Gallery Of The Week: Texoma Throw Down Shines Again

[Speed on the Water]

Check out the highlights—and some of the new boats on hand—from last weekend's Texoma Throw Down in Kingston, Okla.

https://www.speedonthewater.com/gallery-of-the-week-texoma-throw-down-shines-again/

 

[Ratickle]

Great comments. I remember when we took that boat down to the Miami Boat Show to deliver it to Yves. Awesome boat!

"Kim and Tina Smith, who own Smith Racecraft in Dallas, said they had an amazing time in their new-to-them 2020 Skater Powerboats 438 catamaran powered by twin turbocharged Mercury Racing 1550/1350 engines. The only negative, which the Smiths were quick to mention was out of anyone’s control, was that they didn’t get to enjoy Saturday’s run for as long as usual because it rained most of the morning and into the afternoon.

“We’ve done the run the last three years and always have fun,” said Kim Smith, who previously had a 46-foot Skater catamaran, which he still owns but is for sale, and a 34-foot Nor-Tech center console that he just sold this week. “It’s become one of our favorite events because it’s well organized and the people there are so friendly.

“The Skater 438 is amazing—Yves (Belanger, the boat’s original owner) named it right, that’s for sure,” he continued, adding that he considered renaming the boat but then he felt how hard it pulled and is going to stick with G-Force. “It really is such a nice boat. Pete (Hledin, the founder of Skater) outdid himself with the 438; those things are fast. It’s extremely stable and it accelerates like crazy. We hit the recall and it shows that the boat has been 174 mph before. And that wasn’t even in 1550 mode.”

Tina Smith, who gave credit to RP Elite Motors’ Ross Ramsey for helping purchase the boat from Belanger, agreed with her husband.

“The new Skater is phenomenal,” Tina Smith said, adding that the boat got a lot of attention during the event. “We’ve very happy with it. In fact, we feel like Yves (who is currently building a new 50-foot Skater) screwed up by selling us the boat. I love that it has air conditioning, too. I wasn’t sure if the air vents would even make a difference, but they work great.”

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