Boats, Engines & Equipment Reviews

Sea Ray's Aquapalooza Signature Event, an on-water boating extravaganza, is scheduled for this coming Saturday, July 10th, in Austin, Texas. The Aquapalooza series is billed as the world's largest boating event, last year attracting 15,600 boats and 84,000 people at 123 events. The signature event is the centerpiece of the series, and this year takes place on Austin's Lake Travis. …Read More

E Sea Rider beanbags were the first bean bag seats made specifically for boats, and you may have heard me say in the past that bean bags are the best boat seats of all. But, E Sea Riders cost notably more then a regular beanbag. Is it worth the extra cash? I thought the answers was [...] …Read More

Truplug foam cones add to the safety of your vessel. We all carry wooden plugs in case a thruhull fails.  That means I also carry a mallet and make sure all the plugs are appropriately sized for the hole I expect to create.  Sometimes, holes aren... …Read More

When Force Blue was seized in Italy over alleged tax evasion, many megayacht owners and their advisors sat up and took notice. It also led to questions and concerns, understandably, many of which persist. To shed some light onto Italian VAT practice... …Read More

Since Phenomenon, the 55-foot-long turbine-powered catamaran that was to attempt to break the propeller-driven-water-speed record of 220 mph today, made its debut in November 2009 I have written 11 stories about it for speedonthewater.com/Boatermouth.c... …Read More

Riva Racing offering OEM-branded graphic t shirts in time for summer. …Read More

When you need to find boat ramps, you can look everywhere at a glance with a new iPhone app, the Boat Ramp locator. The free new app is available to anyone and can be used on both iPhones and Droid phones. It’s available in the Apple iTunes store and in the Droid Marketplace, and can [...] …Read More

Palumbo may not be a well-known builder stateside, but it has been operating two yards in Italy since 1967. It builds and refits a variety of vessels, ranging from ships to yachts, plus manufactures gantry cranes. For the past few months, its Naples ... …Read More

It’s been a rough day for Scott Barnhart, Al Copeland, Jr., and the rest of the team behind Phenomenon, the 55-foot-long catamaran with 12,000-hp worth of turbine engines that was slated to try to break the 220-mph propeller-driven water-speed record... …Read More

How to avoid summer storms when aboard your PWC or boat …Read More