This is a short overview of some of the options you have when it is time to re-power or find an engine for a restoration project.
The Used Boat Market: Crazier Than the Illicit Drug Market
Buying a used boat today is like buying large quantities of cocaine online, it’s dangerous and full of unknowns.
The Fastest Single Engine Outboard Boats You Can Buy Right Now
At Wave to Wave, our favorite boats are smaller, single engine sport boats. This covers a large spectrum because some boats are semi offshore, some are lightweight lake hot rods and some are somewhere in the middle.
The Ultimate Outboard Engine Buyer's Guide: Heavy on the Power
The Wave to Wave Outboard buyers guide is focused on performance orientated outboards from the midsize horsepower range to the high horsepower range.
Chuck Norris vs Don Johnson: Offshore Boat Racing, Celebrities, Big Boats, Big Hair
Chuck Norris is a legend, a hero, an actor, a karate champion and a world champion offshore powerboat racer. There really is not much Chuck Norris can’t do. I love his movies too. Lone Wolf McQuade is one of my all time favorites. But we are here to talk about boats.
Family First: A Hustler Victor Sparkles Again
Every restoration has a story and sometimes that story hits close to home. For Dan Umbarger, the restoration of this Hustler Victor has more than a little meaning, this boat represents the start of his father’s boat business and racing career.
Blueprint Until You Are Blue in the Face
Blueprinting has been written about since the beginning of time or at least since the beginning of trying to make boats go faster.
Bowriders: The Death of Safe Boat Design
Bowriders are the worst boat design because they cause the greatest number of fatalities on the water, obstruct the driver's view and negatively affect performance. There, I said it. I hate bowriders, always have, always will.
Electric Revolution: Backyard Mechanics vs German Engineering
In the automotive world we are firmly in the the electric revolution. But what does this mean for performance boats?
The Top Outboard Tunnel Hulls Under 22 Feet, You Can Buy Now
This is a difficult category because there are so many small tunnel hulls that are great.
Lost and Found: A Composite Hydrostream Done Right
In 1978, Randy Tidwell and his wife purchased a brand new Hydrostream Vector in Panama City Florida and brought it to their longtime home of Macon Georgia.
A Legendary 24 Pantera: Built to Perfection
What happens when you take the second 24 Pantera ever built and put it in the hands of a true boating enthusiast who has incredible mechanical aptitude and next level attention to detail? You get one of the nicest restored classic offshore boats around.
Keep it Straight: Steering for Sterndrives
We covered some basics of steering systems for outboards and we will do the same in this article for sterndrives.
Keep it Straight: Steering for Outboards
The most critical component in your performance boat is your steering. Your steering is critical to safety, performance and usability.
Are Four Stroke Outboards Pulling Their Weight? Part 2
In the late 90s the EPA began to set goals for outboard marine engines that evolved around the same time they outlawed lead from gasoline.
California Dreaming: West Coast on the East Coast
What does the performance boat world have in common with Rap music? Besides drugs and money, there is a rivalry of sorts but it’s not really a rivalry it’s just a strong distinction between how boats are made and designed in each region.
Are Four Stroke Outboards Pulling Their Weight? Part 1
As performance minded boaters, we have seen the slow demise of the small displacement, lightweight and powerful two stroke outboards.
Boating in Hollywood: Films With Fast Boats
Here are five good movies with boats, including the all time greatest.
Beyond a Shadow: Engineered Back to New
In the fall of 2010, Eric Batson was presented with a unique opportunity to own a 1984 21 Shadow. Eric was an engineer in training at the time and was working at Raybo Marine where he worked on some incredible boat restorations. Raybo Marine is a renowned fiberglass and composite repair shop in Lindenhurst NY.