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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Suzuki appoints new president

Suzuki Marine USA, Inc. has announced the appointment of its new President, Nobuo Suyama. Suyama will be based at Suzuki Marine USA’s headquarters in Tampa, Fla. His first position with Suzuki Motor Corporation was as a salesperson in the Overseas Marine and Power Products Department, where he spent 11 years. Since 2014, Suyama had been […]

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The Six Worst Things You Can Do To an Outboard

Getting fishing line wrapped on a prop shaft is a sure-fire recipe for disaster. Jim Hendricks One of my best buddies, who is also a marine industry veteran, once proclaimed, “There are 1,000 ways to ruin an outboard, and I have seen all of them.” I, too, have seen my share, some of them self-inflicted, […]

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Yamaha Finance partners with Avid Boats

Avid Boats and Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation, U.S.A. have announced a new multi-year exclusive financing agreement. Beginning July 1, 2023, Yamaha Financial Services will become the exclusive dealer inventory finance and retail finance provider for Avid Boats. “We are pleased to announce this exclusive partnership with Yamaha Financial Services as our provider for dealer wholesale […]

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Suzuki Marine embarks on long-haul sustainable fuel journey

Suzuki Marine USA will embark on an important journey beginning Tuesday, April 18, setting out from Jacksonville, Florida on a nearly 800-mile journey by water to Washington D.C., where the 259 Sea Pro center console will be highlighted in an on-the-water display during the 2023 American Boating Congress, May 8-10.  This is no “ordinary” 800-mile […]

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Inside Angle: Foiled Again

What’s new is actually quite old. Bill Prince dives into the ups and downs of hydrofoils. We’re discussing a term in our design office today: Mustache foils. Pardon? Among the newly expanding genre of foiling powerboats, they’re hydrofoils attached to the lower units of outboard motors, shaped like Snidely Whiplash’s melodramatic handlebar mustache from the […]

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See what’s up at DD26 Fishing!

Boat season is right around the corner! Be sure to check out all the new boat accessories from DD26 Fishing to be ready when the time comes. Proudly made in Arizona with quality, functionality and performance in mind, they are built to last and with the purpose of making your experience on the water easier […]

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Lithium Batteries: Are They Safe?

Recent fires are making some boat owners wonder if replacing their batteries with lithiums is worth the risk. Recent fires are making some boat owners wonder if replacing their batteries with lithiums is worth the risk. On September 15, 2022, an unoccupied Tesla caught fire while parked at a Chinese restaurant about a mile and […]

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Nine Cool Pontoon Boat Features

The transformer bar, as seen aboard the Sylvan L5 DLZ Bar, lets you turn the back of the boat into a social focal point. Bill Doster Sometime between the era of your grandparents’ nightly putt-putt around the lake and the more recent trend of 20-somethings partying at the sandbar, pontoon boats became cool. Cool because […]

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Introducing the new BRP Rotax S engine

Hidden Horsepower BRP’s Rotax S outboard features stealth technology. Every inch of onboard space is precious, especially on boats less than 20 feet. Traditional outboard motors entered as marvels of space-saving design when introduced by Ole Evinrude in 1909. Now, BRP’s new Rotax S Outboard Engine with Stealth Technology takes space-saving to greater extremes. The […]

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ePropulsion celebrates 10 years

ePropulsion, a market challenger in marine electric propulsion systems and services, announced it is celebrating 10 years of innovation and growth in the field of electric propulsion. This milestone is marked with the announcement of the expansion of its sales team, new facilities and headquarters, and a reflection on a decade of award-winning product development. […]

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2023 Fishing Boat Buyer’s Guide

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Power Trip: Suzuki DF300 AP

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