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.
Mercury Racing Launches the Incredible V10 400R: Big Power and Big Features
With an amazing 50th anniversary party in Miami, Mercury Racing revealed the new 5.7L V10 400R. This isn’t just another engine launch though
Yamaha Gets Bigger and Better: New Look 4 Cylinder Outboards and 450 XTO
Yamaha Marine continues to improve their outboard lineup by building on what’s working and having the design and features of the big engines trickle down to the smaller ones
Mercury Marine Wades Into the Future with new Electric Outboard: The 7.5E Avator
The electric vehicle revolution has taken a stronghold on the automotive world, but not the marine world
This Scorpion is Deadly: Another Vintage Sport Boat Saved With an Epic Restoration
The fact that we have featured quite a few George Linder designed 21 Challenger, Shadow and others is a testament to the design and the appeal for boats in that size range.
Mercury Marine Goes Big With V10 Verado Outboard: Displacement, Power, and Features
When the first generation Verado launched in 2004 it was new in every way. Not only was it a four stroke, it was a supercharged 2.6L inline 6 cylinder
Mercury Racing 565 vs Ilmor MV8 570: These Popular Engines Battle for Sport Boat Bragging Rights
With outboards taking over the small and mid size sport boat game, it is refreshing to know that there are some incredible options for those of us who prefer sterndrive power
The DCB M37R is a New Era for the California Custom Boat Builder
If there is one boat company that universally stands out for its quality and incredible finish, it’s DCB of California
Is Yamaha the King of the V6 Outboard Market?
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.
Vision Marine Technologies and Shaun Torrente Amp Up the Electric Speed Boat Record
Right before the Lake of the Ozark Shootout this year, there were a few teasers online about an electric boat that was to take a shot at the electric speed record