New Captain's Report
Yellowfin 24 CE
w/300-hp Mercury Verado 4.6L V-8:
Fast and Fishy
The Yellowfin 24 CE uses cutting-edge materials in a high-tech build to get the best performance from a bay boat design, and likewise Mercury’s new 4.6L V-8 platform puts together a variety of technology in this naturally aspirated outboard to derive benefits in power and torque. Together, this hull-and-propulsion package combine to create a speed of 65.4 mph at WOT, but her design can do far more than that for a crew of anglers.
See how else this boat and engine work together...
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Test Video
Absolute 58 Fly:
Luxury Build for 6 Plus Crew
With large windows both above and belowdecks, the Absolute 58 Fly offers open and airy interior spaces. She has large sunning areas both at the bow and on the flying bridge, and she accommodates six overnight in three staterooms. There's space for a single crewman aft, as well. Twin 600-hp Volvo Penta IPS800s give a brisk ride when desired, with a top speed of 29.6 knots in our tests.
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TAHOE® 1950:
Turnkey Deckboat/Trailer/Outboard
Package for $27,995
The TAHOE® 1950 carries much of her 102" (2.59 m) beam all the way to the bow, adding seating space forward as well as increasing the size of the bow swim-deck. The color-keyed Bimini top has a drop-down changing curtain. She's designed as a family deckboat, but a $2,400 Fishing Package adds a trolling motor and deep-cycle batteries, Lowrance fishfinder, aerated livewell, swivel seats, and rod holders.
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Captain's Report
Aquila 48:
Catamaran w/3 or 4 En Suites, 23'6" Beam
The Aquila 48 takes advantage of its twin hulls to fit four en suite staterooms belowdecks, or an optional three-stateroom layout offers a much larger owner's suite on the port side. Her 23'6" (7.17 m) beam gives far more usable space than many monohulls of comparable LOA. Between the hulls, a fold-down swim platform creates a private beach or lounging spot.
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Electronics Comparison
Have Handheld VHF Radios Improved
Since I Bought my Last One?
The power of a handheld VHF is in its portability. It’s right there, on a belt clip, at hand when it’s needed. Also, it can be handed from person to person with ease, so whoever needs to be able to communicate can do it. But today’s handheld VHFs are more than just walkie-talkies – some are loaded with features that save on battery or boost power, some can communicate their position and send a one-button DSC distress call, some can back up not just onboard communications but navigation should a ship’s system fail. There’s a lot to consider in handheld VHF radios. And it’s all in an easy-to-read table, complete with a compare function.
Get a handle on them all here...
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