1994. FOR SALE: 1997 Skater 28 w/Twin 2021 300R Mercury Outboards. The widened hull allows the flat-deck configuration to have seating for up to 6, or 5 with the standard width hull. high performance vessel. 2 Stainless fuel fills, fuel pickups, fuel senders and vents. Available as a standard width build or can also be built with up to a 12 wider tunnel. See All Performance Boats For Sale List Your Performance Boat For Sale. Gasoline 80 gallon per side= 160 gallons. Mitch. I was going to rerun it again and wasat thestaging areabut I let a friend try first because they were in the big Cat class and time was running out. CL. Working on and off the water for an entire day with 1.75:1 and 1.60:1 gear ratio drives and various propellers, Bruggemann and Mitchell were able to up the boats prior top speed of 105 mph to 114 mph. We ported all our motors and rebuilt them every weekend so I know what I am doing when I build a Mercury outboard. The Skater trailer is in excellent condition and only put in the bay one time and I spent an hour rinsing it off. Boat Trader currently has 13 Skater boats for sale, including 2 new vessels and 11 used boats listed by both individual owners and professional yacht brokers and boat dealerships mainly in United States. 1994 Skater 28. A true one-off, custom build, this model is a modern take on the best-selling model Skater ever built. Skater By Model Skater 46 Custom Race Boat Skater 40 Skater 28 Skater 32 average price of $142,450. The boat is made out of kevalar it is all gelcoat no paint and its being sold with everything besides motors asking 40,000.00 obo. 2015 Skater 46 powered by twin Mercury Racing QC4V1350s with 68 hours, M8 drives, Garmin 7612 centered in dash, (2) Garmin 7608, (2) Mercury Vessel View 7, Fusion/JL Audio, dual helm, Livorsi Smartcra.. 7. We weren't able to post your message, please check the highlighted fields and try again. Air temperature was 80 degrees with humidity at 78 percent. * SOLD. Douglas Skater Price: $61,000 Boat location: Sterrett, Alabama, United States Ships to: United States Year: 1996 Make: Not Specified Trailer: Included Use: Fresh Water Engine Type: Outboards Engine Make: Mercury Engine Model: HP 280 Primary Fuel Type: Gasoline 80 gallon per side= 160 gallons For Sale By: Private Seller Hull ID Number: DUX96518E596 Brand new with single digit hours for test time only on a custom hydraulic tilt Skater quad axle, full air-ride trailer. Thats going to make my wife happy because she gets a little nervous when its rough. I had to work on Peter a little to get him to put a windshield on it, he said. 40 SS. boats. The bottom of the hull is excellent and it was blue printed and the rear area has been lightly sanded so the water creates small bubbles and this increases top speeds. Reactions: LC925, sonicss31 . You must enter at least 3 characters. Last edited by Sea2jet; 05-30-2016 at 09:35 PM . It could use more propeller, but the customer is more interested in acceleration and taking out his grandkids. Various Skater models are currently offered for sale by specialized yacht brokers, dealers and brokerages on YachtWorld, with listings ranging from 1994 year models up to 2015. They were baffled as to how it could run with baffled exhaust since the offshore housings were designed to be open! 109 28' Trucks in Orting, WA. 849950. Some of the most iconic Skater models now listed include: 46 Custom Race Boat, 40, 28, 32 and 32 B. $125k send me a PM Last edited: Jun 17, 2021. Obviously that gave them a huge advantage but I used to out run them until we got beat to death and my throttle man would let off while I was ahead. 2020 50' Skater w twin T-55 turbines ( 3250 hp each w dyno sheets) mated to full custom stainless ASD-11 Arneson surface drives. Length 32.0 . SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY PLEASE located in NJ. Key features 1993 Skater 28: length 8.53 meters. Though Todd and Danielle Fountain took delivery of their 28-foot Skater powered by naturally aspirated 300-hp Mercury Racing engines last summer, final dial-in at Lake X happened earlier this week (click to enlarge). Copyright Boats-from-USA.com 2023. 52 28' Trucks in Hoschton, GA. 51 28' Trucks in Troutdale, OR. Skater 28 boats are typically used for day-cruising, watersports and overnight-cruising. According to Skater founder and owner Peter Hledin, he and his crew have built more than 100 of the vaunted 28-footers. Yesterdays tests of the firstSkater Powerboats28 catamaran powered by twinMercury RacingVerado 400R outboard engines delivered impressive results, not the least of which was a top speed of 120 mph. . Thread starter HighVoltage329; Start date Jun 14, 2021; Jun 14, 2021 #1 HighVoltage329 Well-Known Member. boats.com is part of the Boats Group Network. With all the same attributes as the standard deck 28, but with the modern look of the flat-deck with wrap-around windshield. The boat was tested at Lake X and it consistently ran over 115mph with closed exhaust and nearly full tanks! Fresh Water use. account. The boat was raced for one year and then I did attempt to set the flying kilo record in 2000 in North Carolina at the Fountain factory. The 34p props were blue printed and lightened by Mercury and the boat runs 113 with the 30s and over 119mph at the rev limiter around 8100 rpm with the 34p set I have never had an issue with the lightened