Congratulations to Louie Marchese and the 164 MPH LOTO Victory

If you’ve followed Powerboat Nation long then you were able to follow along the journey with us as we watched Skater Powerboats build Louie’s latest shootout winner. While Louie had a vision or a dream he was definitely committed to making it all come together. Louie had previously ran the Shootout in his 28 Nordic SS and hit 148 MPH. After that run he set upon a mission and the work on the Skater began. The idea of having a vision, building the boat, and running it as expected on the shootout to a record speed is a story itself.

The Skater 338 Fat Boy is powered by a set of Eddie Young Performance Marine engines coupled to a set of Arneson #7M Drive Units with Hering Propellers debuted in Miami and was an instant hit among show attendees as well as PBN followers.

To prepare for the 2013 Lake of the Ozarks Shoot out Louie had spent the last couple of months dialing in the boat and installing a new Hardin Marine high speed water pressure relief system due to the boats incredible performance.

It is safe to say that his hard work and vision has set some new standards in this size boat segment as the the boat stormed down the course besting the nearest competitor in its class by nearly 30 MPH. As you can see from the video below, their run was so impressive even the camera had to take a bow!

Congratulations goes to Louie, Eddie Young and Skater!

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