New Boston Whaler 240 Vantage | Riviera 72 | SiriusXM Fish Mapping - 09/02/20
BoatTEST Newsletter September 2, 2020
New Model
New Boston Whaler 240 Vantage
Boston Whaler calls the new 240 Vantage a “Swiss army knife of boating.”
Boston Whaler unveiled its newest model, the 240 Vantage, in a Facebook Live event during which members of the boat’s development team demonstrated the key features and functionality. Company president Nick Stickler said, “The 240 is ideal for boaters who want to take advantage of everything the water has to offer.” She is a dual console with a standard hardtop that is set up for offshore fishing or comfortable cruising. More...
Features Video
Riviera 72 Sports Motor Yacht:
Total Mission Control
Riviera is quite direct when detailing the 72 Sports Motor Yacht’s missions – she has five: sportfishing, coastal cruising, long range cruising, watersports such as scuba diving, and dayboat-style entertaining. For long range cruising, she has a fuel capacity of 2,774 gallons (10,501 L), and at displacement speeds, a range of 3,000 nautical miles. For sportfishing, she has a large cockpit with plenty of room in front of, and behind, the fighting chair – and can range the Pacific like Zane Gray. Her large, deep lazarette has plenty of room for scuba tanks and a compressor. For entertaining, she has a huge, functional mezzanine that seats 8 for cocktails or dining, a bow entertainment lounge, and abaft the skylounge, she has a settee with table and wet bar. Comfort is ensured thanks to her lower center of gravity and optional Seakeeper gyro. More...
Test Video
World Cat 280DC-X:
Wider, Deeper, Faster
World Cat designed its 280DC-X to be a do-everything catamaran that can meet the demands of an active on-water family. She can be set up more toward cruising or fishing or a combination of both with deep, spacious bow seating, a large aft cockpit and a private head that is much larger than would be found in a similar length monohull. Her catamaran design provides a comfortable ride in myriad conditions, a faster top speed and fuel efficiency. More...
Schedule a Test Drive Dealer Contact Request Pricing Request
Editor's Report
Caribiana Artisan Sea Skiffs:
Skiffs w/a Pescador Flare
Caribiana Artisan Sea Skiffs 23’ (7.01 m) long practical, shallow-draft boats that have a look that is much in evidence south of the border, in the Caribbean, or even in Indonesia – all places where meat fishermen must go offshore to bring home the bacon. They are built with custom colors and woodwork for a personalized look. Resembling a panga, these outboard-powered boats would look equally at home hauling a lobster pot, landing a fish or taking friends to the sandbar to hang out. More...
Report
SiriusXM Fish Mapping
SiriusXM’s Fish Mapping provides details anglers want when chasing big game.
SiriusXM, the digital subscription-driven radio service provider, has developed a Fish Mapping service that provides fishermen with critical information including weather, water temperature and even plankton levels. Anglers who want to put more fish in their boat should click here.
Test Video
Grady-White Fisherman 236:
A Family Sport Utility Boat
Grady-White’s Fisherman 236 is a great example of the multipurpose utility boat that people want in a center console these days, and the image above shows why. It’s all about lots of comfortable seating for up to 10 passengers, and things not seen in this picture – a private head, optional ski pylon and bow table, and large, dual swim platforms to launch a variety of watersports. The Fisherman 236 makes an excellent home base for swimming, snorkeling or even diving. More...
Schedule a Test Drive Dealer Contact Request Pricing Request
27’ Beneteau Antares 9 for Charter or Lease
The 27’ Beneteau Antares 9 has a 9’8” (2.94 m) beam.
BoattestLEASING is looking for an owner of a new-or-late model outboard-powered Beneteau Antares 9 to manage in the charter and lease trade. Since the average boat in the U.S. is used just 25 days, new boats such as this one can be chartered and leased for the rest of the season, and the owner can receive income to help defray expenses and mitigate depreciation.
If your boat is in the north, why leave the boat high and dry for over 50% of the year, when it can be earning income for you at work in Florida under BoattestLEASING’s management? Best of all, most people entering the boat into a charter/lease program, such as the one BoattestLEASING offers, can receive a 100% tax deduction for this year (check with your CPA for details).
This year more than any other, boat usage will be in high demand, so why not take advantage of the Covid situation and recover some of the costs of ownership? For more information, contact BoattestLEASING GM Greg Sweeney at (727) 200-3474 | gsweeney@BoattestLEASING.com.
Boating News of the Week: Episode #20
This week’s video boating news webcast hosted by Capt. Steve includes —
- Part Two of our Interview with Leon Slikkers
- New Yamaha Jet Boats and Malibu 24 MXZ
- Highlights of the Endurance 720
- New MerCruiser Bravo Four S Drive
- How to Tie a Sheet Bend
See Episode #20 See All Episodes
Photo of the Day
"Another day in the northwest’s beautiful San Juan Islands."
We want to see your boating photos and videos! Email us at [email protected] and we may feature your submission in our newsletter.
Expert Boating
OOOPS!!!
They Should Have Watched Smart Boating!
Sometimes it's not what you know, but what you've forgotten. We have the perfect solution for you.
Based on the feedback we've been getting about BoatTEST.com's Video Boating Course, it's clearly not only for beginners but for veteran boaters as well. Perhaps that is why the NMMA started promoting the course after just one look. It's the most complete boating course available... period. Order your 4-disc box set...
Watch the trailer...
BoatTEST.com, LLC
203-323-9900
[email protected]
All articles, Captain's Reports, video content or other material which appear on BoatTEST.com and in its newsletters are accurate and factual to the best knowledge of BoatTEST.com and its staff. All findings, beliefs, experiences or endorsements presented are the honest opinions of BoatTEST.com or its contributors. In compliance with FTC 16 CFR Part 255, BoatTEST.com advises its readers that the content which appears in its newsletter or on its website may have been produced for compensation or the prospect of future compensation. BoatTEST.com makes no claims for the veracity or motivation of reader comments, Owners' Reports and other contributions which are all clearly labeled as such.