New Hunt Ocean 63 Video | How to Boost Small-Boat Performance - 08/04/21

New Features Video

Hunt Yachts Ocean 63

The Importance of Designer/Builder Collaboration

One benefit of working with a custom builder that is also a naval architect and designer, such as Hunt Yachts, is when an owner makes a request for something as mundane as stairs to the flying bridge, the result is a work of art, as seen above on the Hunt Yachts Ocean 63. If you’ve ever seen yachts when here and there things were not quite right, chances are it was because the builder was trying to match drawings a designer made that looked good on paper but not so much in reality. Custom and semi-custom boats need a perfect collaboration between designer and builder, such as the one that Hunt Yachts inherently has. More...

Help Kickstart "Scuttlebutt"

A New Boater Social App

Currently, Scuttlebutt has a Kickstarter program to help this 30-year old boating media company in the Great Lakes create a Boating Social Network. See the video of why the Scuttlebutt APP was started and all of the features it offers. Find out more...

Test Video

Formula 37 Performance Cruiser

Choice of Diesel or Gas & HP

Formula offers its 37 Performance Cruiser with a choice of gas or diesel sterndrives from MerCruiser and Volvo Penta or the IPS450 with joystick from the latter. Regardless of the choice an owner makes, a push of a button provides good access to the engines and accessories. The padded aft sunpad raises on an electro-hydraulic ram and forward of the engines, fold-up hatches provide access to the starting batteries and raw-water intake for the generator. Of course, the hatch is finished in shimmering gelcoat on the underside. More...

Test Video

Aviara AV32

Not Just Another Bowrider

Aviara is a relatively new brand launched by MasterCraft and the AV32 was designed to be not just another bowrider but an up-scale luxury dayboat that was taking its design cues from Milan, not Minneapolis. The AV32 is a dayboat that has a spacious, versatile cockpit arrangement and a table that can be added for cocktails a snack break or lowered to create a large out-of-the-wind recessed sunpad. Recesses in the gunwales have stereo speakers and USB connectivity. She’s available with sterndrive or outboard power. More...

Test Video

Manitou 21 Aurora LE RF VP

One of the Best Handling Toons on the Market

Manitou’s 21 Aurora LE RF VP is targeted at the buyer who’s on a budget but wants select features normally found on a performance-oriented pontoon boat. That includes a triple pontoon configuration and Manitou’s VP bottom design with a larger center ‘toon that’s mounted lower and has lifting strakes. At the helm, it means twin high-backed captain’s chairs that were improved for the 2021 model year plus a 7” (17.78) Garmin digital display that provides the driver with course and engine data. More...

Pre-Owned Yacht

2018 97' Hatteras M90 Panacera

Snowghost

The 2018 97’ (29.57 m) Hatteras M90 Panacera, Snowghost, has more than $2 million in options including a hardtop and climate-controlled flying bridge. The outdoor beach spaces with sail shades on the upper aft deck and bow are popular gathering areas. Her updated 1,900-hp CAT C32A engines have low hours and extended CAT Platinum Warranties until April 2023 and the joystick system makes her easy to maneuver around docks and has a GPS-based position hold. More...

Connoisseurship

Handholds are a Clue to the Overall Build

ABYC Standards require handholds to be within reach of where people sit, but they give the builder enough latitude to pass NMMA inspection with something less than optimal. There are other places on a boat that need handholds that are not required and are up to the discretion of the builder. When buying a new or used boat, remember it is the owner’s job to keep passengers safe from injury. Here's what you need to know...

Boating Tip

How to Boost Small-Boat Performance

When it comes to getting the most performance out of a smaller boat, the simplest things can make a big difference. Step one is keeping the hull bottom and running gear clean. Make washing and waxing the boat part of routine maintenance. Step two is...

Some Things Kids Never Forget

There’s nothing quite like growing up on a boat.  Kids learn self-confidence, how to take care of themselves, and maybe even learn to like eating fish.  Affordable annual memberships in premium boats ranging from 27’ to 33’ (8.2 m to 10 m) are now available in St. Petersburg and Bradenton, Fla. Check them out at SovereignBoatClub.com or call 727-200-3474.

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