For many boaters, particularly new ones, controlling a boat’s trim is confusing and counterintuitive, but Dometic has put a new twist on trim-tab control with its SeaStar controller. Instead of just having up and down buttons with position indicators, the company has developed a dial-style knob that a user just twists to the left or right to level the boat. More...
The 645 SUV came to be as a response to requests from the company’s dealers and customers for a large motoryacht that focuses on single-level entertaining and living, according to Riviera owner Rodney Longhurst. The 645 SUV can cruise offshore and has luxuriously appointed indoor and outdoor gathering areas all on one level. More...
On the new Cruisers Yachts 42 GLS, the swim platform extends past the triple outboards on each side. This is pretty much the norm these days, but Cruisers makes the boat much safer for swimming by adding boarding ladders under each side. That means no one has to swim past the propellers to get to a ladder. More...
With an overall length of 44’ (13.41 m) and a 13’ (3.96 m) beam to work with, Regal’s 42 FXO possesses the kind of space for two full staterooms and a second head option. Performance is courtesy of triple Yamaha 425-hp outboards. More...
Brabus is a company that takes luxury automobiles to extravagant levels and the company’s marine division gives the same treatment to a boat that begins life as a 38’5” (11.73 m) Axopar twin-stepped performance boat. She’s powered by twin Mercury Racing 450Rs and the boat and engines get the royal touch with custom graphics. Hull color choices include Platinum Grey, White Grey, Glacier Blue and Camouflage. The cockpit and cabin can be adorned in Brabus Red, Cappucino, Sunrise or Sapphire upholstery. A limited-edition Shadow 900 Black Ops edition comes exclusively in Gunmetal Grey with red upholstery and only 37 models will be so packaged. More...
My six-year-old Bimini top did not die quietly. One minute, we were motoring down Tampa Bay at 30 miles an hour in my SeaPro, eyes peeled for gulls that might tip us off to a mackerel school, the next there was what seemed like an explosion and the top was gone. More...
Today, with the advent of GPS positioning and sophisticated electronic charts the sounder is used less and less. Still, it remains a great navigation tool and it can provide a vital check on the other electronic systems. More...
The Suzuki DF350 is the only engine in its size range with dual contra-rotating propellers. The company realized that it needed a more efficient way to distribute the torque of this potent outboard engine to the water. Adding three more propeller blades was the answer. By greatly increasing the prop surface area, the torque of the engine can be distributed to more water and give the boat faster holeshots and stay on plane at a lower RPM. In this video interview with Gus Blakely, Executive Vice President of Suzuki Marine USA, you’ll learn about the others. More...
The Sovereign Boat Club costs about the same each year as membership in a good yacht club. But there is one difference – a boat comes with the membership. You don’t have to worry about maintenance, hurricanes or cleaning the bottom. You also don’t have to worry about getting the boat when you want it because SBC has limited memberships in each boat. Shouldn't you find out more?
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