Boats, Engines & Equipment Reviews

Camping on land or water, the Aussie AquaCamper by Excel Marine certainly is an interesting option.   Want to go fishing or camping? Now you don’t have to choose and can do both with the Australian Aqua Camper that is a both a boat and a tent.  ... …Read More

How’s this for an alfresco seating area? This is the aft deck aboard the 190-foot (58-meter) superyacht Mi Sueño, which I toured during a recent open house hosted by Trinity Yachts and International Yacht Collection. Note how large it is and parti... …Read More

Final design of Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats’ new stepped 28-footer is nearly complete and hull tooling is done for its 36-foot sibling, according to Mike Fiore, the owner and founder of the Bristol, R.I.-based company. The new models will be the ... …Read More

Quality Mark has come up with another great product to make your boat loading and unloading even easier.  Check out their BowStep which is a folding ladder that will get you up onto the bow or into your boat from the ground safely and without ever get... …Read More

There’s a labor-intensive — and labor of love — project going on in South Florida right now. It’s the restoration of Honey Fitz, one of the most famous yachts to grace American waters. Built by DeFoe Boat Works in 1931, Honey Fitz meas... …Read More

Before Joshua Slocum could become the man we remember today--the one who invented bluewater cruising by sailing around the world singlehanded in a rebuilt oyster smack named Spray--his prior life first had to be unmade. Identifying such turning poin... …Read More

How big were your kids when you put the boat away last winter? How big are they now that you’re on the water again—and do they still fit into the life jackets you have onboard? According to the 2009 Life Jacket Wear Rate Observation Study from the U.S. Coast Guard, which incorporates data going back to 1998, [...] …Read More

Fishing in Long Island Sound and the near by ocean is, according to long-time boating and saltwater fishing writer Kevin Falvey, blessed. And those of us who have hunted for stripers, blues, fluke, sea bass, and other species here will probably agree. Kevin wrote a book on fishing for these species and others, Falvey’s Guide [...] …Read More

A 1984 36 footer provides a Long Island couple with everything they need for extended-family cruising. …Read More

Results from Racine, Wisconsin round of IJSBA Pro Watercross Tour. Trey Frame, Rick Sherker big winners in premier classes. …Read More