Because boat building is such an entrepreneurial venture, there are and have been so many manufacturers it is hard to keep track
Mercury Racing and Trickle Down Technology in Marine: The Future of Outboards
One of the main selling points of any racing program is the trickle down technology effect, where you test new technology on the race course and eventually apply it to consumer products.
A Laser 422 LE With a 225 Four Stroke: Can the Mercury Marine 3.4L be a Performance Engine?
Sometimes it’s easy to forget with all the press the V8, V12 and now the V10 outboards from Mercury Marine get that it was in fact the V6 3.4L that really introduced the new architecture of Mercury’s four stroke engine roll out
The Tuff Marine Story: Building a Legacy of Performance One Boat at a Time
In September each year a group of Tuff Marine owners get together for a run starting in Parry Sound Ontario in Georgian Bay, which is just north of the Muskoka area
Chalk Gray Tuff 25: The Yamaha SHO Powered Lake Hot Rod
There is something so clean and understated about Noah Jeppesen’s Chalk Gray Tuff 25 that you forget this is one of the deadliest single engine sport boats being made.
Ultra Rare Sonic USA 31 SS: Twin Mercury Verado Outboards Push This Legendary Sport Boat
When it comes to cool offshore brands from the good old days, Sonic USA is a boat company that comes to mind.
Tuff Marine Brings Some White Heat to Lake of the Ozarks: Tuff 34 Sets Single Engine Top Speed Record
Although I’m a bit biased, the stark white Tuff 34 stole the show at the Lake of the Ozarks shootout
The Most Storied 41 Apache Race Boat Restoration: Team Apache Lives On
For most boat restorations the project is a labor of love and many aren’t worth restoring. Fortunately, in this case, the boat is so unique and so incredible it deserved all the labor and love it received to bring it back.
Can Suzuki Marine Start Pulling its Weight? The Engine Manufacturer is Missing a Big Market
When it comes to 300 HP outboards, only two companies make a 300 HP with a 20” midsection and only one makes a V6 300.
Can Big Outboards Save the Sport Boat Market?
When I was growing up there seemed to be a plethora of sport boats on the market, everything from 22’ to 38’ in all different price ranges
Mercury Racing Builds a Monster: The Incredible 500R and 50th Anniversary Launch Event
Mercury Racing likes to do big things and celebrate achievements and for their 50th anniversary party in Charleston South Carolina they went really big.
Teague Custom Marine: The Legendary Performance Boat Shop
To call Teague Custom Marine a performance boat shop would be an understatement. Headed by Bob Teague and his incredible team, Teague Custom Marine is known for custom engines with serious power and almost any performance marine component you can think of
A 1984 Sutphen Ocean Pacer Gets a Fresh Start: Full Restoration and Outboard Power
For John Wilson, ever since his Dad brought home a 1990 31 Scarab, he was hooked on performance boats.
Tuff Marine's New 25 Shines with a Yamaha V6 SHO
With some incredible new models, the 25 and 20, Tuff Marine is as busy as ever but that never stopped Mark and Thomas from innovating
Checkmate Boats Gets a Restart
For Checkmate Powerboats and owner Pete Caldwell the last few years has been tumultuous to say the least
The Most Copied Hulls: Boat Designs that Shaped the Industry
Because of the nature of boat building, there has always been an issue of copying designs. This is simply because it is much easier to make a mold from an existing boat than making a new plug with a novel design
Chaudron Pro S-22: A Capable Dynamic Performance Boat
When it comes to most performance boats there is always a compromise when it comes to the most important variables. Speed, rough water capability, price, quality and practicality.
Performance Boat Revolution: What Happened to the Affordable Performance Boat?
When I was growing up, not only was there a great number of manufacturers making 15’ to 22’ family performance boats from sterndrives to outboards but even mainstream manufacturers made performance oriented boats.
The Mercury Racing Midwest Challenge: A New Racing and Exhibition Weekend for All Racing Classes
in addition to the new engine launch there was one more thing announced that some people overlooked and it was an event Mercury Racing will be putting on called the Midwest Challenge
Fast Boats are Good for Business: The Story of a Boat Building Genius
The Chris Craft story has many chapters, being such an old brand, but the era we will talk about is Chris Craft Industries of the late seventies and eighties. That is when boat building guru Richard “Dick” Genth was brought in to see if he could turn the company around.