Boats, Engines & Equipment Reviews

Enthusiasts in Estonia saw through the lake ice and brave freezing temperatures just to get a Jet Ski in the water and ride at Christmas. …Read More

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Yesterday’s news of the new Kadey-Krogen 52′ — which was made sort of under the public radar — at last month’s Trawler Fest in Fort Lauderdale, reminded me of just one more benefit of these events. If you’ve never been to a Trawler Fest, which are owned and operated by Passagemaker Magazine, and you’re thinking [...] …Read More

Shaun Murray has scored yet another cover of a wakeboard mag, this time the cover of Wakeboarding's 2010 Board Buyer's Guide. And if you haven't seen this awesome image, you need to check it out. As you can see on the right, it's not some ridiculous air, or awe-inspiring combination of spinflips. It's just a picture-perfect blind toeside cut, with Murray's mirror image reflected in the glass-calm conditions. …Read More

Dry bags aren’t new, but heavy duty, purpose-built dry bags sure are something to talk about.  Watershed out of North Carolina has just introduced its ZipDry® Largo Tote dry bag and computer carrying case for your laptop so you can go ashore with your electronic lifeline and rest assured it will get there dry and safe.  The Watershed Largo Tote is a large, waterproof bag (approximately 18” x 18”) with a separate, lightly padded laptop case (roughly 14” square) for the interior. Once ashore, you can carry the laptop case separately from the dry bag.  The laptop bag joins a full line of Watershed’s designer, military-grade dry bags, many shaped like duffels or backpacks.  The fabric is one of the keys to the product:  When left out, PVC becomes stiff when cold and wears out quickly in the sun. Watershed uses only chemically stable, UV resistant, polyurethane laminated nylon, featuring four times the abrasion resistance of PVC and flexibility at all temperatures.  The ZipDry seal is the second secret to the Watershed technology.  Snap it shut like a freezer bag, and anything inside is protected - even underwater.   The ZipDry seal is so waterproof you decide when you close it whether you want to bleed the air out to make the bag smaller or keep some in to make the bag buoyant.  Watershed also provides you with a space age sunscreen/ lubricant to keep the seal tracks working properly.  The seal is so secure, it actually takes directions to show you how to open it.  The Largo Tote has two carrying straps made of wide webbing and four D-ring type buckles that you can use to lash the bag to the dink in case you are expecting a rough landing in the surf.  It also has two side snaps which allow you to roll the bag down to a smaller size.  And the bags stay really dry since even the seams are welded together with radio frequency energy.  The Largo Tote by Watershed retails for $89 and comes with a lifetime warranty against material defects and workmanship issues. …Read More

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Kadey-Krogen Yachts today, in a monthly newsletter to clients and interested followers, casually mentions that it is offering an entirely new model, the Krogen 52′. As you can see from the profile rendering above, the new trawler is definitely a Kadey-Krogen, with the tall, ship-like bow, classic pilothouse amidships, and rectangular portholes in the hull. [...] …Read More

What caught my attention was the personal watercraft coverage...and how dated it was. It's at that moment when I realized that the majority of the world — and maybe even a majority of average PWC enthusiasts — have no idea what a modern professional freestyle rider can do. So, I took it upon myself to hunt down a few modern clips. I've seen them before and I'm still impressed. If you're seeing this kind of action for the first time, trust me, you'll be blown away. …Read More