After several months of ownership, the owner of the Grabber Blue Chaudron Pro S25 with a Mercury Racing 300R has some updates on the performance.
Mercury Racing Brings Options: The 15 Inch 300R, 200R and ROS Outboards are for Enthusiasts and Racing
For a while now, the enthusiast market of the performance boat world, the market Wave to Wave is really geared towards, felt a little neglected
What Constitutes an Entry Level Performance Boat in 2025?
In previous decades it was fairly simple to find entry level performance boats, in fact many mainstream builders had something like that
For a boat brand that started in Miami by one of performance boating's most notorious entrepreneurs, Don Aronow; Formula Boats has defied family business dynamics and ended up as one of the most successful independent boat companies in America
Allison Boats Anniversary: Watts Bar Rally Marks 70 Years of Innovation
Although I had heard there was the annual Watts Bar Lake Allison rally approaching in mid June, I didn’t initially plan on attending
A New 22 Progression: Race Ready With a Mercury Racing 300X
Conor Queenan got into performance boating with a Checkmate Pulsare 2000 powered by a Mercury 200 EFI and a short time later he found an older 22 Progression which he fell in love with.
A Legendary Eliminator SST Gets a Mercury Racing 200R Repower
Some boats reach legendary status because they define an era of design and performance, and that’s exactly why Stoker boats from the legendary Al Stoker are so highly regarded
Trick Powerboats 23 Widebody: Passion and Experience Create a Winning Compact Sport Cat
In the compact sport catamaran space there are a few options but realistically if you want something new and cutting edge, the Trick 23 widebody is the one
Miami Boat Show Performance Boats and Highlights
Another valentines day is in the books and that means another Miami Boat Show is also over and done with.
Electric Steering for Outboards: New Steering Systems Take Boats in a New Direction
When it comes to high performance outboards, steering is a critical piece, maybe one of the most critical in respect to drivability and safety.
Grabber Blue Chaudron 300R: Classic Color for a Timeless Hull
The first thing you notice about the latest Chaudron Pro S25 is the stunning color
The Best Repower outboards for 2025: Compact Performance Boats
When Mercury Racing released the competition racing 200 APX a few years ago, there was an anticipation that a consumer R engine would soon follow built on the same V6 platform, and that anticipation was finally rewarded late in 2024 with the introduction of the 200R
Big Boat Projects for Big Dreams: Cheap Offshore Hulls
When it comes to buying a boat, there is no way around how bad of a financial decision it is. The question becomes how much money am I going to lose and how much am I willing to lose?
Airship RIBS Combine Utility and Performance as Single Outboards
Airship RIBs of Vermillion Ohio is making some of the coolest performance single engine center consoles on the market.
A Custom Grabber Blue Chaudron Pro S-25 Lands in Miami: The Ultimate Compact Offshore Sport Boat
For the customer who custom ordered this custom painted Chaudron Pro-S25 it was a way to combine his passion for cars and boats, using the famed Grabber blue color scheme from popular Ford Mustang performance models.
The Legacy of Roark Summerford and the Legendary SRV Hull
Roark Summerford, who I’ve written about before, was a fantastic designer who raced what he built and made quite a few game changing boats
10 Questions with Larry Smith
When it comes to early offshore powerboat racing the industry had its fair share of colorful characters but when you talk about design and innovation you have to mention Larry Smith from Team Scarab.
Mercury Racing Launches the Innovative 200R and 150R V6 Outboards: Powerful Middleweights Loaded with Features
Although it has been a long time coming, the new V6 based Mercury Racing 200R and 150R outboards offer great features and just enough choice for a large variety of performance boaters.
Offshore Racing Gets a Breath of Fresh Air: A New Stock Single Engine Cat Class
When it comes to offshore racing, there are a few classes for single engine V hulls and the Class 700 is the most accessible as a single engine outboard. But if you want to get into an outboard cat, right now it’s the Super Stock twin 300R boats, and the 450R class
Budget Boat Builds Under $20k: Get on the Water For Cheap
If there is a sure sign you're a boating enthusiast, or you have a major addiction, it is measured by how much time you spend perusing the classified ads.