The name Mirage in the boat industry has been used several times, but one Mirage brand, Mirage Performance Boats from Arlington Washington, is a less well known brand that made excellent family performance boats in the 80s and 90s
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The name Mirage in the boat industry has been used several times, but one Mirage brand, Mirage Performance Boats from Arlington Washington, is a less well known brand that made excellent family performance boats in the 80s and 90s
Although I do attend the Miami Boat Show every year, I generally don’t love going to see the new boats. But, I do like seeing old friends and meeting people in the industry, that’s the best part for me
One of the hardest things to find when looking or a boat to buy is one that does it all. That’s because there isn’t one but there are some that do a few things well.
Because boat building is such an entrepreneurial venture, there are and have been so many manufacturers it is hard to keep track
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.
When it comes to high performance outboards, steering is a critical piece, maybe one of the most critical in respect to drivability and safety.
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.
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.
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
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
For Checkmate Powerboats and owner Pete Caldwell the last few years has been tumultuous to say the least
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
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 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.
The electric vehicle revolution has taken a stronghold on the automotive world, but not the marine world
If there is one boat company that universally stands out for its quality and incredible finish, it’s DCB of California
From early carbureted 2.6L engines, to the HPDI series and with the current four stroke 4.2L Vmax SHO, Yamaha is the king of the V6 right now.
When it comes to boats it’s really easy to make fun of brands like Bayliner, but if you go back to the origins of the company, you’ll find the story of a brand that was built on expert manufacturing and design prowess, with a true visionary at the helm who built an empire that eventually helped Brunswick Corporation become the marine powerhouse that it is today.
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.