Boats, Engines & Equipment Reviews

As I noted in a previous post, a recent electric-engine PWC project has caught my attention, in large part because of the two people behind it — freeride champ Ross Champion and Kommander Industries (and legendary tuner/builder) Steve Webster. Since then I had the opportunity to conduct a lengthy interview with the pair. Here are some of my thoughts that stand out from that interview. …Read More

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Here’s where Apple gets insidious. You buy an iPhone or iPod Touch and think the score is settled. But the practically-free $.99 songs add up when the purchases total in the thousands. Worse are the revolutionary apps that change your life for a small fee. If an app says “boating” or “fishing” in the title, [...] …Read More

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WaterTop Unlimited, the firm that promotes the RIVA Racing HydroDrag events, notified media recently that the Fall Nationals, scheduled for November 6-7, 2010, would not be taking place at the infamous C-54 Canal near Fellsmere, Florida, but instead at the Water Ski Hall of Fame & Museum, outside Lakeland, Florida. Located right on the Interstate 4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando, that location is both high-profile and easy to find, and according to WaterTop's Tim McKercher, will take the HydroDrags to the "next level" of professionalism. …Read More

Editor’s Note — Victoria Allman is the chef aboard a 143-foot megayacht and the author of the recently released “Sea Fare:  A Chef’s Journey Across the Ocean.”  This is the third in a series of periodic columns here on OceanLines featuring her irresistible recipes. Best of all for OceanLines readers, who are travelers of the [...] …Read More

I considered it a crime against the boating and fishing community when the Bimini Big Game Club closed its doors a while back, crushed by the economic downturn. Founded in 1947, the Big Game Club is a legendary outpost on the first stop across the way from Florida. With that and the Compleat Angler, Hemingway’s [...] …Read More

According to the results of a survey of personal watercraft (PWC) owners conducted by research firm MacKenzie Corporation, Yamaha WaveRunners are consumer's top choice for reliability. The blind, anonymous survey was conducted by MacKenzie Corporation's Consumer Research Division, and looked at purchase drivers and owner experience with the top PWC brands. …Read More

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