Featured Boat: 2022 Nor-Tech 390 Sport Center Console

Offered by Double R Performance in Hawkstone, Ontario, Canada, this 2022 Nor-Tech 390 Sport Center Console is powered by quad Mercury Racing 450R outboard engines. The engines are dressed in the company’s white “Cold-Fusion” hue with custom-painted accents. For easier times around the docks, the boat is equipped with a bow thruster. Helm station features […]

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Sailfish Boats Adds 226 DC to its Lineup

PHOTOS COURTESY OF SAILFISH The new 226 Dual Console from Sailfish sports impressive exterior lines courtesy of a timeless sheerline, gentle bow flare, tall freeboard and shapely transom, which sits atop a Variable Degree Stepped hull for stability and performance. Constructed with Sailfish’s Sailtech process that includes materials like Kevlar, carbon fiber, quad axial fiberglass […]

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Featured Boat: 2021 Sunsation 34 CCX Center Console

Offered by Performance Boat Center of Osage Beach, Mo., this 2021 Sunsation 34 CCX center console is equipped with triple Mercury Racing 450R outboard engines that have 55 operating hours, according to the listing. The boat also boasts a bow thruster, Mercury Racing 280-S K-planes and a boarding ladder. Helm station electronics include dual Garmin […]

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Repower And Refreshment Driving Grant’s Signature Racing

If you walk into the Grant’s Signature Racing shop in Bradenton, Fla., you’ll spy a slew of outboard and stern-drive engine replacement jobs in progress, as well as a few empty transoms and engine compartments awaiting new power. That’s because the majority of what’s currently happening in the famed rigging, service and powerboat renovation outfit […]

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Use an NMEA Translator to Network a VHF Radio

Some VHFs, such as the Icom M424G, have built-in GPS, eliminating the need to network. Courtesy Icom 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. Today a fair number of marine electronics still use the old National Marine Electronics Association 0183 networking […]

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Featured Boat: 2023 Sunsation 32 CCX

Offered by Performance Boat Center in Osage Beach, Mo., and ready for its first season on the water, this 2023 Sunsation 32 CCX center console is powered by twin Mercury Racing 300R outboard engines. Per its standard equipment list, the 32-footer is equipped with dual Garmin 8616 GPS units and a Mercury Marine VesselView 508 […]

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Featured Boat: 2021 40 CCX Center Console

Offered by Performance Boat Center in Osage Beach, Mo., this 2021 Sunsation 40 CCX is powered a trio of Mercury Racing 450R outboard engine mounted on jack plates from Bob’s Machine. According to the listing, the supercharged outboards have 140 operating hours. Additional hardware includes Mercury Racing K-plane trim tabs and an anchor windless. The […]

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NOAA Satellites Prove a Lifesaver for Thousands of People

Image: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration New data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration notes that NOAA’s Search and Rescue satellite-aided tracking beacons helped in the rescue of 397 people in the United States in 2022, including 275 individuals rescued in 80 incidents at sea. And so far in 2023, another 22 lives have […]

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Featured Boat: 2022 Mystic C4000 Anniversary Edition Catamaran

Offered through Mystic Powerboats of Deland, Fla., this 25th anniversary Mystic C4000 catamaran is powered by a pair of Mercury Racing 450R outboard engines. The warranties on those engines, which per the listing have 115 operating hours and auto-flush systems, are in effect until February 2025. mysrticc4000_25-01 mysrticc4000_25-04 mysrticc4000_25-08 mysrticc4000_25-05 mysrticc4000_25-06 mysrticc4000_25-02 mysrticc4000_25-07 Features of […]

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Boat Test: 2023 Sea-Doo Explorer Pro 170

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Golden Globe Race STORM ALERT!

With 20,000 miles and five months at sea, 70% of their voyage is complete. The leading yachts are starting to show little signs of fatigue, requiring constant maintenance, just as they are undertaking the most difficult part of the course. They had 1800 miles to run between the end of the exclusion zone and the […]

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