Boats, Engines & Equipment Reviews

If all goes to plan, the 55-foot-long Phenomenon catamaran powered by four 3,000-hp turbine engines should be testing on Sarasota Bay (Fla.) in the next couple of hours according to Scott Barnhart, the throttleman for the cat. The boat will attempt to ... …Read More

Today's props are highly specialized, so it's important to find the right one. …Read More

 Is a power cat good in a head sea? Someone asked me that question lately, and my eyebrows hit the ceiling—how could one even ask? Running in a head sea is the situation in which a cat shines, and anyone who’s been aboard one for any extended period of time knows it. Just look at a cat’s [...] …Read More

Part two of two of a review of the Outbound 52 by Outbound Yachts Yesterday, I talked about the smart and sassy Outoubnd 52 that not only looks great but has some very smart features.  Today, we'll take a look below decks at an interior that looks gr... …Read More

With yachts and megayachts of varying sizes successfully avoiding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, you may wonder why the International SeaKeepers Society is getting involved. Simple: Its proprietary SeaKeeper 1000 data-acquisition system is helping ... …Read More

I hit Barnes & Noble to pick up another fishing book (The Longest Silence by Tom McGuane) when I noticed a “Staycation” display featuring local books. And it was great to see friend and former colleague Kevin’s book Falvey’s Guide to Fishing Long Island on the table. Here’s a closeup: The book is published by [...] …Read More

I saw the news in Soundings Trade Only yesterday that Bob Hewes had passed. Hewes is credited with building the first modern flats boat in the 1950s, born out of a bonefishing trip with legendary fly angler Lefty Kreh. In doing so he influenced an entire genre of angling, specifically how people approach skinny water [...] …Read More

Slippery wetsuits is offering PWC race photos and recaps online at ijsba.com. …Read More

Q and A with Dave Laska, president of L&L Electronics and an FCC-licensed senior grade technician certified by the National Marine Electronics Association. …Read More

Talk about cutting it close. At this moment, Scott Barnhart is getting into the truck that will tow the quad-turbine engine Phenomenon catamaran to Sarasota, Fla., for the Super Boat International Kilo Runs on Friday, July 2. A few hours earlier, Ba... …Read More