Tohatsu Corporation has expanded its mid-range outboard lineup with the new MFS150A, a 150 hp four-stroke designed to deliver strong performance without the weight penalty often associated with motors ...

Life jacket technology has advanced dramatically since the early 1800s, when mariners first began stuffing canvas vests with blocks of wood, rows of cork, or tropical tree fibers. While the filling, ...

Preparing a trailer boat for on-road safety while towing to and from a launch ramp calls for securing the transom eyes to the trailer with a pair of properly rated transom ­tie-down straps, in ...

New York Times bestselling author Randy Wayne White has written more than 40 novels, but he’s best known for his “Doc Ford” series, set on Sanibel Island, Florida. Doc Ford is a biologist with a ...

Since the ATX brand was launched by Texas-based boatbuilder Tigé in 2019, it has steadily built its presence in the watersports market and continued to enhance its reputation among wakeboat owners and ...

Sharrow Marine’s MX line of propellers are designed for outboards in the 200- to 450-hp range and are aimed squarely at center consoles, offshore boats, cruisers and other performance-oriented ...

This isn’t the first time a marine-engine company has produced a purpose-built engine specifically for sterndrive and inboard applications (remember the MerCruiser 470?). But by and large, Mercury ...

Fishing is not so much a pastime as a passion. If you are hooked with the angling fever, you want the best tools to help you succeed. Few tools are more effective than sonar technology in the form of ...

We applied Pettit Trinidad XSR to the bottom of one of our boats in order to test it. After seven months stored in a saltwater creek thriving with marine plant and animal life, we can say the results ...

Too many boats die silently in their winter beds. But follow these easy tips, and your boat will be ready and eager to go in the spring. Locate and open the petcocks (some engines have bronze plugs ...

Pontoon boats are everywhere today; they’re among the fastest-growing segments of new and used boat sales. As so many boaters age and learn that pontoons are actually not only great family platforms ...

On launch ramps with steeper inclines — say around 20 degrees or more — getting the boat off the trailer is relatively easy. Yet not all ramps are user-friendly. What about ramps with more gradual ...