Here is the teams NEW 30' SKATER CAT. Built by Douglas Marine , out of Skater's new 30' mold. It is custom cut down and widened. The construction or the boat consisits of Carbon Fibre, Kevlar, Epoxy resins, Balsa core, Foam Core, and HoneyComb core. All materials are vacuum bagged together.
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Showing off team colors, DoublEdge / CarCredit123.com ready to head out to the races.
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Here you have a group of photos to show the cockpit. . You can see the custom trim handle the Mark welded and polished. In the center you can see the tunnel escape hatch, in case the boat flips the crew can climb out the bottom of the boat with out even getting wet. You can also see out LIVORSI guages (www.livorsi.com) which we monitor all ot the boats functions with. As well the boat is equipped with a www.LathamMarine.com power steering system, which makes the 100MPH corners no problem.....
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Fresh from being rigged. The twin Mercury 2.5 litre outboards are on the boat. The motors are 280 HP each and completley stock. Our powerheads are maintained by Offshore Concepts in Sarasota Fl. The SportMaster gearcase are 2:1 ratio and are maintained by www.ColabellaPerformance.com from St Cloud Fl. You can also see the LATHAM Marine steering on there as well. The boat is sitting on a custom SKATER trailer as well.
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Here is a shot of the new boat , for 2007 ,at the teams Bradenton shop after rigging was completed. You can see the much higher stance and profile than the previous boat. It has shown great promise in very early running. Special thanks to Tim Kenny for his help getting the new boat rigged.
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Here is a great shot showing the profile of the boat for 2007. The staff at Douglas Marine did an awesome job with the new boat. The DoublEdge team is very excited about the prospects with the new boat. It has shown to handle bumpy waters and flat water very well in early stages of running.
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This shot from the 2007 Key West Worlds shows the team battling side by side with Team Miccosukee (2 time SBI/APBA national CHAMPIONS) comming into the harbor. Troy Hannon and Darrren Schawrtz are rivals and good friends. Thanks to www.FluidSealingProducts.com for the support at this event.
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At the first race in Arkansas, DoublEdge/Cardit123.com taking the checkered flag.
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