Julian Maldonado took me for a ride in the first 38 Valor catamaran on the Manatee River in Palmetto, Fla. Twin Mercury 500R outboard engines powered the 38-footer, which still needed interior installation—we sat on temporary bucket seats—and paint. The boat…
Displayed at the Miami International Boat Show a few years back, the first GSX/Glasstream 36 center console was a looker. Take nothing away from 36-footer’s svelte and sexy lines, but the paintjob envisioned by Stephen Miles of Kentucky-based Stephen Miles Design tied together the entire…
Much as powerboat-builders of all stripes would love it, most boat-show attendees don’t come to buy a boat. At least half of them are just looking for something fun to do on a weekend, and strolling around a boat-show to tire-kick—cocktail in hand—with friends fills…
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