Boats, Engines & Equipment Reviews

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You can never have enough buckets or knives on a boat.  (More on the buckets in a future post).  The Boye cobalt series features folding knives that are lightweight (2 ounces), fast sharpening and small enough to carry anytime and anywhere (3” blade and 7” overall).  They’ll cut through line, net and that tie down that will never come loose and they won’t rust.  These low profile knives have a strong Zytel handle which is fiberglass filled nylon and can be opened and closed easily with one hand.  A titanium marlinspike with a shackle key is an option for an additional $30 making the knives range from $100-$150 depending on retailer.  They come in blue, black and safety yellow and are super sharp so the job gets down fast. I have about a dozen knives strewn about my nav station and who knows where else.  Knives are important and Boye makes a good one. …Read More

Selene Annapolis Charter has teamed up with the Sea Sense Powerboating School to offer the Selene 47 Holiday for charter and/or instructional charter on the Chesapeake Bay in 2010. Charters are a five-day, four-night on-board comprehensive experience. Sea Sense will provide a structured course covering boat systems, operation, course plotting and navigation, boat handling, docking, and [...] …Read More

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April 30 - May 2, 2010 — the South Florida PWC & Sportboat Show. What several in the industry have already dubbed "The Miami Boat Show...For the PWC Industry," the three-day weekend is scheduled to include demo rides from all four major PWC manufacturers — Sea-Doo, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Honda. Also present will be booths with product from Riva Racing Parts & Accessories, Slippery Wet Suits, Wamilton's Customs, Exotic Signs, Continental Trailers, Triton Trailers, Sport Port floating dock systems, Admiral Boat Lift, Progressive Insurance, various financing vendors, the South Florida PWC Club, LTS Wakeboard School, Brownie's PWC Dive System, and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. …Read More

Jeff Siegal of ActiveCaptain recently notified users of the fabulous online cruising database that the information from ActiveCaptain will shortly be available inside MaxSea’s Time Zero charting software. The MaxSea folks were demonstrating a beta version of the software and Jeff did a short video of the demo, which is below. An impromptu demonstration at the [...] …Read More

MasterCraft's X-25 took home the National Marine Manufacturers Association Innovation Award in the Runabouts & Fishing Craft to 24' category. One of the reasons it's innovative is that it basically takes some of the best features of other models, and combines them all into one strong and versatile package. From the fantastic wakeboarding and wakesurfing hull of the CSX crossover model, to the cockpit of a V-drive ski boat, MasterCraft has looked to what works, what is popular with their customers, and produced a greatest hits package in a very popular size range. …Read More

I've heard an interesting rumor from several different sources over the course of the past few weeks — and that rumor is that Watercraft World magazine may be making a return. …Read More

With Caravelle's 232BR Interceptor, you get performance flair in a family friendly runabout. …Read More

Remember that Yamaha sweepstakes I mentioned a while back, the one that was intended to boost interest in Yamaha's mobile phone services? Evidently it worked. According to an interview with Yamaha National Marketing Manager Bryan Seti in the recent edition of Mobile Marketer, the promotion brought 6,000 people onboard the program over a period of 10 weeks. Looking at the calendar, that's 10 of the slowest weeks you'll find for generating interest in a watersport. …Read More