Featured Boat: 2023 Fountain 38 SCX Center Console

Offered by Big Thunder Marine at its Lake Ozark, Mo., Speed and Luxury showroom location, this 2023 Fountain Powerboats 38 SCX center console is powered by triple Mercury Racing 450R outboard engines. According to the listing, the engines have just 13 operating hours. Helm station features of the 38-footer include two 17-inch Garmin GPSmap 8617 […]

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Six Teams Set To Tackle Gateway Marathon

From a 52-foot Mystic Powerboats catamaran with twin 1,350-hp Mercury Racing engines and a full canopy to a 38-foot Fountain Powerboats center console with natural air-conditioning and triple V-10 400-hp outboards from Mercury Marine, the six-boat fleet for this Saturday morning’s Gateway Marathon race from Palm Beach to West End, Bahama, is decidedly eclectic. The […]

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Cheeky Schoolie Tournament Big Win for Conservation

The 12th annual Cheeky Schoolie Tournament presented by Simms raised $30,756 for conservation. Courtesy Cheeky Fishing On Saturday, May 21, the 12th annual Cheeky Schoolie Tournament presented by Simms, took place on Cape Cod. A pair of anglers combined to catch, photograph, and release 119.5 inches of striped bass to clinch the title, but the […]

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Suzuki Marine Makes Run to the Capitol Using New EcoFuel

The 26-foot Sea Pro center console covered 940 miles on a new sustainable fuel offered by VP Racing. Courtesy Suzuki/Ron Ballanti Editor’s Note: Boating Contributing Editor, Capt. John Page Williams joined Team Suzuki for a leg of this trip, running right into Washington, DC. A naturalist, licensed captain and award-winning journalist, Williams is working on […]

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2023 Sailfish 226 Dual Console

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MTI At 25—Spooled Up Twice

Arguably the coolest matched-theme pair of MTIs ever created, Spooled Up, a 52-foot catamaran, and Spooled Up Support, an MTI-V 42 center console, were commissioned by Craig and Kim Hargreaves of Washington. Their unforgettable painted graphics were created by the ferociously talented Mark Morris of Visual Imagination in Peculiar, Mo. It is some of his […]

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MTI Celebrates 25th Anniversary In First-Class Fashion

Starting with an enjoyable check-in at the docks owned by company founders Randy and Cherell Scism on Thursday afternoon, followed by two days of fun runs and dinners at Lake of the Ozarks in Central Missouri, Marine Technology Inc. hosted an incredible 25th anniversary celebration last week that culminated with an enjoyable, first-class gathering at […]

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Fishing for Yellowtail on the Sea of Cortez

There’s no better way to end a bachelor party than fishing the remote waters of the Gulf of California. Sam Lungren Special delivery: Sign up for the free Salt Water Sportsman email newsletter. Subscribe to Salt Water Sportsman magazine for $19 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. It was 6 a.m. on day five of a […]

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Boat Test: 2023 Pursuit S 248 Sport

The S 248 Sport offers a comfortable ride and numerous amenities. Courtesy Pursuit Boats Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Overview There’s little entry-level about the Pursuit S 248 Sport. Think of it as a more easily trailerable, single-engine version […]

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Inside SOTW Mag: Mercury Racing’s Perfect 10

To kick off its 50th anniversary celebration and introduce its new V-10 outboard engine on the eve of the Miami International Boat Show, Mercury Racing threw a swanky private bash in a parking-structure venue reimagined to look like a South Beach nightclub. The event attracted all sorts of high-profile marine industry types and assorted media […]

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Phenom-enal Start

Phenom-enal Start Can a South Carolina luxury upstart navigate waters teeming with center consoles? If Bryan Greenwood and Jim Isaac were nervous when I nailed the throttle on their $900,000 flagship, the pair of sales managers didn’t show it. Still, I know I was nervous. Standing at the helm of their brand-spanking-new center console, the […]

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Featured Boat: 2022 Mystic M3800 Center Console

Offered through the Mystic Powerboats of DeLand, Fla., this 2022 M3800 center console is powered by four Mercury Marine Verado 300 outboard engines. According to the listing, the 300-hp V-8 outboards have 235 operating hours and are under Mercury Marine warranties until 2025. Electronics include dual Garmin GPS units at the helm station, night vision […]

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World Debut of the All New 420Z

Sea Vee Boats is pleased to announce the launch of the all new 420Z center console model. The 420Z is the definition of style, balance,  and substance in a world-class recreational boat. It is built using a state-of-the-art manufacturing process where the hull, liner, deck, console are fabricated using vacuum-assisted resin transfer Infusion (VARTM). This […]

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Suzuki completes EcoFuel run to D.C. during ABC

Suzuki Marine is featuring a boat at the 2023 American Boating Congress (ABC) that has made the journey from the company’s home state of Florida up to the nation’s capitol. The trip — dubbed the Suzuki Marine EcoFuel Run to the Capitol — covered more than 940 miles aboard a 26-foot Sea Pro center console […]

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Suzuki’s New EcoFuel Powers 940-Mile Run

The 26-foot Sea Pro center console boat powered by twin Suzuki DF140 outboards made the run from Jacksonville, Florida to Washington, DC over 10 days. Courtesy Suzuki Marine Suzuki Marine marked the completion of a 940-mile northward run along the Eastern Seaboard to demonstrate the viability of a partially renewable new marine fuel, as well […]

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An Impressive Return For Louisiana’s Tickfaw 200 Poker Run

With incredible hospitality provided by his great friends, Craig and Patti Mears, Arkansas performance boat enthusiast Sam Jirik has attended the Tickfaw 200 Poker Run in Louisiana several times, and he’s never been disappointed. Now that doesn’t mean he hasn’t had some unpleasant weather experiences or unbearable days following a late night at the Mears […]

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12 Tips for Buying a Used Boat

There are multiple points to consider when shopping for a used boat. Courtesy Steve Ball/ Adobe Stock Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Editor’s note: Capt. John N. Raguso is a charter captain with more than 50 years experience. While […]

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