Aqua Patio 255 SD
Kids on board most any boat will congregate on the swim platform, jump off, climb back on and and jump off again. Like it says Continue reading
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Evinrude E-TEC G2 150
When Evinrude’s E-TEC G2 150 HP direct-injected two-stroke debuted in 2016, it was an outlier in the marine industry. All other 150s were based on Continue reading
Stingray 216CC
I can usually step on a fishing boat and immediately tell whether the designer was actually an angler or just tried to decide what he Continue reading
Princecraft Ventura 222
If a family can own just a single boat, one with the ability to do it all without requiring anything in the way of setup Continue reading
Avalon Catalina 2585 Elite
Avalon is one of those high-end pontoon companies that will gladly sell a fully loaded, top-of-the-line Excalibur that costs well into six figures. Buyers whose Continue reading
Extreme Batteries
Here’s a mind-boggling fact: the rechargeable battery that uses lead plates bathed in sulfuric acid was invented 160 years ago! And believe it or not, Continue reading
Barletta Elite E 22 Q
At the Minneapolis Boat Show’s inaugural NMMA Innovation Awards last year, a new company named Barletta shocked many people by scoring a win for the Continue reading
Yamaha AR195
All Yamaha designers did for 2019 was take one of the builder’s most successful jetboat designs and totally redesign it. The big news — quite Continue reading
Harris Grand Mariner 250
A company that’s been building pontoon boats since 1957, like Harris has, tends to set the trends, not follow them. Some pontoon builders are going Continue reading
Mastercraft XT25
On a boat that holds 18 people, it’s a solid bet the crowd will possess a variety of skill sets and enjoy a range of Continue reading