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New Editor's Report

Vesper Marine Cortex

A Truly Revolutionary New VHF

Vesper started with a clean sheet of paper when it developed its new marine VHF radio: Cortex. It’s more than a traditional VHF because it also has AIS and DSC. Cortex also interfaces with a smartphone and integrates with the NMEA 2000 bus and other boat technology. It also has a touch screen and we’ve just touched the Gorilla Glass surface of this remarkable new product. A "must" read...

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Sea Ray SPX 210

Entry-Level Boat w/Excellent Utility

Sea Ray’s SPX 210 is less costly than the brand’s new luxurious SLX models that start at 25’ (7.62 m).  As such, she is ideal for first-time buyers or folks moving up from smaller vessels of all types or from hand-me-down rambling wrecks. She has the same proven bottom design of the more costly Sea Rays. The SPX 210 is available in different editions, so she can be equipped for fish and ski, general towing watersports, laid-back cruising or just messing about in boats. All can be had with sterndrive or outboard power. More...

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Grady-White Express 370

Well-Rounded Family Fishing Boat

Grady-White’s Express 370 is every bit a saltwater fishing boat, just the kind of boat we like to take out to the canyons or across the Stream. She has the same SeaV2® bottom design as the company’s center consoles and her three-sided windshield provides good protection in all types of weather and sea conditions. She also has impressive cabin space for overnighting and a cockpit equipped to entertain with an icemaker and stainless-steel sink.   More...

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Monte Carlo Yachts 76 Skylounge

Skylounge Affords Flexibility Below

To greatly expand the living and entertaining space in the salon of MCY 76, Monte Carlo Yachts put the only helm on the boat in her enclosed flying bridge. This offers designers more flexibility with the layout on the main deck. An owner can choose a forward or aft galley, and either would complement the bar with a full-sized grill on the aft deck. With this large open space, owners can choose any number of layouts for the space – or design their own. Want an observation lounge in the front? Or, how about putting the formal dining area there? Just imagine the possibilities. More...

Captain's Report

Chaparral 26 Surf

Luxury Bowrider w/Wakesports Focus

Chaparral’s 26 Surf combines the comfort and amenities of a high-end specialty wakeboat, with a forward-facing sterndrive and wake-shaping apparatus licensed from Malibu, a specialty wakeboat builder. Chaparral has taken the best of both worlds and combined them in a boat that creates high wake but can also be used in choppy water. The advantage of the 26 Surf is that she has high freeboard forward, which makes occupants more secure there. At the dash, where there would normally be two Simrad displays, one is a Medallion that focuses on wake shape and height. More...

Outboard Buyers' Guide

Compare 3 6-Cylinder 200-HP Outboards

More than 32,000 200-hp engines were sold last year and they were divided between inline-4 blocks and V6 engines. Today, we invite you to check out the pros and cons of the V6s from the three companies that make them. Research them here...

36 Sailboats on Display

BoatTEST's Spring Virtual Boat Show has 36 sailboats on display from several international manufacturers. Browse the selection by clicking below.

Boating Tips

The Importance of Spare Impellers

When most people hear impeller, they think about a boat’s propulsion system. Depending on the size of a boat, there could be as many as a half-dozen on board and it’s smart to keep spares at the ready. More...

Pre-Owned Yacht

2013 Bertram 80

Seven Thunders

The 2013 80’ (24.38 m) Bertram, Seven Thunders, is at Sailfish Marina in Palm Beach. She was purchased at the 2013 Miami International Boat Show and has been maintained with an open checkbook. She has never been fished and has been used mainly as a cruiser with five staterooms and six heads. Power is twin MTU 16V200s and she has twin 32-kW Onan generators. Seven Thunders comes with a Marquipt Davit and 18’ (5.49 m) inflatable tender. More...

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