When your boat’s propeller or running gear tangles with line or netting, you are dead in the water. Techniques for clearing a fouled prop vary with conditions, the type of power and the experience of ...

Hull blueprinting, the process of meticulously finishing a hull’s bottom so that mold variances are eliminated and dimensions remain as true to the original design specifications as possible, is often ...

How can you not love a yacht with a 23-bottle wine cooler in the owner’s stateroom? Especially a yacht like the new Cruisers Yachts 57 Fly, which has enormous windows in every stateroom, so you could ...

EVOA’s new E1 outboard is rated for 200 hp at the prop, delivering instant full-torque hole shot of an axial-flux electric ­motor into a powerhead less than half the weight of a comparable four-stroke ...

Fossil-fuel marine generators have long served the AC electrical needs of boaters while away from shore power. But let’s face it, gensets can be finicky, are high-maintenance and smelly, and create ...

It’s probably the last thing you’re thinking about when you leave the dock for your next boating adventure. And even if something might go wrong on the water, you could be thinking that help is just a ...

Three years ago, kayaker David Schink was swept into the Gulf of Mexico, never to be seen again. “He didn’t say goodbye. He said, ‘See you later—we’ll go for a walk when I get back,’” recalls his wife ...

Removing an inboard-powered boat’s propeller is a straightforward boating DIY task. Sometimes, though, a prop will cling to its shaft with the tenacity of a barnacle to a piling. The following tips ...

Marine battery charging systems represent must-have items aboard many recreational boats today. Far more sophisticated than old-school bench chargers with battery clips, marine chargers from brands ...

If, like me, you dozed through Ancient Greek Mythology class, Panacea was the goddess of all cures and ­solutions. And that is the perfect name for the new Intrepid 41. This big center-console will ...

Yamaha’s VX Cruiser HO has long provided an impressive list of features at a value-oriented price point. However, for 2024, the buzz centers on the craft’s all-new engine. ­ Yamaha’s naturally ...

Rust never sleeps, and nowhere is this more apparent than on a steel boat trailer. Be it painted or galvanized, dunked in fresh water or the briny, steel trailers eventually succumb to the unrelenting ...