props and both sets go with the boat. 1997 Skater 28 Boat for Sale by Boat Depot. Completely redone in 2006. Search skater 28 prices - more than 53 listings - 1995 Skater 28. There are a wide range of High Performance boats for sale from popular brands like Fountain, Cigarette and Baja with 551 new and 1,130 used and an average price of $91,752 with boats ranging from as little as $8,026 and $2,171,455. They have barely been used for recreational usesince the rebuild and I know that they went entirely thru them. 28' skater 28 2015 300xs 2015 trailer tanks done by skater power steering custom hydraulic center console all smart craft gauges garmin touchscreen gps cockpit and full cover aluminum trailer asking 89K. In addition to going with the 1.60:1 gear ratio, hes ordered 15-1/4 x 33 propellers with 15-degree rake angles from Mercury Racing. 1996 Skater 28' O/B W/ FRESH Mercury Racing 2.5 280's, Top Pin Pistons, Lightened & Balanced Assembly, Carbon Fiber Mercury Reeds, 20" Offshore Mid Sections, 1.87 Spormaster Gears, Cleaver 14 1/2 X 30P 3 Blades, Mayfair Steering, CMC Jackplates, Gaffrig Gauges,Cockpit Cover, Tanks have not been done boat has been strictly AV Gas ran, Freshwater Only Boat, Complete Redo on Skater Tandem Axle Trailer, & more. average price of $142,450. Tony Cutsuries, the Douglas, Mich., companys national sales manager, put the 28-footer, which was outfitted with Mercury Racing CNC 15 x 34 five-blade propellers, through its paces on Lake Michigan. Alert for new Listings. Sort By. The first Skater 28 catamaran powered by Mercury Racing Verado 400R outboard engines hit the water yesterdayand impressed everyone involved. 50 28' Trucks in Salt Lake City, UT. . TheLatham steering and adjustable jack plate look very nice. But oh boy, was it worth it., It was fun working with Grant on that Skater, Mitchell said. I used it a couple more years on fresh water lakes in Alabama and got busy at work so it sat in my shop. That changed two days ago when Grant Bruggemann ofGrants Signature Racing, the Bradenton, Fla.-based worked with Mercury Racing applications engineer Roy Mitchell at Mercury Marines famed Lake X facility across the Sunshine State in St. With half a tank of fuel and three passengers for all tests except the single-occupant top speed, the cat weighed in at 5,000 pounds. Renowned for their High Performance, Ski and Wakeboard and other, the Skater boats listed generally have an extremely shallow draft and wide beam, features that make them popular and a great option for a variety of commercial and recreational boating activities. . I learned from modifying a Diamond Marine motor that they built for me but it blew up immediately because they left a rod bolt loose ? Inside SOTW Mag: Skater 388 ProfileBest One Yet? $125k send me a PM. I cant wait to get up to the cabin to run it around and have fun. 1999 SKATER 28 Hull #99 Mint Condition 1999 SKATER 28 Hull #99 All Redone in 2012 New Fuel Tanks by Skater, New Paint by Skater New Interior. Just joy rides on flat water. After being released from the hospital they actually rebuilt their motors and Fountain factory helpedduct tape the severely damagedsponsons and won their event on the next day! There was a five-year lull there where we didnt build any, and then one guy ordered one, then another guy, then another guy. .. 2017 28 SKATER-----TWIN MERCURY 300 OPTIMAX SPORTMASTER---SOLID WHITE GELCOAT---CUSTOM UPHOLSTERY---GPS--STEREO----MERCURY SS PROPS----COCKPIT COVER---LATHAM HYDRAULIC STEERING-- MANNING TANDEM AXLE T.. PRICE REDUCED-1997 Skater 36 powered by twin Precision Marine 800hp, SSM#6 drives, Engines Drives and transmissions rebuilt by Precision less than 10 hours ago (October 2021). Unfortunately their boat got airborne on flat water and it spiraled upward and they closed the course while the divers located the crew. All rights Reserved. And it quickly highlighted that this boat definitely benefits with the 1.6 ratio we offer.. It just floated right along. collections of Engines and Transmissions (Parts or Complete) (72), Drives and Lower Units (Parts or Complete) (71), 2002/2020 Skater 46 twin Sterling 1100/1500's, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. All rights reserved. You may have entered incorrect information or the server is temporarily down. Located in orlando Florida. I have 2 sets of props. 1996 Skater 28' O/B W/ FRESH Mercury Racing 2.5 280's, Top Pin Pistons, Lightened & Balanced Assembly, Carbon Fiber Mercury Reeds, 20" Offshore Mid Sections, 1.87 Spormaster Gears, Cleaver 14 1/2 X 30P 3 Blades, Mayfair Steering, CMC Jackplates, Gaffrig Gauges,Cockpit Cover, Tanks have not been done boat has been strictly AV Gas ran, Freshwater While Hledin said the Verado 400R-powered model wasnt the fastest one hed ever built (I believe we did some with modified 2.5-liter outboards that were faster, he said), the catamaran worked beautifully with the twin 400-hp outboard setup. Your go-to source for performance boating. Cloud. You are using an out of date browser. FOR SALE ! In that three- to four-foot chop, I was amazed how the boat performed and I wasnt nervous at all, he continued. Copyright Boats-from-USA.com 2023. Actually, the boat isphenomenal.. sellers and professional boat dealers. $159,000 . Mint Condition 270 Crownline Cabin Cruiser For Sale. 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