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    POWER COUPLE

    May 14, 2019 5 minutes
    BY CHARLES PLUEDDEMAN

    It looked like an answer to a question nobody was really asking. In 2011, a start-up called Seven Marine revealed the prototype for a 557-hp supercharged V-8 outboard that would weigh more than 1,000 pounds and cost more than $80,000. It was hot rod engineering extraordinaire and a highlight of the Miami International Boat Show, where a crowd 10 deep gathered to see the polished stainless steel exhaust gleaming beneath the open cowl. So very cool, everyone agreed, but who would ever buy such a beast? The industry concensus was that Seven Marine had created an outboard with no viable business plan.

    Fast forward to Miami 2019. A shoulder-to-shoulder crowd had gathered again, this time for the debut of the Tiara Sport 38 LS, a day cruiser designed for outboards. On the transom hung a pair of Seven Marine motors. Leading

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