Semper Paratus—Always Ready: That motto of the US Coast Guard prepares its helicopter air crews to fly into merciless winds, blinding snow, impenetrable fog and sheeting rain—weather most aircraft ...

Imagine the pleasure of being able to cast a lure right off your back porch. Here’s what may be the next-best thing: The Alumacraft Trophy 185X Sport with the new MAX Deck option features 25 square ...

Honda took boaters by ­surprise this past fall when it suddenly unveiled its biggest outboard to date: a 350 hp V-8, besting its previous flagship motor by 100 ponies. While some believed Honda would ...

Our top speed was nearly 75 mph at 6,100 rpm. However, we believe top speed will tap 80 with better conditions. At 31 mph and 3,500 rpm, the boat’s most efficient speed, it delivered 4.4 mpg. The ...

The design of any marine powertrain begins with a propeller that produces a desired amount of thrust. To elevate the performance of the new Sea-Doo RXT-X and RXP-X watercraft models, engineers at BRP ...

And now for something completely different. The new Rotax outboard from BRP is designed to live below an extended swim platform, eliminating the intrusion a traditional outboard imposes on the transom ...

After months of extensive preparations, my friend Coy and I headed for the Bahamas from Brunswick, Georgia, on Makana, his 32-footer. Prior to leaving for the Bahamas, we learned that the -autopilot ...

Displacing 175 cubic inches, Suzuki Marine’s new series of compact 200 hp outboards features inline four-cylinder blocks and boasts some cool features. I ran the new engines outside the Ocean Reef ...

Given the widespread popularity of taking one’s boat to The Sandbar, or The Cove, or The Island (I’m using proper nouns because in every boating locality these places are referred to as specific ...

Full disclosure about Wellcraft’s boats: I like them. I’ve owned ’em, raced ’em, and regretted selling ’em. But I’ve never seen a Wellcraft like the new 38 T-Top. This is a new breed and, not giving ...

The first question we asked about Mercury’s V-10 Verado outboards is why a V-10? The answer proved straightforward. By maintaining the 64-degree cylinder angle of the V-8 Verado 250/300 hp motors, ...

Navan (rhymes with “baton”) is new boat line from Brunswick Corporation, which also builds Sea Rays, Bayliners, Boston Whalers, Heyday Boats, Princecrafts and others, along with Mercury Marine ...