When you are looking at a new 300 HP outboard with a 20” midsection you only have two manufacturers to choose from; Mercury Marine and Suzuki.
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Does Formula Boats Still Have the Winning Formula?
The Formula boat brand has enjoyed having an incredibly long lasting reputation for quality and design in luxury performance boats.
Mercury Racing 360 APX: A New Competition Engine and New Direction
The most exciting part of Mercury Racing’s latest announcement, the new competition 360 APX Competition, is not the engine itself but what it means for the future of Racing engines along with potential consumer performance engines.
Custom Tuff 28: Mercury Racing Powered Ultimate Sport Boat
When it comes to sport boats and boats in general, bigger isn’t always better but there is usually a perfect size. For a twin engine outboard sport boat, I think 28 might be the perfect size
Chaudron Pro S-25: A Killer Single Engine Sport Boat
On the unique island of Malta there is an ambitious boat builder that has carried on a family tradition of designing and building championship race and pleasure boats.
Suzuki Marine: Outboard Market Share and the Future
Mercury Marine and Yamaha Marine dominate the American market but it’s hard not to notice the emergence of Suzuki in the past decade.
Repower on a Budget: Modern Outboard Engine Power
When it comes to performance boats and engines, nothing really comes cheap. Sometimes when you have a great boat you’ve had for a long time or found a great deal on one, there usually comes a time when you have to repower.
The Case for a Mercury Racing V6 Outboard
Let me start by saying what an amazing group the team at Mercury Racing is. When it comes to the marine business, especially on the engine side, there is hardly a more dedicated group of enthusiasts that not only push the envelope for performance but also constructed an extremely viable business segment for Mercury Marine.
Bringing an Old Cat Home: Classic Single Engine Sport Cats
Everyone likes a good deal and when it comes to boats I love a great deal. Boating and especially performance boating is not always synonymous with deals or budgets though.
The Top Twin Engine Outboard Sport Boats: Midsize V Hulls That Fly
In a sense, twin outboard sport boats are a sweet spot for value, performance and practicality
The Fall of Evinrude Outboards: Innovation, Strategy and Failure
This is a difficult article to write for many reasons. For one, Wave to Wave intentionally doesn’t do “news” articles for many reasons but sometimes the news is too big to ignore.
Marine Technology and Innovation: Batteries, Power and Mild Hybrid Systems
With the incredible progress of electric vehicles on the market, the obvious assumption is that very soon we will see more electric outboards and other electric offerings. But it’s not true.
Big Outboards: Going Overboard on Horsepower
It’s hard not to notice the proliferation of more power being added to transoms on boats of all kinds. Any true boat enthusiast knows that power is just one component of a performance boat and it’s not the most important at all.
Modern Look: New Boats Featuring Less Graphics, Less Colors
One trend I’ve seen lately is quite a few performance boats using much more simple and tasteful color schemes.
Revisiting Miami Vice: The TV Series and Film Share More Than a Name
Since I grew up in the eighties and love boats, it is only natural that I’m a huge fan of the TV show Miami Vice. When the feature film debuted in 2006, I was pretty excited to say the least.
Checkmate Boats: The Next Move
On the first day of the Miami Boat Show I learned the good news that Checkmate Boats had been sold to Pete Caldwell of Caldwell Marine Designs
2020 Miami Boat Show: Center Consoles, Cruisers, Family Boats
This year I put together three different videos of the Miami Boat Show and I broke it up into performance boats, accessories and the last one is a mix of center consoles, family boats and other stuff
21 Phantom: A Classic European Race Boat
Most performance boat enthusiasts in North America are exposed to boats made in the United States or Canada and rarely boats made in Europe.
Mercury Racing Specializes: Is the 60R a New Direction?
The 60R is cool because it is diminutive, it’s a genuine Mercury Racing engine, but it also might represent a new direction for Mercury Racing, specialty engines for all horsepower.
2020 Miami Boat Show Performance Boats and Engines Overview: Video
I compiled some footage from the show looking at all the performance boats and engines