Recently I have been enamored with small fishing skiffs and some are what I would call tiny boats. One of the coolest I’ve seen is the Solo Skiff, which is made in Florida
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Recently I have been enamored with small fishing skiffs and some are what I would call tiny boats. One of the coolest I’ve seen is the Solo Skiff, which is made in Florida
When I hear stories of racing from the old days from race veterans, one key component was the accessibility to racing.
Suzuki and Honda are underdogs in the marine industry, despite having massive parent companies behind them and being substantial automotive companies.
Without question the most exciting boat show of the year is the Miami International Boat Show. Often, the Miami Show is used to launch new products and showcase the best of the best in the marine industry.
Recently I drove a Boston Whaler 230 Vantage, a popular dual console from the storied brand, and like many boats in this category it commits a glaring design flaw
For the last couple of decades, the center console boat design has dominated in all boat segments and moved beyond its humble fishing roots to performance and luxury cruisers of all sizes
The story of Baja is as colorful and interesting as any story in the boat industry, which is full of entrepreneurs that have come and gone.
We all know the demand for outboards is overwhelming right now. And if you have tried to repower a boat or even order a new boat with a larger outboard, the manufacturers are having trouble meeting demand.
Last month we sent the Chaudron Pro S-25 up North to New Jersey to its new home. Although I would have loved to run it more, I had to be mindful of not putting too many hours on it, while also getting the video done and some preliminary testing
There is no doubt that the Mercury Marine transition to four stroke engines was done with great execution and the complete platform shift to the 3.4L V6 and 4.6L V8 outboards was the most dramatic, covering 175 HP to 450 HP.
When it comes to the marine market, is the future of sterndrive power in peril?
If there is one thing I miss about boats from the nineties it is that there were quite a few neat little affordable sport boats.
About two years ago I decided to start Boats on Blocks, an online boat auction marketplace. Being a car enthusiast, I loved watching sites like Bring a Trailer and remember going to all sorts of car auctions over the years.
In a world where outboard powered boats dominate new boat sales and engine manufacturers are accelerating the horsepower race with big outboards, we seem to have forgotten about sterndrive power.
Recently, there has been big news about electric boat startups, electric boat racing and electric powered hydrofoil boats.
When researching some performance reports for the Mercury Racing 60R, I came across Geoff Colmes’ re-powered classic Hell’s Bay Whipray
After much anticipation the impressive Mercury Marine 600 HP V12 Verado is here.
Years ago we did an extremely popular article called “The Fastest Single Engine Outboard Boats You Can Buy Now.” It was popular because everyone loves a quick single engine performance boat that can pull double duty as a family boat
I remember hearing the buzz before the 2011 Miami Boat Show about a new supercharged V8 from a new company called Seven Marine and in my recollection it sounded ridiculous.
A while ago we did a complete 150 HP showdown and it wan incredibly popular article. We took complete tests of all the top 150s and compared them, as best we could, with two bass boats that were very similar.