Wins F1-ChampBoat Series Old National Bank Grand Prix
Series’ Inaugural Race in Evansville, Ind.

FOND DU LAC, Wis., June 25, 2009 – Shaun Torrente of Homestead, Fla., captured his second consecutive checkered flag on the 2009 F1-ChampBoat Series after winning the Old National Bank Grand Prix Sunday, June 21, in Evansville, Ind. Torrente also won the pole position on Saturday during qualifying runs for Sunday’s 50-lap final.

Race conditions were extreme with racers and fans enduring 113 degree heat indexes, and the mighty Ohio River playing host to a challenging six turn, 1.25- mile race course. Rough course conditions forced three different racers out of the race, resulting in a total of three restarts within the first 25 laps. The 29-year-old Torrente delivered perfect starts each time – maintaining a 14 second lead over second place finisher and defending series champion, Terry Rinker of Tampa, Fla.

“The boat ran great all day,” said Torrente. “We had...

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FOND DU LAC, Wis., June 24, 2009 – The Italian duo of Luca Formilli Fendi and Matteo Nicolini piloted their Mercury P1 Race engine powered #10 Cigarette Smash Poker to win the Powerboat P1 World Championship Turkish Grand Prix of the SeaEvolution class endurance race Sunday, June 21 in Istanbul, Turkey. The race was round four of the 2009 Powerboat P1 World Championship.

#10 Cigarette Smash Poker led the six-lap, 73-nautical mile race from start to finish. Fendi and Nicolini finished nearly a minute ahead of the Mercury P1 Race engine powered Fountain #33 Furnibo.The #53 Pignolo Metamarine Dieselrounded out third.

Throttleman Nicolini said, "We had better acceleration today with a slightly better set-up but we need to improve the boat a bit as Lucas Oil is still very strong and we need to work on the boat to ensure we are competitive in San Benedetto."
The combination of...

FOND DU LAC, WIS. (June 8, 2009) – Leading propulsion manufacturer Mercury Marine and luxury boat builder Sea Ray, along with parent company Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), have launched JoystickBoatControl.com, a cutting-edge consumer Web site that provides information on these revolutionary technologies and updates viewers on this summer’s nationwide demonstration tour.

JoystickBoatControl.com provides information regarding Mercury’s Axius sterndrive propulsion system and Cummins MerCruiser Diesel’s (CMD) Zeus pod propulsion system – both equipped with state-of-the-art joystick functionality – as well as boats that are equipped with Zeus or Axius.

JoystickBoatControl.com also details the 2009 Axius to Zeus Joystick Boat Control Tour, which is barnstorming the country to show people how easy and enjoyable boating becomes when the intimidation of docking and tight maneuvering is removed. The tour has already made multiple...

FOND DU LAC, Wis., May 20, 2009 – Guy Costa of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, and throttleman Ray Delaney of Sarasota, Fla., piloted Fury, a 38-foot Doug Wright catamaran hull powered by twin Mercury Racing 850 SCi race engines coupled with Mercury Racing dry-sump Six drives, to win the Offshore Super Series (OSS) 850 class race Sunday, May 17, in Lake Cumberland, Ky. The race was round two of the 2009 Offshore Super Series.

Wil Ros of Baton Rouge, La., and throttleman Jay Muller of Upper Saddle River, N.Y., piloted WHM Motorsports, a Skater catamaran powered by twin Mercury Racing 850 SCi race engines coupled with Mercury Racing dry-sump Six drives, to finish second. Ros, driver of the OSS Cat Lite competitor Popeyes Famous Chicken, sat in for WHM Motorsports owner and driver Billy Mauff of East Setauket, N.Y. Team CRC rounded out third in OSS 850 class competition. All were powered by Mercury Racing 850 SCi race sterndrive engine packages....

Livorsi Marine makes it easy to create the ultimate makeover, we offer a variety of accessories in a spectrum of colors to revive the look of your boat with a shot of modern Livorsi style and attitude!

POWDERCOATED ACCESSORIES

Breathe new life into your dash by infusing color. A simple upgrade can include drink holders, grab handles or bezels. Bezels are an inexpensive way to add extra detail to your dash. These colored rings simply slip on behind the gauge. Bezels are available in all the Livorsi colors. Choose from Flat, Flat Slim Line or Angled.

XTREME DETAIL

We’ve added a new item to our list of powdercoated accessories: the Xtreme Nut & Boot System. This system adds a whole new level of detail while adding a protective seal against moisture. The nut and boot system installs easily without having to removing your dash panel. Available as a 6 pack, each pack includes: nuts, boots, seals and an installation wrench....

FOND DU LAC, Wis., May 12, 2009 – Giancarlo Cangiano and Hannes Bohinc piloted #88 SNAV/OSG, a 43-foot Outerlimits hull powered by twin Mercury Racing P1 race engines coupled with Mercury Racing dry-sump Six drives, to win the Malta Grand Prix of the Sea Sunday, May 10, in Valetta, Malta. The race was round one of the 2009 Powerboat P1 World Championship season. A combination of a third place finish in Saturday’s Sprint race, combined with an Endurance race victory Sunday, culminated with the overall Grand Prix Evolution victory for the SNAV/ OSG team.

The Mercury Racing powered #10 Cigarette Smash Poker, winner of the Evolution Sprint race Saturday, jumped to an early lead in the Endurance race Sunday. The crew’s spirited run was short-lived after a violent spin out on lap four flooded the engine compartment – forcing the Italian team to retire from competition. The American #77 Lucas Oil/Budweiser, a Chief-powered Outerlimits, moved...

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FOND DU LAC, Wis., May 4, 2009 –Mercury Marine won the 24 Hours of Rouen endurance powerboat race Sunday, May 3, in Rouen, France. The top nine finishers were powered by Mercury outboard engines.

Rouen tests both man and machine as boats run nonstop, with the exception of fuel stops and driver exchanges, for 24 hours. Mercury has powered more first-place finishers at Rouen than any other engine builder.
Drakkar Inshore #3, a Mercury S3000 race outboard-powered DAC hull, won the 46th running of the world’s most demanding powerboat race. Pilots Franck Revert, Phillippe Dessertenne, Jerome Ruffin and Pierre Lundin completed 760 laps for the win overall, and first place finish in Class 3 competition. Drakkar Inshore #3 finished a mere three laps ahead of Mercury S3000 race outboard powered Team Vauban Humanis. Tech Motor Racing, Drakkar Inshore #2 Team TC4, Team Touax and...

CMI’s 496 E-Top Headers are a direct MerCruiser replacement for your 496 Mag or 496 HO engine. There is no need to purchase additional custom tails. This is a true plug and play system.

These 496 E-Tops are mandrel bent and formed from high quality 316L grade material. The headers offer more water jacketed protection than your stock exhaust can provide. CMI uses the same high quality semi-automated process on these headers as with the entire product line. These headers are fully post annealed to reduce stresses built up in the header during the manufacturing process.

Sophisticated engineering leaves your stock oil lines in place and only requires relocating your oil filter with a supplied bracket. These 496 E-Top headers are easy to install with step by step, do it yourself instructions using Mercury supplied engine schematics.

This kit is price competitive to other aluminum/stainless manifold systems. The 496 E-Top Header kit introduces CMI’s new low cost satin stainless finish...

If you’re looking to buy a new boat or give your vessel a face lift demand only the best, Livorsi Marine. We have what you need to create the performance look you want with a style all your own; an assortment of precision instruments and accessories infused with our collection of vibrant powdercoated colors.

This catalog includes:

Vantage View: our new line of digital gauges featuring the classic analog look. Compatible with any Smartcraft®, NMEA2000®, Indmar or J1939 application.

Arched Billet Controls: ergonomically designed for comfort
Photos and descriptions for nearly every part we carry
Easy to follow charts so you can find the correct part#
Detailed index to find what you need fast!

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Livorsi Marine now has in-house powdercoating capabilities. In addition to our 5 dial colors, we now offer dials in any of the Livorsi powdercoat colors.

Add a splash of color by adding some bezels or completely renovate...

FOND DU LAC, Wis., April 1, 2009 – Mike DeFrees of Vancouver, Wash., and throttleman Jeff Harris of Greenville, N.C., piloted Team CRC, a 39-foot MTI catamaran hull powered by twin Mercury Racing 850 SCi race engines coupled with Mercury Racing dry-sump Six drives, to win the Offshore Super Series (OSS) 850 class race Sunday, March 29, in Biloxi, Miss. The race was one of seven featured at the 5th annual Smokin’ The Sound offshore race event.

Billy Mauff of East Setauket, N.Y., and throttleman Jay Muller of Upper Saddle River, N.Y., piloted WHM Motorsports, a Skater catamaran powered by twin Mercury Racing 850 SCi race engines coupled with Mercury Racing dry-sump Six drives, to finish second. Guy Costa of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, and throttleman Ray Delaney of Sarasota, Fla., rounded out the field finishing third in their Mercury Racing 850 SCi-powered Doug Wright catamaran named, Fury.

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The father-and-son team of Mike...